The national Republican., 1861-02-13
THIRTY-s1xTH CONGRESS,
IEcoND SESSION.
Tuesday, February IL, 1861.

Tuesday, February IL, 1861.
The Chair laid before the Senate commu.
nicaton from the Department Of the Interior
in relation to the Lander wagon road referred
To the Committee on Printing. y
Memorials favoring . settlement Of the pres.
ent difficulties by compromise, were presented
by Nessrs. Dixon, Critteuden, and others.
Mr.. Wilkinson presented certain anti.seces.
sion and coercion resolutions Of the Legisla-
ture Of Minnesota, and rendering State aid to
the United States.
Mr.. Wade presented memorial favoring the
enforcement Of the laws.
Mr.. Crittenden presented Union memorial
from Massachusetts, with "a, ,230 names.
Mr.. Sumner said the only excuse for those
they signed He wished that those had done
themselves the Justice to give the force Of their
numbers to sustain the Union and the popular
verdict in favor Of Abraham Lincoln and the
principles of the Republican party. He hoped
that that verdict would be sustained by the
power of the Government. He repeated that
hthe day Of compromise was past" and said
that If the capitalists would not sustain the Gov.
ernment, the people would come forward and
loan their small means.
Mr.. Crittenden defended the petitioners, and
declared that they did know what they asked
for.
The hour for the consideration Of the spe.
cisl order, the naval bill, coming up, it was
postponed.
Mr.. Crittenden continued, arguing that the
Union was of more importance to the people
than the Republican platform.
Mr. Sumner responded, that the Senator from
Kentucky [Mr. Crittendenl could not know
his own popularity in Massachusetts,. The
people there who signed the memorial, did SO
without examination, owing to their trust in
that Senator. Mr.. Crittenden had voted to
amend his resolutions so as to extend slavery
to all possessions hereafter acquired at the
South.
Mr.. Crittenden said that was not an essential
part Of his propositions.
The subject was then postponed until Mon.
day next, Mr.. Clark, Of New Hampshire, hav.
ing the floor. :,
The Senate then took up the unfinished bust.
ness, being the naval appropriation bill.
The pending question being on the amend.
ment for building seven small sloops of war,
Mr.. Green resumed the floor, and argued
against the amendment. He defended the
right Of secession declared that the Federal
Government had no public property in the Sc.
ceded States. He contended that the States
had cause for secession, and that all the slave
States, except Delaware, Maryland, end Vir.
ginia, would soon secede. Kansas, too, would
secede. Laughter. Yes, Kansas! The Emf.
grant Aid men were dying out. In starvation,
Kansas would be compelled by circumstances
to follow the fortunes Of Missouri. He advoca-
ted q settlement if possible; if not, peaceable
separation.
The amendment was agreed to by vote Of
yeas 27, nays II.
Several other amendments having been made,
the bill passed.
The Senate then went into Executive session.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sherman sent to the Clerks table, which
was read, an interesting letter from the Secre.
tary of the Treasury, showing the bankrupt con.
dition Of the Treasury, there being only about
half million subject to draft, while several
fmillions Of drafts remain unsHtished. There
will be nine or ten millions required for the
support of the Government and to meet Treas.
ury notes by the 4th Of March next. The Sec.
retary suggests that bill be passed to enable
him to accept any State guaranty for any stock
Of the United States which may hereafter be
issued, 10 the amount Of public money deposited
with such State under the distribution act Of
1886. The Secretary further says, that he will
y
or l4th instant, at the farthest.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported bill in accordance with
the suggestion.
Mr.. Garnett objected. He would not place
the Government in the condition of mendi.
cant.
Mr.. Sherman said that, in reporting the bill
he had but performed his duty.
Mr.. Morris, Of Illinois, from the special com
mittee on the Indian trust bond abstraction
made a report thereon, stating all the facts in
the case, and placing ex-Secretary Floyd and
others in no enviable position. Ex Secretary
Thompson and ex.Secretary McClelland ore ex.
onerated from any blame, while however, all
those who have heretofore held the office Of
Secretary of the Interior are censured for the
loose manner in which the bonds we're left in
the hands of the custodian.
Mr.. Haskin called for the reading Of the re-
port, and insisted that he had right to know
what was In 1t.
It was finally agreed that the report should
be read, and aherward ordered to be printed
It shows how the Government funds have gone
and why the Treasury Is bankrupt.
Mr.. Pryor inquired how many of the com
mittee concurred in the report. A voice
CAN'T He said he understood differently.
Mr.. Morris, Of Illinois, said he was willing t.
6x any time for the consideration of the repor
that would be agreeable to the House.
The House proceeded to the consideration o
the Senate's amendments to the Pacific railroad
bill.
Mr.. Curtis said that many Of the amendment.
were immaterial, but there was one of import
ance, namely the addition of Northern, il
addition TO an extreme Southern and Centra
railroad. He would vote for the amendment
If there was anything wrong in the bill, it coult
be corrected at the next session of Congress.
Mr.. Craig, Of Missouri, spoke against the Sen
ate's amendment, fixing the starting point a
the mouth of the Kansas river, and running b,
way of Fort Riley.
Messrs.' Farhsworth and McClernand sever
ally expressed their objections. They consid
cred the bill incongruous, of log.roing AM