, 1861-01-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE RATIONAL CRISIS
LOUISIANA GENE OUT. d.;
W0RKIHGNEX'S MEETING IN PnILA.
DELrI{I4,
LOUISIANA GENE OUT.
Commissioners for New Jersey.


inst, be instructed TO enquire whether auy Sc
crct organization hostile to the Government Of
The United States exists in the District Of Col
urubia- lfso, whether any officer or employees
Of the City Of Washington, or officers or s1n-
ployees Of the Federal Government in the
Executive or Judicial departments, are mem
bcrs thereof.
MIR. BURNETT-1 desire to know, and it is
any reason Or fact exists for putting on loot
any such investigation. It is q reelection on
the city Of Washington aud tho Federal Gov
crnlneul, and ought not to be entertained I'M
less the gentleman from Pennsylvania states
on his responsibility thut there Is such con-
such conspiracy is contemplated either BY The
citizens Of This District or tic adjoining States,
OF maxim. :uy 1otay or raid on this city, or iu
teffering with the peaceful inaugurati n oftho
President the aentlclaan's clloice. 1t docs
stem to luc right and proper trat such
from Pennsylvania before we ii,auguratc pro-
ceedings directly Rejecting on The patriotism
anu taith{ulncss OF tue people Of the District 10
the Federal Government. 4 more miserable,
contemplate mode uf cngenderiny bad feeling
and mating the excitement Wo'se than it Is
now. could not be introduced.
Nr: GROW wo;sll not have offered the
resolution unless had supposed there was
something TO base it on.
Sfr cox If Ohic-Is debate in order3
sfEAAEh-4 uHl IDL HuuEISLaEu LUZ EEu-
tlcman frc,:, Kentucky rs ohjccting to the res
olution. II LIE did, then debate Is not III CT
der. .-.. ..-........
Nr. BRANCH of North Crrolina-1 will OBJ
jcct to the resolution until I sec the Chairman
y. The select committee.
EIr. GROW spoke to the chairman yester-
day regarding this resolution, and it met with
his sanction. I hare reason to believe there
was such design tntcEsalncdby some persons
in the employment Of the Government; to
VIVA. extent it has gone, I don't know; for that
reason offered the resolution. nthe gent G
,ncn On the other side don't want to inycsti-
gate the subject, they can o'lect, and that
would afford better evidence thai there is some
Thing in it. 81
Nj. BURNETT hare not objected to The
resolution. 1fthe gentleman says there Is rca-
soil for investigation, he shall have it as thor
ouglly as hc dcsircs; therefore there was no
necessity for the rGuark that its being object
Cd TO would af1ort; evidence Of the exiatcnce Of
such conspiracy.
Mr. GROW-1 demand the previous ques-
tion. -
III: MAYNARD Of Tennessee claim tho
right TO say \ word personal to myself
ASr GRUW-I ought to have said that The
gentleman from Tennessee (A1aynard) yeEter-
day afternoon objected TO the resolution be-
cause o: the frwneEs Of members that were
prceent.
IAr SPEAKER-Tbc question is now On
the adeI:tion Of the resolution.
air. IlUSkt-E Of rMaryIand-I Object TO the
resolution. [Crics on the Republican sids,
s.tuo late."1 announced my intention to OBJ
| i:ct long since. As the gentleman from Penn
| syIyauia iudul,cd III the came remarks reflect
| ing ou this sitc Of the llousc, aud Us l,e &C.
sired Eolce one 10 take the responsibility Of
oljcc,iug TO this miserable imposition which il
:. reflection On the people Of Maryland, will
tell ::acm that there Is one here to object, and
IN, he.
| III. GROW. called TIC previous question.
alr. NkaNClf-Id did object rnii; the chair
man Of the committee came in, but have
since been Informed that the resolution was
agreeable to him.
aIr. KUNKLE-I hare my rights on tho
| 1oor, and they cam. bn taken away from me
l,y any nlan- ! have the right to object to tho
resolution under the rules, as soon a. could
ret The recognition of The Speaker. I vii!
never relirqniah my right. repeat my objec-
I ton.
| Ine SPEAKER said be would not attempt 10
| Deprive the gcntleman at any right, but the
gentleman from Pennsylvania demanded the
PREVIOUS question before the gentleman from
Mhrylanti Was recognized by the chair.
MI. kuNKLE-l WIS On the 1loor.
The SpEAkE1;-Dut tho gentleman was
not rccnynizcd.
Mr. kUNKLE-I am aware that the gentle
| man who occupies 1he Chair is not well dis.
poscd toward me at any time. [Ca!1s On the
l
Mr.. CRAIG Of North CAROLINA wanted to
! OfIcr an amendment.
Dir. GROW-I havc demanded the previous
| question.
MIC RA1G, amid much confusion, indicated
his amendment as follows: 'sand that the Com
,niltcc further Inquire by what authority
troops arc stationed On tho Southern side of
the Cai'1tol-was it 10 control the proceedings
her: at the point Of the bayonet aud mouth Of
the cannon?
air. GROWS resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. THOMAS Of Tennessee presented the
resolutions If the Legislature Of Tennessee
in response to the resolutions Of the Leg
is!ature Of New York, concluding with tile
following:
"Whencvcr the authorities Of the latter
Staic send i military force to the South for
The purpose Of coercion, the people Of Tcnncs-
see will unite with the South to resist sucn
Invasion, al al hazards"
Tl,c resolutions were laid on the table and
ordered to bc printed.
The SPEAKER laid before the House mes
sage tro1u the President, returning With his
objections the bill for the relief ol Hockaboy
Mr. ALLEY o. Massachusetts said this bill
was in relation to the mail service, aud no s,lb-
ject ever excited more discussion OF iayestiga-
lion than this Que. The veto WAS lost ex-
traordinary proceeding On the par: Of the Pre-.
+ si1cut, though the Prcsideu: had exercised an
un9ucstionnblc constitutional right, If he
thought the bill was wrunE. But there were
ssron, legal claims foE the amount proposed
TO hr appropriated. Tie veto should not be
sustained,
:, slr: is:iAScii sustained The President in
TINS performing his duty.
3tr. CRAIG Of Missouri and othergentlenen
made remarks On the subject. The question
was then taken on the passase Of the 6i!l, not
withstaudin:s the objections Of the President
The motion was negntiycd, yeas 81, nays u.
not two thirds. as required by the Constitution
in such cases.
The uouec resumed tho consideration Of the
report Of the Committee IF Tb;rty-Threc
Mr.. CLARK of Missouri, and Mr. GILMER
Of n c., called Gil tue Republicans who were
the responsible parties to submit the Czittcn-
den ct,inl,ro,tlisc to tite 11rnn1,