Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-27
GIBB0N.
THIRTY SIXTH COAGRESS-SCcOrd Session.
W,sHtSGroy Feb 95
SENATE


SENATE
A message was received from the House announcing
the passage OF the Oregon war debt bill
Oa mod5u OF Hr. Lane, il was made the special Or
der for 70 morrow at II o'clock.
NJ Sumuer psesen'e petitions IRON citizens OF Mas
sachusytts and Philadelphia against making any compro
misc also one from Massachusetts, asking Congress TO
enact law that uo person shall be held in seryude by
the laws OF any SAFE and that all such persons be de-
oarcd free he said he presented the petition because
ne thought il Is his duty TO do so when petitions were
presented in proper and respectful orm but be .u!d
take occasion declare most explicitly that he did not
believe that Congress had auy right TO interfere with
slavery IN lLe States.
On motion Of NJ Wade the bill in relation to the pos
cal service n Gle seeding S,a'es was taken up.
Nr Pearce moved to sts.ke cut the word insurrec
tOl.
Mr. Mason said the word iusurrecion was unknown to
the constitution and be protested against the OF such
a word.
NJ Wade said he was willing to have the causes of the
rsurrecton and resistance to the laws assigned in the
5iI stricken out.
~ Pe.rce's amendment vas Withdrawn, and the bill
vas au uied on motion OF Ar. Bayard as to con-
f,ru 20 ST.. " ,GeS suggestion.
Mr. JJhUson, Of AgA4as-s, presented the credentials
Of Charles B. Mitchell, Senator elect from Arh anSas.
NJ H.mphiu Of red substitute for the bill, that
xh,r5s, several safes have Withdrawn from the Uuiou
AID be laws OF tEe United States no longer have force
acrca t.a therefore the Postmaster General is author
u % d-cOut1ue postal service and make 2,
uerts wh the govern ent c those States IN regard 10
tla same
ii. G-,en sid the bill had been called peace meas
ure Oh taa contrary, &c the entering wedge 10 coei
ciou Mr. G.eeu argued 20 show tina. the present dth
cgv did not a within the scope Ct The law OF 1925 Ur
the suppression Ct ins.rstctiou. The President ory
su.hc.l "a 20 employ o'ce in two cases viz: for the
protection cl the States agIns Invasion, or from domes
~, y.I,-ce aLe the ,qIes. for aid should IRON
tie Cover or o- Legislature. The bill recOgnz the
power o. Congress @ sslatc over Stae which had
s.thL-lwu .som the Union. He conclul by an allu-
son 90 The pto being surrounded by mercelary troo
perhaps Tor tlc purpose CT overcoming this body and
m.k.rz u slbs-sy ea- 10 dominant party. Time would
soon show whether jAis sas the case.
Nr Hampliu modified his amendment so as TO resd
mat I'm aE States which have whdrtwa from the Union
the Postmaster General shal We power to discontinue
the postal r,i-c within th-r hnits make arrange
rca, With such States tor the carriage Of the mas-ost
by yeas 90, nays Sd.
Nj Bsya- ori Il stated MS objections to the or giual
bill ,,tcr which te almont OF Nj. HempLil was re-
cted by yeas j nays IS.
TIE bill was thea passed oy yeas S4 nays L., as lo-
lows:
l,as-Nessrs. 4uthOny, B,yard, giglsr, Bingham,
CAs Jls- Csrs CoNamtr CritenLeu, Dixon, DJOll,de,
Dousl- Dutkac F,,seudcu, Fitch, Foot, Fcser, Grimes
Hal HaI,u Jobuson OF Tennessee, kennedy, Elng,
Morrill, Prarue s. 4rj, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck.
Thomson. Trumbuil Wade, Wilkinson, and Wilson'S
N.y.-N,ssrs B.ags, Bright Green HemfhiI, John
u a
Z ce, and Nis'ai-iA
The miscellaneous appropriation thea taken up
aud a number CT ameudm0uts OF the committee con
Cured in.
An amendment apprOprating S25ooo for the capital
extension was coucurrcd H..
Toe amendment to pay the contractors SO 600
for marble furnished ard course Of preparation for tie
rev cus,ou-touse at ChaIl.ston, d scussed.
Nr Pe-rcc raised the p0int OF order that this was
private c,i'a.
TAI .tis moment Nr. Lineolu appeared on the floor
and vas Warmly greeted BY the Republican, Senator's and
some few O, the Democratic
Al am5ujueut known the Chiriqgi amendment to
carry ca. co.trsct With AMI oss W. Thompson IVES
iatr6iaccj ~ Nr Green sud lriety explained by him
The Cuiuqui niment was lost by yeas ~ nays 20
AtjoUu.d
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 20 o'clock and proceeded to the
ooa-id5sat on OF the ssuaes amendment 70 the Tariff
Mr. Cox said that the bill was be pressed through
in accordance wiki the Republican platform. He charac
teszed IL as Fscsl tyranny on the great West Il was
wong 10 suppose that producers there wanted prO5c
ton Il was 10 benefit the iron masters OF Pehusyya
ua.
Abort fgtv Of the one hundred and si-ty euendment
,-ar, s-.si % 20 ,s.Ami.Je, wn,h at o'clock rose
1rsuaut 20 previous order and the en.ire subject
T, ported 70 tie House.
Mr. Sherman urged the necessity Of coScuring in all
the amen le..;s 10 many Of which, be was opposed
and ut ether circUW stances, wCU vote against theE
Lat he bel .ed the very c,stencc % the Government
depends o. the p.omp; passage OF the bill which is sub
stAa,ia,y th' act o. lsii.
tie sll ,he pa, .c G,bt sas S9doo0O 900, not taking
into consideration amAlu,s pending in bills tetore the
C,rrt "a Claims and u bills fore th!s House nor the
interest Oh the puJic Ge0t the suspended accounts
a th D.u,-tu.tuts the distracted Choctaw bonds
tbe money distracted rOm tie mint New Oslesns.-
lie ucei The laOd seus5 vi the people OF louisiana
would 'lsat hel u let4,a the absacted bullion. The
smallest asYror.iaon re4 4urei to meet necessary expen
e., would S51 100000 They mus, therefore increase
tb.ir revenue aud i. would be foolish and culpa5e if
tb4y did not DO So he hoped the b. would be passed
o-b4 as i, Was il would enable them to meet expenses
for the coming year. and Afterwards tLey could make
.fg.isi7Us tor den er1iec.
c House ref sed 20 concur N the latter part oil Sen
ATE s..-..ia.-lt % To- a. follows
"uu cOueg cue cent AID bali per b.. on tea, when
imported iOm any Poy. " place beyond TIE Gap. oil
Good Hope O.hes tIAl the country where poduc-d ioGr
csn.s per pould aad in addition thereto ten per cent
adyalorJm provided that whenever the Treasury notes
AID bonds vi the United II tates which have been or
shall be issued under the authority OF laws passed
.e.aeeu tle VI A.:eu, iesI, Asi ths tth % I-reh,
iss., slI te rcGeeaed snd psfd, the Eresdert shall
make p5cl.la.1a ,is tue sfOresai articles Si tea and
ccls iaay be iupvstsd !es Of the spec nc daes I'M
nos. by this act provided that the duties on tea aud
flee hereby imposed shall on the SOth oil JLlei
lS68."
Iieyole AZ IBIS amendment was ye3s ~, nays l4i'
The Illus, CouSu,Vi a. all the Ctaer senate amend
meuts l55 IN number and Mr. Branch. as test vote,
moved 70 las the bill on the table, which was lost ana
,bo b;fl S-,l.v missed and the House adjourned.