The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-04
PROCEEDINGS ON thin RTY.SIyTH CONGRESS
SENATE,

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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 3.-Mr BROWN
from the Committee on the District of Columbia
reported favorably the House bill to incorporate
the United States Agricultural Society, and the bill
to amend the act entitled can act to establish a
Criminal Court in the District of Columbia" He
reported adversely on the bill to prevent malicious
mischief, and protect property in the District of
Columbia, and the bill to reimburse the corpora
tion of Georgetown, d. c., sum of money ad-
vanced towards the construction of the Little Falls
bridge.--Mr. GREEN, from the Commit
tee on Territories, reported bills to provide tenn
pora% governments for the territories of Arizona
and Colorado. He also submitted an amendment
to the House bill inviting proposals for carrying
the entire mail between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, which was received informally and ordered
to be printed He also introduced preamble and
resolution concerning the First Comptroller of the
Treasury, and moved its reference to select
committee. MIR. TRUMBULL thought it should
go to the Judiciary Committee. e.-0bec-
tion being made to the second reading of
the joint resolution to-day, it was laid over
This joint resolution is to the effect that whereas
the Congress of the United States authorized the
First Comptroller of the Treasury to adjust the
damages due to Edward H. Carmick and Albert c.
Ramsey on account of the abrogation by the Post
master-General of their contract for CARRYING the
mail certain routes, and Mr.. Medill, instead of
executing the law, undertook to affirm and decide
that said contract was never abrogated, thereby
intending to defeat the clearly expressed will of
Congress and set at defiance the decision of his
predecessor, and in so doing has assumed the pre-
rogative of nullifying the will and opinion of Con-
gress, by them solemnly declared, and has practi-
cally refused to obey the order of Congress;
therefore said William Medil First Comptroller of
the Treasury, has justly incurred tue dsapproba-
ton OF Congress- and that, in the judgment of
Congress, the conduct of said VIM. Medil makes it
improper, that he should longer remain First
ComptroIler of the Treasury.-On motion of Mr..
FlIZPATRlCk, q resolution was adopted. in
structng the Committee on Judiciary to inGure into
the eXpediency ofncreasing the compensation of the
Judge of the District Court of the State Alabama
Also, resolution instructing the Committee on
Military Affairs to inquire into the proprietv of
providing for the payment of the claim of David
Waldo for damages sustained by him on account
OF the non-fuilment on the part of the Govern
ment of a contract made with him by the War De-
partment on the 25th of May, 1S50.---Mr. MASON,
from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
bill to defray the expenses of the reception of the
japanese Embassy, the money to be expended
under the direction of the Secretary of State;
which was read and passed to second reading
BILLS were passed, concerning appeals and writs
OF error and to supply vacancies in certain offices;
also, the bill to organize a commission to carry
INTO execution the treaty with Paraguay, for the
investigation of the claims of the Rhode Island
Company.-The Indian Appropriation bill was
taken up, and the amendments reported by the
Committee on Finance were agreed to- Thev add
about half million of dollars to the bill 5000 900
for the orphan children of the Creek Indians and
the principal part of the remainder for the Indian
service in Utah and Washington Territories, and
Oregon. On motion by Mr.. SEBASTIAN, the
bill was then postponed until Thursday next,
IN order that the Committee on Indian Affairs
might have time,to prepare some amendments
The Homestead bill was taken up. After some
discussion on questions of order respecting the
Senate and the House bill, on motion by Mr..
WADE, the Senate bill was laid on. the table and
the House bill was taken up. The whole question
is, however, before the Senate, as the House bill
was reported with amendment to strike out all
after the enacting clause and insert the Senate bill
as ubstitute.-Mr... FITCH moved to amend the
bill by inserting proviso that the alternate quar-
ter sections reserved by the government shall not
be sold for less than double the regular price,
Mr.. WILKINSON made speech in favor of the
House bill, contrasting its provisions with those
of the Senate bill.-Mr. PUGH obtained the
floor, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
to suppress pOlygamy in Utah.-Mr. McCLER-
NAND proceeded to sustain his assertion made YES
terday, that there no instance in which Con
gress had enacted special penal code to operate in
the organized Territories. The act of 1870 was
gen era in its application, and extended to treason
and other offences against the United States. Con
gress, by erecting Territorial government, had
delegated certain powers, so that criminals became
amenable to the local laws He admitted that no.
lygamy was great evil, nuisance in the eyes of
Christendom, and deserves to be extirpated but as
the execution of this proposed law is left to the
Mormons themselves, did any man believe that
Mormon who has plurality of wives would enforce
it against his neighbOr who has as many more? He
proposed aremedy for the evil to divide the terri
tory of Utah between Pixies Peak and Nevada.--
Mr.. CLARK, of Missouri, said in his opinion this
would be the best possible way to dispose OF the
question. The. Mormons, by this means, can be
made subservient to the moral virtue and local au-
thority. His information was that the population
of Pixies Peak would be largely increased during
the coming summer.-Mr. PARR0TT remarked
that Pixies Peak is legally part of Kansas The
population at one time high as fifty
thousand, never less than ten thousand He was
satisfied the population would be increased fifteen
thousand during the coming season. He did not want
Pixies Peak to be cut off from Kansas before the
latter shall be admitted into the Union.-Mr
LAMAR had no doubt of the right of Congress- To
suppress felony of all kinds in the territories Ii
had been asked, if polygamy be suppressed may
not the Republicans seize upon this as pretext to
suppress slavery? The cry of Humanity, Order
Labor and Squatter Sovereignty, are all contriv-
ances made to play their subtle parts in the great
drama against the South. There was no other
way to meet the pending question but by looking
1t IN the lace, and cOndemning it its merits The
South must look to herself for her own protection
He argued in opposition to the views of Messrs
Etheridge and McClernand that there is nothing in
the practice and history of legislation over the
national territories, which forbids the exercise of
the power in question. The right of Congress to
leglslate over the territories, to revise their
legislation, to reverse it, to amend the organic
law, to repeal their acts, and punish offences within
the Territories, has been asserted from the founda
tion OF the Government to the present day. He
preferred that the Government should buv out the
possessions of the Mormons, and thus get rid of
then:-Mr. NOEL opposed the bill for the rea-
son that Congf ess ought not to interfere in the
manner proposed, while the organic act exists, and
by which the power to make local laws is delegated
to the egislative-assemby. There has already
been spent twenty millions of dollars to preserve
peace in Uts' Ifthis bill pass, it would be better
to make an appropriation of fifty millions to in
crease our army, for the troubles will be renewed
There was no necessity for passing a direct law
which would be impracticable. Let the power Of
the people of Utah to legislate be withdrawn and
transferred to some other legal body which will not
exercise it so as to disgust the moral sense of the
community OLIN spoke in favor of the
it.-Mr. FARNSWORTH, having asked question
OF Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, who answered it, quoted
the remark OF John Wesley, that "slaverv is the
sum of all villainies. ."-Mr. JENKINS asked
Mr.. Farnsworth whether he believed so.-
Mr.. FARNSWORTH replied that he was some
what OF the opinion of Mr.. Wesley.-Mr. JEN-
hlNS-Then you declare lie.-Mr. FARMS
WORTH am not in the habit of descending to
cesspools to throw dirt with backguards. TSensa-
on.l--Mr. JENKINS lin his at)-I can't re-
posed the bill because it proposed to reverse the
whole policy of the Government. He warned the
slave protectonists of the South to be careful how
they act in this matter, for there but one step
more to be taken to affect the slave Interest,"
Mr.. THAYER, of Massachusetts, opposed the biI
as not calculated to effect the purpose designed
He believed the solution of this question easy and
peaceful. He was happy in the belief that the
gold mines of Pixies Peak and the silver
mines of Nevada would solve the aues-
ton. He therefore proposed that Utah
Territory be divided between the two.-Mr.
KEITT made speech against the BILL on the
ground OF its unconstitutionality. Congress could
not pass an act of penal character to extend into
the organized Territories. He wanted, besides to
be satisfied that polygamy exists in Utah.-Sev-
eral gentlemen said there no doubt of the fact;
but this did not satisfy Mr.. Keitt. He had not
concluded when he gave way for adjournment,
which prevailed.
The LATE EXPLOSION AT HYDE PARK (PA.)
MINEs.-The Pttston Gazette has the subioined
tod .