Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-17
CONGRESS-.
REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Senate. "Wednesday, May l6.

tories renorted the House bill for the admls-
sion Of Kansas without recommendation He
gave notice that he would introduce several
eemandments DESIGNED 10 protect the rights
of the people Of the several States, and to
carry out, in good faith treaties with the In
dian tribes The bill was made the special
order for Wednesday OF next week
On motion OF Mr.. Brown, Saturday next
was set apart for the consideration OF District
business.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution that the Post-
master-G eneral inform the Senate when the
Department first had knowledge Of the al
legged deialcation in the New \ ork PostC1hce
anu whether The Sixth Auditor had iaithtul-
" carried out the provisions oil the act ot
March, 1851. Adopted.
Mr. Davis introduced bill to regulate
public contracts
Mr.. Lane moved 70 take up the Oregon
and Washington Territorial War Debt blll
and 1t was made the special order tor Mon
day next.
The consideration OF the hlii l0f the reilei
Of Arson Dart was resumed.
Mr. poollttle urged tie passage OF inc DILL
Mr.. Lane objected, saying that 1t was an
attempt on the part of claimant to lich mo-
ney from the Treasury. ne charged MN
with negiccting his duties Wt;lie Superin'cho-
emf Of Indian Affairs III Oregon.
Mr.. Doolittlc SAID that Mr. Dart had made
thirteen treaties.
Mr.. Lane said YES, and that the Senate
looked INTO them and t"W!,d them worthless
and never acted on them.
Without further action. the sreclai order
for the day, being the Overland Mail oiti, was
taken up, and made the special order lvf one
o'clock Tomorrow.
Mr.. Davis resolutions were taken up, when
MIR Douolas renewed his speech OF yes
tar5av and made cau;uus extracts from the
5;,,,,y,;nn ~, rho Wade and 'rrunbuil amend
,nn,t. r. tha Kansas BiIl. 4. proving that the
Democracy had then agreed t. Danish the
slavery discussion from Congress, aud leave
tho decision Of the Judicial question 10 the
Courts The Senator from Virginia. Mr..
llurter) not only ut that time, but last
v,.r had piyoo in his speeches that Inter
pretation. When case involving that ques-
ton came before the local Court, and upon
onncal WAS decided by the Supreme Court,
ha ,voul1 abide by it. but were Senate
roynlntions necessary to inform the judicial
u,.2 W.. rho o,.,;nn Of thn Charleston Con-
W
vrut;on necessary? 1t WIS said however,
that the question had already been derlded.
If it had. the question WAS settled. What
need of Seuatc resolutions? The Court
couId iutrrprct its own decision Us cases
arose before it, and issue such process rs IS
necessary to carry it out.
Having thus. lac sad, shown the principle
Of ..non.intcrvcntion' was recognised by
Congress- in the compromise of 1890, and
the Kansas Nebraska bill Of 1854, he would
show that the executive branch Of the same
government gave the Interpretation t" the
bill. He quoted President Pierce rs cndnr$-
ing this view and expressed ms surprise !I'"t
Mr. Davis, Ii me2ihcr vt Mr.. Fierce cabinet
was here found 10 attack Tan, the passage
Of which WAS the glory OF that ndhiniStfl-
ton.
The next stage Of this question was III
1856, when. rs was proved by the reading OF
the platform, the Cincinnati Convention
adopted "non-;nvention" rs the principle Ct
the party by unanimous vote. no man
from any State protested against 1t. IA"
candidates OF mat t"h'e'''oh a'8tp't" '''"'
platform and Mr.. Buchanan gave II the c"''-
struction that the people OF Territory
like those ot 4 State might regulate thelF
own institutions. Mr. Breckenridge, In Il
speech in reply TO congratulations on the
! nd, -. ma