The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

WASHINGTON. Apr

XXXVIth COngresa-Flrst Session.
WASHINGTON. April 2.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hickman, from the com.
mittee on Judiciary, reported q bill to ex.
tend the right to appeal from the decisions
Of the Circuit Court to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
Mr.. Elliot introduced bill for the Hurl.
| gate, and bill for the Improvement of
Harlem river, which were referred to the
Committee on Commerce,
| Mr.. Morse Intellectually endeavored to in.
troduce a bill prohibiting the Chinese Coolie
trade in American vessels.
Mr.. Butler objected.
Inc bill for the suppression Of polygamy
ID Otan was considered. se9 -is''
The debate was lengthy. Wilson, Pryor,
Etherldge and others spoke in favor of the
bill. Adjourned.
SENATE.--Mr. Hunter, from the Finance
Committee, reported back the Indian appro.
priation bill, with amendments.
The bill for the final adjustment Of private
land claims in Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Missouri, was passed..
The bill to authorize the location of Ger.
tain warrants for county lands, was passed.
MIR. Davis territorial resolutions were
called up, when Mr.. Salisbury made speech
in opposition to the Republican party, and
its prospective nominee for the Presidency,
VIM. II. Seward. s .1sya
Mr.. Ten Eyck argued against the exten.
sion of slavery into the territories, contend.
ing that no one had right to interfere with
it in the states, and saying it would have
been abolished 10 many places had it not
been for unwarrantable interference with it.
He regarded the fugitive slave law as UNI
constitutional.
Mr.. Brown defended himself from the
charges of departing from party usage, and
interpolating new rules.
Mr.. Wigfall held that the people of
territory could not admit or reject slavery.
He was opposed to starting new questions
at this time, and would therefore vote for
Davis resolutions instead of Browns, altho'
he regretted that any had been introduced.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 3.
HousE.-The House resumed the consid-
Grafton of the anti-polygamy bill.
Mr.. McC lernand proceeded to sustain his
assertion, made yesterday, that there was no
instance in which Congress had enacted
penal code to operate in the organized terri,
tories. TIE act of 1890 was generous In its
application, and extended to treason and
ofenses against the United States. Congress
by erecting territorial government, had
delegated certain powers, so that the Grim.
inal became amenable to the local law.
During colloquy between Farnsworth
and Clark of Mo-, the former said John
Wesley spoke of slavery as the "sum of all
villanies."
Jenkins enquired--"Do you say sol"
Farnsworth said che was very much of
that opinion"
Jenkins "Then you declare lie."
Farnsworth-"I am not in the habit of
descending into cess>pools to throw dirt at
black.guards."
Jenkins, in his seat, was understood to say:
II can't receive that as an insult"
The bill to suppress polygamy in Utah,
was debated at length.
Mr.. cClernand advanced the PROPOSE
ton to divide Utah between Pixies Peak
and Nevada. No vote was taken. Ad-
journed. 81
SENATE.-Mr. Green from the territorial
committee, reported bills organizing Arizo.
MIA and Colorado. He also offered a reso-
luton setting forth that VIM. Medill, Comp
troller of the Treasury, had violated the
practice of the Department in settling the
Postof6ce accounts, and also the laws, and
had therefore justly incurred the disapproba>
ti0n of Congress.
Mr.. Mason, from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported bill defraying the expen.
ses of the Japanese Embassy on their arri-
val in this country.
On motion Of Mr.. Mason, the bill provid-
ing for the adjudication of claims of the
Rhode Island Company against Paraguay
by the appointment of a commissioner by
each government to sit in Washington for
three months, in accordance with treaty
stipulations, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. johnson of Tenn, wanted the Home.
stead bill taken up and passed to final vote.
1t was very important measure.
The Indian Appreciation Bill came up,
and the amendments of the Senate adhered
to, after which the bill was postponed till
next Thu rsday., sy,l
The House Homestead Bill was taken up
the appending amendment being the Senate
bill. 1855 szA3 @s -
Mr.. Fitch oferered an amendment that
all lands that came under the provisions of
this bill should be only those subject to pri>
vate entry at the passage of the law.
Mr.. Wilkinson made speech in favor of
the House bill Adjourned.
News OF Our Own State.
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