Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-15

prisOned five years. He asked if the senator
from New Hampshire was willing to carry out
the fugitive slave law.
MIR. HALE rose to reply, when Mr. Toombs
said he did not want to hear an explanation.
MIR. HALE-If you don't hear | don't want
you to listen.
Mr.. TooMBs said he would yield for the SEN
ator to proceed.
Mr.. HALE said he believed the provisions OF
the constitution relating to the rendition OF
fugitive SHOULD be carried out IN falr anu
constitutional manner.
Mr.. TooMBs-Ah, you want trial by jury,
or some mode by which the law cannot De
be carried out. He answered the argument OF
Mr. Hale in regard to the action OF Georgia In
reference to the decision of the Supreme
Court and further contended that 1t was no
precedent for the action of the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin in multiplying the decision OF the
Supreme Court of the United States.
MIR. DooLITTLE said he would answer the
arguments OF the senator from Georgia at fu-
ture day.
Mr.. TooMBs said the country expected him
to answer or apologize for the action Of his
state.
On motion of Mr.. DooLITTLE, the subject
was postponed till Thursday. Adjourned
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. GROW the powers of the
special committee on printing, authorized to
be appointed yesterday, were enlarged, so that
they may enquire into the prices paid for
binding by Congress, and the laws regulating
the same, and to make similar enquiries into
the prices paid for engraving and papers, also
the publication and binding of the Congress
sional Globe, and report all the facts on the
subject; also, whether, in their opinion, any
changes in the existing laws governing the
Dnblip Driptino in with tba nv
ecutlYe bureaus, are necessary to be made
with power to report at any time.
Mr.. BURNETT understood these subjects
were considered by a Special Committee at
the last session. Did they ever make a re-
port?
Mr.. GROW said that the Committee was
the same as the one now ordered. They made
an investigation, but were not authorized to
report at any time, and the call for their re.
port was never reached. If it had been, they
were prepared to report bill on the subject.
Allow this Committee to report at any time.
Mr.. BURNETT am agreed to that.
The Speaker announced the pending bust
ness to be the election of printer.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, there was call
of the House.
Mr.. WooDsoN of Missouri, moved that the
House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the union, and take up
the Post Office appropriation bill. Estimating
the damages at SIX per centum on the sum due
the contractors, the amount is thousand dol
lars day and every day these contractors
are being ruined.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE of Illinois, thought that
the House had better have one more vote for
printer, and if the question was not then de-
termined, they could take up the post office
appropriation bill.
Mr.. WooDsoN's motion was disagreed to
by majority against it.
The Speaker requested the telers to resume
their places at the desk to record votes for
printer.
Mr.. HILL moved to adjourn.
Mr.. SHERMAN wanted to know IL object of
an adjournment He suggested one more vote
for printer, and that then the House should go
into committee on the post office bill
Mr.. HILL said his purpose was to secure a
full attendance. Some Of his friends were alb
sent.
MIR. SHERMAN replied that they were absent
on their own responsibility.
Mr.. MoRRIs OF Illinois, said the Democrats
were willing to take vote for printer to-mor-
row, and not before.
Mr.. SHERMAN said the election of printer
was not worth adjournng over for an hour.
Mr. HILL thought it was.
Mr.. SMITH Of Virginia, desired to give rea.
sons for postponement, but was called to order.
The motion to adjourn, supported by only
70 votes, was negatived.
Mr.. BARKsDALE remarked that on Thurs
day the other side said they were not ready
to go into the election of printer, and, without
any particular objection, the question was post
poned till yesterday, when there were two
ballots without choice. He frankly said the
Democratic side were not ready, but would be
tomorrow. He proposed that, by general
consent, the subject be passed over till to-mor-
row at l O'Clock.
Mr.. SHERMAN would not object if such
were the general understanding.
This was acquiesced in.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported bill for the pay
ment of invalid and other pensions; bill for
support to the military academy and bill
for the payment of consular and diplomatic ex-
penses They were referred to the committee
of the whole on the state of the Union. The
Post Office appropriation bill was then taken
up.
Mr. Pryor favored the abolition of the
ranking privilege, by which speeches were
circulated that were never read, and seeds dis
tributed which would never come up.
Mr. MOORE of Kentucky opposed this So
called reform. There is a light which eman-
ates from Washington, and the only way to get
it to his constituents is by means of the frank
ing privilege.
Mr. DAWES offered an amendment, allowing
the exchange Of newspapers between pub
fishers.
Mr. REAGAN did not see why publishers
should be favored more than any other class
Of persons.
After further debate, Mr.. Dawes's amend
ment was rejected.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY proposed that the Senate
should be deprived Of tine franking privilege
(Laughter.) He had no idea the Senate was
in earnest in inserting the amendment. He
desired to test the sincerity of that body.
Mr. SHERMAN would make no distinction
between senators and representatives. He ap-
peaed to gentlemen to cease debate, and have
the pending amendments voted on.
The Senate's amendment aboshing the
ranking privilege was rejected by go against
III. The committee rose and reported the
bill to the House. The Senate's amendment
directing the post-otfice to have blanks printed
by contract, was agreed to-150 to 81. The
other amendments of the Senate were con-
Cured in.
Mr.. SPINNER's amendment abolishing the
post-office department, was rejected.
Adjourned.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.-The report prev.
alent last night, OF the illness of Mr.. Cass,
was much exaggerated. 1t was slight at