Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-08
The XXXVIth COngrcss.

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" SENArs.-Mr. King presented numbe
u petitions signed by several thousand pers
- in favor of the Constitution as it is, and
70 enforcement of the laws.
H. Mr.. Foster presented several petitions
+ favor of the Border State resolutions.
y Mr.. Lane reported from the Committee
Conference on the Oregon War Debt bill.
~ The Senate agreed to the House amer
= = ment with an amendment making the amor
y = paid So, 100000, and allowing the Auditor
:, receive additional evidence in regard to 81
- plies furnished &C., and thai the Secretary
the Treasury is authorized to pay the clai
ants in the bonds of the United States. I
i report was agreed to.
$ The Post Office Appropriation bill "
/: taken up.
j. The amendments of the committee
Q Finance being under consideration, by co
; sent. Nj. Crittenden, from the select CO,
: mittee on the proposition adopted by Il
I Peace Conference offered report, reoo1
r mending the adoption of that proposition.
I Mr.. Seward said the Senator from Illino
(Mr. Trumbull) and himself formed mino
ity on that committee, and wished to subm
a substitute as minority report, but Il
, majority thought it was not competent, au
!, 80 he asked leave to submit joint resol,
, tion in bis'own name, in which the Senate
from Illinois concurred:
i WHEREAS, The Legislatures of Kentuok,
Illinois and New Jersey have applied
Congress to call Convention for propose
amendments to the Constitution, therefore,
RssolUed, That the other States be invite
to take the subject under consideration an
express their will upon the subject 20 Cor
gress, in pursuance of the fifth article of tn
Constitution.
Mr.. Hale objected to the consideration o
the report to-day.
MIR. Doolittle said that it was q mistak,
that Wisconsin cent delegates to the Con
vention. lie had proviso which, at tn
proper time, hc should offer to the first SEQ
tion of the amendme ent proposed by tho Con
vention:
Provided, That this section shall tax,
effect on the express condition that no State
or any part thereof, therefore, admitted OF
hereafter to be admitted, shall have power tt
withdraw from the United States and that
the Constitution be the supreme law of the
land, anything contained in any Constitution
or ordinance of any State Legislature to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The report and amendments and Joint
resolution we're ordered to be printed, and
laid over.
Mr.. Trumbu.l presented the credentials of
Mr.. Lane, Senator elect from Indiana.
Mr.. Trumbull rep ., ted from the commit
tee appointed to wait on the President and
Vice President elect. MIR. Lincoln Gays !:
md tN
for their mark Of confidence, and with great
distrust of my ability to perform the duty,
even in favorable circumstances, now rem
dered doubly difficult by the existing nation.
al peril but with firm reliance on the strength
OF our free government, and the ultm ate
loyalty ct the people TO the just principles
on which it il founded, and above all, with
mistaken faith in the Supreme Ruler Of
nations, l accept this trust, and shall be
pleased to signify my acceptance to the re-
spective Houses of Congress-"
MIR. Hamlin said =: "Please communicate
to the two Houses of Congress my accept
ance of the trust confided ia me by a gener-
Gus people, and while the position was
neither sought nor desired, nm truly great
ful for the confidence reposed in me, and
deeply sensible cf the obligations i'm.
posed. 1t shall be my earners effort to dis
charge my duty in such manner as shall
subserve the interests Of the whole country"
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment to tho
Post Office bill, changing the Butterfield
route and providing for mail by the Central
route to California and the Pony Express,
for 81, 10000.
One o'clock arrived.
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the Select Committee was in order.
Messrs. Hale and Fessenden argued
against it.
Mr.. Crittenden replied to Mr.. Fessenden
saying the Senator had no right to Character
ize anything he said as presumption.
Fessenden-I did not say any such thing
Crittenden-You did, sir, if understood.
Fessenden We'll, sir, did not; but the
Senator can take it AZ he pleases.
Crittenden turned toward Fessenden's
desk and his back to the Chair, going close to
Fessendcn, but their conversation was in
audible in the gallery. The Chair called the
Senators to order.
The resolutions were taken up, 26 to %.
MIR. Hale objected to their going to third
reading, and they were made the special order
at half past twelve tomorrow.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Post Office bill.
MIR. Wilson's amendment was adopted, 21
against 10.
On motion of Mr.. Gwin the amendment
was reduced to 81 ,O0C, 900, by vote of 20
against IA.
The Senate by vote of Is against "a went
into executive session.
After executive session the Post Office bill
was resumed
Mr.. Hale offered An amendment that the
Postmaster refund Franklin Haven deposites
in the Boston post Office. Agreed to
After further consideration the bill passed
The bill relative to the distribution Of
books, reports of the Supreme Court, &C.,
was passed.
A bill donating land in Minnesota and
Oregon for school purposes passed.
Several private bills passed, and the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Gilmer presented petition
signed by the ladies OF Delaware, Illinois,
Vermont. Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, New
Jersey, Indiana, New Hampshire, North
Carolina and the District OF Columbia, and
was proceeding to state its contents, sayin,'
t1Hy pray OCUSIcSo W tohc w IL
store peace sndreconci!e existing difficulties
Mr.. Craig, es N. G., interrupted and de
manded the regular order.
Mr.. Barr supposed the right Of petition
was in order at any time.
Mir. Gilmer withdrew the petition at pres
ent.
The motion toSreeoDsider the vote b!
which Mr.. Corwin's. proposed amendment
to the Constitution yesterday failed to re
ceive the required two-thirds vote was an
noupced as the first business in order.
After speeches from Messre. Kilgore ant
Staunton, the former in favor of the propo
sition, and the latter against its reconsdera
ton, twas carried-125 against IS. [Grea
confusion prevailed.
The question was then taken, as yesterday
upon agreeing to the amendment, and
was adopted-13S against 65. [Tremendou
applause in the galleries from both the Re
publican and Democratic sides.
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