Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-20
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THIRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, Jan. 70.
SENATE

MT. DOUGLAS called up his resolution H.
structng the Judiciary Committee to bring in
a bill tor the better suppression Of invasion,
Sc, and it was made the special order for
Monday at Il O'Clock p. M.
Mr. Ten EYCK presented the petition of
Charles S. Olden, Governor of New Jersey.
and ll9 Others in favor of the passage OF the
Homestead bill.
MIR. MASON called attention to the fact that
on previous occasions, when the organization
OF the House was delayed, the Senate did no
business but receive credentials, refer bills,
memorials, resolutions, sc. No legislation was
accomplished, but merely initiatory steps ia
ken. lie read the opinions of Benton, Crit
tenden, and others i'll 1889, to show that they
were opposed to the transaction of business i'll
the Senate, while the House was unorganized.
lie was therefore opposed to the motion made
to refer certain private bill to the Committee
on Private Land Claims, and moved to lay it
on the table, to test the question.
MIR. BAYARD saw no evil to result from the
introduction OF bills and their reference to the
appropriate committees. 1t was mere ques-
ton Of eXpedency.
Mr.. MALLORY was opposed to the Senate act
ing as it might be regarded by the other House
as an attempt to expedite its organization. He
would apply to that body no outside pressure
there were at last three notable occasions on
which the Senate refrained from doing bust
ness before the House organized. Vice Presi
dent Fillmore ruled in lo49 that the Senate
could not act. There were large number of
contested seats in the House, and it could not
be told that all might not be contested.
Mr.. FEssENDEN did not like the idea of sitting
week after week doing nothing He could not
see torae of the argument of the Senator from
Florida that tmight be regarded by the House
as pressure upon it to induce it to organize
that he rather thought was an argument in IA
vor of action here. He did not think the pre-
cedents quoted should govern the Senate.
They were not based on constitutional ground.
He intimated that such action proceeded from
a desire to avoid work and to adjourn over.
The President evidently regarded that there
was Congress as he had sent in his annual
message. He argued that the Senate could do
its share of the business.
Mr.. HALE suggested that the Senate had
better take up Mr.. Bayard's resolution and
pass ON that instead OF voting on the motion
to lay it on the table.
Mr.. MASON withdrew his motion to lay the
resolution on the table.
Mr.. BAYARD's resolution to take no final
action on any bill until notice of the organiza-
ton of the House was received, was taken
up.
Mr. MASON moved to lay the resolution on
the table,-as it did not cover the whole
ground. II bill could be read a third time
he was opposed to any action whatever till the
House organized.
Mr.. BAYARD sustained his resolution, he
thought they could initiate measures, and then
stop short OF final action. Further discussion
ensued, in which Messrs. FOSTER HUNTER
FEssENDEN, CoLLAMER, and others participant
ed.
On motion of Mr.. TooMBs, it was ordered
that when the Senate adjourned, it should
stand adjourned till Monday,
Mr.. TRUMBULL moved to amend Mr.. Bay
ards resolution by declaring that until the
House organize, the Senate have no constitu-
tional right to transact legislative business.
Mr.. MASON offered a substitute, that until,
by communication received from the House
the Senate is informed of the organization the
Senate is not competent to proceed to legisla-
lative business.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that was satisfactory to
him, and withdrew his amendment
Mr.. HALE moved to strike out the words
Communication from the House" so that the
resolution would read, that until informed of
the organization of the House, this Senate is
not competent to do business. After great
many suggestions, the whole subject was laid
on the table.
Mr.. BINGHAM now moved to refer his bill to
the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr.. MASON raised point of order, that it
was not competent TO make a reference until
the House organized.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN commended it was not a
competent point for the Chair to decide.
The Chair submitted the question to the de-
cision of the Senate, and the point of order
was overruled-yeas As, nays 7. Those vot-
ing in the negative were Messrs. Clay, Hale,
Hamlin, johnson of Tennessee, Mallory, Ma
son, and Yulee. The bill was then referred
On motion of Mr.. FIrcH, $500 extra copies
of the Treasury report were ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. WADE presented petition that the sol.
diers of 1852 be put on the pension roll
Mr.. KING offered resolution appointing a
select committee to investigate whether S14,-
900 or any other sum has been paid out of the
public printing appropriation, on the printing of
the Executive Department to the support of
newspapers, and especially the Washington
Constitution and the Pennsylvania, and
Argus, and whether any contract has been
made at any time by Mr. Bowman with the
former printer of the Senate and Executive
Department, by which he was to receive $20,-
OOO, and also whether any cabinet officer or
member of the government was priyy to the
arrangement, and what reduction can be made
In the price of the public printing. The reso-
luton was laid over. Adjourned till Monday
HOUSE.
Or. HtNDMAN of Arkansas said the people
would single out those who are responsible for
non-organization he was ready for the trial
FFhe Democratic party had nothing to dread
DThe Republicans. were responsible for this
state of things. Ia put in nomination
one who hadapl Apded the circulation
of a book cd lille instruction and
bloodshed, the We been no prolong-
ed opposition IN ection. The Republi-
cans were sectioi1afp party, which had its sup
port only in the northern states, and sprung
from fostering prejudces and malignity, by
which it is kept alive. He proceeded to show
by recent occurrences the degree of blindness
and fanatcism which move northern men to
look about for imaginary evils, while terrible
wrongs lie at their own doors. He referred to
the proceedings OF the spinners of the Penn
berton Mills, in which they complain of ty IRA
ny and slavery worse than that of the African,
and of obscenity on the part of the overseers
of the corporation towards the female opera
tives. He stated in reply to Mr.. Gooch that
these proceedings were published in the New
York Herald of Saturday last
Mr.. GooCH said as the letter prefacing the
resolutions was dated Pennington, New
Hampshire, it must have been written by
some dismissed operatives who had returned
to New Hampshire, and thence wrote to the
Herald
Mr. HINDMAN said the proceedings took
place in February last, and the letter bears
date of 10Th of January, and is from former
employee Of the corporation, Horace z. Gould.
Mr.. GoocH replied that was precisely as
he thought. The letter wBs dated Farming
ton, n H., from man who was dismissed
from the enploy of the corporation, and whose
testimony under the circumstances was not on
titled to crediblity anywhere. His opinion