The national Republican., 1861-01-17
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION
Wednesday, January l6, 1861.
SENATE.

ilent of the United States, in reply to resolu.
ton Of inquiry in relation to whether the Hon.
John b. Floyd is acting as Secretary of War,
and if not, who is acting, and why the nomina.
ton has not been communicated to the Senate
The President states that the Hon. j. Holt is
acting Secretary of War, and defends, by con.
stitutional argument and the citation Of prece.
dents, the appointment of Cabinet officers ad
interim.
The communication was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota, introduced resolu.
tons providing for the admission of a number
of new States, among them Kansas, extended
SO as to include a portion of Utah, the State of
New Mexico, and to extend the boundaries of
Minnesota so as to include Dacotah, and all of
Nebraska north Of 430 to extend the bound.
aries of Oregon SO as to include Washington,
and to extend the boundaries of California so
as to inclnde that portion Of Utah not included
in Kansas.
Mr.. Gwin thought the resolution most i'm.
portant. 1t was ordered to be printed.
A number of compromise memorials were
presented from New York and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Wilson called up his resolution of inquiry
as to whether the money appropriated for the
Washington Aqueduct had been properly ex.
expended; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Pearce called up bill in relation to the
harbor OF Baltimore; which was passed.
The Senate then passed an act for the relief
Of Franklin College.
Mr.. Bigler moved to postpone all prior orders,
and take up the resolutions of Mr.. Crittenden !;
which motion was agreed to-ayes u, noes
26.
The pending question being upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Powell, recognising slavery in all
tha ,f ~, all
hereafter to be acquired.
Mr.. Pugh thought it was useless to press
difficulty at this time.
Mr.. Douglas thought that the amendment
did not alter the original resolution.
Mr.. Latham opposed the amendment.
A vote was then taken on Mr.. Powels amend.
ment-
Yeas Messrs. Baker, Bayard, Benjamin,
Bgler, Bragg, Bright, Clngman, Crittenden,
Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill Hun.
ter, 1verson, johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy,
Lane, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell,
Pugh, Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian, Slidell, and
Wigfall--29.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Came.
ron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer Dixon, Doo
little, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes,
Hale, Harlan, King, Latham, Seward, Sim
mons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade,
and Wilson-24.
Mr.. Simmons addressed the Senate on the
resolutions as amended.
Mr. Anthony followed. He thought the Sen.
ators ought not to quarrel on territory not yet
acquired, but should solve the present dill
Guilty. The times demanded wisdom, modera-
ton, and conciliation, as well as mutual for.
bearance. The two sections are intimately
connected by immigration and intermarriage,
and we should esteem it our duty and privilege
to protect the political system. We inherit no
difficulties which cannot be amicably settled,
if approached by the other side in the spirit of
those whom we have succeeded, and the fruits
of whose labors we now enjoy.
A vote was then taken on striking out the
preamble and first resolution of Mr.. Crtten.
den's series, and inserting Mr.. Clark's amend
ment resulting in the affirmative, as follows
yeas rs, nays %.
A motion to table the whole subject was
then carried.
The Kansas bill was made special order
for Friday.
The Pacific railroad bill was taken up !;
shortly after which, the Senate went into ex.
ecutive session.
When the doors were again opened, a mo.
ton was made to reconsider the vote on tabng
Mr.. Crittendens resolutions, pending which the
Senate ad journed.
HOUSE.
Mr. Cox presented the resolutions unani.
mously adopted by the Legislature of Ohio, of
a conciliatory character, affecting the present
political troubles; which were laid ON the ia.
Bile, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Briggs, of New York, presented the me-
MORALS OF citizens of all parties, in favor of
the border State committee compromise which
were ordered to be printed
The House went into a Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union-Mr. Wash
burne, of Illinois, in the chair-and resumed
the consideration of the army appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Garnett, (Democrat,) of Virginia, made
speech, to show that the Republican party is
aggressive on the South and, in the course of
his remarks, said that Virginia would join no
border State Confederacy, but would link her,
self to the South and, being the Oldest State,
would become the leader. In conclusion, he
advocated peaceable settlement between the
two sections. Let each section have its own
Government, and both have an arrangement
for q customs receiver, and an alliance for de-
iensive purposes, &c. This, in his opinion,
would secure all the advantages of the present
political system, without any of its evils.
Mr.. Gurley, (Republican,) of Ohio, alluded
to the present state Of affairs and to the seiz.
ure of forts, magazines, &C., by Southern States.
Even the flag which has proved shield of pro-
lection had been fred at by the authorities of
South Carolina. Northern men had been
treated by the South as conquered people,
and merchants of Cincinnati driven out OF
Louisiana, for no other reason than they voted
for the Presidential candidate of their choice
He thought that the work of traitors should be
stopped, and the laws vndicated. They must
prevail, or the Government put them down by
its strong arm. Forbearance has ceased to be
a virtue. The movement in the South he
characterized as treason and cold. blooded re
bellion. The people OF the Northwest would
never suffer the obstruction of the navigation