Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-20

COngross-xxxvI.h Session
WAsHiSoroS, Jan. ~.
HOUSE.

wAsHiSorOS, Jan. H.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hiudman made a speech accusing
the Republicans Of the responsibility Of the
nor, reorganization Of the House. II they had
put In nomination one who had not sndorsi
cd the circulation Of a book oOunselling RAJ
pine, insurrection and b~loodshed, there
would have been no prolonged opposition 10
bic election, or an a~llusion to the white
slavee OF the Northern factories.
A debate ensued him and Gooch, Of Mas
sachusetts, without %elioiting any points Of
interest
Mr.. HiDdman said John Brown was a tool
Of the Republicans, aud no Republican
could skulk the responsibility. Public
opinion would gibbet them as e~feotually as
the hemp that stranglcd John Brown, and
was already around their neoks. Mr.. Hiok.
man could march his Northerners 10 the
South, tho Northerners would be WELDON ed
10 hospitable graves. The. black mantle Of
Republicanism covered both Sherman and
Helper. IL was an insult 10 the House to
insist on Mr.. Sherman for Speaker. The
Democratic should unto on one OF their own
party, and vote for him to tho end Of the
contest whether il ended 10 morrow or the
9Th Of March, 1851.
After seine proceedings Of no particular
interest, MIR. Leak caused an article from
the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer 10 DO read,
and denied that no had ever said on this
floor that the election Of Sherman wac just
cause for the dissolution Of the Union. He
thought il the initiatory step, and If II were
followed by the election Of MIR. Seward for
President II would be a cassus belli. He
denied the truth Of tho Courier's assertion
that they wanted TO reduce the 6,000,0 600 Of
whites at tho South TO slavery.
Mr.. Pottle referred to the recent Garrison
convention at Utica, and lis resolutions, and
said that the N. Y. Herald was . safe me-
dium for communicating abolition utterances
TO the South. Mr.. p. advises the abolition.
lets 10 patroniEe the Herald. lie regretted
that these proceedings should have been
scattered over the country.
Mr.. Colfax brought out the fact, which
was acknowledged by several Southern
Democrats, that they have signed a paper
p~ledging themselves to resist by oil parlia.
mentary stratagem, q vote on the plurality
rule.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
SENArE.-Mr. Douglass resolution in-
structing the Judiciary Committee TO report
q bill for the better suppression Of invasion,
&c, was especially assigned for 100 2. M,
Monday next.
A debate of some length took place on the
point whether the Senate had q right 10
transact any business until the House organ.
lies. The Senate finally, by a vote Of 40 70
I, overruled a point of order to that effect,
and referred a private bill on which the
debate had sprung up, to the Committee on
Private Land Claims.
Five thousand five hundred and fifty ex~
ira copies Of the Treasury report were Or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. King offered a resolution proposing u
select committee to investigate whether any
portion Of the public printing appropriation
has been applied to the support Of newspA-
pers; especially the Constitution, Pennsyl-
vanian and Argus, and as to the contract
said to have been made by Mr.. Bowman, by
which he was to receive $4,000 per year,
also, whether any member Of the Govern
ment was privy to it, and also, what reduce
ton can be made in the price of the public
printing. The resolution lies over.
Adjourned till Monday.