Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-15
xxxvI,h CONGREss-FIRsr SESSION
Proceedings Of Yesterday Afternoon.


In TIE SENATE, yesterday, after our report
closed
Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on ps+.r..
asked to be discharged from the further considera
ton Of the resolution of Mr.. Sumner in relation
TO 10 amending the patent laws as to abolish dis
elimination between citizens and foreigners I'm.
the fees Tor Issuing patents. - :
MIR. Fessenden offered a resolution that Senate
bills numbered % and % be recommitted 10 the
Committee on Naval Affairs, with instructions IN
reRor. Dill establishing the pay of each grade of
service. ''"'' u
Mr.. Mallory suggested such modification ~ the
. .esoia.lon as would leave the COMMITTEES The al
tentative of inquiry into the expediencv Of the
measure; admitting at the same time, that he was
friendly to the principle contained in the resou-
adopted ""1
The Military Academy Appropriation bill being
taken up, the amendment CT Mr.. Wigfall, makins
an appropriation for the support and maintenance
OF regiment of mounted volunteers for the de-
fence OF the front ers Of Texas was adopted and
the bill was passed-yeas Al, nays H.
MI Bayard then moved to take I'D the hill IA
amend an act entitled can act to regulate the
carriage OF passengers in steamships and Other
vessels approved March 3, 1885," which was
agreed to- and the memorial of the Chamber of
Commerce bm mel OF New York having been read, the
Mr.. Powell moved to take up the bill relating
10 the Louisville and Portland Canal; which w,s
agreed to. And the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-ln the House, Mr.. Nelson, from the
Committee on the judiciary, reported back bill
TO punish and prevent the practice of polyganv
in the Territories Of the United States and otlrr
places, and to disapprove and annul certain acts
OF the Legislative Assembly of Utah. and asked
that 1t be put upon its passage
Inc Dill was read. 1t provides that the crime
Oh Polygamy committed in any Territory shall be
70, nnt 1o.s 10y Sy nhe OF $500, and Imprisonment
ioa not less than two nor more than five wears
Inc House then went into Committee of the
w mole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Wash
ouane, OF Illinois in the chair,) and took up the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Several further amendments were nronosed and
.sJecteu aIter discussion, principally in relation to
Tue aPPropriatcn for suppressing the African slave
uane' ana 1or returning captured Africans to t.! G
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to
| The Indian Appropriation bill was briefly con.
s ana one or two amendments proposed by
| tne committee OF Ways and Means were agreed
| 70, When 'he bill was informally passed over
| Inc committee then resumed the consideration
OF me residents annual message.
MI Curry. OF Ala, addressed the committee on
the slavery question. African slavery was now d
great social, POLITICAL industrial, and humauita
| ran TACT Its chief production was king. J,
ouliaing northern workshops, driving northe IN
| machinery, feeding northern laborers and cloth
| Ing the entire population. The results were
wholly unauthorized by the GOOD men who
were so industriously paraded as clouds Of wit
nesses against the institution Of slavery Slavery
had altered and mems opinions had altered since
| toelr DAY. slavery was now matter of too pro
| olSlous consequence to be treated as an idle
| tnlng, contributing as it does so abundantly &c
the Interests of civilization and humanity.
| One OF the modes Of excluding the South from
| the territories was by the assumed power of Ter
Iltorial Legislatures to control this question. 4
was mistake to suppose that this newly -discov
cred panacea for all the ills of the BODY rolti,
| iouho believers alone in wing OF the northern
| democracy, because the republicans had never
| failed to apply the doctrine practically whereye
| they supposed it for their advantage And n
| some OF the northwestern States the republicans
| lad made 1t one of their cardinal doctrines n.
| proceeded TO reply to the doctrine of popular OF
! squatter sovereignty, contendng that as Congress
| had not power to exclude slavery from the Terri
| tories they could not confer such power upon the
| creatures.
| Every Southern State had repudiated squatte
| sovereignty. 1t was last wear announced that ,
| distinguished candidate for the Presidency woulf
not accept the Charleston nomi nation except nnor
that platform The nomination would ctrtainl,
oe an eHuoLseineht OF these doctrines, dishonorin:
| 70 the south and demoralizing to the party thu
| succuinoilg To a menace. The Southern States
| II true to themselves, would demand i'm positiv
aad unequivocal terms the reputation of IN,
| heresy. "a "
Mr.. Vance, of n. c., next addressed the Com
| mittee. He reviewed the origin of America,
| slavery, and justified the institution
Mr.. Leach, Of Mich, spoke of the violent at
JACKS which had been made upon the Republican
| previous to the organization.
| Mr.. killingcr, Of Pa, spoke Of the menaces O
| disunion, which he believed to be uttered for tn
| sole purpose OF frightening the North
The committee then rose and reported the con
| sular and diplomatic appropriation bill, upo,
which the previous question was moved ant
| seconded.
AT half-past o'clock the House adjourned.