Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsnraroa, Jan. 29.


enforcement Of the laws and protecting the
public property. Referred to the Commit
/ tee on Military Affairs.
Private bills were considered till one
o'clock when the Pacific Railroad bill was
taken up.
Mr.. Chandler moved to amend it so as to
give six sections of land per mile, instead
/ Of one Adopted. alt e..
Mr.. Clark moved to amend it, that the
/ grant Of lands and bonds is to be made on
| the express condition that shall hereafter
have power TO amend the provisions Of the
| act. bat not to diminish the specified amount
/ Of the contribution. Adopted.
Mr.. wilkinson moved to amend by max
/ ing the amount paid to the Central route
$4,000, 900. instead Of $50 100000, and
that 20 the Southern route S25, 100000, in
stead Of SS5, 100000. The design being TO
! provide for the Northern route by another
/ amendment. The amendment was discuss
ed at some length and disagreed to-Yeas
19, Nays "a
Mr.. Wilkinson moved smother amend
ment the effect Of which is TO provide for
the Northern route he said he did not
see the propriety Of voting SS6, 100000 to
a State Just in the act Of secession, and not
giving the road 70 the States true and loyal
% the Constitution. Hs characterized the
bill from the House as bill Of abOmina-
ton, and sfter some discussion the amend
ment was sgreed tO-Yeas %, Nays 10.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend 50 IS to
give $50, ,O00 600 to The Central ronts, S25,-
900 600 to the Northern route, and that the
Southern route instead Of going to San
Frsncisoo, 20 BY the nearest route 10 the
Pacific ocean. ltli-
Mr. GWin asked the Senator to withdraw
his motion for the purpose Of moving to
strike out all except the Central route.
Mr.. GWin moved TO amend the bill 90 as
ouly to provide for Central route. Dis
agreed to.
YKAs-Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bing-
ham, Chandler, Clark, Collsmer. Durkee,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, GWin, Hsr-
Ian, King, Morrill,, Polk, Simmons, Sum-
ner, Ten Eyok, TrumbulL Wade, wilson
%.
NArs-MsssFs. Bigler, Bragg Bright,
Clingman, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas, Doc
little, Green, Hemphill, Hunter, johnson Of
Tennessee, Lsne, Latham, Nicholson, Pesrce,
Powell Pugh, Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian,
Seward Thompson, Wigfau, WilkinsOn-25
Mr.. Wilson renewed his amendment and
II was disagreed 70.
NJ. Mason moved to strike out the part
making sny appropriation Of money 10
these roads. he said he did so ss q mat
ter Of protest Of the State Of Virginia sgainst
thisneW debt. The time might come when |
the States would be called on TO assume a !
portion Of the debt and be wanted 3 pro
test entered so that Virginia shall never b. !
called on to pay this debt. The amend
ment was rejected. No further amend
meuts being offered the bill was reported to |
the Senate A discussion snsued on agree |
ing 70 certain amendments, and on motion
Of Mr.. Fessenden the Senate sdjourned.
HOUSE.
n The House considered the Sensts's
amendments to the Post Route bill without |
action.
The mcrning hour having expired, the
special order was resumed, being the report |
Of the COMMITTEES Of 3S.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pa, regretted that he was |
compelled TO believe that no compromise !
could now be made; when six States are in /
open and declared rebellion, having seized
the pnblic Forts and Arsenals, and robbed |
the people Of millions of public properly. |
When he saw our hsrbors biockaded and
armies in array against the Gag Of our
country which has been insulted, he had no
hope that concession, humiliation or COM
promise would have any good effect what
ever. Rather than give concession to re-
bells be would see the Government shRtter-
ed into ten thousand atoms.
Mr.. Harris, Of Nd, spoke Of the glories
Of the country, and said the disasters now
pending sprung from the empty riValries
Of political parties, and the inability of 3
boasted statemsn to solve the problem Of
the status Of the territory in regard to
slavery. The verdict Of impartial history
viii be that there is no reason for secession
and none for q diruption Of the Union.
he believed that the responsibility Of ma
tipnal safety or perdition rests on thepres-
ent representatives Of the people now as
sembled in Congress. The question nov
is, on whom shall the terrible responsibility
Of the future res2 and that will fall on the
party or set Of men who viii not spurn
mere miserable party trammels and come
up TO the question, how great nation can
be saved. Far too much Of the present
mischief came from the section to which he
belonged, springiDg from the ambitious de-
sires Of politicians at the South, who want
greater eminenoe than they can command
under our present system. lie repeated
that secession Is the unholy offspring Of
Southern political ambition, and far too
much Of the aggravation which reused the
resistance Of the North. He appealed to
the North If there was not too much aggra-
walton on their part, and BY their repre-
sentatiTes, which administered to south
ern spirit, which was ever ready to seize
with avidity what would feed their appe-
tites. Both sections sre responsible for the
troubles. The secession Of six Southern
States met With no sympathy in Maryland.
Mr.. Hughes denied that Mr.. Harris spoke
for the part IS Maryland that he represent
ed /.
Mr.. Harris said that not more than a cor
porals guard in Maryland, was in favor Of
secession. (Applause) He denied the
right Of secession. He urged his northern
friends to do something at once for pacif-
cation. There vas a smOuldering FIRE un-
der Maryland which might break out and
sweep her into disunion. Let them rise
above prejudice and party, and cement the
Union more drnly than ever. Let US have
less elOqusnce Ia speeches and more perth
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