The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-27
PROCEEDINGS Or THE THIRTY SIXTH CONGRESS
CEN A III

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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. RICE introduced a
| bill to relieve the mail contractors.
| Mr.. BENJAMIN introduced bill to authorize the
| Domestic Missionary Society of the Episcopal
| sin. Referred
Mr. BRIGHT introduced resolution to increase
the Committee on Claims to seven. Adopted.
The Vice-President was authorized to appoint
| two additional members.
| After the usual morning business had been con-
| cuded,
Mr.. HUNTER moved that Mr.. Douglas resolution
in regard to the suppression of invasions by citi
zens OF one State or Territory upon those Of ano.
| tber, be taken up and made the special order fol-
Tuesday next at haf-past one o'clock, as he wished
| to address the Senate upon that subject.
| Mr.. DAVIS hoped that resolution would not be
again called up. 1t proposed to instruct the Com.
mttee on the Judiciary to report bill in reference
| to subject which had already been placed in the
! hands of Select Committee. If it was the wish OF
the Senate to take it out of their hands and entrust
| 1T to the Judiciary Committee they ought to know
it. He supposed the Senator from Illinois had only
introduced this resolution for the purpose of max
| ing speech on it, and having accomplished that
OBJECT, the resolution might well be suffered to
| drop.
Mr.. HUNTER said that since the Senator from
Mississippi objected, he would withdraw his motion.
Mr.. DAVIS called attention to portions OF
| the speech of Mr.. Douglas, in which he appeared
the President assuming the position in his cor
respondence with Gov Wise, that the Federal gov
| ernment had no power to interfere, whereas all
that the President said was, that under the Consti
tuition and existing laws, he had no power to inter
tere. He then sent to the Secretary's desk the
correspondence alluded to, which was read
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied that the Senator from Mis-
sissippi. could not have read his speech very care
fully He had made no issue with the President,
but, on the contrary, expressly disclaimed any
such thing. His object was to obtain suitable leg
slation to prevent and punish similar evils in fu-
ture. If there were no laws for that purpose now,
Congress ought to enact suitable laws to the extent
that the Constitution authorizes What he had in
view was to show the necessity of legislation by
| Congress.
! Mr.. HUNTER renewed his motion to make the
resolution the special order for Tuesday next which
| was agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the res
! olutions OF Mr.. Brown, which were discussed yes
| terday, and
Mr.. WILSON made speech on what he termed
'the aggressions of the slave power" He referred
| to the laws of South Carolina mprisoning coored
! seamen from other States.
| Mr.. HAMMOND and Mr.. CHESTNUT stated that
| while South Carolina wished to commit no aggres-
sion on the rights of any citizen any State or any
section, yet she must be allowed to take care of
herself Communities having different institutions
require different laws; and every State ought to
exercise surveillance over any class whom she
| deems dangerous to her peace and prosperity.
These laws were as necessary the quarantine
laws or police regulations of Northern cities. As
colored men not citizens of the United States
they not entitled to the mmunities of citizens
under the Constitution.
The Senate adjourned until Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion of Mr. ETHERIDGE there was a call of
the House with the view of affording the absen-
tees time to arrive, preliminary to balloting for a
Speaker.
The proceedings under the call occupied nearly
an hour.
Mr.. WINsLow, in order further to procure the at
tendance of the absentees, moved to adjourn.
This motion determined in the negative
yeas 30, nays 100.
The result of the vote was then announced with
the following result:
Whole number of votes, 226; necessary to a
choice, ia; of which Mr.. Sherman received lO9
Mr.. Bocock, So; Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina 81;
The other votes scattered among other gen
gentlemen.
Mr.. W1nslow moved that the House again pro-
ceed to the election of a Speaker; and moved the
previous question,
Mr.. MCPHERSON wanted to make personal ex-
plantations but if the understanding was general
that there should be no general debate at present,
he would defer his remarks.
A conversation among several gentlemen ensued
from which it appeared that there was no obliga-
! ton to hold gentlemen to such arrangement.
Mr.. HICKMAN raised the point of order that unani-
nous consent was necessary to proceed to another
vote. This question was debated at some length
Mr.. WINsLow, of North Carolina, moved that
the House proceed to the election of Speaker uira
Uoce.
Mr. HICKMAN said he understood that a general
arrangement was consented to yesterday, that the
House would for two weeks vote for the election OF
Speaker, unless one should not be sooner elected
He did not intend to oppose ballot to-day although
he did not feel himself bound by that arrangement
He should, however, withhold his vote, until it
could be of some avail He would not engage in
this worse than ridiculous farce.
The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll. When
the name of Mr.. Hamilton was reached, that gen
tleman, after thanking his friends for the support
which they had given him, withdrew his name
whatever might be said on the other side as to the
maintenance of the Union, and maintaining it at
all hazards, he believed that dissolution was
already upon US. 1t might be in the power of the
conservative elements to avert it, but it could not
be done bv the election of Black Republican
Speaker. The people of Texas were sincerely de-
voted to the Union, yet these same people and
State have decided it were better that the wheels
of government should stop than Mr.. Sherman
should be placed in the Chair
After further proceedings, Mr.. Hickman with
drew his point of order.
The House again proceeded to vote with the fol-
lowing result.
whole number OF votes. ......................22o .22o
Necessary to a choice .>..................1l4 ia
Mr.. Sherman received. ..........,.........110
Mf. bocock. '..''' '..,'''''.''..''.-''.S
Mr.. Smith, ofN. C................... ........36
Mr.. Davis, of fIndiana................-......
The other votes were scattered among several
other gentlemen.
The House took another vote as follows:
Whole number of otes,............... ....226
Necessary to a choice. ...l14
MI sherman. .''.''''''.' .'.'.'''''''.'.''. 'lUs
Mr.. Bocock. 51
Mr.. Smith, OF N C.......... ......,..............3
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