The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-27
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE Y. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
CONGREsS IONAL

Mr.. Green moved that the Senate concur
in the amendment of the House.
Mr.. Douglas opposed the amendment of
the House.
The amendment was agreed to, yeas &c,
nays Is.
8 A bill to organize the territorial govern
ment of Nevada, was taken up and passed.
The bill to organize the territory of Da-
cotah, was taken up and passed.
A committee of conference was appoint
ed on disagreeing vote of the two Houses,
on the amendment placing a duty on lea
and coffee.
The post route bill was taken up.
Mr.. Seward presented the credentials of
Harris, Senator elect for New York.
The House amendments to the post route
bill were agreed to and the bill passed.
Gwin introduced a supplementary post
route bill. Laid over.
The army bill was taken up.
HoUsE-Kellogg of Ill. rose TO present a
petition of 22G voters Of Illinois praying the
adoption OF the peace proposition heretofore
submitted by himself.
Mr.. Edgerton objected.
Mr.. Kellogg was surprised that any one
should be unwilling to have an expression
Of the people while we are being hurried
into the caiamities of civil war, and the
disruption Of the government is threatened.
Mr.. Edger ton replied that the gentleman
could present the petition from that state IN
der the rules.
Mr. Davis of Ind. presented petition
from that state signed by men of all parties
/ in favor of the Crittenden proposition.
The Speaker presented the proceedings
and resolutions of the Pennsylvania Demo
cratic Convention
Laid on the table.
The House took up the volunteer bill.
/ Mr. Howard Of Mich. resumed his re-
marks in favor of it, which he argued mere
Iy gave q construction to the laws already
/ in existence. 1t was the duty of Congress
to put into the hands Of the President the
means of performing his duty, and point
out the mode in which he could do it. They
could not be released from this obligation
! He repeated, the President should have the
! power to execute the Constitution in all its
/ parts. The highest duty OF the govern
ment which dates far anterior to all Consti-
tutions is to preserve its existence.
/ Mr.. Pryor said it was the purpose of the
/ dominant party, daily manifested and openly
avowed, to drive through the bill by the
/ pressure Of an irrepressible rule. As this
was a foregone conclusion, he hoped it
!
/ pie of Virginia and the South may be
aroused to the perils which menace their de-
struction. He defed-chalIenged them to
assume the attitude of hostility to CORES
/ pond to their bloody designs. He knew the
| Republican party are resolved never TO re
coguize the independence of the seeded
| States, nor surrender its control over the
/ captured forts In short, they are resolved
to permit the South no other alternative
than submission or subjugation.
/ Mr.. Curtis said Pryor had INDUCED in a
/ show Of defamation similar to that of his
colleague Bocock The Republicans W ere
accused of meditating coercion when every
thing they had said and done had no such
bearing. The gentleman expressed the hope
that the bill wonld speedily pass for the
purpose Of arousing Virginia and the South
He did not thus speak to reason, to the bill,
or to Congress, but to the constitution of
Virginia, and to the assemblies OF the South
who are taking action against his own
mother country.
Mr.. Burnett asked whether it WAS the
purpose of the Republicans under this
bill to reinforce the forts in the seeding
states now held by the federal government,
and to retake the forts taken therein unless
! they shall be surrendered.
Mr. Curtis replied that it was his pur-
pose to support the constitution as it is I'M
til some power shall be vested in him to do
otherwise. He had sworn to support the
constitution and will do so. 1t may not be
necessary to reinforce those forts, in the
present exasperated state of public mind
He recognized rebellion and civil war as eX-
istiug in the south. He would resort to all
honorable means to avoid a conflict of arms
and did not believe it would be necessary to
their hOstilities against US.
Mr.. Burnett though not satisfied with
the answer, said he must accept it. He
asked another question. In the execution
of laws do you hold it necessary in doing
so to reinforce Southern fortssin the posses
sion of the government, and to recapture
the property.
Mr.. Curtis said he was not going to say
in open session and in public what it may
be the duty of his country to do. He would
speak Of the designs and measures in secret
session if they were for hostile purposes.
Mr.. Simms, in his seat, said murder
Mr.. Curtis, in the course of his remarks,
said murder came from the other side
Acts of assassins were not from Republi-
cans
Mr.. Burnett spoke against the bill and in
favor of TIE recognition of the fact of the
seeding states. In arraigning the Repub-
icans he said they had rejected all PROPOSE
tons from the border states, and to accept
less than what they contended for would be
> dishonorable.
Corwin moved to postpone the bill until
Thursday.
Stanton said such postponement would
be fatal to the bill, as the Senate would not
have time to act on it. The motion pre-
vaiied-10O against "A.
Bouligny, before voting, said this is the
most outrageous bill ever introduced into
Congress This must be the volunteer bill
Ed jour
Grow moved to consider territorial bust
ness.
The Speaker said the report Of the com
mittee of SO had precedence
Grow moved to postpone the latter til
tomorrow.
Pincbap, r,,,veG To DoStnnno until Satur