The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-01
on THE THIRTY,SIXTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

Il.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Mr GWIN present
e9 JOINT resolution of the Legislature of Califor-
MA In favor OF the establishment of certsin mail
Te;. %uSes IN tnat state, which was referred to the
committee on the Post Office and Post Roads =
Mr: GREEN presented a memorial from the Toris
lHtNe Assembly OF w Washington Territory. ON fhe
suDJect oi the war debt of Oregon and Wasbinoton.
.h Jus as piIi mas aready subject
the memorial was laid on the table-Mr q siSo
presented petition of citizens of Scotland connt
MO-, praying the establishment of mail ronto
from Farming ton, Iowa, to Macon Mo-. which I-a,
referred to the Committee on the Post Office and
Post itoads--On motion by Mr. LATHAM. the
adverse report of the Committee on the Judiciary
on the petition of George G. Barnard, assignee Of
Hon. David G. Broderck, deceased, was taken
up and recommitted to that Committee
Mr.. AIDE presented the petition of G. c. John
sion, praying the payment of a balance of an
amount which the Secretary of War was author
iZed TO pay him out of the annuity of the Shawnee
Indians, which was referred to the Committee on
l@huian @ Analrs-Mr. HEMPHILL presented a
petition OF citizens of Texas, praying the erection
oi screw-pIe lighthouse on or near the north
orakers at the entrance of the harbor of fGavaston
ana the restoration of the hght-vessels lately ra
moved from the entrance of that harhor u1h;oh
was referred to the Committe on Commerce.
Mr.. KING presented the petition of solomon
Whlpple, praying extension of his patent for a
machine for cutting pies.-Mr. SEBASTIAN
presented the memorial of Barrow, Porter &
Grenshaw, contractors for carrying the mails from
Kansas city, Mo-, to Stockton, CAL, PRAYING in
demnity for mules stolen by the Indians, which
was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
Without doing any other business of general in
terest, the Senate adjourned until " ednesday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at the usual hour and went into
Committee of the Whole on the State of the
union.-Mr. MOORE, of Alabama, opposed the
tarlh bill. The friends Of protection, he said
seized on the payment of the public debt which is
comparatively small, as pretext to increase the
duties. Wherever free trade has been
tried the result has proven the wisdom
OF that policy, and should not aban--
don the advantage gained in that dir rection.--
Mr ALLEY, of Massachusetts, explained the posi-
ton and purposes Of the Republican party, and re-
viewed the action of the Democratic party as being
destructive to the commercial, agricultural, and
manufacturing interests of the country as well as
snoverslve Of great political rights. He instituted
comparisons of statistics between the revenues and
productions of the free and slave States and
treated the threatened nnn-ntercourse and dssolu-
ton OF the Union as imaginary.-Mr WADE of
ONO, in the course of his remarks, justified his
endorsement of the Helper book, but condemned
ltS marsh expressions. He never advocated or
countenanced the violent overthrow of slavery
Ch this SUBJECT he went step in advance Of JEFF
Igrs"n ana other Southern Shareholders The
Northern Democrats agitated this question but il
was lie, ialsehood of a most malignant charac-
ter, Tor them to say that the Republicans want 10
overthrow Southern nstitutions.--After Mr.
Wade had concluded, the Committee rose and the
House adjourned