The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TTIRTYSIyTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

L,
After the Mountaineering routise of morning
business,
Mr.. MASON moved that Mr.. Hyatt the contuma-
cious witness, be brought before the bar of the
Senate, and that the resolutions which he submit
ted on Friday last be taken up for consideration.
The motion being agreed to, Mr. NJ. obtained leave
to modify the preamble, retaining the substance
that Mr.. Hyatt be committed to the common Jail of
the District of Columbia until he is willing to tes
tify.
Mr.. SUMNER and Mr.. FEssENDEN discussed the re-
solutions-the former opposing them, and the lat
ter in their favor Mr.. Hale followed in opposi-
tion to the resolution.
Mr.. CRIrrENDEN advocated the resolutions. He
said no man had right to set up the dictates of
his conscience against the laws and authority of
his country If the Senate have a right to insti-
tute inquiries at all, they have a right to make
those inquiries effectual.
Mr.. SIMMONS submitted substitute that Mr.. Hy-
att be discharged from custody, as he has declared
his willingness to testify voluntarily; but this
amendment was subsequently withdrawn,
After some further discussion the resolutions of
Mr.. Mason were adopted-yeas A, nays 10, as
follows:
Yeas - Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Benjamin.
Bragg, Bright, Biger, Brown, Cameron, Chandler
Clay, Cfngman, Collamer, Crittenden, Davis
Doolittle, Fessenden, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Foot
Foster, Green, Grimes, Gwin, Hammond, Hemp
hill, Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Tennessee,
johnson Of Arkansas, Kennedy, King, Lane, La
than, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Rice, Sebas-
tian, Slidell, Ten EycE, Thomson, Trumbull, Wig
fall and YuIee-44
Nays-Messrs Bingham, Dixon, Hale, Hamlin,
Harlan, Simmons, Sumner, Toombs, Wade and
WilsOn-l0.
After executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. WAsHBURN, of Wisconsin, offered a preamble
setting forth that most shameful frauds have been
perpetrated on the Menomnee Indians, by design
ing men, reducing them to utter destitution, and
asking the appointment of a select committee to
inquire into the subject, and report, by what au-
thorlty X. w. Thompson received SAC, 900 of their
money. These Indians have always been on most
friendly terms with the United States, and Joined
our forces in the Black Hawk war.
few years ago they owned nearly all the State
of Wisconsin, but now having been defrauded out
of their lands, they have been reduced to a yery
small reservation.
Mr.. LARRABEE desired to have the resolution
amended so to call for all the correspondence on
the subject In the course of his remarks he said
with these Indians, did so in direct contravention
OF the wishes of the Interior Department. He
thought that the adoption of the resolution by the
Wisconsin Legislature in one day, by strict Re-
publican vote, looked suspicious.
MIR. WAsHBURN, in reply to a remark of Mr.. Lar
rabee said that the reason why the latter had not
been consulted on the subject, was because he had
gone to Wisconsin to attend the Democratic Con-
yention, expecting to be elected delegate to
the Charleston Convention, but he had not sue
ceeded.
Mr. LARRABEE.-"That is false. sir"
Mr. WAsHBURN.-"l don't know anything about
it."
Mr.. LARRABEE.-"Then you should not speak on
the subject"
Mr.. WAsHBURN.-F1 believe, however, the gentle
man was candidate there, but did not succeed in
being elected
After further proceedings the House refused to
suspend the rules for the introduction of the
lutiOn-yeas 49, nays 60.
Mr.. DAWES from the Committee of Elections, re-
ported resolution-that Amer J. Williamson, con-
testing the right of Daniel Z. Sckles to seat in
this House from the third Congressional district of
New York. serve on said Sickles, within ten davs
after the passage of this resolution particular
statement of the grounds of the contest and that
Sickles serve on Williamson within twenty davs
thereafter, reply, and that both, within sixty
days, take testimony in the manner prescribed by
law.
The further consideration of the subject was post
poned till Thursday next.
= Mr.. GILMER, from the same Committee, made a
minority report against Mr.. Williamson, giving
him leave to withdraw his papers.
Mr.. DAWES also reported a resolution, which was
adopted-that Mr.. Williamson have leave to occu-
py seat in the House pending the contest, and
that he have leave to speak to the merits of the
question.
Much time wasted in an attempt to intro
duce, by Mr.. CARTER, preamble and resolution
in relation to the New York Seventh Regiment.
Mr.. LovEJoY called up his motion to reconsider
the vote by which the Homestead Bill was referred
to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union This was agreed to. Yeas LOG, nays ST.
Mr.. BRANCH moved that the bill be laid upon the
table; but the question decided in the negative
Yeas 62, nays 112.
The Homestead Bill-giving to every head of a
family homestead on condition of actual settle
ment and cuItivatiOn-was passed. Yeas ia, nays
&C.
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, asked leave to report bill providing for
the payment of outstanding Treasury notes, au-
thorizng loan, and regulating and fixing the du-
ties on imports, and for other purposes. He moved
that it be printed and referred to the Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union.
Mr.. BARKsDALE objected
Mr.. MORRILL, moved a suspension of the rules;
but the question was decided in the negatve-yeas
l05, nays 69-not two-thirds.
The House passed the bill authorizing the sale
of the military asylum at Harrodsburg, Kentucky,
and adjourned.