Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. /.

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Mr. Morris, of H., said the Democrats
were willing to take vote for printer
tomorrow and not before.
Mr.. Barksdale proposed that by gen.
eral consent the subject be passed over
till tomorrow at one o'clock.
Mr.. Sherman would not object if such
was the general understanding. This
was acquiesced in.
The Post-office appropriation bill was
taken up, The Senate amendment abol-
ishing the franking privilege was re-
jected. The committee rose and re-
ported the bill to the House. =
The Senate's amendment abolishing
the franking privilege was rejected, 60
against H. ..i 49,.
Mr. Spinners amendment abolishing
the Post office Department was rejected
Adjourned. y. .-.,.,..., .-., ...,'' 80
SENATE.-The Chairman presented the
Kansas, Constitution Of the Wyandotte
Committee. 5.-..r. -
Mr. Sewarl moved its reference to the
Committee on Territories. - -.
Mr. Brown offered resolution that
the Committee inquire whether the pro-
visions of the English bill are: complied
with. ... ..-..t ~. .''
Mr.. Seward asked for the ayes and
nays.
Mr.. Pugh said he would vote against
all instructions. He wanted it to go to
the Committee in an untrammeled form.
Mr.. Seward said it was too early to
bring up this question. The Senator
from Mississippi could obtain the infor-
nation he desires by making separate
motion. He would always vote for res
olutions asking for information, but he
wanted this presented separately.
Mr., Mason said statute existed that
Kansas should not be admitted as State
until certain population had been found
by a census, Kansas could not come in
as State until she possesses the requi-
site population. The resolution only
looked to Information whether the law
had been complied with. Ifthe law re
quiring certain. population to exist
prior to the, admission be wrong, let that
be repealed, but while it was a law it
should be respected.
Mr. Brown said if the Constitution of
Kansas was framed in criminal violation
of the laws of Congress. now was the
proper time to make the inquiry. He
wanted information, and if, it should
prove that the act of Congress had beon
set at naught, he would feel constrained
to vote against the; admission of Kansas.
Mr.. Pugh was entirely opposed to the
system of instructing committees, and
taking from them all discretion IF the
act of Congress had been violated he
wouldvote against the admission of Kan
sas, but if it were correctly ascertained
that she had the requisite population he
would not sickle about forms. It was
necessary that the fact should be ascer-
tanned by the Federal census. Congress
had voted no means to take the census
herself -
Mr.. Bayard said the resolution was not
in the form of an instruction, but merely
looked to the making of certain in
quiry. .5.. -
Mr.. Doolittle moved to amend the res
olution by instructing the committee to
report bill of the immediate admission
of Kansas under the Wyandotte Consti-
tuition.
Mr.. Pugh still said he would vote
against instructions, but he could vote
for Mr. Brow resolution merely of in
quiry. '.s'
Mr. Harlem presented a petition in IA
vor Of repeating the fugitive slave law
3..iH. -.iii 5A.'s' wAsHlNGroN, Feb. Is, 1860.
~ HoUsE.-T was call of the
House preliminary to taking vote for
Printer - r!zzz
Mr.. Wilson moved to postpone the
matter until tomorrow -.
Mr.. Bocock had heard several gentle
men say that an election was to take
place to-day. He wished to know
whether that agreement was only on one
side ~ a "'.6 ~Eti@ T}
Mr.. Sherman and Mr. Barksdale sey.
orally said that it was the general un.
derstanding. 49,.
Mr.. Wilson's motion was then disa,
greed to. The House then proceeded tc
vote.
Whole number of votes. lSl
Necessary to choice
Glossbrenner.
Messrs Etheridge and Gilmer voted
for Gales and Seaton. The House again
voted, with the same result, except thai
Mr. Etheridge alone cast a vote fol
Gales and Seaton If this had beer
thrown for Defrees he would have been
elected. If for Glossbrenner, it would
have made tie. o'f q ''7taa sa -s-ss.
Mr.. John Cochrane suggested a post
ponement. 3,-' ".i- y ..
Mr.. Hill, not hearing of any absen-
tees likely to arrive, urged that there be
one more vote taken to-day.
Mr.. Stanton remarked that he haC
paired off with Mr. Scott. He now
terminated that arrangement, and woulc
vote for Mr. Defrees, having assurances
that the prices of printing would be Sc
reduced that there could therefore be nj
plunder. ,ia tit.'t 'tsa4
Anothervote was taken, amid confu
sion ". 1a ae- - e#a
Whole number of votes. ...1o:
Necessary to choice. -:
Defrees.. 81
Glossbrenner
Mr.. Etheridge voted for Gales & Sea
ton. The subject was them passed oEel
for to-day. aa. se.an,h - ,s
Mr.. Duell introduced resolution, re-
questing the, Postmaster General to com
municate copies of all resolutions or in
structions to the Postmasters, as to the
opening and destroying of newspapers
supposed to contain incendiary matter
Referred to the Post Office Commit
tee. "
Mr. Camnhell nresented the resolu