The national Republican., 1861-02-11
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION
Saturday, February 9, 1861.

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SENATE.
Mr. Pugh, of OHIO, presented the resolutions
Of the Democratic State Convention Of that
State.
Mr. Hale thought that, as the paper was not
not be received.
The subject was discussed by Mr.. Crittenden,
Mr.. Pugh, Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Cameron, and Mr..
Anthony.
The Senate agreed-by vote of yeas 80,
nays l4-to receive the memorial.
Mr.. Hale moved that the resolutions be re.
ferred to the committee Of thirteen which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Latham moved to take up the bill pro-
viding for payment of expenses Of Indian hos.
tiities in California, and afterwards withdrew
the motion.
Mr.. Seward presented several compromise
memorials.
Mr.. Crittenden presented similar memorial
from one thousand citizens Of Kentucky; also,
memorials of the same character from Maine,
Missouri, and Connecticut.
Mr.. Ten Eyck presented Republican man
ifesto from the Republican members of the
Legislature of New Jersey.
The Senate then took up the Indian appro-
priation bill.
Quite number of amendments were pro.
posed in committee, and discussed at length
by Messrs. johnson of Arkansas, Fessenden,
Pearce, and others.
The bill was then reported to the Senate, and,
after considerable debate, read the third time
and passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Boteler offered q resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the President Of the United
States, If not incompatible with the public in.
terests, to communicate to the House the cor
respondence between the Government Of the
United States and that of Peru, since the year
1853, on the subject of the free navigation of
the Amazon and its tributaries.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill appropriating 1850 to
pay the musicians and soldiers for losses they
sustained in musical instruments, clothing, and
furniture, lost in their hasty retreat from Fort
Moultrie to Fort Sumter.
Mr.. Thomas, of Tennessee, objected to the
consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, offered an amendment to
the Senate bill for temporary Government for
the Territory of Colorado 1t proposes to allow
the people to assemble and form for themselves
an orgaSic law and Territorial Government, TO
consist Of a Legislative, judicial, and executive
department. &c. 1t is, substantially, the Doug
las substitute offered in the Senate. 1t was or.
dered to be printed.
Mr.. John Cochrane offered resolution call.
ing upon the Secretary of the Treasury to fur.
nish the House with any information received
by him relative to the recent seizure of New
York vessels in the port of Savannah. Ifseized,
by whom and by what authority.
Mr.. Branch had no objection, if the gentle.
man would call for official information.
Mr.. Pryor also suggested an amendment, ex-
tending the ifquiry as to the seizure Of arms by
the State or city authorities Of New York.
Mr.. Cochrane accepted these amendments.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, objected to the con-
sideration Of the resolution.
Mr.. Cochrane gave notice that he would call
up the resolution on Monday.
Mr.. Hindman, of Arkansas, asked leave to
offer resolution, proposing a committee of
three, with instructions to inquire and report
whether any Executive officer or officers have
lately been guilty Of the grave improperly of
interference in elections pending in any State !;
and that the committee have power to send for
persons and papers, and report at any time.
Various objections were made from the Re.
publican side.
Mr.. Corwin moved that after to-day the spe.
cial order, the consideration of the report of the
committee of thirty three, be postponed till
Thursday next; which was agreed to.
He stated, as reason for the postponement,
that it was desirable to see what the Peace Con.
ference would do meantime.
The House resumed the consideration of the
subject; when
Mr.. Hutchins, of Ohio, made speech against
the measures reported by the committee of
thirty.three, including the admission of New
Mexico as a State into the Union. lie was op.
posed to saving the Union by any compromises,
but was for standing on the platform of the
Constitution. He had an abiding faith that the
people would not permit the conspiracy to de.
stroy the Government to prevail.
Mr.. Simms, of Kentucky, advocated the Crit.
tenden plan, for the reasons which he stated ;
and, in the course of his remarks, essayed to
show that the Republican party was founded on
the single idea Of anti.slavery, and that their
ultimate design was to extermnate slavery He
advocated equality of rights.
Messrs. Cox, Hutchins, and Stanton all oI
Ohio-had running debate; when
The House adjourned.
At monster Christmas, entertainment given
by the Directors of the London Northwestern
Railway Company, at Crewe, to their workmen