The national Republican., 1861-01-30
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION.
Tuesday, January 20, 1861.
SENATE.

r.. SECOND SESSlONs
Tuesday, January 20, 1861.
SENATE.
A communication in relation to the salary
Of the late Senator Linn, of Missouri, was re.
ceived from the Secretary Of the Senate, and
laid on the table.
Mr.. King, of New York, introduced bill to
authorize the President OF the United States to
accept the services of volunteers for the pro.
lection Of the public property laid over.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, introduced a
resolution to provide for the organization Of the
militia of the District OF Columbia; which was
referred.
Mr.. Cameron introduced certain Union reso.
lutions of the Legislature Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hale introduced a bill for the relief of
Holiday 4 Leggett, mail contractors.
Mr.. Bingham introduced memorial for the
repeal Of the fugitive slave law.
The Senate then passed q bill for the relief
of W. d. Barnard, granting him an invalid
pension.
A number of other private bills were dis.
posed of.
The Senate then, on the motion of Mr.. Gwin,
took up the Pacific railroad bill.
A number Of amendments were proposed and
discussed.
Mr.. Doolittle introduced an amendment, re-
ducing the amount of bonds advanced by the
Government from $60,OO0,O00, and inserting
$50,00O,0O0.
After debate, the amendment was lost-yeas
l9, nays 26.
Another amendment, providing for North.
ern route, was introduced by Mr.. Wilkinson,
and after debate by Messrs. Wilkinson, Doc.
little, Douglas, and Lane, was agreed to by a
vote Of yeas %, nays 10.
Mr.. Wilson moved to diminish the appro-
priaton for the Southern route to $25,0O0,0OO.
Mr.. Green asked why not strike out all routes
but the Central.
Mr.. Wilson Withdrawing his motion for that
purpose, Mr.. Green moved to strike out all the
routes, save the Central.
The amendment was lost-yeas 22, nays 25.
A number of amendments were proposed,
and rejected.
Mr.. Mason, of Virginia, introduced an amend
ment striking out all appropriations of money
in aid of the road. He said his object was to
show the dissent of Virginia to the making Of
this large debt, to the end, that when as was
very probable would soon be the case, the
debts Of the Federal Government came to be
apportioned among the States, Virginia might
not be held chargeable with any portion of this
sum.
The motion was lost.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and the amendments adopted by the Committee,
with few exceptions, concurred in.
Pending the subject, the Senate at half past
four o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House the agri-
cultural part of the Patent Office report, which
was ordered to be printed. The question of
printing an extra number Of copies was referred
10 the Committee on Printing.
The Senate amendments to the bill to estab.
lish certain post routes was considered during
the morning hour.
The House resumed the consideration of the
report of the committee of thirty three.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, was compelled
House yesterday, that no compromise can now
be made, for South Carolina, who is the front
and leader of the secession movement, has per.
emptorily refused to appoint Commissioners in
cooperation with Virginia, for the purpose of
procuring amendments to the Constitution of
The United States. The Southern States will
not be turned from their deliberate purpose by
soft words or lamentations. He opposed ear.
nestly the doctrine Of secession.
Mr.. Harris, of Maryland, in the course of his
remarks, denounced the constitutional right of
secession, and expressed his belief that not a
corporal guard in Maryland were in favor Of
dsunion. He said that faults have been com.
mtted both by the South and the North, which
has tended to inAame the passions Of men. SHe
said that the secession movement was fostered
by Southern politicians, who seek in new po.
lilical sphere the honors they could not enjoy
under the present system. He spoke of the
danger of the border slave States seeding, and
eloquently appealed to gentlemen at once to
act to keep them from this evil. He was in
favor Of the Crittenden or any other plan, with
view to a satisfactory adjustment Of our pres.
ent difficulties.
Mr.. Winslow, of North Carolina, made a
speech in defence Of Southern rights, and in
review of the proceedings of the select commit.
tee Of thrty.three, of which he was a member.
He said that the North ultimately designed to
abolish slavery, and that, without further guar.
antics, it could not be expected the South will
remain in the Union.
Mr.. Van Wyck, of New York, while con.
demning secession, counselled Cancellation, and
such compromises as would retain the border
slave States in the Union.
The House adjourned.