The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-15
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th.-SENATE--
Cameron presented several petitions asking
Congress to stand by the constitution as ii
is; also other petitions in favor of the Crit
tenden compromise.
Bingham presented the joint resolution
of The Michigan Legislature, expressing the
adherence of Michigan to the Union and
offering the military of that state to the
Federal Government, and asking that no
concession be granted to traitors. Bingham
said these resolutions had passed with great
unanimity, and he thought they expressed
the feeling of that state. He said they
would adhere to the constitution as it is,
and had no sympathy with treason or those
in the Government who took measures to
destroy it. He hoped his southern friends
would yet come to see that the best way
for them was to submit to the bene6cent
will of the Government; but if not, and they
insisted on their efforts to destroy, then
must they take the responsibility.
Mr.. King presented the petition of Ben
Price and many others in favor of the home
stead bill.
Mr. Wade presented a petition praying
Congress to stand firm by the constitution
and the laws.
Mr.. Fessenden offered a resolution that
committee of three Senators be appointed
to make arrangements for the Inauguration
Of the President elect. Adopted.
MIR. Green, from the committee on terrific
ries, reported bill to arrange the territory
of Nevada and to provide Government for
the territory of Dacotah.
Mr.. Seward presented petition from 100
voters Of Waterford New York, in favor of
the Crittenden resolutions; also memorial
from.
Mr. Wilson presented a petition from
Minnesota, in favor of the enforcement of
the laws, the recapture of the forts, keep
ing rivers free and against compromises.
Rice presented a petition from same
state in favor of Crittenden's resolution.
Other petitions of same nature were pre-
scented.
The Presidents message was postponed.
Douglas presented memorials against
changing the warehouse system.
The tariff bill was taken up.
Hunter opposed it, contending that the
revenue from public lands, and the present
tariff was sufficient to carry on the govern
ment, if properly administered.
HoUsE-Moorehead asked leave to intro
duce a resolution that Washington's Fare
well Address be read by the Clerk in this
Hall on the 22d of February, and the Presi-
dent elect, members of the Cabinet, and
Judges Of the Supreme Court, members Of
the Senate chief military and naval officers
and the commissioners of the peace conven-
ton be invited to be present.
Washburne of Illinois said this would call
for session of the House on that day.
Morris of Pennsylvania replied there
ought to be one to hear the ad lress.
The resolution was objected to and not
considered.
Hindman wanted Moorehead to omit the
military and naval officers.
Leake asked, but failed to obtain, leave to
introduce a resolution for the appointment
of a committee of three to report whether
the superintendent of the census bureau
has heretofore instructed clerks of that
bureau to make out from the census returns
names of heads of families for the
purpose of sending them certain political
speeches.
Hindman said Kennedy had not only
violated the postal, but other laws.
Mr.. Pryor obtained leave to introduce the
following as a question of privilege:
WHEREAS, The following statement appear
ed in the New York Times, it is ascertain
ed that other Frauds &c, copied from the
Washington correspondence of the Times
on Wednesday, relative to the library for
the southern confederacy Therefore,
ReSOLCed, That a select committee of
three be appointed to inquire into the truth
of the statement and that the committee
have power to send for persons and papers
with leave to report at any time. The
resolution was passed.
HoUsE.-Howard, from a select commit
foo IF Hvro cd q To- oil
ed conspiracy. The committee say if the
purpose was at any time entertained of
forming an organization for Selling the Dis
trict of Columbia or to prevent the inaugu-
ration of Lincoln, it seems to have been
rendered contingent upon the secession of
Maryland and Virginia, or the sanction of
one of them certain. Organizations in the
District and Maryland prior to elections
seem to be open political clubs, have since
assumed the character of military organiza-
tions, and are now engaged in drilling and
expect to provide themselves with arms,
some from state authorities and others from
private subscriptions, but so far as the COM
mittee is able to learn their purposes, while
they sympathised strongly with secession,
there is now no proof that they intend to
attack either the Capitol or District, unless
surrender should be demanded by the
state 10 Wnlcn Lney profess Al2n
degree of allegiance. Some of
these companies in Baltimore profess
to be drilling for some purpose preventing
other military companies passing through
the state of Maryland. Whether these
representations are correct or not, the COM
mittee failed to ascertain satisfactory evil
dence that they have any purpose what
ever, as a mere mob, without sanction of
state authority, to attack the Capital or
seize the District. If it is admitted that
any of these organizations are hostile to
toe government, or entertained unlawful
purposes they are in no proper sense secret, :
and are not therefore to be contemplated in
the resolutions of the House. The COM
mittee is unanimously of the opinion that
the evidence before them does not prove the
existence of a secret organization, here or
elsewhere, hostile to the government, that
has for its object unOn its own reSDOusi-