Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-31
TELEGR APHIC
CONG2EssIONAL Pa0CEc6INGs.
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CONGRESSIONAL P10CEEDlNGs.
WAsnzrasos. Jss 20.
Ho0sR-Tbe Speaker laid before the House
letter from Mr. Cobb, ssstine tkst he b d re-
eeivtd . certified osdtneues % ssesssiou of Als.
and be therefore fsis Il hjs Assy 70 dsssius asy
farther psrtisipaeioe 10 he hssissss sf ths
HossA He adds tkat he need ~ express biz
deep regret q the eircumstsssss which render
THE sssP pecsssasy On bis part God AVE the
country
NJ. Cobb msds . fsv affecting rsmsrks il
taking leave. imploriug BE ftissds to do soos-
thing vah visv Of P<1aisise ~ he ,tssss
The Speskse pssssosed The psasss~dings Of The
Ds0oesst,s susie Cosvsnties 0f Ohio 10 favor
Of ssstlemspt Of orr prssent troubles, either
BY the borosr Ststss Or BY Doeglss OF Cristsn-
dsa's pIso. aud especially lAvosving the esllisg
of National Coovestien.
hr. Cox hobsd It veald b laid % the table
and printed. They ere the sspssssioos Of tvo
hundred thousasd - good pstriots % live 10
the Republic.
spsaks They win tsts Ne usaal course,
vis: lsid on the table and psisted.
NJ. Rsyoolds. from The soooittss Of s. r.
ported bill for calling ios ~ militia Of the
U. =. 10 esstsin esssa i
NJ. Branch presented his rslsess in writing
for bic non- concurrence 10 the rsposs.
Tue bill wss rs-eommttssd asd ordered 70 Be
pristsd.
John Cochrans. from that soouittss, report
ID bill to fpsthsr provide fes che collection oi
datiss on inports
The House rsssmsd The consideration u he
Ssnste's amsndmest 70 the poee route bill.
NJ. Vsrrss presented the proceedings OF The
working men convention Of Phllsdslphia, ask
ing the adoption Of the Crittas1sn resolutions.
or some other compromiss.
The House resumed the confederation Of The
repost Of the Committee of -.
Mr. ConkliDg said shs principal esuss ot tbs
prsssns diflieulty arose fso~ pssposssroas mis-
representations Of ths dsaiens Of the masses ia
the free Statss on the slave States, He de-
Tended .he Republican party. eating its object
70 be restoration of the aneisst policy of the
Republic.
Ar. Henderson rose to poiul Of order, ask.
ing the Spesker il he would allow such terms
- spostste Americana, which - ssid vas used
BY Mr.. Conkling, to BE- used 10 debate.
The Speaker replied that hs did not under.
stand " TO apply TO msmbsss.
NJ. Conkling said hs shoul6s speak plsinly
M. Grow said at the last eeesion the 9th q
side called thpm traitors and everything else
free speech was nov tolerated on this floor.
message from the President announcing
his signature to the Ksnsas bill, occssionsd
suppressed applause BY the Republicans
Mr.. Conking resumed, am ssid secession
wss . subtsr'ugs Of desperate her. and make
shiit Of uoholy political ambition. Slavehoid
ing 10 outlswed and abho.rsd. hsneeforth. Il
will no longer be the psmpsrsd child 0f Ameri.
can destiny. Hs opposed sll eompromiee with
rebels, with iDsurgent bsnnsrq IN their hands
M.rtiu Il. Con way of Ksus1s, had the oath
administered. and vAs admitted to the House
NJ. Stephens Of Kentucky. Did IL Conk ling
wss fair representative Of the Northsr0 ssn-
timent. .his hope of adjuslms Us extinguish ed
He reviewed the speeches of several promi
nsnt Republicans, 10 show d1sign TO exclude
the South from ito just righ,a He argued tina,
al States bad equal righ,s the Territory,
and their property entitled q Protection under
the Constitution. He he'd h1pss Of good rs
sults iro0 the conservative a(Hoo~0t Co nmis-
sioners to assemble 90 the 4th Of February
He saw no reason Why : compromise could
not be effected. He urged the adoption ol
the Crittsudsn resolutions. and agree 70 unise
vnce more - band Of brothers.
Mr. Howard favored conciliation and CON
promise, but believed that the Government
possessed the power to bring back secsdsrs.
Mr.. Adams. Of Mass. had the a. or. but
yielded to NJ. Norris. Of Ia. when Logon in.
terposed. asking the Speaker how many namra
are recorded, % wishing to spsat. He hsd
waited day after day to obtain he Aoor, stat
ing that the floor had been framed out BY the
Speaker.
Mr.. Coltax reminded Logan that The Spsaks,
was abss I, and three mswbsrs from Ill. had
already had the Aoor
Ar. Lol AL am speaking for myself, moi
Illinois
NJ. Covods asked IL the proeesdings we're il
order.
Ar Logon. such fsvorisisn i dstestabls
dsmusbls.
Morris, Of Pa-Ths question vss whethss
tbs U.ioo be dissolved or not. The question
Of slavery muss be remanded to the people, q
Congress could not settle il. He wss wilhn-
to vote for the r-ore.'''on Of the Commit:ss
on the Border S..-.r ~, or submit Critten
den's to the people. He had NO fear Of the
people. and they should have chance TO vote
on them II they vould. He said il Cons,itu
tion vas framed % Montgomery proposed u
would rest on the bayonss Of military die
position. He defended the Republican party
from the assertion tkst hsd bsen cast upon Il
The ale cation that the people Of the North
wish to abolish slavery 10 % unioundcd and
wicked falsshood He said that Lincoln vaa
the most conservative sandidass-eoescon
vss % the part of the seeding Ststes-sos
Govsrumsat which hes the right asd it u il
duty 30 defend its existsnes.
Adjourned.
Sxs.rs-Tha agricultural report from ths
Patent Office vas received and referred 70 ths
Committee On Printing.
Mr.. bigler presented several menorisls
among the rest . memorial Of the working uer
Of Philadelphia, 10 favor Of the Crittenhsn res
clutions. He said the latter was . memoirs
representing $4,000 working men Of Phiiadei
phis, without any political distinction. II.
vas willing 70 yield anything reasonable te
The Seesh, and thought thst The lssolutioss .
and wise. He moved thst they Be printed
Nr. Cameron said be also had . petition rep
rsssnting working men Of Philadelphia, but Il
differed greatly in the ssntinee& He referred
10 the speech Of biz sollesges. ssd ssid - hac
been charged With sndnssiog the spseeh. HI
certainly never sodorsed the whole of Il. bu,
be wsa willing to do anything to bring peae.
and ssfsty to the s0un.ry. but he first vented
10 know II what he did would be reeeiv ed and
il II would bring baek the Leaders Of rebellion
in the South, for he considered it rebellion.
NJ. Macon ssid thst the Senator from Penn
sylvania, said they we're willing 70 msks con
ce.sioo The Southern kStat.s had not asked
concession in any Iorm. The south had nt
son.laist 70 make about the Con stitutioo, bs,
that the Constitution hsd been violated and
her rights disrsgardsd. bat chs never asksd
concession, she only asksd that ths Coosssto
tion be carried out che would be humili.tsd
il che ssksd . yshins slse. and the Novth
would be humiltssed II i granted H. Th~
South only a-ksd for right.
Ar. TrumhuIl presented . petition Of the
cftiRena Of ChieaVO aoainat anv N~ms>se;c.