The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-29
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Thirty Sixth COngress-Flrs scs
sion.

Thsrty- Sixth Congressional Sc.-
sion.
WASHINGTON, March IS.
SENATE.
The joint resolution declaring Macsn, Ga.
port OF entry, was passed.
Mr.. King presented the memorial of the
citizens of. Genesee, New York, in favor Of
the passage of the Homestead bill.
Mr.. Doolittle presented petition in favor
OF uniform bankrupt law
Mr. Slidet, from the Comm ittee on For
eign relations, made favorable report GA
the petition Of Isaac P. Morse for additional
compensation, and reported bill for his re-.
lief.
Mr.. Davis, from the Military Committee.
reported bill to provide pensions for the.
widows and orphans OF the officers and sol
diers of the army of the United States. Re-
terred to the Committee on Pensions.
Mr. Cameron presented the petition Of citi.
zens OF Northumberland county, Penn, ask
ing change in the tariff laws.
On motion Of Mr. Chandler, the bill rela.
tive to the st. Clair Flats was made the spa.
\ cial order for next Tuesday week.
On motion of MIR Bigler, the bill to amend
4 the patent laws was made the special order
! for Wednesday next.
1 The bill to prohibit the issue of Bank notes
| in the District of Columbia was made the
I special order for this day two weeks.
| Mr.. Seward, from the Committee on For
\ eign Relations, reported bill for the relief
| of j. Hosmer Smith.
| The bill to increase and regulate the paw
l Of officers OF the Navy was taken up. 1he
question being on Mr. FesseHden's substitute.
| MIR. Mallory opposed it on the ground
that it did not do Justice to Lieutenants,
which was the poorest paid grade in the SER
vice
! HOUSE. ..
The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill, reported from the Committee on
the Judiciary, suppressing polygamy in the
Territories OF the United States.
Mr.. Branch proposed to strike out all de.
l claring polygamy criminal, and retaining
only SO much as annuls and declares void ali
the laws of Utah sanctioning and permitting
polygamy. He suggested to his democratic
| friends that if they could render polygamy
criminal, then they could render that other
] twin relic of barbarism-slavery, as it is
! called in the Black Republican platform OF
1856, criminal. he repeated, but could not
vote for the provision to make penal aw
| applicable to all Territories Of the Uni!ao
States.
Mr.. Clark, Of Missouri, said the Commit
tee on Territories are contemplating the
prOpriety OF parcelling out that territory to
other territories, so that the people OF the
latter!may have power to suppress pol y gamY
| and other enormities.
Mr.. Branch thought these Territories
| would not have sufficient population thus TO
| control the subject.
MIR. Taylor thought that Congress had no
power to pass Il criminal law applicable to
Utah or any other organized Territory.
He would favor the adoption of any meas
ure for the sxtirPation of the evil, and would
teretorra cheerfu!ly support Mir, Branch's
| amendment.
MIR. Branch resuming his remarks, said
that wherever the people of Territory,
show themselves unfit TOR self-government,
he would take from them all control over
their affairs. 1t was useless to dabbIe in
dirty. water below the springs head. They
should repeal all laws shocking to the mora!
sense OF the country.
| MIR. Nelson, who reported the bill, was
DESTROYS inst the vote should be taSea on il
to-day.
Mir. Barr moved the bill to be tabled.
egatiyed-Ayes 10, nays. las.