Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-02
THCRsDAT, FEuKuART %, 1861.
SENATE

SIR. c.nden, by general consent, from thu Select
rc. on the proportion adopted by the r. ace Conference,
,fered report Recommending the adoption OF that pro.
position
SIR Seward said tina. the Senator from Illinois, l,Ir
Trumbul and ihnse formed m!noriy on that conf l,.
tee. and wished To sabRIt substitute minority report
bet the lprlty held that It competent do 40
lie therefore liked leave 10 submit nt resolution In his
"@n nhe Ia which the SENATOR from Illinois eoacurs as
follow:
whereas, the Legislatures OF Kentucky, ilIunl. and
New Jersey have uPp!ed To Congrss 10 cal Conren.
tim, for piopu,!nS AnrIdaenis to the Conull"n thrre
Rr,olvrd That the other State, b. Invited to take III.
Into consideration, and express their will on the
su ec to Congress In pursuance OF tue nth article Of lie
Con,,uiion."
Car.
Mr Doo;le ,aid that, va, n ml,;ak. that T!seons!n
sent dell gates TO the rsrc Coaicrenre lie Lad prosls"
which, Ht the tlu- lie r0u oIer TO tho Gst
ton CT the amendment rvpcsd VI the Conference, Ths'
was:
Provided Tha, this section sha take eject the e1
lore acut:h, hereafter be admitted, Ihs have the
rover to VI hdran from the jurisdiction of the United
states, and that the Constitution be The Law Of the
land, sDyhlns contained In The consu'ln ordinance
OF state Legislature to tho contrary no:silhsta
Ing"
The report and amendments the Joint resolutions
ordered 10 he p !ntru snd lrid over.
MI TTrpbui, on thr part OF the committee appointed
By the lin similar cnmmllter OF The House.
uoliy Ir:sr, Lincoln and Hl!n OF their ectiUn 10 the
Offices OF President sud Vice pesldsbt Of the ni'd
rtss respectively reported III It they bad discsrgrd hat
duly, pnd presented The acccpancet OF the genteura
Aforesaid, which were rehd.
The hour VI r. 81 having arrived the Chair oallad up
;he special DER the report VI The select committee -
proposition Of the Peace Conference.
Mr. Hate renewed his point Of V!drr, and read the IL
u -rE,l rule on the sub sct.
Mr. Critenden said Interest of the country and hr
Issue, OF were hanging their action and
- gentle ral-sd po!ns Of order ht time Ike this
The gentleman should have raised Bis pun, OF der yes
icrddy and not today.
Mr. Fs,ssnden did not think III: inere., Of the country
quite dependent the action Of te rrspec
table g-rmrn comprising The air confrricc The Sen
!:pu ke.iucsy scented to ,irk. They might hive
,nIs - III. IT, which quite worthy VI peel.
The rule that report .hvuld BIZ considered th
JAY Hlrlch II was made, snd the seaator from Nv'
Hampshire had prFee, right 10 ns k Tho n fiction yet
the from Kentrrky, hecsase 10 attached particular
iorancrio his report rep cached the Senator from New
usinps!.s for snSDs his puiu, OF order
Mr. Crit snden replied With n,pery, and charged 81
Fr.-endcr with ehafretsr1ing him II assuming srpsli'
o.ry.
Nr. C,!It'nden, ESc;.dy and turning to Mr. fea.cn'
den ~ say you did, Dir.
M;. Fe'ssaden-"l .ia not the Senator and myself Tn.
dcta.And the matter differently"
Some lo conversation was ihen held between The SsnI~
tor evidently not or r very friendly character.
Tie Spnae then took mp the report OF lie select com.
niftee. by YEAS g. ns..:8.
1;r Jnt fro,a the House proposing nd
mc.t 10 the Constitution, received, and read Art
pls.
The sens then proceeded TO the consideration oi the
pcs'oftce appropriation blu.
N>. Gwn moved to reduce the appropriation for the
overland mall route from I'll ,5tu, w 10 el,C1Gp, upon
mich obY DEBATE ersued.
The amendment finally adopted By yens CO. nays4
TIE seHsLs then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tha motion 10 reconsider tho vote By which III. Co
wins proposed amendment TO the Constitution yeserds5
failed u Irc.v. the r.qu ed twords vote snnoun-
cct ., the Ant business in ord.r. ,
MI Rlyorc who moved the motion, CALLED tn: attention
Of hi. Republican friends the importance Of he vote
they we've nov called upon give. But few days ago
tey ali .mphacaly declared, Ivy sustsninG the fesou'
lion. unanpou.ly adopted that they had desire dis
position 10 interfere With slavery In the States where eH
Its Yesterday however, they seemed 10 have forsotrn
TIL, d cataisn, carr!e! aasy By Wild anstcisH anu s
the peculiar Condition the country requiring some aeuoh
II they had changed their grounds since the occaon -
which he had referred, and now disposed inFaoe
the so7ereisty of the States then he was no Repnoean
In speeches be had said those Who eocuea ta
Rcou.Eea-s Of sush deGyn uttered sisHdss. sasaa