Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In Senate, Dec. lG, Petitions for the abo-
lilion of slavery, and for the employment
of Jewish Chaplains in the army, were
presented Ey Messrs. Grimes of Iowa, and
Sumner of Mass.
Mr.. Ten Eyck OF n. j. offered a resolu-
ton that the present war is for the Union
according to the Constitution, and the OBJ
ject was to save the former and enforce
the latter. 1t was so in the beginning and
should be so to the end That extreme
and radical measures, and in themselves
disrupuve, involving in a common fate
the loyal and the disloyal. should not be
resorted to ; and that in supprcssirg .rea"
son the Government cannot prove trait
or to the organic law. Laid over.
Mr.. Wilkinson, of Mimi, offered pre-
amble and resolution, as follows;
Whereas, Jesse D. Bright Senator from
write a letter to jefferson Davis the letter
was here read, introducing Nh Lincoln
to Mr.. Davis as having an improvement
in firearms.
And rhereaS, Such letter is an evidence
of disloyalty therefore,
RcS0iUed, That TIE said Jesse D. Bright
be expelled from the Senate OF the United
States.
Mr.. Cowan, of Pc, moved a reference Of
the subject to the committee on the Judi
Ciary.
Mr. Bright, Of Indiana, said that per
haps it was not improper for him to say
word as to the truth Of the charges which
had been made against him through IL
centious press it had been charged that
he had absented himself from tho Senate
from fear Of such a resolution Of expulsion
being offered. 1t was not so. He had
been confined to his room. He had no
objection to the resolution. lie beileyed
that in service o! seventeen years he had
done nothing inconsistent with his duty
as an American Senator, citizen, or g2U-
tlan. He courted an investigation into AL
his acts, public and private, and asked to
have letter read in answer to the one
already brought to the notice Of The Sem
ate. The letter alluded to was then read.
1t was addressed TO Mr.. Fitch, his col
league, saying that he was opposed TO tho
Aboltionlsts, but had always been for the
preservation and integrity of the Uniou
lie was, however, opposed to the coercivo
policy Of the Government.
The resolution was then referred to The
committee on the Judiciary.
In the House, Mr.. Conway, of Kans1s,
rising to question Of privilege, alluded
to a dialogue between himself and Mr.
Fouke. on Thursday. The former had in
cluded the battle of Belmont as in the Sc
had Intellectually a. ked Mr. Harding, who
had the floor, to yield it to him that he
might in his own language nail the false
hood to the counter. Mr.. Conway had
explained that he obtained his iniorma.
tion from the newspapers, and, as he did
not at that time hear the offensive Ian,
guage, he now desired 10 know whether
Mr.. Fouke intended to make the charge
OF ialsehood personally applicable to him.
Mr.. Fouke, of Ill, replied that he had
never heard OF any newspaper paragraph
20 that effect, excepting in the Chicago
Tribune, which was afterwards contradict
ed. lie then made brief statement oI
the battle of Belmont, to show thai it wa
unkiud in Mr., Conway to Insist on char
acterzng il rs n defeat, He would per-
nit the gentleman TO make the applica'
ton o. the language he had heretofore
uttered, as he (Mr. g. was the only judge
in the matter.
Mr.. CONWAY, in reply, said Mr.. Eouke
had refused to avail himself of his gener.
osity: he submitted to the candid judg.
ment of the House whether such conduct
did not clearly manifest, deliberate pur-
pose to bring on personal collision with.
out cause, and whether such conduct was
not unbecominga member of the House
but rather that of blackguard and scoun-
drel Sensation
Mr.. Richardson, of H., Immediately
called the speaker to order, saying this
was not the place to settle such difficulties
| Cries of order, order.
Mr. Fouke wanted TO say one word IN
reply. -, ru.
no debate was in order,
Mr.. Fouke, amid cries of order was un-
derstood to say that Mr.. Conway was
disgrace to the nation and to humanity.
Here the matter ended in the House.