Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-03-13
GONGREs EsSIONAL.


from the ladies of the Mount Vernon
Association to accompany them ON visit
to Mount Vernon tomorrow. Laid on
i the table. N.Y.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the bill
to reduce mileage from 40 to 20 cents
per mile, to be computed by a straight
i geographical line, was taken up.
Mr.. Washburne of Illinois, ineffect
ually requested Mr.. Sherman to move
an amendment repeating all laws allow
ing any mileage.
The bill passed-154 against 21.
The invitation of the ladies of the
Mount Vernon Association was accepted
for to morrow afternoon.
| Mr.. Hoard offered resolution asking
/ for a committee to inquire into certain
statements made by Messrs. Adrain, Has
/ kin and Hickman in last December to
the effect that the President had endeav-
ored to bribe them from their course of
duty.
Mr.. Branch hoped no objection would
be made from the Democratic side. If
the President were to blame it should be
known, if not the caldmny should be ex-
posed.
Mr.. Houston and others participated
in an exciting debate, after which the
resolution was adopted.
SENATE.-The Vice President laid
before the Senate certified copy of the
Kansas Constitution received from the
President of the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Mason stated that the Sergeant
alarms had arrested Thaddeus Hyatt,
and now moved that he be brought be-
fore the bar of the Senate, and asked first,
what excuse he had to offer for refusing
to obey the summons of. the Senate; and
second, whether he is now ready to an
swer; and that he be required to answer
such questions as may be propounded
by the committee in writing and under
oath.
Mr.. Hyatt was brought in.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend the first in
terrogatory by inserting reason TOR ex-
cuSe.
Mr. Hale said he believed the Senate
had no right to send for this citizen, and
he believed he had valid reason for
not coming. ..as,
Mr. Salisbury said the question were
in the usual form propounded by the
courts of the law.
MIR. Hale said that was the mistake,
to act as though this was court of pie
nary powers.
Mr.. Hale's amendment was lost.
Mr.. Hale moved in addition, that the
Sergeant-at-Arms allow him full oppor-
tunity to consult with consel.
Mr.. Mason thought this unnecessary
as the privilege would be allowed him.
Mr.. Hale withdrew his amendment
The resolution was then adopted-yeas,
40; NAYS, g.. The nays were Messrs.
Bingham, Durkee, Hale, Sumner, Wade
and Wilkinson
On motion of Mr.. Mason, it was or
dered that Mr.. Hyatt be remandod into
the custody of the Sergeant atArms,
and be given until two o'clock Friday
next to answer the questions propounded.
| .,.- g.. WASHINGTON, March I.
HoUsE-Mr. Aldrich asked, but
failed to obtain consent to offer a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Ways
and Means to inquire into the ex-
pediency and propriety of removing the
National Capital to some point west of
the Mississippi.
Mr.. Burnett, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, reported bill,
Incorporating the United States Agri-
cultural Society He said gentleman
had proposed to deed a lot in this city
on which to erect the buildings for the
exhibition of the Agricultural Society
of the country, with capital Of
100000.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union,
with but few members present.
Mr.. Van Wyck in his speech, said he
had never deserted the principles of the
Democracy early taught him, but the
Democrats of the present day devote
their power to the perpetuation and ex-
tension of human servitude, while the
principles the Republicans advocate are
those heretofore declared by the Demo-
Gratis and maintained by the fathers of
the Republic and the trainers of the
Constitution.
In noticing the repeated declarations
that the election of Mr.. Seward to the
Presidency would be cause sufficient for
resistance, he said this must mean by
force; but where would the South get
their arms and gunpowder, as none were
manufactured south of the Potomac
Why, in 1914, after the Americans re-
treated from Bladensburg the British
could have crowned a King in this capi
tol. He impugned not Southern cour-
age, but he regarded the opinion that if
the capitol had stood in New England
the British would not have been so sue
cessful there as in Washington. He
spoke about the despotism at the South,
which was as CALLING to the whites as
to the blacks, and said there was no at.
tribute of the Almighty no command in
His word or spirit of the Gospel which
tolerated the sentiments as uttered by
the Southern gentlemen, that Slavery is
a divine institution.
In the course of his remarks he said
that Southerners talked about burning
witches in New England, forgetting
that slaves are burnt at the stake at the
South
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, rose excitedly,
and was understood to say that asser-
tion was false.
Mr.. Gartrell made the point of order
that no member of the House had a
right to libel the people of any section,
and then deny the opportunity to re-
presentatives to reply. He pronounced
the assertion of Mr.. Van. Wyck false
and unfounded.
Mr.. Davis of Miss, wanted to know if
Mr.. Van Wyck was disposed to test