The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-01
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. W.. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
CONGREssIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3I.-SENATE.-Tht
galleries were crowded and there was {
large crowd about the doors. Ladies alst
were in the Hobbies and on the floors.
NJ. Crittenden offered a resolution tina
portion of the galleries be set aside fol
the ladies.
Mr.. Douglas said he wished to speak on
the subject, but would postpone his remarks
until Wednesday.
Mr.. Crittenden asked that the Senate
would setapart some day for the considera-
ton of the joint resolution offered by him.
The resolution was then made the special
order for Wednesday,. re @
Mr.. Wilson offered resolntion'of inqui-
/ ry, that the Secretary of War be requested
to inform the Senate what disposition had
! been made of the arms, made at the Nation
al Armories, if any had been sold, and if so
at what prices and to whom; what number
there were in the arsenals, and how they
were protected. Objected to and laid over.
The bill to organize the territorial gov
ernment of Arizonia was taken up.
Mr.. Trumbull spoke in favor of the
amendment to the amendment to allow the
Mexican law abolishing slavery to contin-
ue in force.
Mr.. Green said that Mr. Brown's amend
nent did not change any law, bat obly
proposed to continue an existing law. He
was n favor of leaving the people free to
choose their own laws.
The special order, the bill providing for
the admission of Kansas, was here taken up
and postponed till Monday next.
Mr.. Benjamin of La. rose to address the
Senate. He said he had supposed, ere this,
he would have had official information Of
the position of affairs in South Carolina |
b47f in rIs of - he oAo
that be had such information. The South |
he said had repeatedly warned the North |
that they were driving them to a point that |
would result in a separation. and for this I
they had only been sneered at and maIigned |
Mr.. Benjamin wished to speak in no spir-
it of recrimination, but to perform his duty:
he would call attention to the speech he
made four years ago, predicting this result.
Mr.. BENJAMIN here quoted from the
speech he made in 1856, in which he said
the time would come, when the South
would throw the sword into the scale, with
all the rights of the sword, because
he did not believe there could be peace
able secession. He said that the words
be had then uttered had proved
true to-day-he would to God that
the fear Of civil war then entertained would
prove only fear, but from what be had
1earQ IL seemed as II the Otner side OF the
chamber desired to bring about civil war
South Carolina had declared herself separat-
ID from the Union while other States stand
'eady to support her; that is the issue and
here is no use to disguise it. We are per-
nitted to ignore the fact that the determina-
ion to secede is not confined 10 South Caro-
ina alone, for next week Alabama, Missis-
ippi and Florida will separate from the
J Jnion.
MIR. Mason as soon as his voice could be
eard above the uproar moved that the gall
cries be instantly cleared.
This motion was Immediately seconded ;
y number of voices amid Kisses and }
in the galleries.
Mr.. Bright, in the chair, ordered the Ser :
to clear the galleries. :
The Kisses now again broke out. !
Ar. Yulee moved to adjourn.
Mr. Mason hoped the -Ss--1.' "vuIu not :
.ltvvrrr JtutII the dignity of the Senate was
sserted.
The ayes and noes were called on the
notion to clear the galleries.
The motion was carried and the Sergeant
t arms cleared the galleries.
The motion to adjourn was lost, yeas IL,
ays 81. :
Mr.. Mason said that he did not intend
hat the ladies' gallery should be cleared.
Mr.. Baker of Oregon here got the floor, I
ut yielded it. to a motion TO adjourn.
The Senate then adjourned till Wednes- ""
ay.