Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-13
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.
WAsaIsOrox, Feb. IL.
HoUsk-Nr. Sbsrman sent up . letter to the
Secretary OF the Treasury. sho wing the deplor-
able condition ot his Department. and suggest-
ing . mode Of rslisf II accordsncs With this.
Ar. Sherman asked leave to introduce from the
Committee On Ways And Means. till to essbis
the Secretary " accept from any state. guar
antes ofany stock which may BE- issued BY the
@. 8 to the smount Of public money deposited
With such State under the distribution act.
/ The hiil vss not pssmistsd to Be introduced
by Ar. Gssnett
/ The Pacific dill Vas taken up.
! Nr. Curtis favored the Northern route with.
out depr~ciating the oth-rs
Mr.. Craig. Of No.. opposed the SenAtss
amendment.
Farnsvor.h and AcCl.roaod opposed the bill
~ il stood.
Mr. Pryor opposed the whole bill ~ chimer.
ical. He moved the 5snstss amendments be
tsbled. Lort.
Mr. sickles defended the project. aaying sll
psrtiss tor the last eight yssrs have dsclsred In
their platforms the conslitutionslity and prac
ticsbili y OF the road. He sail that tidlnes
from Kentucky. Tennessee and Vireinia would
tend to reetore the credit which Pryor said the
country had lost
Pryor replied that Virginia would sever the
bonds which bind her TO the oppressive asso-
citation. unlsss justics and equality we're secur-
cd to her. Shs has not pronounced for sub.
mission. but resolved unanimously to make one
more .tfoIt to preserve the Union.
| NJ. Scklas said Virgil 10 declared for reason,
not psssion. What she will do in the future be
knew not
NJ. Lesks said Virginia was anxious to pre-
serve the Union. II she can get justice If not.
! che will trust 10 her right srm. and appeal to
no earthly power for aid. 100 delegates out
sf $50 are for secession. unless they obtain am-
pie guarantee BY the 4th Of March.
xr. Pryor had paragraph read from the
Richmond Wh;g sus aiming Lis ssserticns a.
to the courss Of Virginia
NJ. Sicklss said tnat 100000 Union men Of
Nv Yo.k have met cordial response from
the people Of Virginia. Kentucky and Tennss-
see. which is indicative Of love Of the Union
Adjourned.
SxSArE.-.Mr Crttsndsu presented petition Of
q, 200 citizens in Massachusetts, in favor o. his
resolutions He .aid he felt cheered BY such =
voice from Massachusetts sho wing their devo.
sion to the Union for which their ancestors
fought.
Mr.. sumner said il the signsrs knew what
the proposition wss they would never have
put their nsmes to the pAtit;on. The propo-i.
ton goes beyond the Breckenridge platform
and joint guaran' ees Of slavery on the Con.titu
tion, which the framers Of that Institution
nsv.r gave. He said Critteo6en's propositions
| drsw black line protecting slAvery below.
aud despoiling ccl.rsd citizens Of Massachusetts,
Of their franchise. He should have expected
pstitionsrs Of true lovers Of the U MON would
have asked two thines-frst, that the Consti-
tuition ~ administered by our fathers. be pre-
| eervsd intact second. that the verdict Of the
people last November. by which Lincoln vas
| elected. bs enforced that is the ground on
which every loyal citizen can stand The time
for compromiss il passed. and dlficulties must
| bs settled nov on permanent principles and
not by the abandonment Of principle. He had
heard the voice Of the people 60 forth few
days since when the forts It ths South We.
surrendered, and especially when it wss feared
Fort Sumter would be surrendered. He would
| appeal 70 the people now when the proposition
| Vas made to surrender principles Of freedom iu
Territories which was the Fort Sumter OF the
North He would surrender nothing. and
would not have substitution OF compromises
| for principles
Mr.. Crittenden said that he supposed that
| the eigners of the petition were intelligent men,
He presented propositions Of basis Of peace.
why had the gent offered to amend
Mr. Sumner thought them wrong, every
word and line.
Mr.. Crittendsn-Hsd the gent no proposition
| to makei
Mr.. Sumuer-Yes The Constitution a. ed.
ministered by Washington.
| Mr. Crit, en- aen-Why did he not move that,
then?
NJ. sumner said he had voted for the res
of ho ~ Vhinh
pressed HE idea.
| The hour arrived for the special order.
The yeas and maya we're taken % posipon
ment and cArried-23 to FL.
Mr. Crittenden continued. He appealed to
Senators TO stand BY the Union, not platforms
| All cumpromise ras..' 70 be rejected. He be-
lieved something ;. ~ done. or the cou atry
would no. be ssysd. He could no. see how
men can come here and talk business when the
Union vac in danger.
! Mr.. Clark got ,he floor. when Mr. Cameron
moved 70 postpone till Monday.
| Adopted.
The Navy bill Vas taken up.
| hr Green made . stsong speech sgainst ths
amendment to build sloops Of var, basing his
remarks on the ground that tho country was
bankrupt, and the object vas to cosrce inde-
| pendent States. He advocated the right of
secession, and said that holding Fort sumter
with guns frowning on Charleston. which il
Was built to protect. was On Get OF var on
South Carolina. He said South Caroline has ~
much right to the forts in New York harbor -
the United States hes 70 Fort Sumter. Mis-
souri, vas for the Union, but for Unios which
giveA crotectioa 70 81. He aid the object Of
the Republicans was TO extinguisb slavery. He
favored Crittenden's plan; but such amerd
ments we're good for noshisg unless there VS.
reaction North. That au.endment vas thea
concurred in ~ to H. Biglsr, Douglss. John
con Of Tenn. and LAthaa voted in the af6rma-
tive. The bill was paced in executive session.
Adjourned.