Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
xxxvI ooNGREss-Frasr ss.slos

man To protect the equestrian statue
Washington. He stated that there WI
1000 remaining OF the amount Apr
priated for the inauguration ceremonie
vnd IL was desirable AID necessary to ca
pIoy watchmen till Congress shall mai
arrangements for protecting the grounds
Mr.. Crawford objected. You will nd
be happy until this money Is spent
(Lsughier There IL not man on 'h
Continent who would interfere with lh
statue. or do IL harm.
A voice-That's so.
Mr.. Elliott asked asked leave TO intro
duce resolution requesting the Presiden
TO commun cate to The house the iniurma
ton recently received respecting the Chi
nese Coo lie Trade.
Mr. johnson objected.
The House resumed the consideration o
private bills.
The House went into committee OF TIL
whole
Mr.. Trimble briefly advocated the pro
lection Of domestic manufactures
Adjourned
WASHINGTON, May 7.
Mr.. Burlingame, from the committee OF
foreign affairs. reported bill authorizing
the President to appoint fell Minister to
Sardinia. with a salary Of SI2 900 PEI an
nun. Passed without debate
Mr.. Grow desired to postpone Territorial
business, which was the special order oil
ta-day, until Thursday or Friday. The
reason was that some Of his political friends
desirs d, at the close of the week, 10 go 10
the Chicago Convention, who did not care
so much to be on record in Territorial
business as on the tariff question, which
will be the next important subject of con
sideration.
Mr.. Houston was not willing 10 vote on
the tariff till after the Chicago Convention.
Mr. Phelps suggested that the tariff ques
tion might be postponed. and the House
could proceed 10 the consideration of post
Office and other appropriation bills.
Mr. Grow said he last week moved to
postpone Territorial business till this week
because gentlemen on the Democratic side
were absent at Charleston. Members who
desire to go to Chicago should. as matter
Of courtesy. be similarly accommodated.
Mr.. aer... Of Illinois gave notice that
when the Territorial bills came up he
would move an amendment, giving power
20 the people of organized Territories to
slect all their own officers.
Mr. CLARK, Of Missouri. expressed his
willingness to grant the indulgence.
Mr.. Grows motion prevailed by large
majority.
Mr.. Botelcr voted no, saying that the
Union Convention would meet on Wednes-
lay, which seemed to have been ignored by
both the Democratic and Republican par
lies.
Mr. Crow thought you'd get through
N day.
Mr. Boteller-I think I can assure you
hat il will be harmonious Convention.
A resolution offered by Sherman, that
lebste on the tariff bill shall close to NOR.
-o~ at O'Clock. was adopted.
Mr.. Sherman then spoke on the tariff |
question. He said the act of 1857 was
crude and i'll digested. ought never to have
bean passed. Three years ago. when it
vent into effect. there was s surplus of
BIT 600, 900 in the Treasury, while now
he country is upward of SOS ,0OO,0 in
debt
He appealed to facts and figures to show :
hat ordinary receipts are far below expec.
.ations of the government. snd pointed to
several sources of expenditure where large
could be made in appropria
ions; but he had very Iittlo hopes Of mate
'ial reductions while party spirit and sec.
ioualisn were rampant in the land. nor
vas anything in the way Of revenue in fu.
ure to be expected from public land
He advocated the passage of the pend
ng bill which would yield from 60 20 65
Millions per annum. affordipg at the same
inc reasonable protection to all sections
Il country.
Messrs. Swarbe and Grow also spoke in
avor of the bill
Adjourned
SENATE.-The galleries are crowded 4
A large number of ladies are present.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution 10 ad-
nit Governors of States to the privileges
If the foor-yeferred to Library commit
ee.
The private bill for The relief of Gen
Crimson. was passed.
Mr.. Anthony presented a remonstrance
Il the pasentees for mechanics against ,
ueh alteration Of the Patent laws as shall /
axe from applicants right of appeal from
he decision Of the Commissioners.
Mr.. Davis spoke 10 favor Of his resolu
ions which he sai were Ii tie more than +
mere announcement of principles Of the
Our present difficulties he 4
were the same which the found 7
r. Of the government had to encounter; be 4
you'd not however argue about natural il I
Iereut rights. but would plant himself on /
he Con stitgtion, which all have sworn to
upport: that Constitution is the law of
very American. and 10 question outside
orms of law and order is contained in it
One great source OF our difficulties, he /
ontended is the theory that our govern
nent is a government Of one people in
teaa Of compact between separate SOW
igns, the desire Of separate and indepen
lent communities. brought about the early 1
e.tLement of this continent. The Decla- /
.iiee Of Independence was not for colo 4
lies united, but for each colony separate, 4
md the Constitution was not for people 7
N masse, but for States severally.
Mr. Davis sustained these propositions /
BY various historical illustrations, and +
.issed this brasch of the subject by con
ending that States could at any time,
yhep deemed necessary, resume powers I