Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-08
Speeches of Lane for Secession ana
Johnson of Tenn for the Union.
Extraordinary EnfElusiasTn fn lIie
Galleries.
THE GALLERIES CLEARED.
PERSONALITIES IN THE HOUSE.
WAsHlNaToN, March 2, 1861.


/ The closing hours of Congress have beer
attended with no scenes OF disorder or violence
as have been exhibited on previous occasions
but the excitement Gu the floor and 10 the gal.
leries has seldom been eqnsied.
To the Senate the Peace Convention propo
| sitlvas wete token up, and Dir. Lone Of Oregon
made three hours speech, attacking Seuatai
! johnson, Of Tennessee, and defendjGg the risht
ef Secession.
Mr. Johnson, Of Tennfs ssce. made patriotic
| speech in reply, during which there were tre-
queDI 0utbursts OF applause in the Galleries,
| and the Chairman ordered the,n cleared; but
subsequently suspended the order.
Mr. johnson said: Show nc those who MAKE
war on the Government and 6.a st it, vessels
aud will show you trait3rs. II he was Presi-
dent Of the Uhited States, by she Eternal God
| be would have them hnng.
| Tais brought down the galleries, aud they
could DOT be restrained. They Weao ordered
to be cleared. TIE order was received with a
| few hIsses, when the wnole cro@d rose and buJs
| forth in most lumultuous spplausc, aceolDpa-
| uied With yelling and shout.ug, tha noise col
lninatng in three rousing aaeers for the Uniou
The galleries were all cleared and the doors
locked.
Seaas0r Crittenden ma de motor TO adjourn
till Sunday noon.
This was objected to by sageF4l men. bers
who vented The Senate 10 keep the Sabbath
boly.
Dir. rrittenlqn--Lol We would keep i.
boiler than We ever did by SAVING. the country
from ruin aud bioodshed
The aosi0n was lost
The rule which pEevents bills from being
read aud passed on the same day, 90 faf as re-
lates 10 the propositions 10 auIeud the GenstItu
lion, was suspended.
Tue House refused to luspend the rules in
order TO take up the Lill providing for TIE col
lection Of customs on abipbearG, and authori-
zng the President, ii he deem it ueeessary, TO
epploy the army aud aagal forces, &s.
The House adopted .Re resolution eeusuriug
the Secretary of the Navy for accepting, with~
out delay, the designations OF officers who were
in arlns against the aoyeFnment.
On motion Of Mr. Phelps, complimentary
resplu,lon TO Speaker Pennington was adopted.
Ii met With few objections.
Tho reports of the Cunn.ttees Of Conference
were frou lime t, tise eoucurred iD
Dnring the proceedings Of the House, pee
sonalltes passed between Messrs Stevenson
tky.) aud Phelps Mo. ! the former charging the
latter with Inconsistency and an ardent love for
the North.
Subsequently,, Mr.. Stevenson with irew bis
Objectionable remarks, aud the excitement,
which was waxing bol during the controversy,
subsided.
Probably, dee'ning it injudieioas 10 continue
the session through the night, lest these per
a2lai alterations might be continued, the
House adjourned till Monday at ten o'clock.
All the appropriation BILLS 4hat had been re-
ferred to Conference Epmmiliees have been fa-
vorabIy acted OF and passed
THE Ly4TEST.
WASHING ron, March 2, Midnight.
The Senate is still in session, having under
consideration the joiet resolutions Of tbe House,
being Mr. Corwin's propositions from the Com
mittee of thrtysthreo for the adjustment of the
national difficulties.
They were taken up by vote of 25 against
IL.
A verbal amsa dment vas moved By Mr.. pugh
who said the grammar of the resolutions var
shockiogly bad.
The vote stoei 10 yeas to 10 nays, and the
Vice President cast his vote IN the Affirmative
Mr.. Douglas sppesled for a reconsideration,
and the vote was rsconsidered.
After some diS:ulty the doors Of tie gall
ieriea were again opened, and the people pour
cd In till they we're crowded.
A motion TO adjourn vas lost.
Mr.. Mason Wal declared that tho Senate
was under the control of lawless mob
Mr.. Pagh's amendment was again pat aud
lost.
Mr.. Pugh moved 10 amend by submitting the
C.itteadsn propositions.
Mr. D0oliltle moved his ameudmeut deny ing
the right of any State to seceie.
A lengthy debate followed, in which Mr..
Wigfail and others participated.
Mr.. Wigfall said nothing short of al ae-
acknowledgement of the right OF secession would
satisfy the South.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Hunter. the Senate took a
recess till to morrow Sunday at o'clock F..
NJ, aud the Sensto adjourned shortly after mid
night.
WASHINGTON, March, 8, A. M.-The
streets are crowded al his hour, more than they
have been at mid day for many years.
Ebe people, who are mostly strangers, at
irac;ed BY the inaugural ceremonies, are ex-
ceediugly noisy, aud improviss cas-squall sere.
aades and indulge 10 other pleas antrles 90 their
hearts content. The whole city ID alive with
the hustle aud eontus4on.