Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-21
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CoNGREssIONAL.
WAsmiNGTuN, Feb. .,

! liOtSE.--Iu ENISsthCT announced Inc
! following select committee, on the Senate
bill TO abolish the ranking privilege
Vallandighim, Kellogg, of ILL.,, Gurmet,
Adams, OF KY, and Stokes.
| Mr. I.nveiav asked leave to Introduce a
preamble aud resolutions, rcciting the
rights and privileges OF citizens of the
several States under the Constitution,
whereas it is alleged b.v responsible par
| ties that citizens of some of the Suites
going into other States on business, such
as the collecting of debts, teaching and
other like, lawful business, have been per-
sonnlly treated with indignity and violence
and driven away from their property, for
certain sentiments they may have held and
without allegation of crime, and whereas,
an alleged practice, similar to the Europe
an passport system is springing up, There
| fore he it
Ac$OIced, That committee of FIVE be
appointed to inquire into the above rcci-
ted fact and whether any further legisla-
tion is necessary to give effect TO the snid
provision of the Constitution, and that the
committee be empowered to send for pr
sons and papers.
| Mr.. LOvcjoy demanded vote on the
passing of the resolution.
Some objections were made.
Mr. Houston moved for Il call of the
House.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
ways and means, reported hill tor the
support OF the Indian. department, for full
filling treaties and stipuIationS, with GER
tain Indians in Oregon and Washington
Territory, and for the construction, pres
eivntion and repair of certain furtiiic;i-
tionS. Referred to the committee OF tine
whole on the Union.
Mr.. Pryor announced the death of Vim.
| o. Goodc, whose successor he is. He ell
| logi2ed the private and political character
of the deceased.
Messrs. Mills and ValiandigE0m culogi-
zed the deceased.
The usual resolutions of respect WIRE
adopted. Adjourned.
SEXATE.-A bill fnI the relief of the
| widow OF Capt BcarcHblcs, OF Cal. was
taken up and passed.
Mr. Pugh made several adverse reports
upon the application for bounty lands.
Mr.. Fitch reported a resolution from the
the committee on printing; for Withholding
the binding OF Senate documents from the
The person with whom the contract was
made, until the committee could examine
whether the contract with the Secretary of
the Senate was made in pursuance of the
law. The resolution lies over.
Mr.. Rice introduced II resolution that
the committee on Post Offices aId post
roads inquire into the expectancy of Il re-
vision Of the postal laws. Passed.
y joint resolution was received from the
House, nppropriatng $4,000 for the i'll
auguration Of the statue of Washington.
On motion of Mr. Hammond it WAS TIA
ken up.
AEr. PugIi moved to strike out ten and
insert three.
Mr. Hamilton thought the sum small
II tim iOtnutinO Df ffII ROM
mittec to entertain the troops while here,
il they came.
Mr.. Pugh withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Hale asked for the eyes and nays.
Thcrcsolution was passed.
\ resolution from the House on joint
rules for the two Houses, was agreed to.
Mr. Browns resolution was taken up.
Mr.. Clark said he should speak on the
fourth resolution. lie called attention 10
the speech of Mr.. Breckenridge, who said
it is the aim of every good citizan to keep
the slavery question out of Congress,
where it only did harm. No Southern
Senator or Representative attempted to ie-
gislate upon it. He read the extract, not
to blame the Senator Introducing the rcsO-
luton, but to call the attention to the
modern history of the slavery agitation
since 1850. What has been done i'll 1852?
The Democrats resolved it should be kept
ont OF Congress-; hut in 1851 that party
commenced an agitation. In 1894 the
same party resolved again that there
should be no more slavery agitation i'll
Congress; but III 1857 they brought in the
LccomptOn Constitution. Aud 80 they ng-
itate year after year and resolve that they
will not.
The resolution says they have the right
to go into Il territory with slaves and be
protected. The doctrine is ularmihg.-
Next slavery will claim protection in the
States against the will of the people. 1t
will claim protection in the old States uli-
der the Constitution, and the time may
come when tue Senator from Georgia may,
in his own words, call the roll of his
slaves on Bunker Hill.
Mr. Toombs wanted TO know his author
ity.
Mr. Clark could not tell where he had
seen it.
Mr.. Toombs said lie might have seen it
contradicted. 1t had beeu coutradictcd in
New England and \. y. That seems to be
the policy of his party.
Mr. Clark denied that he had ever seen
this contradiction, and could not tell where
lie saw the remark.
Mr. Toombs-You might have seen it in
the n. Y. Tribune, which is the general re-
ccptaclc Of all fnlsehoods.
Mr. Clark was very glad TO hear a con-
tradictiun from the Senator. When the
Constitution was formed Virginia did
not recognize the doctrine that slavery
ennobled races. He did not recog-
nize the doctrine of sQuatter sovereignty.
Congress repealed the doctrine OF free
territory for 90 years. yet it is now claimed
that the constitution carries slavery into
the territories and protects it. On the "c-
QUESTION Of Southern territory slavery WAS
admitted by special proyiso on the suppo-
sition that the constitution would exclude
it otherwise. Except in few cases there
was no proviso, hut nobody claimed TINT
the constitution protected it. He warned