, 1861-02-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
FHIRFY-slXTn CeNGxEss-seeond session.

Nr. TH0MFSoN presented . petition N
favor Of the CHttendan Compromtsf,
:, ME. DIXON presented a pstitton In fayor OF
tbs Border State Tesoluttona. ,,.i.
The joint resolution to repeal the resolution
n hyeF Of George Fisher Wss taken up and
: Tie Oregon W.rDebt bill was taken up, and
on motion OF Mr.. LANE 8 committee Of con
Terence Vas appointed on the amendment OF
The bili for the organization ofthe Territory
Of Colorado VA. taken up. $,
: III. GREEN moved that the senate concur
In the amendment Of the Honse. ::
:, Mr. DOUGLAS OPPOSED the amendment Of
the House. H.. :. -s;..- =
; The House amendment was. agreed to-
yeas 25, noes -. :: -,
The biu to organize the territorial govern
- The bill to organize the Territory Of Daco-
tah was taken up and passed. .
A committee Of conference WIS appointed
on the disag1eeing vote Of the two Houses
on the amendment placing duty On tea and
coffee.
The Post Route bill 1as taken up,
Mr: Seward presented the credentials Of MI,
House amendments to the Post Route bill
were agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr. GWlN introduced supplementary Post
Route bill Laid over.
The Army bill wos taken up. The amend
ment for an arsenal IN Texns was stricken out.
Mr. FEsSENDEN here made report from
the Conference Committee on the Diplomatic
BILL Agreed to. 30 the Consular and Diplo-
naticbill is passed. =
Mr.. BAKER offered an amendment to the
Army blu, for $50, 600 to protect emigrants to
Oregon. Adopted.
After further consideration In committee the
bill was reported to the Senate.
The Senate then adjourned. i.
HousE.-Mr. KELLOGG Of Illinois ross to
praying for the adoption Of the peace proposi-
tion heretofore submitted by himself
Mr.. EDGERTON objected.
Mr. KELLOGG Was aurpTised that 8uy one
should be unwilling to hear an expression of
the people while we are being hurried into
the ealamities Of civil war, aud the disruption
Of the Government is threatened.
/ Mr.. EDGERTON replied the gentleman
could present the petition under the rules.
Mr.. DAVIS Of 1ndiana presented petition
from that State, signed BY men Of all parties,
in favor Of the Crittenden proposition.
The SPEAKER presented The proceedings
and resolutions Of the Pennsylvania Demo.
critic Convention . Laid on the table.
The House took up the Volunteer bill.
Mr.. HOWARD Of Michigan resumed his re-
marks in favor Of lit, which, he argued, merely
gave construction to the laws already in e1.
istence. -
III. PRYOR said 1t wns the purpose of the
dominant party, plainly manifested and openly
avowed, to drive through the bill BY the preE'
sure Of en- irrepressible rule. Az this was a
f0regone conclusion, be hoped 1t would pass
at once, to the end that the people Of Virginia
and the South nay be aroused to the peril!
which menace their destruction. He deaantly
challenged them to assume the attitude Of hos
tility corresponding to their bloody designs.
t.3,oy f6a
never to recognize the independents Of the
secediug States, nor to surrender the control
over the forts. In short, they are resolved tc
permit the South no other alternative but sub.
mission or subjugation. a..
| Mr.. CURTIS said that Mr.. Pryor had In.
dulged in strain Of declaration and denuncia
tlon similar to that Of his colleague, Mr. Bo
cock. The Republicans were accused of med
itating coercion, when everything they had
| done and said had no such bearing. The ger.
tlemen expressed the hope the bill would
speedily pass for the purpose Of arousjEg Vir
glnia and the South. He did not thus speal;
to reason, the blu, or to Congress, but to the
Of the South who are taking action against hi
own, bis mother country.
Mr.. BURNETT asked whether 1t WAS tht
purpose Of the Republicans under this bill Il
reinforce the forts in the seeded States, now
held by the Federn Government, and to re,
capture the forts taken therein, unless they
Nj. CURTIS replied that his purpose wa.
to support the Constitution as it Is, until soms
| power shall be vested in him to do otherwise
lie had sTorn to support the Constitution, arr
must do so. It may not be necessary to rein
force those forts In the present exasperatei
state Of the public mind He recognized re
| be1lion and civil war as existing in the South
He would resort to all honorable means Il
avoid Q conflict of arms, and did not believe i
| would be necessary to move IN army thithel
until the people carry their hostiliues agaIns
the United States.
Mr.. BURNETT, said though not satisfied
with the answer, he must accept it. He asked
the laws, do you hold 1t necessary in doing &c
to reinforce the Southern forts In posses5iel
OF the Federal Government, and to recaptuIt
the property?
Mr. CURTIS said he was not going to saw
In open session, what 1t may be the duty Of b,
country to do. He would only speak Of do
were for hos'ile purposes
Mr SIAlS-ln his seat, said, "Murder.'
Nj. CURTIS, in the course of his reply
said that murder came from the other side
The acts Of assassination were not from the Re
pubfcans. The murderous Ak: against tht
Government vas welded BY persons skulkine
| n the Executive Chamber and Senate of tli
the United States, striking their own mother
heir mother country.
+ MI. BURNETT spoke against the bill, an6
In favor OF the recognition OF the fact Of tlt
existence Of separate government in the Sc
! eeGed States. IN arra1gning the Republicans
ne SAID they had rejected all propositions fron
the border States, and to accept less than wh.1
they contain. would be dishonorable.
~, Mr.. coRWlN moved to postpone the bill tc
| Thursday.
Mr.. STANTON said such postponement
would be fatal TO the bill, a. the Senate would
not have time to net On it. The motion pre-
Nj. BoULIGNY, before Toting, sa,d-rh;s Is
the most outrageous bill ever introduced into
Congress-. Shame on the man who brought II
here.
NJ. GROW moved to consider the Terrific
rial business.
The SPEAKER said tho report Of the Com,
Mr.: GROW moved to postpone the latte,
till tomorrow.
AE. BINGHAM moved to postpone TIL Sat
urday. The ayes and noes were ordered.
Nj. HICKMAN rose to question before
the House commenced voting.
Mr. SlCKLES called him to order.
licans.
A scene Of confusion ensued, during which
Nj. HICKMAN said he would. not bo put
down By a word from such a mouth az
Slcklea's.
The latter responded the gentleman be
put down BY the rules of the House. He had
called him to order for conduct unbecomlug
in debate.
Calls to order from tho Republican eide,1
-. Mr. ADRIAN said such proceedings were
digracetnl. he was loudly called to order,
A couoquy between Mr. HICKMAN and
Mr. SlCkLES continued amid the confusion.
The former at last moved to postpone the re-.
port Of the Committee Of Thlrty.three until
Monday. Rejected-1so against Sc,
A motion to postpone till Saturday vas
lost-11S against sc; and that to postpone iii
to omoHnw-l12 against n.
The report was now before the House. IL,
Mr. CORWiN spoke briefly, and moved to
postpone voting On the frat resolution, in
order to consider that proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution. Disagreed to.
Nearly an hour Wns consumed On points Of
order, motions to adjourn, etc
Adjourned at s O'Clock.
From Virginia.
R1cHAoND, February 25-The Convention
re-assembled to-day, LII. Moore offered reso-
lutious demanding security against further
wrongs, opposing The African Slave Trade, op-
posing direct taxation, approving ths Critten-
den resolutions, declaring that if such or sfr1,i.
lar compromise is NOT adopted; Virginia win
pc ready to enter Into. . compact with sucn
States as will agree to such compromise, and
to1m o new Confederacy, excluding ali dis
agreeing States. Referred. Moore advocated
q proposition, md was replied to by Mr.,
GOOdc. iaEOfiuq secession. causfup cnuet,1era.