Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-02
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SENATE.-When our report closed yesterday
The senate had under consideration the ProPo-
saons adopted by the Peace Congress.
Mr.. Hunter offered a. an amendment, to come
In before the substitute Of the Senator from New
York, Mr. Seward, } the first OF the resolutions
offered by the Senator from Kentucky, (Mr. Crit
tenden,) which was read.
Mr.. Seward thought that Congress had no right
to modify or change the propositions. They had
been laid before Congress by convention to be
they would not be what the convention had
recommended, but what Congress would recon-
mend. He thought that the propositions, W hether
amendment or patching up by Congress
Mr.. Hunter and Mr. Trumbull thought the
Senate had right to amend them, and urged
that 1t be done.
Mr. Critenden said the amendment offered by
Mr.. Hunter would change the whole character Of
the propositions Of the Peace Congress. II they
adopted the amendment Il was the same thing az
saying that they would not submitth propositions
of the convention. He should vote against the
amendment, and hoped that the Senate would not
adoptit
Mr. Mason could not approve of the propositions
az they then were, and believed that they would
not secure to the South any Of her rights
Mr.. Lane could not vote for the propositions
and denounced them as a cheat, deception, and
q humbug.
The Senate then adjourned.
House. After our report closed
The House took up the bill for the admission Of
New Mexico.
On motion Of Mr.. Hickman, the bill was laid
on the tsble.
The next motion in order, on the series Of reso-
buttons and bills reported by the Committee Of
Thirty-three was an amendment Of the act for the
rendition Of fugitves from labor.
: This amendment provides for a trial by jury
Of slaves escaping from labor or service and Also
that no man shall be compelled to aid U. s.
Marshal In arresting fugitive.l
Mr. Corwin moved the previous question.
MIR. Hickman moved to lay that motion on the
tabl'; on which the yeas were 81, nays IO4
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
passage OF the bill, resulting-yeas %, nays So.
Mr.. Corwin then moved the adoption of prop
ositon providing that any person fleeing from
justice In one State to another should, on demand
OF the executive authority Of the State from whence
he fed, be arrested taken before Judge and IL
i is proven that he IL guilty he shall be rem
dered up.
The proposition was rejected-yens AZ, nays 1876.
The Speaker asked leave to lay before the House
the proposition of the Peace Congress
Objection was made, and the Speaker overrulng
the objection, an appeal was taken; pending which
the House took a recess.
Erening Session The question then required
on the appeal pending when the House took a re-
On motion of Mr.. Hickman, the House was
present
Mr. Hughes, rising to a question of the "high-
est privilege" moved that the Speaker direct the
Sergeant-at-Arms to bring to this House the MEM
oers from the State of South Carolina, who to the
best OF his knowledge, hsd been systematically
absent since early In December, very much to the
detriment Of the public service. II was time to
assert the authority and dignity OF the House
Mr.; Stanton hoped the motion would not be sus-
talned. He was ready to express his conviction
that the public service had received no detriment
by the absence Of the gentlemen referred to-
Laughter
No action was taken, and the subject was
dropped.
~ The bill for the organization of the Territory Of
Nevada was taken up and passed.
The bill for the organization of Dacotah Terri
tory was also passed
After some other business the House adjourned.