The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

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WASHINGTON, Jan. ID.
SENArE.-Mr. Hunter offered resolu-
tion to print $500 extra copies of the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury's annual report
Referred.
Mr.. Gwin introduced bill to facilitate
communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific by the electric telegraph. Referred.
Mr.. Brown introduced resolutions to the
effect that the Territories are the common
property of all the States, and that citizens
Of all have right to enter into them with
property recognized by the constitution :;
that it is the duty of the law-making power
whether exercised by Congress or the Terri.
torial Legislature, to pass resolutions for the
protection of such property; and instructing
the Committee on Territories, in reporting
bills for the organization of Territories, to
insert clause for such protection and, in
case the Territorial Legislature fails to
comply, Congress is to apply the remedy
The resolutions lie over under the rules.
Mr.. Benjamin reported bill to amend
the law relative to the compensation of Dis
trict Attorneys, Marshals,and Circuit Court
Commissioners of the United States.
Mr.. Hale desired to put private bill
from the Naval Committee on it's passage
After considerable debate as to whether
the Senate had power to transact any bust
ness while the House remains unorganized,
Mr.. Hale withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Bayard offered resolution that no
final action shall be taken in the Senate on
any bill or joint resolution till notice is re-
ceived of the organization Of the House.
Laid over.
Mr.. Sebastian introduced bill to pro.
vide for Superintendent of Indian Affairs
for Washington Territory.
Mr.. Hale objected to the reading thereof.
The Chair overruled the objection, and
the bill was read twice and referred.
After an Executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsR.-Mr. McRae was entitled to the
floor, but yielded it to Mr.. Clopton, who
was about to address the House, when Mr..
Washburne, of Me-, interrupted him by call.
ing for vote on Mr.. Hutchins' resolution
for the adoption of the plurality rule. He
insisted they were obliged by law to proceed
to vote for Speaker without debate and de-.
lay.
Finally, after some noisy proceedings
and points of order. Mr.. Clopton commenced
his remarks. He spoke of the secession of
the South in the event of the election of
a Republican President. The ligaments
which bound the Union are fast being
broken. We stand on the verge of volca-
no, and its trembling movements portend
the eruption.
After running debate, participated in
by several members the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
HOUsE.-A point of order was raised on
Friday by Mr.. Leake, as to the admissible
ty of Mr.. Pennington's plurality resolution,
and this morning it was passed over inform
ally.
Mr.. Underwood INDUCED the hope that by
this debate the people of the South had
been aroused to their position in the Union,
and become fully acquainted with the end s
and aims of the Republicans.
1t would be neither truthful, profitable,
nor just, to speak Of the Republican party,
otherwise than as the Abolition party,
whom he regarded as utterly unmindful
of their constitutional obligations He
gave brief history of the slavery question.
Mr.. Jill, in explaining, said there were
many gentlemen in political life, who,
though now cooperating with the Republi-
cans, do not cordially sympathize with
them. A Union party was proposed, based
upon attachments to the Government, and
he enforcement of all the laws. Would it
be a National misfortune to make such
division of the Republican party.
Mr.. Underwood wished to know what
evidence he had that any portion of the
Republicans would join new party.
Mr.. Hill replied that a portion of the
gentlemen VINO were elected on the Peoples
ticket, had shown their nationality by vot-
ing for Mr. Gilmer. He hoped this class of
men would unite with the Union party
aud separate themselves from the Republic
cans.
Mr.. Underwood responded to this by
saying that they showed that they were
sectional men by first voting for Mr.. Grow
and then for Mr.. Sherman many times.
Mr.. Hill, in further explanation, said the
new party was predicated on the good sense
of the American people.
MIR. Underwood cOntended that the South
were as patriotic as Pennsylvania members.
Why not then were the latter as good as
the former.
Mr.. Underwood wished to know how
many Southern Oppositionists would vote
for North Western or Southern Demo-
crat.
Mr.. Stokes replied he had already said
that in the emergency between Republi-
can and Democrat, he would vote for a
sonnd, conservative Democrat.
Mr.. Hilton wanted to know if Mr.. Un-
derwood's North Western Democratic
friends were willing to vote for the protec-
tion of slavery in the Territories in the form
of statute.