Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-12-13
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and Q bill for the support of the We,
Point Academy, Referred to Committe
Of s4.;hs the Whole stoa the State of Ia
ThS aod.etsby 4 vote Of Go again.
la5, refused to 10y on the tabe M
Grows motion to reconsider the yot
by which the consider the sgriculturs
homestead bill was last session referre
to the ecomoittee Of the whole on tn,
state oftthe Union asee osp a.,
The House then reconsidered III
vete, mad ihe bill is thus brought up 70
action.pG lna ir2 d,
MrsGfow did not desire to discus
the questionable principle involve,
having been familiar 10 the country 70
the past two years. This bill, hew
ever, 'asoids the prominent "a objection
made ih president Buchanan s vet,
tnessaee, it does not propose to donat,
the l6udss bat requires the payment
Of SCOOP lB0e acres.f lie might, H
hecessAryJ qaote Gen Jackson against
MrBdchadan 70 showthat the formerlwa,
OF the dpiAioR that the public lands sho'd
not besthe source of federal revenue.
He moved the previnus question, and
the biI passed, yeas i3e. nays 70: ID e.
Mr. Colfax, Of Ind. moved that the
post'fSdte bill returned from the Senate
at the former session with amendments.
be referted TO- the Post Office Con, .
mittee.o He remarked that there had
beensno' such bill PASSED for the last
shree years, and Il was desifous to ha ve
action as soon as possible. ca ?
M Smith, Of Va, objected, saying
that, y q theI government g er I. was financially
Mr. ax--That is true, but we
draw our pay. He had performed his
duty as to this matter, and said in con.
clusion that there &as several reforms
proposed in the bill, and the Postmaster
General was anxious to know the dis,
position of Congress as to the contracts
with railroad companies. pl al
/, The objections to taking up and re.
fertilg the bill were persisted ia ,.o = . d
On motiSn Of MrSherman, the House
.weht ihto committee of the whole on
the.state ofuhe Union, lMf Washburn,
Of nj, III the Chair, and took up the
military academy bill. 60
MratCurtis offered an amen dment
providing that the stddy of the cadets
shall not be extended beyond four years.
After debate, the amendment was re.
jecteds ~ stf &t
The pension was read. This, with
the'mllitary academy bill subsequently
passed. tn tt& 81
AIR Sherman offered series Of resolu.
tions referringl,he various branches of
the Presidents Message to the appro.
prIStetstandiDg c5lhmittees. Adjourn.
edo o. TT hes &,
SssAFE.A1he session was opened
with ptayet.ea 7ie
, Mt.stials, u N H.tnoved that a mum.
beroTsthe volumes Of the Pacific Rail.
road report be published for the use of
the Senate. ,y Il
Mr. Powell, Of Ky, moved the refer.
snce of so, much OF the Presidents
Message us related to the present poli,i
Saf affairs ofihe country to special
,ts 70
-. Nj Green, Of Mo-, introduced re,
solIfiSa that , the committee of the
judiciary be Instructed TO inquire into
the propriety Of providingsby law for
establishing on armed POLICE force along
the border, States, both slave and tree,
for the purpose ofomalntainlng general
peace between the States and prevent.
Ing the invasion OF States by che citI.
Gems of another, and also for, the effici,t
ent execution of the fugitive Save law.
,IMr Camefon, Of Pa, moved that the
subject beanade the order OF the day for
next monday. ef, ee
Mr. Latham, Of Cab presented The
credentials Of Edward d Baker, elect
from Oregon. 80 s5i
aMf Hale, Of N NH, moved to consider
the vote be which 10 900 copies Of the
Psesidenf is Mes sage were Iordered TO be
printed: He said that il he understood
the Message clearly, it FIRST took the
ground that South, Carolina has Just
csuse TO secede, and secondly declared
that she had no right to secede. He
thought the President should have point.
"a out TO. congress some rule for its
QubQance, ne ndS lalIeu W look the
tbine in The face. We must look to
tbs ballot box or, "a war for the termina.
tIon, Of these difficulties, South Caro-
Ina has asked no council in this matter.
l-She considers .disanion sealed ques
Jcp, andi armed herself. The will
q abe majority as announced in the
5.llpt boz will not be submitted to by
hcf. She consid ers that the Northern
States arelshe aggressors, the gentlemen
on the other side listen 10 the voice of
Hassion rather than. 70 their, own con-
yicsions. We are trying an experiment
0sr republic has not yet outliyed the
soldiers who fought its battles aud won
IN victories. We have ob,ained what
we have only BY great effort. "e are
approaching the eliminating point, and
tha Civil war of England was inslgnifi-I
cant TO what our conflict mny be. If we
cannot settls'things peaceably, We must
look danger straight lin the face
"A message was received from the
House informing the Senate that il had
passed, the bill ID secure homesteads to
actual settlers in the public domain.
ga NJ Wicfall saidl Ia chse violence is