The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-20
PROCEEDINGS ON THE THIRTY,SIXTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-0n motion of Mr. Dor
GLAs, the resolution which he submitted several
DAYS since, nstructing the Committee on the Ju-
dietary to report bill to protect the inhabitants of
the several States and Territories from invasion
by the inhabitants of any other State or Territory
was taken up and made the special order for Mon
day next, at halfpast one o'clock, when Mr.
Douglas desired to address the Senate on that sub
iect.
Mr. BINGHAM introduced a private bill, and
moved Its reference to the appropriate commit
tee.
Mr.. MASON read statement which had been pre-
pared in the office of the Secretary of the Senate
showing the action of that BODY on previous oc-
casions, when the House remained unorganized for
considerable time. The business transacted by
the Senate on these occasions was limited to the
presentation of credentials, submitting resolutions
withdrawal OF papers, the appointment of commit
tees, presentation of memorials and Executive bus
ness NO bills were introduced, nor were any re-
ports made from committees of the Senate nrior to
the organization of the House. He thourht this
proper opportunity to test the question: and there
fore moved to lay the bill on the table, on which
motion he asked the yeas and nays.
Mr.. BAYARD desired to speak on the ouestion
and
Mr.. MASON withdrew his motion. A debate en-
sued, IL which the arguments presented Yesterday
on both sides were repeated and elaborated, and
winch was participated in by Messrs Bayard, NAL
lory, Fessenden, and others.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Bavard
was then taken up,and after long discussion laid on
the table.
The question of order raised by Mr.. Mason was
finally decided, that bill should be referred.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
MIR. hINDMAN said the people would single ont
those who are responsible for the non organiza
ton OF the House. He was ready for the trial
The Democratic party had nothing to dread. The
Republicans were responsible for this state of
Things III they had put in nomination one who
had not recommended the circulation of a book
counselling rapine, insurrection and bloodshed
mere mere would nave been no prolonged opposition to
MS election. The Republican a sectional par
ty having its support only in the Northern States
and 1t sprung out of fostering preudces and malig
nlty, by which 1t is kept alive. He proceeded to
snow, by recent occurrences, the degree of blind
ness and fanatlcism which moves Northern men to
look abroad in quest of imaginary evils while
wrongs lie at their own doors, and referred to the
proceedings OF the spinners of the Pembe Mills
IN when they complain of Tyranny and slavery
worse than that OF the Arican and of obscenity on
the part OF the oVerseers Of the corporation to-.
wards female operatives. He stated, in reply to
Mr. Gooch, that these proceeding were published in
the New Y ork Herald, in February last
Mr.. GooCH said that as the letter producing the
resolutions referred to, was dated at Farminpton
New Hampshire, it must have been written by
some dismissed operative who had returned TO
New Hampshire and thence wrote to the Herald.
MT GooCH, after further proceedings, said that
the letter to which Mr.. Hindman had alluded was
from dismissed operative, and under the circum
stances was not entitled to credibility anywhere
The operatives earned, it was his impression, from
Sl:5O to 81 day-working ten hours.
Mr.. HINDMAN said that Mr.. Gooch would not take
the testimony of white slave from the North. but
the testimony would have been sufficient if il had
come from a runaway slave.
hr. GooCH replied that he did not sustain his opin-
ions on slavery from such sources
Mr.. HINDMAN resumed saving that John Brown
was the tool of the Republicans and did their work
The Republicans could not skulk the responsibility
ready around their necks. If the Republican nomi-
nee for Speaker to be defeated, that must be
by a Democrat Therefore, he suggested that the
Democrats re-gather their scattered forces-nomi-
nate candidate of their own-place in his hands
the standard of the Union and COnstitution-and
rally around him with unbroken front. We,
he said, have been ilibustering long enough with
out good result.
concerning the plurality resolution offered by
Mr.. Hutchins.
This point of order was discussed for short
time.
Mr.. LEAKE, of Virginia, referred to certain
structures of the New York Courier and Enquirer,
denying that he had ever said that the election of
John Sherman would be a sufficient cause tor a dis
solution of the Union; but he did think that if John
Sherman should be elected, and that if this
should be followed by the election of Seward to the
Presidency, the cdsus beH will have come 1t
would be the military step. He was Union man
in the proper Constitutional sense, and vet he was
not mere 10 SnOut hOSannaS to the Union. He
would make private sacrifices to preserve it, but
would not sacrifice the rights of the people of Vir-
ginia and the South.
Mr.. PoTTLE, of New York, sent up to the Clerks
table, which read, the proceedings of Garri-
meeting in Utica, in which the participants
passed resolution of thanks to the New York Her.
aid for publishing abolition pr roceedings.
Mr.. LEAKE, in the course of his reply, said that
the South was not afraid to publish the facts
cerning the movements of the Abolitionists The
hn nrinn nip1ac hinh
the Republicans
Mr.. CoLFAX, in the course of his remarks said the
Republicans supported Mr.. Sherman because they
believe he can receive the largest number of the
votes poed.
Mr.. BENNETT asked whether they had not re-
solved to stick by him first and last and all the
time? Cries from the Republican side--"No no.
never!"l
Mr.. CoLFAX was the means of bringing out the fact
that various Southern gentlemen had signed an
agreement to resort to all parliamentary tactics and
stratagems, and all the known to the COnstitu
ton and laws to resist the adoption of the plurality
rule long is necessary to prevent the election
of Mr. Sherman, any endorser of the Helper
book.
Messrs. Mcqueen, Burnett, Barksdale, Winslow,
Clark, of Missouri, and Others said they would re-
sis the plurality rule owing to their belief that it
unconstitutional, and wishing to save the
South from the degradation and disgrace of placing
an endorser of Helper in the Speakers chair.
Mr.. CoLFAx said he and his party were willing to
vote all propositions without debate and abide
the result
The proceedings were spirited and long con-
tinued. Adjourned.