The national Republican., 1861-02-15
THIRTY-SIxTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION
Thursday, February IA, 1861.
SENATE


making the public land an article Of traffic.
Mr.. johnson, of Arkansas, introduced bill
making further arrangements in regard to the
consolidated land Offices.
Mr.. johnson explained the bill, which was
read q third time, and passed.
Mr.. Green moved the appointment Of three
Senators as part Of a joint committee to make
arrangements for the reception Of President
Lincoln which was passed.
Mr.. Green introduced bills to establish Ter.
ritorial Governments for Nevada and Dacota.
Mr.. Wilkinson presented a memorial, signed
BY every Republican member Of the Legisla.
ture of Minnesota favoring coercion, and no
compromise.
Mr.. W. said, that if Congress wanted to know
the true sentiment Of the people Of the country,
they must leave the cities Of commerce, and 60
to the agricultural and mining regions Of the
country. That sentiment was unconquerably
opposed to any compromise with armed traitors.
Virginia and all the Southern States were arm.
ing and preparing for war. With whom? He
was opposed to any compromise under such
circumstances.
Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota, presented q memo.
rial from large number Of citizens Of Min
: nesota, favoring compromise aud peace.
A large number Of memorials were presented,
among them compromise memorial from the
Democratic Convention of New York, by Mr..
Seward.
A number Of private bills were passed.
The Presidents message was made the spe
cial order for Tuesday next, at one o'clock.
The Senate then took up the tariff bill, as
reported by Mr.. Anthony.
Mr.. Hunter opposed the new tariff, and de.
Tended the revenue capacities Of the tariff Of
1857. That tariff had been framed with o
view to reduce the expenditures of the Govern
ment to an economical standard, by diminish
ing the receipts. In 1857, the panic prevented
q fair trial of its merits. In 1858, under q
partial resumption, it reached nearly the
$50,000,000 which it was constructed to pro-
duce. But the bounty and homestead bills
made the public lands Of little value as a source
of revenue. The Post Office had been in the
past years burden upon the revenues Of some
$25, 900, 900, and since 1851 the Government
had made debt of $50, 100000 on this account
alone. A slight change in some Of the sched.
ules Of the tariff Of 1857 would, in time Of tran
quillity, give ample revenue to the Government.
He reviewed the provisions o. the new tariff, con.
tending that they taxed iron goods 40 to l6S per
cent; on cotton goods, a rate nearly the same
on glass, % to 62 per cent. ; on cigars, 26O
to siO per cent, and other similar duties. He
closed by declaration that the passage of such
tariff would go into history as an evidence Of
how New England aud Pennsylvania treated
the rights and interests of the South.
Mr.. Anthony replied, and the Senate then
went into Executive session.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Moorhead asked leave to offer a resolu
ton, providing that Washington's Farewell
on the 22d of February, and that there be invited
to be present the President and the President
elect, the Cabinet, the members of the Senate,
the Commissioners to the Peace Convention,
and the chief officers of the army and navy.
Objection was made to the introduction Of
| the resolution.
Mr.. Leake asked, but did not obtain, leave to
introduce resolution for the appointment Of a
| select committee to inquire whether the Super.
intendent Of the Census-Mr. Kennedy-has
not abused his Office in sending copies Of Ger.
tain speeches to heads Of families in Virginia
and elsewhere.
Mr.. Pryor, rising to question Of privilege
submitted a preamble, reciling statement from
Washington correspondent of the New York
Times, charging that certain seeding members
of Congress have stolen books from the library
of Congress, to form q library for the Southern
Confederacy, and concluding with a.resoluton
that a committee of three members be ap
pointed to inquire and report as to the truth
| of said statement, and that the committee have
| power to send for persons and papers, and 10
report at any time.
The resolution was passed.
| Mr.. Stanton made some remarks ofa person
al character, growing out Of some observa
tions or writing of his colleague, Mr.. Cox.
| Mr.. Hutchins made an explanation, and
was followed by Mr.. Cox, who replied to Mr.
Stanton.
Mr.. Webster abso made personal explana
ton, in reply to former remarks of Mr.. Junkin
The Senste's amendments to the Pacific rail
road bill were considered until after the expi.
ration of the morning hour.
The House resumed the consideration of the
report of the committee of thirty three.
Mr.. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, argued
heresy and rebellion. He was willing to con-
ciliate for the sake Of those loyal States, Mary
land, Tennessee, and others, and for the loya
citizens of Alabama and Georgia, who remair
true to the Constitution and faithful to their OBJ
legations A Government that does not pro
tect its citizens from oppression, con6scation
and death, is not worthy of the name. In tht
course of his remarks he said the Crittender
proposition, in substance, was condemned BY
an overwhelming vote in the late Presidential
election. In conclusion, he advocated thu
measures proposed by the select committee o
thirtythree, including the bill for the admission
of New Mexico into the Union. This woult
settle the chief question of difficulty, namely
that relating to the Territories. There coul'
be quiet, if the slave States would abandon
their extreme views and the Crittenden an'
other impossibilities, and unite on the bill Il
admit New Mexico as State in the Union.
Mr.. Howard, of Michigan, from the selec
committee Of FIVE, made a report on the subjec
of a conspiracy, saying, in effect, that, whateve
may have been the design of lawless persons
there is not suficentev to show that an
design is now entertained to seize the public
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