The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-09
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CONGRE ssIONAL.

CONGR SSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June 8, M.-HoUsE.-The
House resolved to take a recess On Monday
from 48 to o'clock. The House resumed
the consideration of the Missouri contested
election case.
Mr.. Hickman called up resolutions here
tofore reported by him from the committee
on Judiciary, declari' the dissent of the
House from the doctrines in special mes
sage of the President against the resolution
authorizing the appointment of the CoVode
committee.
Ayes-Adams of Mass, Aldrich, Ashley,
Beale, Benjamin, Bingham, Blair of Pa,
Blake, Brabson, Brayton, Bristow, Buffing-
ton, Burlingame, Burnham, Butterheld, Co.
vode, Curtiss, Davis of Nd, Davis of Indi-
ana, Dawes, Delano, Dewell, Edgerton, Ell
lott Ely, Etheridge, Fenton, Foster, Fow-
Ter. Frank, French, Gilmer, Gooch, Grow,
Gurley, Hall, Hardeman, Harris of Md,
Hatton, Heinrich, Hickman, Howard of
Mich, Humphrey, Irvine, Jenkins, Kellogg
of Mich, Kellogg of H., Kilgore, Leach of
Mich, Leach of North Carolina, Lee, Long
recker, Loomis, Lovejoy, Maynard, Mexican,
Mcbride, Mcpherson, Moorhead, Morris of
Pa, Morris of Illinois, Nelson, Petit, Port
er, Potter, Robinson of R. l., Royce, Swartz,
Sherman, Smith of n. c.. Spalding, Spin
ner, Stewart of Pa, Stokes, Stratton, Tap
pan, Thayer, Tompkins, Vandever, Wade,
Waldron, Washburn of Wis.,, Washburn of
Ills, Washburn of Maine, Wells, Wilson,
Winslow, Wood-81.
Nays-Allen, Avery, Barksdale, Bocock,
Branch, Birch, Burnett, Clarke of Md, Clop-
ton, ]. Cochrane, Craig of N c., English,
Florence, Gartrell, Harris of Va, Holman,
Houston, Howard of Ohio, Hughes, Jones,
Kuukel, MiIlson, Niblack, Noel, Pendleton,
Pugh, Reagan, Ruffin, Scott Sickles, Single
ton, Stalworth, Stewart of Nd Stout Tay-
lor, Thomas, Vallandingham, Whitley, Win
slow and Wright-4O.
On motion of Mr.. Train, it was resolved
that the Speaker be directed to issue pro-
cess for the arrest of Chas. A. Dunham and
Alex. Hay of N. Y, Gid. ]. Westcott and
Albert Scofield of Philadelphia, and VIM.
Kearnes of Reading, Pa.
After some conversation and debate,
Mr.. Houston offered a substitute from the
minority Judiciary committee declaring the
inquiry should have been founded upon q
substantive charge by some person whose
responsibility should have been vouched for.
That an investigation in advance of each
charge, would be want of respect and cour-
tesy due that the indefiniteness of the part
of the resolution under which the commit
tee was appointed was liable to be perverted
to partisan ends, and therefore the prosecu-
ton of said inquiry is derogatory to the
dignity of the House.
Mr. Hickman preferred to entertain the
substitute.
Mr.. Houston said it was understood that
he should have the opportunity of Offering
Mr.. Hickman was of a different opinion,
and demanded the previous question.
Mr. Taylor said if the gent. persisted in
his refusal, he should Withdraw from the
committee on judiciary, never again to
enter it.
Mr.. Houston from self-convictiou asked
to be excused from service on the COM
mittee, and made some remarks expressive
of his astonishment at the denial of his
statement, saving it was extraordinary that
| the courtesy should have been denied him.
Taylor took similar views, and felt COM
| pelled by self-respect to ask to be excused
! from service on the judiciary committee.
Hickman said this matter never excited
any feeling in his breast, and indeed very
little interest He had no malignity of feel
| ing to crafty. He acted simply in the per-
| formance of plain duty in reference to the
| charge of discourtesy. He must say be did
not recognize a minority report at all. Such
action on the part of minors was an inva-
sion of proper and Legitimate parliamentary
practice.
| Pending, the question on excusing Hous-
ton and Taylor,
House adjourned.
| SENATE.-Mr. Green, from the committee
| on Territories, reported adversely on the
petition from Utah to form constitu-
ton and asking admission as State.
Mr.. Chandler presented the memorial of a
| citizen of New York against any increase
| of duty on steel.
A number of reports and petitions were
then presented.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill to carry into effect
the treaty with Japan, Siam, China, &c.
| Passed.
There is a great desire manifested to get
| business through.
The private calender was taken up, and
several House bills of private nature were
| considered.
Nearly 40 bills were passed. Adjourned