The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-04
THlRTY-SlXTH COyGRESS.-.SECOND Session


The time of the shipment of goods purchased al
the North for the South, has been extended to the
18th inst.
TlIlRTY-SlXTIl 'CONGRESS---SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, M arch 2.-The Committee of Con
ference on the disagreeing votes on the Indian an
preparation BILL made report, which was read
ana agreed to-. so the bill stands passed.
large number OF memorials the present crisis
were presented and laid on the table The Jour.
nal having stated that the House resolutions for
amending the Constitution were read Yesterday q
tirst and second time,-Mr. SUMNER, moved to
amend by striking out "second time "--After
considerable discussion by Messrs Douglas. sum
ner and Pugh, the Senate agreed to read the (Cor.
VIM resolutions second time-yeas 81 nays b
Pending which, Mr.. COLLAMER presented the
credentials OF Hon. j. Collamer, Senator elect
from the 4th of March next, from Vermont
While the subject under consideration the
hour arrived for the consideration of the sneciaI
order, being the resolutions of the Peace Confer
ence.-Mr. LANE, OF Oregon, delivered lengthy
speech upon general topics, in reply to speech Of
andrew johnson, of Tennessee, delivered some
time since.-During the progress of Mr.. Lanes
speech he frequently gave way for motions, &c.
--Mr. PEARCE, from the Committee of Confer
ence on the civic bill, reported sundry changes in
the amendments to the civic bill, which were
agreed to.--A Committee of Conference on the
Mount Vernon road bill was granted, and the
wee President was authorized to fill vacan-
cles IN the Committee Enrolled Bs--Mr
LANE resumed, and said that the Republican party
had determined that no slave State should come
into the Union, and that no slave State should 90
out. They wanted those States to put slavery in
the course of ultimate extinction They wanted
to keep those States to foot the bills to paw the
debts and rule over.--Mr. JOHNSON resp onded
IN sharp Speech which loudly appauded
The CHAIR said that if the disorder was re-
peated the galleries would be cleared ed--ShortIv
pt u-art Al.
on the part of Mr.. johnson called forth another
round of applause.---The CHAIR ordered the
galleries to be c!eared.--Several Senators an.
peaied to the Chair to withdraw the order as most
OF the persons in the galleries were new comers
The CHAIR decined.---Mr DOUGLAS
moved to suspend the order.--Mr. BAYARD
called for the yeas and nays.---A con-
siderable discussion ensued as to the par
iiamentary law upon the subject, which ended
IN the withdrawal of the order of the presiding of
hcer.-Mr. JOHNSON resumed and responded
to Mr.. Lane with considerable pungency, in the
course of which be exclaimed, dshow me a seces-
sionlst and will show traitor" and in refer
ence to Gen. Twiggs and those who have seized
government property at the South he said-"If |
were President of the United States would arrest
them, and if found guilty of the charge would
hang them too!-1he audience in the galleries
here broke forth in loud and repeated cheering
and waiying Of hats and handkerchiefs amid a few
hisses.- SIR. ANTHONY KENNEDY denounced
the disorder in the gallery degrading to the
Senate, and demanded that they be clea:ed.-Mr.
CRlTENDEN seconded the motion, and the gale
les were cleared of all except the ladies and kept
cleared for an hour.-Mr. PUGH moved the
changing of a word in the Corwin re-.
solution, which agreed to, and after
wards re-considered and restored to its origi-
nal condition.-Mr. PUGH then moved Mr..
Critenden's resolutions substitute for the Cor
win resolution.-On this most acrimonious de-
bate, the most bitter of the session, ensued, in
which Messrs. Chandler, Wigfan and Others took
Mr. oil Oo,o
took the floor, and commenced his closing speech,
taking leave of the Senate and closing his public
career. "A motion was made to adjourn to seven
O'Clock on Sunday evening, in order to allow him
to deliver his address, when there was tacit un-
derstandng that the Senate would proceed to vote
on the amendments and resolution without further
debate.-The motion was adopted and the Senate
adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
March 3.-The Senate met again this evening
at O'Clock. There immense crowd in the
galleries and on the floor. The doorways and halls
leading to the Senate chamber were full of people
also, and very many anxious to gain admittance
were obliged to go away. The noise was like
that from an immense bee-hive.-Presiden;
BRIGHT was in the chair and called the Senate tC
order. The Clerk read the 46th Rule, excluding
persons not entitled to the privilege OF the floor
from the same, when a dark stream of humanity
poured out of the doors, till the floor clear
There were loud cries in the gallery of "StanC
back" and great confusion ensued MIR. SUMNER
presented the memorial of five thousand cti
Zens of Massachusetts, against any cOmpromis,
whatever. He said that more were coming of tht
same character signed BY 81 1000 persons. The Join
resolutions from the House were taken up.-Mr
CRlTTENDEN presented the credentials of Hon
John q. breckenridge, Senator elect from the State
OF Kentucky and proceeded to speak on the resolu
tions. (Cries in the gallery "let me out.") II,
said he did not rise with any vain ambition
There was here so much noise and confusion tha
the voice of Mr.. c. could not be heard Mir
roht thatth hra1
impossible to transact business. He however with
drew his motion for the present and Mr.. CRIT
TENDEN proceeded. He said there wa
nothing more lamentabe than the great chang
in the present condition Of the Untet
States. few months ago we a united ant
happy people. Now the Union was dismembered ant
the same spirit was making dangerous progress
= The noise and confusion in the galleries nov
became so much increased that it was quite im
possible to hear, and President Bright directed th
Sergeant alarms to clear the gallery, except o
those persons who were seated MIR. LANE
moved to take recess until O'Clock tomorrow
morning, but withdrew it.--The order to clea
the galleries was executed slowly, scarcely any
persons moving.-Mr. DOUGLAS asked if the
Sergeant-at Arms had been directed to clear tht
galleries.--The PRESIDENT said he had
Mr.. DOUGLAS asked why it was not done. II
said be should move to clear the galleries entire
He was not to be controlled by a mob.--Th
crowd still remaining in the galleries, Mr.. DOUG
LAS said If the Sergeantat-Arms don't do hi
duty, l will move we elect another one, who will
see him on the floor now, when he ought to be il
the gallery doing his duty.-The PRESIDEN,
said the Sergeant alarms reported that it was i'm
possible to clear the galleries. AIR. DOUGLAS
Then move we elect one who will not repor
that 1t is impossible to do his duty.-Mr. ID UG
LAS moved to clear all the galleries. He said the
were trying to get a vote amendments to th
Constitution, but objections were made on the othe
sloe OF the chamber, while the mob in the CALLER
were the friends of those who object-Mr
To nd bo had NJ
no rlgnt 10 renect on the motives of others.-Mr
DooILAo said he was stating facts.-The mo
ton 10 ciear the galleries was carried but orde
was so much restored that the motion was with
drawn--Mr. CRITTENDEN AGAIN proceeded
He said the country was in danger and measure
were proposed to save it, but sit here and d.
nothing presenting the spectacle to the country o
being incompetent to devise measure for the pub
lie safety, and acknowledging to the world tha
we can do nothing He paid high compliment t
the Senator from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Bger,) 70
his untirng zeal in the cause of the Union. II
said that one of the great questions of diff
Guilty was the territorial question and b
referred to the resolutions of Mr.. Clay, which h
said intended to take the question out of Cor
gress. The question now is that the South havin
seen herself excluded from territory, to which the
think they have as much right other sections
demand further guarantees. But you deny it them
Their blood and their money helped to acquire il
but you say none of these questions have reache
the point where they become of vital interest. Iti
aqueston, not party, but OF Union and country
he referred to New Mexico as barren country
which he thought could not become slave State
we are Iot here to legslate as to the sin or dsad
vantage of slavery, but ss to Constitutional right
-and the South think they have as much right t
carry 1t into the territories by emigration as yo
nave any OF your systems of labor Is that SO grea
cause OF complaint to bring upon the countr
all the great evils of disunion? If we canno
agree, let us divide the territories. You go on on
side, and we on the other. We talk about our faith
ers-and what did they do? He then referred Tn IN
compromise of 1920 as an example and sad tbat u.
the territories belonged to the South. Now we baV
but poor territory, and all we asked Was to Ia
that remain as it is You u are coming into power
will not abuse that power in that territory n
believed that all that was necessary to settle tb
great mischief that is now going on, is to apre
that in this sterile territory the state of thipp
shall remain as II is-till when? Gentlemen, So
forever. But ] say till this territory aha