The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-02-23
WASHINGTON Feb 81

received from the department.
Mr.. Seward intro iuceI bill for the ad-
mission of Kansas Into The Union. Ii was
made the special order for Wednesday of
next week.
Mr.. Mason gave notice th,t on Monday
lie would move to 20 into executive Session
and continue therein until certain matter
was disposed of.
Mr.. d 'olt'le presented memorial from
the legislature OF Wisconsin,. in regard TO
the M-nominee Indians. The memorial
says these Indians have been shamefaly
imposed upon and reduced 10 desii,x,om
asks The passage Of law TO protect them.
Mr.. Haun offered \ resolution that the
committee on public lands inquire iuto the
expediency of making a survey of the sill
yer and other mines OH the eastern slope
Of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Adopt.
ed
He also offered a resolution that the com
mittee on military affairs inquire into the
expediency Of granting the proceeds of The
new Almaden quicksilver mines of Cali
fornia towards building railroad from the
Pacific.
Mr.. Wade introduced several petitions
for the importation of foreign irons.
Mr.. Hahn also gave notice of bill 10
appoint All agent To take care Of the Alma
den quicksilver mines. He made some
remarks showing that the Pacific railroad
could be built out of the proceeds Of these
mines without taking dollar from the
public treasury.
Mr.. Mason, from the Harper's Ferry
committee which voted a resolution that
the sergeant alarms be instructed TO
bring Thaddsus Hyatt, of New York, be-
fore The bar Of the senate TO answer for
contempt for refusing to come here and
testify before the committee.
Mr.. Hale said this was dangerous pre-
cedent. There was no warrant fU' II in
the constitution. Powers not expressly
delegated to the federal government were
reserved TO the states. This power could
only be exercised by a latitudnarian con.
stIUctien of the constitution. He should
ask the yeas and nays on the passage Of
the resolution.
Mr.. Pug. SAID he had arrived at the
conclusion that the senate has no power
to summon any witness from beyond the
dist rct of Columbia.
Mr.. Collamer though The senate had the
s me power "a a court to compel the at
tenie zee of witnesses.
Mr. Hale said he must differ from the
gentleman from Vermont He seemed to
think they had all the power possessed by
the British parliament. Ours was a gov
eminent of united powers. The senate
could not sill as a Court with plenary pow
ers.
The resolution was adopted by yeas. 43;
NAYS IL.
Tn nays were Messrs Bingham. Caes-
nut. Clark. Durkee Hale. Hamlin. Push
Summers, Toombs. Wade, Wilkinson and
Wilson
Mr. Seward vo:ed in the affirmative
Mr.. Hale introduced resolution asking
the president To communicate whe' her
Peru had complied with her treaiy stipula-
lions with hi. country. and what measures
we're adopted To inforc" them. Adopted.
Mr. BIGGER introduced resolution in
strucIins the commilree on naval affairs TO
inquire into The expediency Of having the
nominations of the captains AMI lieutenan.s
Of the navy sent to tie senate for "onir-
nation aud increasing the pay of the same.
Adopted.
HoUsE.-On motion Of Mr. Grow. the
select committee on printing. engraving.
and binding was authorized TO employ
clerk
On motion Of Mr.. Washburne, Of Maine.
the elected Of printer was postponed ill
Thursday, by tour majority.
The house weRt into committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union.
EE A destructive FIRE occurred at Lii
ma. Ind. recently. Two large hotels, and
several other buildings. were consumed.
EE Out of German population O:
SO. 600 in the state Of Wisconsin. not a
single individual from "faderland' is con-
fined in the penitentiary. They are among
The most industrious and law abiding peo-
pie there, as well as in other pieces.