Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-03-05
Thirty-sixth Congress-second session

Thirty-Sixth Congress Second Session.
TUESDAY, FEB. 26lh-In the Senate the bill
for the organization of the Territory of Colorado
was passed. The amendment of the House to
the Post Route bill was agreed to and the bill al
so passed, The Army Appropriation bill was
then taken up and an appropriation of $4,000
for an arsenal in. Texas stricken out on account
of the arsenal having been seized Other amend
ments were discussed and adopted and the bill
passed.
The House Of Representatives was engaged
yesterday in bitter and acrimonious discussion
of the bill authorizing the President to accept
the services of volunteers to enforce the laws if
necessary, generally known as the Force BILL
After speeches by Messrs. Pryor, Curtis, Smms,
and others, it was on motion of Mr.. Oorwin, laid
over to Thursday, by vote of ayes 100, nays
"a, which is equivalent to its defeat. Mr.. Cor
win then moved to take up the report of the
Committee of Thirty three, when scene of the
greatest confusion ensued, the ultra Republicans
using all the appliances usual to stave off action,
by motions to adjourn, &c. A test vote showed
the friends of ooneiation to number ITO, whilst
their opponents were but "a. They were final
ly taken up, and vote will tomorrow be taken
on the several substitutes, including the Border
State resolutions to be offered by Mr.. Harris, OF
Maryland.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27th-The Senate concur
red in the House amendment to the Tariff bill.
which now only requires the approval of the
President to become law. The Army bill was
amended and passed. Mr.. Orittenden presented
the proceedings of the Beaoe Conference which
on his motion were referred to Special Com
mittee. The Senate then went into executive
session.
The House proceeded with voting OF the Report
OF the Committee of Thirty three, with the pend
ing amendments thereto. All the amendments.
including the proposition for National Conven-
tio1, Mr.. Crittenden's, Mr.. Kelogg's, and Mr..
Oorwins resolutions, were steadily voted down
until the Report of the Committee was reached.
The declaratory resolutions prefacing the report
were slccessiyely adopted by large msjorites.-
The vote was then taken on the amendment to
the Constitution recommended by the committee.
This amendment prohibits any alteration OF the
Constitution interfering with slavery in the
States. The vote was yeas one hundred and
twenty, nays seventy-one. A two-third vote
being required in order to recommend the amend
ment to the States for adoption, the proposition
was therefore lost. Eight more votes would
have carried it through. The House then adj
iOurned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2sth-In the United States
Senate Mr.. Orittenden, from the Select Commit
tee, reported back the propositions of the Peace
Conference, with recommendation that the
Senate submit, by the necessary vote, the Con
amendments recommended to the con.
sideration OF the States. Messrs. Seward and
Frumbull, from the minority of the Committee,
reported in favor of National Convention as
contemplated by the fifth article of the Constitu
ton. The consideration of the reports was
made the special order for to morrow at half-past
twelve O'Clock. The Post Office Appropriation
bill was then taken up and an amendment adopts
cd reducing the appropriation for the overland
mail service.
In the House of Representatives yesterday the
olnt resolution to amend the Constitution, with
Corwlns amendment, was reconsidered and a.
1Opted by vote OF 1873 to 65-a Constitutional
majority.
The following is Corwin's amendment which
was adopted:
mo amendment shall be made to the Con-
'tltutlon which will authorize or give to Con-
sress the power to abolish, Or interfere, within
my State, with the domestic institutions thereof
including that Of persons held to labor or service
~ the laws Of said State"
FRIDAY, March THE propositions OF the
Peace Congress were ignomiHiously slaughtered
n the United States Senate, to-day---not by the
Hales, Summers and Wades of that body. but by
hose OF whom the country vsinly expected bet
er .ni;nnys. The Northern extremists were not
allowed even the opportunity of even aiding in
he slaughter, the work was done outright and
without their assistance. Ilnmedi-
.tely on the propositions coming up as The spe-
,ial order, Mr. Hunter proposed to amend the
irst article, that relating to the Territorial ques