Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-03-08
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Congress -xxxvI,h Session
First sestion


MAsHiN0rON, March g.
HousR-Mr Thayer, FROM the Committee
on Public Lands, reports back Mr. Morrill,
Agricultural College Bill with recoms
mendati0n that Il do not pass.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the consideration
be postponed till the third Tuesday in
April
Mr.. Branch moved II be referred to the
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of the
Union.
Mr.. Morrill, repeated that Il was not his
pervious question, but to give fair oppor-
tunity for discussion.
Mr.. Branch said that recent proceedings
show that majority OF the House are in
favor Of the Homestead Bill. lf this should
become a law, where would tho lands come
from for the building up OF the proposed
Agricultural Colleges in the several States?
Mr.. Crawford moved to lay the bill on the
table. Negaiiyed-72 against l06 The bill
was postponed till the third Tuesday in
April
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, with but
few members present
Mr.. VanwicE in his speech said he bad
never deserted the principles Of the Democ-
racy early taught bin, but the Democrats
OF the present doy devote their power TO
the perpotuation and extension OF human
servitude, while the principles the Republ-
cans advocate are those heretofore declared
by the Democrats, and maintained by the
fathers Of the Republic and the trainers of
tle Constitution.
In the course Of his remarks he said that
Southerners talked about burning witches in
New England, forgetting thas slaves are
burnt at the stake at the South.
Mr. Davis, Of Mississippi, rose exctedly,
and was understood to say that assertion
was falae.
Mr.. Gartrell made the point Of order that
no member of the House had right to libel
the people Of any section, and then deny
the opportunity 10 Representatives to reply
lie pronounced the assertion Of Mr.. Van
wick false and unfounded.
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi. wanted to know
If Mr.. NAnwick was disposed to test South
ern courage by going out Of the District of
Columbia.
Mr. Vanwick was not to be interfered
with by bluster Of that kind Gentlemen
should recollect that for eight weeks libel
after libel was cast upon Republicans here.
Mr. Davis-We charged you truthluly
Much excitement now existed
The Chairman pro TEN. (Mr Washburne,
of Illinois requested the gentlemen not to
violate the rules of the House.
MI Percy, in an anti-slavery speech,
maintained that the Tree States have kept
good faith with the South, while the latter
had not been true to the North. Threats
had been made of secession in the event of
the election Of q Republican President
The North would accept that issue If the
Union could not stand the election of such
q man, then let it slide
SRNATE-Mr Seward presented petition
Of the citizens Of Brooklyn IN favor Of the
Honest, al Bill He also presented tho po-
tition of five hundred citizens Of Berks and
Bucks counties, Pennsylvania, asking for
protection on coal iron.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a resolution in ,
sstrucling the Judiciary Committee to in.
quire into the e1pedieney of appointing a
commission to revise and arrange in proper
form tho statutes of the United States
The bill .making appropriations to carry
into effect ihe treaty stipulations with the
Indians OF Washington aud Oregon, was
reported from the Finance Committee and
passed.