The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-01-30

Meeting on the PATRIOTISM anu laItnlulhesS VI
the people Of the District to the Federal
Government, more miserable, contemplate
mode Of engendering bad feeling and making
the excitement worse than it is now, could
not be introduced
Mr.. Grow--I would not have offered the
resolution unless had supposed there was
something to base it on.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio. Is debate in order?
The Speaker did understand the gen.
tleman from Kentucky as Directing to the
resolution. If he did, then debate is not in
order.
Mr.. Branch, Of N. CT will objcc' to the
resolution until sec the Chairman of the
Secret Committee, Mr.. Howard of Mich, in
his seat
Mr.. Crow spoke to the Chairman vest
erday regarding the resolution and it met
with his sanction. l have reason to believe
that there was such design entertained by
some persons in the employ of the Govern
m mt to what extent it has gone I don't
know, and for that reason offered the res.
olution. If the gentlemen on the other side
Of the house don't want to investigate the
subject, they can object, and that would af
ford better evidence that there is something
in it.
Mr. Burnett, have not objected to the
resolution. Ifthc member says there il rea-
son for investigation, he shall have it, as
thorough as he desires Therefore there was
no necessity for the remark that its being
objected to would afford evidence Of the ex-
istence Of such a con spiracy.
Mr.. Grow. demand tho previous qu.s
/ ton.
Mr.. Maynard, Tenn. claim the right
to say word personal to myself
Mr.. Grow. ought to have said that the
gentleman from Tennessee, Mr.. Maynard,
yesterday afternoon objected to the resolu-
ton, because of the fewness of nenbers that
We're present.
The Speaker. The question is now on
the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. Kunkle of Maryland. object to the
resolution. Cries on the Republican side,
too late.l l announced my intention to OBJ
.ject long since. As the gentleman from
Pennsylvania INDUCED in the same remark
rejecting on this order Of the House, and as
he desired some one to take the responsible
ty of objccting to this miserable imposition,
which is a reflection on the people of Mary
land, I will tell him there is one to object, and
am he.
Mr. Grow called the previous question.
Mr. Branch. | would object until the
chairman of the committee came. in. but
have since been informed that the resolution
was agreeable to him.
Mr.. Kunkel. have my rights on this
floor, and they cannot be taken away from
Inc by any man. have right to object to
the resolution under the rules, as soon as |
could get the recognition Of the Speaker.
will never reIinquish my rights. | repeat
the objection.
The Speaker sail he would not attempt 10
deprive the gentleman of any right, but the
gentleman from Pennsylvania demanded the
previous question before the gentleman from
Maryland was recognized by the Chair
Mr. Kunkel. | was on the floor. .
The Speaker. But the gentleman was not
recognized.
Mr.. Kunkel. am aware that the gen.
tleman who occupies the Chair is not well
disposed toward me at any time. [Calls on
the Republican sid of order
Mr. Craig, of North Carolina, wanted to
offer an amendment
Mr. Grow. | have demanded the previ.
Gus question.
Mr.. Craig, amid much confusion, indicated
his amendment as follows:-And that the
Committee further inquire by what authori-
ty troops are stationed Oh the southern side
Of the Capitol. Was it to control the pro-
ceed;ngs here at the point of the bayonet and
mouth Of the canon?
Mr.. Grow resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Thomas, ofTennessee, presented the
resolution of the Legislature of Tennessee,
in response to the resolutions of New York,
concluding with the following. Whenever.
the authorities of the latter State send mil
itary force to the Senate for the purpose of
coercion the people Of Tennessee will unite
with the South to resist such invasions at
all hazards.
The resolutions were laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President, returning, with his
objections, the bill for the relief of Ho,kaboy
and Leggilt.
Mr.. Alley, of Massachusetts,, said this bill
was in relation to the mail service, and no
subject ever excite discussion or invcstiga
ton like this one. The veto was most ex-
traordinary proceeding on the part of the
President, though the President had exercis-
ed an unqucstioned Constitutional right if
he thought that the bill was wrong, but
there were strong legal claim; for the amount
proposed to be appropriated. The veto
should not be sustained
Mr.. Branch sustained the President in,
thus performing his duty.
Mr.. Craig Of Missouri, and other gentle.
men, made remarks on the subject
The question was then taken on the pas-