Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-02
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CONVERSATIONAL,
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ta1ure OF NSF Jersey eG pressing their viii
Iltngness TO accept the Grittt1 len resolu.
uonV, advising HGonyention of the States,
land appointing Commissioners to meet the
other States, aud; instructing their Sena-
tors and requesting the Representatives
from that StateIto actin accordance with
these resolutions.
Mr.. Ten Eyck said the resolutions COM
mauded his respect, but were not to con-
ltrol his action or manucle his limbs. A,
Stnntor, though bound to guard tue inter-
fests of his State, Is also 6oand to guard
the veal Of all the States. He regarded
the Constitution of the United States to
be tue supreme law, aud II his. State de-
mHnded Unconstitutional action, he would
still feel bound to obey the Constitution of
the United States, If u Senator is bound
to obey the Instructions of his State, then
u piece of mechanism would do MS well us
u man for Senator. He referred to a
former OCCASION, when the Senator's from
New Jersey declined TO obey Instructions,
and said he should hesitate to obey these
Instructions, because he did not believe
that they represented the feeling of the
/ people Of New JeeseS:
\ AIR. Erumbul offered a resolution for
the appointment of committee to Join
" til committee from the House to pro-
vide for the counting of votes for Prcsi-.
dent and Vice President.
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Mr. Latham said the people of Califor-
mia breath but one sentiment of loyalty
aud devotion to the Union, and will ratiFy
any settlement which will satisfy the
South and If sueh satisfaction be refused,
large majority of that people will say,
let them go in peace. He would prefer
peaceful separation toR civil war. Peace
tul separation will leave the two divisions
to pursue the course of empires. Galifor-
i mia, from her position and commerce, would
remain with the free States, her destiny
and theirs being indissolublytc onnected
de was willing to vote for the propositions
| of the Senators from Kentucky aud ILL
nois, but he thought the best aud wisest
| plan was that of his friend from Minneso-
ia, (Mr. Rtce.)
Mr. Cameron presented the credentials
OF the Hon. r. GJwan, Senator elect from
the State Of PENNSYLVANIA. 90
The diplomatic Appropriation bill was
taken up, and after some amendments,
passed. Jffi
The Executive and Judicial Appropria-
ton bill was then taken up.
HousE.--Mr Conway, of Kansas. rising
to question of privilege, read the resoln-
ton introduced by Mr. Hindman, yester-
day, instruCting the committee on the Ju-
,dtciaryto enquire whether he was consti-
tutionally elected Representative fromthe
State of Kansas. AS this was the first
time his right to seat had ever been
questioned, and as he yesterday took tho
oath from the. Speaker without any obiec-
ton being made, he thought Mr.. Hindman-
should inform the House of the reason
which prompted him to take so extraordi-
nary position.
MIR. Hindman. Of Arkansas, said that It
afforded him much pleasure 10 do go, : IL
I was without any i9tsntton to .RssaiI the,
1 genttananny aRa l.tGNs ont Of no hostility
TO him or his State, It occurred 10 him
that the question should be settled as 10
i what time u. State becomes entitled to rem
Eesentatton IN Congress, having been in
-5orneu, and sos ltexinEl shat tha election
under which the gentleman claims his seat
took place long anterior to admission of
| Kansas into the Union. Il seemed to him
evident that the right of representation
does not rest under that election. 1t
seemed to him quite evident that Kansas
only became entitled to a member of the
House at the time when duly admitted in
to the Union. 1t seemed to him, for the
reasons stated, that tue election was u mere
nudity, he therefore wanted the question
to be decided whethhr the people of the
Territory may proceed to the election of a
representative in Congress. That was his
sole object. Hewas aware that 10 numerous
instances Representatives and even Scna-
tors, were chosen by the people of terri
tory before its admission us n State, aud
allowed to take their seats Immediately
after admission; but The fac that such
cases have occurred, does not settle tue
question Of right. It was a bad custom,
and ought not to be followed. The ques-
ton simply is, has "a territory the right,
under the Constitution, TO elect represen-
tatives to Congress for, at the time the
gentleman from Kansas was elected, Kan
sas was territory only,
Mr. Grow called the attention of Mr..
Hiudman to- the case of his own State,
! (Arkapsas) and reiterated the opinion of
Attorney General Butler, under General
JAckson's administration.
4 The matter here ended. s
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
:. Ways and Means, introduced bill which
lie said was demanded by the condition Of
finance, aud might as 1.-The passed now.
It authorizes the President, before the LIST
of July next TO borrow twenty-five mill
] l1ions, or as much thereof as, in bis opin-
fop, the exigencY of the public service
5 may require, to meet current demands,
4 and redeem the Treasury notes.
A Mr7Kellogg, of ILL.,, said before the vote
is taken on the recommendations of the
Committee Of Thirty-three, he wished to
otter fesolations q n substituted He had
been constrained 60 present them owing to
the distapbed eondition of the country.
They ara joint resolutions, proposing
amendments to the Constitution, to be
rati6ed in the manner indicated byt6at
instruments:
AETIoLE 3th. That In all territory now
held by the United States situated north of
: lat. 800 g0I involuntary servitnde. with the
) exception OF the punishment for crime, Is
prohibited while such territory shall re-
!. main under territorial government; that
4 in all the territory now held south of the