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INRn.snrN.cON0Rlss. SESSION.
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Mr.. Wilson introduced a,bill for the better
organization O { the Militia of the District o
Columbia. Referred TO the Military Affair
Committee.
ernors and Ex-GoTernors OF States be ad
mitted to the foor of the Senate. baiC
over.
Mr.. Latham presented a petition OF The
people of Western Utah for Increased mai
facilities. Referred to the Committee or
Post Offices.
Mr.. Bingham presented four petitions fc.
the repeal of the Fugitive. save Paw, be.
lieviDg it unconstitutional
The annual report of the Commissioner of
Patents was read and ordered TO be printed.
The Pacific Railroad Bill was taken uR
Mr.. Chandler moved to give six sections
OF land per mile, instead of one. Adoptod.
Mr.. Clark moved to amend 80 that the
grants of lands and bonds are to be made Oh
the express condition that Congress shall
hereafter have power to amend the proyis-
ions OF the act, but not to diminish the speci-
he'd amount of contributions. Adopted.
MIR. Wilkinson moved to amend, by max
ing the amount paid TO the Central route
S5O,OOO00e, instead of 100000, 900, aud that
TO the Southern route 5,000 600, instead of
$35, 1000 900, the design being to provide for
the Northern route by another amendment.
Disagreed to.
An amendment providing for the North
ern route was adopted
Mr.. Wilson moved so as to give $50 0O0.-
O00 to the Central route, $25 000, 600 to the
Northern route and that the Southern route,
instead of going to San Francisco, 60 by the
nearest route to the Pacific Ocean
Mr.. Gwin asked the Senator to withdraw,
for the purpose~of moving to strike, out ali
except The Central route.
Mr.. Gwin moved to amend the bill so as to
provide only for a central route. Disagreed
TO- Yeas MessIs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham,
den, Foote, Foster, Grimes, Gwin, Harlan,
King, Morrill,, Polk, Simmons, Sumner,
Ten Eyek, Trumbuil Wade, and Will
son--22. Nays-Messrs. Bigler, Bragg,
Bright, Clingman, Crittenden. Dixon,
Douglas, Doolittle, Green, Hemphill,
Hunter, johnson of Tennessee, Lane,
Latham, Nicholson. Pearce Powell, Pugh,
Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian, Seward, Thomp-
son, Wigfall aud WIkiuson-25.
Mr. Wilson renewed his amendment, and
it was disagreed to.
Mr.. Mason moved to strike ont the part
making appropriation of money to these
roads. He said he did so as a matter of
protest of the State Of Virginia against this
new debt. The time might be when the
States would be called upon to assume q por-
tion of the debt, and he wanted protest
NhNlNu 81 budb ' klulu Sudll never D6
called upon to pay this debt. The amend
ment was rejected.
No further amendments being offered, the
bill was reported to the Senate.
Without action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE-The Speaker laid before the
House the agricultural portion Of the report
of the Commissioner of Patents The sub
ject of printing extra copies was referred.
Mr.. Adrain presented resolutions passed by
the Legislature of New Jersey, expressive of
firm attachment to the Union and the duty
OF every good citizen to sustain it and ia.
voriDg the Crittenden proposition and the
calling of Convention of the States, &c.
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
The House considered the Senate's amend
ments to the Postofice Bill without action.
- The report of the Committee of Thirty
three came up.
Mr.. Stevens, of Penna., regretted that he
was compelled to believe that no compromise
could now be made, when six States are In
open and declared rebellion, having seized
the public forts and arsenals, and robbed the
people of millions of public property. When
he saw our harbors blockaded and armies in
array against the flag of our country, which
has been insulted, be had no hope that con-
cession, humiliation or compromise would
have any good effect whatever. Rather than
give concession to rebels he would see the
OO'SInmehI snatIereu lnJO Ten thousand
atoms.
Mr.. Harris, of Md spoke of the glories of
the country, and said the disasters now pend
ing sprung from the empty rivalres of po-
litlcal parties. He saw no reason for Seces-
sion. He believed the responsibility of
national safety or perdition rests on the
present representatives of the people now as
sembied in Congress. The question now is,
on whom shall the terrible responsibility
nj a tut IIrn av,1 hat A-,lt Eli Al.
party or set of men who will not spurn mere
miserable party trammels, and come up to
the question, how a great nation can be
saved. Far too much of the present mis-
chiefcame from the section TO which he be-
longed, springiDg from the ambitious desires
of politicians at the South who want greater
eminence than they can command under our
present system. He appealed to the North,
If there was not too much aggravation on
their part. The secession of six Southern
States met with no sympathy in Maryland.
Mr.. Hughes denied that Mr.. Harris spoke
for the part of Mary land he represented.
Dir. Harris-"Not more than corporal's
guard in Maryland favor Secession" Zap
plause: a-l .la
Mr.. Harris continued denying the right Of
Secession, and urging his Northern friends
to DO something toward pactfcation. Phere
was smouldering fire under MARYLAND,
which might break out and sweep her into
disunion. Let them rise above prejudice,
and cement the Union more firmly than
ever. Let us have less eloquence in speeches,
and Bore pertinent elOquenee in votes
Give us the Crittenden, or similar propo
sitiOn.
he closed as. follows: "Let me not in
stead of our national music, hear the Mar
seiiaise, which is not music to my ears.
FIaunt not before my eyes the flag ola di-
vided nationality, exciting no devotion in
my American heart but let me and my
people go to our graves with our consecrated
melodles ringing in our ears, and over us
iioat the flag of our Union with all its con-
stellated stars" a.. .-# ..r.| -..
Mr.; Wioslow spoke of Northern ag-
gressioDs. High-sOunding words, he said
woulds not save the Union. Nor could the
piece OF bunting with the stars and stripes.
de favored the Crittenden proposition, with
nothing less than which the South can be
satisfied. He was against coercion; by this
the Union could not be held together. II
could be done only by mutual justice and
affection. .-ag- ..'fs- : 81. r.. =
Mr.. Van Wyck, of New York, spoke at
length among other things he said, "Ydu
ask US TO compromise. What have we TO
concede2 We have done you no wrong and
propose none. You have proposed no com
promise which does not involve a surrender
on our part. You want the Constitution
amended. Now would that avail you if
your present position is correct; if one State
however Insignificant, can destroy the whole
fabric? You have violated the Constitution
and set the laws at defiance, and demand
Constitutional guarantees that we will do
neither. Do you propose any concession to