New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-25
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

AM, Ky.l S1RATT0N rep, n. j. and HOLMAN
Dem. Id presented he rro erfirgs OF public meet;
IL g in tier respective States ieative ihe uai onJ
cIisis, NJ suggesting r. Ine0Ies.
The Hone t,'utDtd ihv consideration OF tho ut
Route bill aid adopted the Senates amendment,
liking ii stage letters 10 and from San Francisco
uniform rate Of I'll cents whether carried by steamer
overland.
TIE House coDtidered the Senaies amendment
MIR. COLfAX Rep, lLd) proposed TO modify l.,
Authorizing pro oa io be received I'LL the frst Monday
ia April or the dali anl oTaiiou Of the entire over
land ail,eite, To CONN epcs an tic lot ofJuiy for four
ysais fT St. Louis some other pont eOnneutcd It'll
Eastern railways To San Frand-co; tie letter uails 70
be carried in 20 days and documents, paper &c In 81
the contract to le given Ia tbs lowest responsible bid
der, Salt Lake and Denver City to he snpI,lej semi
weekly without extra eypense ine eutire amount for
the service not TO exceed ) OO, 900 per nnnum.
NJ. OLFAN showed the advantages AID economy Of
tie ysn vroposed, ing That II desired the Pa
cifc States TO e silbful Unon-loying members Of the
ConfvGerNcy, could not do better than civ" rhs"
" hut they have right TO demand, namely, dilY con-
mupicaion with tie Atlantic east. This would be
more valuable tran bands Of iron or gold.
Mr. HAMILTON Dem, Texasl desired to oter an
ndment.
MIR COLEAX REP, Inc y, before accepting it, wished
10 know whether Texas vas going 70 remsiI IN tho
Union
Mr. hamilton could only cay AZ one Of its own
citizeIs, be tIuried she would. Al Congress would
tresi Der f,ly AZ q member Of lhe C0tifederacy, u
would have tie effect Of kee H." hHr in; snd such
treslue az WAS recently 'oIte b. 70 or tie
sup OFT OF tie mounted re- inelt-, wOei DaSr
70 her adyaf age 10 msiD in the Union. sn with
DAVIS she would have no right t. the all facilities at
lie elltIse of the Government
lie ,feIed an Amendment, which Mr.. COlfix &C
celed 10 extend the existing contracts Tor Texas 80 a
10 connect with tie Battlefield route provided II can
BE- d, for So OJO, aid hsel.weekIy cOihec'oh Nhu
New .OfleHf.
Mir. WASHBURNE Rep., H. proposed an amend
n cit directing tie PtrtmarterGe ii To reexaDiae
the cuset OF lie dscontinusnce OF certain inland rour
riD,e 1852 and re-toIe such as can 10 restored WIN
due Iegno TO tie public interest, a..
During the debate Mr.. SHERMAN tRep., ono
oIIoteo tie auendment saying lie has 10 oofrVw
money IL PER entnn, and drafts TO the amount OF
TWO or hre millions lying on tie Secretary 81 Tue
TtasuIyt tall, unpaid for want Of funds. The houSe
Lap already passed Deficiency till appropiiting two
niEi,rs and together with deficiencies addih9hah,
eAi4tbP, the Treasury will require proviHon OF
tu eLN three millions by tie let O July After that
time, thirty millions more will have to be Dor
RIVED even If our political troubles snail pss away;
lad il var should come, be did not know muen' u
war ther,foe iLle, not cnuinhl, to increase our
Iogtrl arriugen e,fs ut present. wien provision AZ
ready ex,is Tor mail transportation TO and from tne
Pacific. ,o u,
Mesfrs. GROW (Rep., Pal and CURTIS (R-p,
low 81 advocated the establishment OF daily OVER
Land mil 10 he Pacific, &c. 9,
Mr.. STEVENS llIep., Pa.l opposed it on SIMILAR
grounds to thoee taken by Mr.. Sherman.
No d. fiite action was bad.
The n.oniig hour having expired, tho iiousr re-
If II litS thee.
Mr. RUST dem, Ark At q member Of that Com
nitte Hsid he bad entered the duty Win desire
10 do vi at, lie could TO give peace, and Regretted
that Bis efforts met With no proper Response Tue
{, nuti,e were engaged five Weeks, and al Last pro-
duced ferable abortion, which can rba'n NJ P'ter
riy From the first day they "a. 20 the lhs tne pro-
t.fdnRs were "a sham aid a nockery 10 the southern
non ON the Committee. As IL constituted none
ut the nOe sai guine could have Hoped anything from
it, II ci,i war should result Let The RESPONSE my
I,tr tie Leads Of hote who refuted 10 conpfoa
ArhnIssp s as conservative sny other State bu' enc
will maiuiain her equality in tie Union, or ENJOY u
ont of tie Union. AZ ali evidence OF the frtlm III
tina, Stale b. read letter from menier oil tpe leg
rla'ure, intelligent and Influential ciineh, 70 suo
that great reaction has taken place III Arkansas anu
that the meet conservative men have sbahd0heu III
pc. IL answer to every appeal al he conserv" I'VE
Southern nenters on the u mmitiee eo1ii s.e
WIZ "noting incOnhift.nt with the ChcaSo
Platform" Il appeared that John Brown was
| The msrtyr and hero If the Republican party
Mr.. Dim Rep, Ipd said the Chicago platform
expressly condemned John Browne raid aS mem.
Der Of that Committee he bad discharged his duty
without reference 10 the Chicago platform As 10 the
Republican Jatty sympatbizing with that RAD, every
body North and South knew il was al infamous noei
on tie kepub an purity ans he be %Ss ar could
give circulation 10 il. sensation.l
MIR. RUST Dem Arkl would APPEAL, moi 70 Mr
Dunn, but TO another member Of the Committee, ml'
Acsrna Of Massachusetts TO say whether he was VII,
liz 10 vote for any MT aspre nVt IN aceorohce WIN
| TIE Cticseo jlatforn2 n,
Mr.. nINDMAN Dem, Ark asked wbeth,r MT.
Dunn menter of that Committee sain DC uia no'
intend 70 ei, any vote With would amount 10 re-
radiation II the Chicago platform any portion OF
| Mr.. DUNN did not. a.
Mr.. RilST-With reference 10 the charge Of in
famous lt,l," made ufe a. TIE gentleman from In.
dra, bore is responsible for il. Az ti- IL tine OF
war We musi wage war and desire to know Whether
the genisn announced TO the House ana tns conn
try that fe was respopritle for what be said want
to know that Il Be is tor war; an willing to ac-
cor nodsie bim with war. q,
Mr.. DUNN--Tiis il u free country ard the gentle
ran can take any measure or mode OF rodfeee ne