Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-12
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THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
NJ
SENATE.


Mr.. HALE introduced bill for the relief of
Arthur Edwards and associates. Read twice
and referred.
Mr.. HALE moved that when the Senate ad-
journ it be till Monday Carried.
Mr.. HUNTER moved to take up the defiCien-
cy bill. Had not the Senate agreed to adjourn
over he would have been content to consider
the deficiency bill to morrow
Mr.. lvERsON spoke of the small number of
days devoted to the private calendar the pres
ent session.
Mr.. HUNTER suggested that the motion TO
adjourn over be reconSidered, and that the
Senate consider the deficiency bill to NOR
row.
Mr. LATHAM moved reconsideration ac.
cordingly
Mr.. HAMLIN remarked that Congress has
been IN session several months, and little has
been done yet, We arc all anxious to get
home some time before the constitutional COM
mencement OF the next session, but he
himself did not want to go until all business
was disposed of.
Mr. HALE did rot think three weeks had
been entirely lost, There had been great
deal of good done by adjourning over the pro
ceedingS at Charleston. 1t ill becomes rcpub-
licans to complain of what has been done.
We disposed of the wing party some time ago,
and nothing is now left us but fragments OF the
democratic party to fight against, and they
went to Charleston and delivered speeches
containing sound republican doctrines, where
the republicans could not have been permitted
to 60 Now the democratic party is broken to
pieces, but there was to be attempt to unite it
together again, with Spading's glue laugh
teri, and make it stick. There had been a
great deal OF good done, but men doing it did
not know what they were about. Sampson,
when he overthrow the temples of the Phills-
tines, was bind and did not see what a ire
mendouS piece of work he was doing So
these democrats were blind instruments in the
hands of Providence, to work out good re-
suits.
Mr.. TooMBs thought not more than five in
a hundred private bills could be maintained
on any kind of principle. By general consent
the motion to reconsider was Withdrawn, and
the deficiency bill taken up aud passed
The Senate went into executive session, and
afterwlrd adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The House passed the Senate bill providing
for carrying out the StipuatiOns of the conven.
ton with Paraguay.
Mr.. GROW reported bill for the temporary
government of Idaho, and moved it be re-
committed.
Mr.. THAYER moved to table it.
Mr.. GROW disputed his right to make the
motion when he had the floor, and the speaker
sustained Mr., Grow, who explained the five
territorial bills which the territorial committee
had decided to report, and urged them upon
the House.
After some debate, Mr.. KELLOGG offered an
Observation-Disclosures the people Of organized
territories to elect their own officers.
Mr. THAYER moved to table the Idaho bill.
Carried, 120 against 70.
Mr.. Grow reported a bill to provide tenn
porary government for Nevada.
Mr.. CLARK of Missouri moved to strike out
the antl-siavery clause, and insert one OF Il
different character.
Mr.. Grow accepted an amendment from
Mr.. Kellogg, similar to his former one.
On motion of Mr.. HoUsToN the bill was ia
bled-93 against "a.
Mr.. GROW reported bills to provide tempo
rary governments for Arizona, Dacotah, and
Chippewa, which were also tabled.
Debates followed on the question of the
right of the South to carry their slaves into
territories.
Mr.. THAYER was against organizing gov
eminent where there were not three hundred
white men. He contended that all govern
mentS derive their powers from the consent of
the governed, as set forth in the declaration
of independence. His colleague, (Goochl
wanted to lend helping hand to politicians
The people have the right and power to gov
ern themselves, and therefore should be lett
alone, and his colleague or anybody else
should be prevented from interfering with
them.
Mr.. GooCH explained his views as to Iegis-
lati0n for the territories.
Mr.. THAYER resumed, occasionally exciting
intense laughter by his replies to his colleague.
He wished, he said, to remove slavery conlen-
ton from Congress, and denounced Congress.
siOnal interference as humbug. On his mo-
ton, the Chippewa territorial bill was tabled.
A communication was received from the
commandant of the Washington Navy Yard,
inviting members of the House to witness, Oh
Monday, the reception of the Japanese En-
bassy.
Mr.. COLLAR trusted that business would not
be interrupted by adjourning over merely to
witness the landing OF an embassy.
Mr.. BRANCH regarded it as great event in
the commercial, il not political, history Of the
country, and hence thought the day should be
properly observed.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE of Illinois said they could
i'll afford to lose the time. He wanted to get
up the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. NORRIS of Pennsylvania said the recep,
ton would be most interesting, and it was due
that the legislative should unite with the exec.
utive branch of the government to do honor to
the embassy who have given our country pref
erenCs for a visit.
Mr.. Cox was opposed to this expensive ia
panese humbug.
Pending the question to accept the invita-
ton the House adjourned.