Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-26
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WASHINGTON, January %.


SENATE-Mr. Gwin moved TO take up |
the Pacific. railroad Bill.
MIR. CritteDden moved to postpone, and |
take up his resolutions. In this connection |
he denied having authorized the publication |
of the statements that he had advocated
coercion.
He had said that Congress had no power
to employ force in such cases where force
was applicable, but that at present there was
no occasion for it. His motion was dis
agreed to, and the Pacifc-railroad Bill was
taken up.
Additional names were added as cor
porators.
The Senate went into executive session,
and adjourned.
HOUSE-Mr. Hamilton, Of Texas, desired
to offer an amendment.
Mr.. Colfax, before accepting the amend
ment, wished to know whether Texas was
going to remain in the Union.
Mr. Hamilton said he could only say, as
one of its citizens, that he trusted she would
not withdraw.
He believed that if Congress would treat
| her fairly as member of the Confederacy
that it would have the effect of keeping her
| in, and such treatment as had been recently
accorded in voting for support of mounted
| regiment, &C., would make it to her advan-
tage to remain in the Union. If she with
| draws she would have no right to enjoy mail
| facilities at the expense OF the Government.
The offered amendment, which Mr.. Colfax
accepted, extends the existing contracts for
Texas, SO as to connect with the Butterheld
route, provided that it can be done for $780,
900, and semi-weekly connection with New
! Orleans.
| The House resumed the consideration of
the report of the Committee of Thirty
three.
Mr.. Rust, of ARKANSAS as q member ftfat
| Al l. Al ,rfo 1, Is
duty with desire to do whatever he could
to give peace, and regretted that his efforts
met with no proper response. 1t appeared
to him that John Brown was the martyr and
hero of the Republican Party.
Mr.. Dunn, of Indiana, said that the Chicago
platform expressly condemned all john
Brown raids.
AS member of that committee, he had
discharged his duty without reference to the
Chicago platform; and as to the Republican
Party sympathizing with that raid, every
body, North and South, knew that it was an
infamous libel on the Republican Party, and
he was surprised that any gentleman, in this
time of the country's peril, could give circu'
lation to it. [Sensation.
Mr.. Rust said, with reference to the in
famous libel made use of by the gentlemen
from Indiana: 81 hope he is responsible fol-
it. AS this is a time of war, we must wage
war, and l desire to know whether the gen
tleman announced to the House and the
country that he was responsible for what ht
, said. want him to know if he is for war,
am willing to accommodate him with war.
Mr.. Dunn--"This is a free country, and tn
gentleman can take any measure or mode o
! redress he pleases."
: Mr.. Rust, with emphasis-"I have tn
, answer l want"
+ Mr.. Dunn desired always to be right i
whatever he might utter in response to tn
Z gentleman from Arkansas. What he in
= tended to say was this, namely: That tn
4 declaration that the Republican Party sym
+ pathized with John Brown was libel o.
n that party. He did not intend to use an
offensive language to the gentleman, bu
made the remark, believing the charge
ri be libelous on the Republican platform an
\ party.
~ MI. Rust-'The gentleman from Indiar
says he did not intend to make any offensil
" remarks in an offensive sense. / have Il
re right to demand an unqualified retraction
ii the remark" al.
D. Mr.. Dunn-'I have made all the explain
i'd ton have felt it my duty to make"
III Mr.. Rust-"Very good"
l. Adjourned.