The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-28
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRE
WASHINGTON, January 26. -HoUsE.-Mr.
Grow of Pa. offered a resolution that the
select committee of five appointed on the
| 7th inst, be instructed to inquire whether
any secret hostile organization against the
| government of the United States in the Dis
| trict exists if so, whether any officers of the
Federal Government in executive or ju-
! diciaI departments are members thereof.
Mr., Burnett desire to know and it is
certainly due the House to know whether
any reason or fact exists for putting on foot
any such Investigation. 1t is a reflection
on the City of Washington and the federal
government, and ought not to be entertain
| ed unless the gentleman from Penn. states
on his responsibility that there is such
conspiracy AS for myself, l don't believe
in any such a conspiracy. | don't believe
| that any purpose is contemplated either by
! citizens of this district or the adjoining
States of making any foray or raid on this
city or interfering with the peaceful inau-
guration of the President of the gentle
mans choice. 1t does seem TO me right and
proper that such statement should be
made by the gentleman from Penn. be-
fore we inaugurate proceedings directly re-
tecting on the patriotism and faithfulness of
the people of the District to the federal
government. A more miserable, contempt
IDLE mode of engendering bai feeling and
making the excitement worse than it is
now could not be introduced.
Mr.. Crow would not have offered the
! resolution unless l supposed there was
something to base it on.
Mr.. Cochrane.-Is debate u order.
Mr.. Speaker-I did not understand the
gentleman from Ky. as Directing to the res
olution. If he did then debate is not in or
der.
Mr. Branch of n CT will object to the
| resolution until | see the chairman of the
select committee.
Mr. Crow spoke to the chairman yes
terday in regard to this resolution and it
met his sanction. l have reason to believe
that there was such design entertained by
some persons in the employ of the govern
ment. To what extent it has. gone don't
know, and for that reason offered the reso-
luton. If the gentlemen on the other side
don't want to investigate they can object
and that would afford better evidence that
there is something in it.
Mr.. Burnett have not objected to the
resolution. If the member says there is
reason for investigation he shall have it as
thorough as he desires. Therefore there
was no necessity for the remark that its
being objected to would afford evidence of
Mr.. Kunkle objected.
The Speaker said he would not attempt
to deprive any gentleman of his right but
the gentleman from Pennsylvania demand
ed the previous question before the gentle
man from N. G. was recognized.
Mr.. kunkle.-I am aware that the gentle
man who occupies the chair is not well
disposed towards me at any time. Calls of
order on the Republican side of the House.
Mr.. Craig of N. c. wanted to offer an
amendment.
Mr.. Grow-I have demanded the pre-
viOus question.
Mr. Craig, amid much confusion, indicat-
ed his amendment as follows That the
committee inquire by what authority troops
are stationed on the Southern side of the
Capitol. Was it to control the proceedings
here at the point of the bayonet and the
mouth of the cannon?
Mr. Crows resolution was then adopted. |
Mr. Thomas of Tennessee presented the |
resolutions of the Tennessee legislature in
response 30 the resolutions of the legisla- |
ture of n. Y, concluding with the follow !
ing
"Whenever the authorities of the latter |
State send military force to the South for
the purpose of coercion, the people of
Tennessee will unite with the South to re-
SlSt such INVASION at 2 IL hazards. The reSO- |
lutons were laid on the table and ordered |
to be printed.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President, returning with his |
objections the bill for the relief of Hockaday
& Leggitt.
Mr.. Alley of Massachusetts said this bill |
was in relation to the mail service. The |
veto was a most extraor linary proceeding |
on the part of the President, though the |
President had exercised an unquestionable |
constitutional right if he thought the bill |
wrong. There were strong legal claims and |
the veto should not be sustained.
Mr. Branch sustained the President in thus |
performing his duty.
Mr.. Craig of Missouri and other gentle |
men made remarks on the subject.
The question was then taken on the pas
sage of the bill notwithstanding the objec-
tons of the President, as required by the
Constitution in such cases.
The House resumed the consideration of |
the report of the committee of 33.
Clark aad Gilmer called on the Republic
cans, who were the responsible party, to sub
NIT the Crittenden resolutions to the people
Pryor obtained the floor, and the House
adjourned.