The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-24
TnIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-..SECOyD SEsSIO
SENATE.

Greenwood and Mont Blair commission to adjust
lhe accounts between the United States, the IndiaI
trust funds and W. H. Russell; laid on the table
Mr.. DO0LITTLE presented the credentials o.
hon. Lyman Trumbu Senator elect from the
State of Illinois for six years, from and
alter the 4th of March next.---Mr
cIary, reported several private bills; which were
passed. mir. KING presented memorials from
; citizens OF New York in favor of compromise op.
posing change in the tariff, and demonstrating
} against any change in the duty on steel. Mr. SLL
DELL called up his resolution dissenting from the
PRESIDENTS Message, in regard to his right to sp-
point caolnet officers ad Interim during the session
OF the Senate. He wished the resolution referred
to the Committee on the Judicary hich was agreed
Mr.CAMERON moved to postpone Mr. Crit
tenden's resolutions, and take up the tariff bill
hr. CRlfTENDEN hoped not--Mr. HALE wish
ed to know whether the tariff bill had been exam
med in detail by the Committee on Finance-Mr.
FESSENDEN said no.--Mr. HALE said this bill
Affected the interests of his constituents and unless
carefully examined he could not vote for it, perty
or no party.--Mr. FESSENDEN agreed that it
should go through the hands Of the committee: but
majority of the committee thought otherwise.
and virtually rejected it by urging its postpone
ment till the 4th of March. He now thought
they should take the bill up, reject the recon-.
mendation of the Committee, and give it an earlv
consideration.-Mr. CAMERON urged promn,
action-Mr. GWIN thought it was one of the
crudest bills ever presented in the Senate-Mr
DoUGLAS urged its recommittal to the Commit
tee OF Finance. As the Republicans would soon
have the majority in the Senate they should first
fill the vacancies on the Committee OF Finance so
as to represent the majority, ard then let the bill
be considered by them.--Mr. WILSON
urged immediate action. If the Commit
tee OF Finance could not take the time
to consider the bill they should refer it to a
select committee. The country required that the
revenue laws should be ded.-Mr HUNTER
SAID he did not think the tariff of 1857 had had
fair trial, and that sufficient for him-Nr
Crittenden's resolutions then postponed, yeas
II, nays Il, and the the tariff and treasury note bill
taken up.-Mr. SIMMONS moved to refer the
bill to select committee of five, with instructions
| to report at this day a week; agreed to-Mr
BiGLER now moved to take up the resolutions of
MI Crittenden; lost by yeas a. nays 81, as follows:
ieas-Messrs Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Bragg Bright
Glngman, Grittenden Douglas, Fitch, Hemphiil Hunter
son and Wigfall-24 -'"-
chandler, Clark, Collamer Doolite, Durkee Fessenden
Foot Foster, Grimes, Gwin, Hale, Harlan King Latham,
morrill,, Seward Simmons, Sumner Ten Eyck Trum.
| bull, Wade, Wilkinson and Wilson-27.
On motion of Mr.. GWIN the Pacific Railroad bill
| was taken up and considered at length Mr.
| twin offered an amendment to add certain names
10 lhe ilst or corporat0rs, among whom were John
| wentworth and Mr.. Judd, of Chicago.-Mr.
| DoUGLAS moved to strike out these names
| they were bitter Republicans and were added to
PACK Ihe corporators for partisan purposes. There
should De an equalization of political influence in
| the Board, otherwise the road would be used as n
political machine, and the of the govern
ment would be prostrated for partizan purposes
MT. IfOMBULL, with much warmth, denied
that any names had been suggested from partisan
considerations. After considerable discussion Mr.
douglas motion to strike out was lost-yeas 90
nays 25.-Mr. DOUGLAS now moved to add the
names of two prominent Democrats of Illinois =
MIR. TRUMBULL said he would then propose two
more names himself--Mr. HALE thought this
very small business for the Senate to engage in
FINALLY, on Mr. Douglas motion, the name of Mr..
Hickok was substituted for that of Mr. Went.
worth A large number of additional names
on motion of different Senators, were inserted -
Mr.. FITCH thought it would be better to strika
out all the names and substitute the Congressional
directory instead.-Mr. GREEN suggested the
Insertion of the names of two eminent underground
railroad men-John Brown, Jr., and Wendell
Philips lGreat laughter. AIR. SIMMONS
presented the names of several gentlemen, whom
ne said had as much money as any people he knew
Of Mr. RICE moved that the Senate adjourn.
Agreed to by yeas Il, nays 10, and the Senate ad-
lourned.
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATlVES.
Mr. CoLtAA called up the Post Route bill
which passed the House last session. and was re-
turned from the Senate with amendments which
were now considered and nearly all agreed to- in
cluding the provision for the procuring and fur |
nlshing OF one cent stamped wrappers and enve- |
opes; requiring letters which have been advertised
to be returned to the Dead Letter office within |
two months; letters for the seaboard to be return
ed Tor longer period under Post Office regulations;
and further, that the unclaimed money from the |
Dead Letter office is to be applied to promote the |
efficiency of that Bureau.--Mr. COLFAX from |
the Committee Post Offices and Post Roads re- |
commended the non concurrence in the Senate |
amendment proposing to limit the compensation of |
railroads carrying the mails to $500 per mile per |
annum fer first class $50 for second class and $40
for third caSs-speed not greater than twenty sew
enteen and twelve miles for each class This
amendment would save 50, 355, 900 per anuum but
the committee think that such reduction would |
now have the effect of deranging the present postal
systeIn.-Mr. SHERMAN gave the reasons why
IN nrlf fTuFr hno olr,N1
a view 10 ec0nOmy.-Mr. BRANCH opposed the |
resolution. lie thought that the compensation was
now inadequate reduction would induce the
contractors to refuse the contract. There was no
power here to control the speed of the cars-Mr
BURNETT concurred in the amendment. The
House refused to concur in the Senate amendment
Inc morning hour having expired, and the report of
the Committee of Thirty-three being specisl order
Mr.. Ethridge entitled to the floor n e paye
way to Mr.. Clemens, of Virginia. who rose to a per
sonal explanation.-H He said that he saw in the
Journal OF yesterday that his colleague (Mr. Mar
TIM had asked the House to allow him (Mr Glenn
ens) to finish his traitorous remarks, and he un-
derstood he had made other remarks of the same
kind, but none of these remarks had reached his ear
1t was as well for him to say at first as well as
at last that IN the position which he had seen fit
to take he had taken it with the expectation of at
least, for the time being, of receiving public defa
nation. And if his colleague had made those
remarks with any iil-teeling towards him, he
pardoned him. lle suffering from a still reek-
ing wound, and if his colleague had been shot
through the thigh he would not take up A quarrel !
on every occasion, because he did not desire to be
seen IN . anlty Fair, standing upon one leg, with a
pistol in one hand and cane in the other But he
would not be at variance with any man willingly
especially with those men who would not one of
them have entered the halls of Congress if it had
not been for the interpostion of Providence--
MIR. Ill HlNDMAN called the attention of the gentle
man from Virginia to the fact that his colleague
was not within the hail. Mr.. CLEMENS said
he was not aware of it. He would not have
made which hn in fba |
tieman's absence.---Mr. ETHERIDGE said
he did not intend in his remarks to either court,
praise or avoid censure. He felt this: that
the interest of thirty millions of people and free
men were represented upon this floor, and that bv
only two hundred and thirty-six men, and part of
those were attempting to inaugurate revolution.
Is this the course to be pursued by this Congress to
stay the tide of revolution and will there be left
no hope for free people. If the constituency ,
could only get sight of their representatives early
in the morning, before they had got hold of the
New y ork Tribune on the one side, and the New
ork Herald ON the other, never, never would they
trust two hundred and thirtysix such men, or trust
the interests of this country in their hands. As
we'll take three hundred hackmen from the city of
can only be decided by the Ameri-
can people He protested against any other :
decision except by the people. The day that this !
mon is dissolved, and by these Representatives,
they will be cursed and will be consigned to the
grave of oblivion, and shame, infamy and disgrace
be written on their grave stones. This Congress ,
has not the right to deliberate on is important
question. He referred to the incoming adminstra-
ion, and the closing of the present term of Con-
yress. He said it would be for tears if one
could see the grand and mournful cortege which !
would leave the Capitol on the 4h of March next. .
de now would shed tears in advance Laughter !
i be could do anything towards staying or avert.
ng the terrible blow which was about to fall t
upon his country. If necessary he would i'm
noae himself upon the altar of his country in or
Ter that he might preserve it. But would there be
my chance to live peaceably when the States were
separated? Would not feuds spring up and the :
contest become more bitter? No, it would not be
possible to live together in peace but more fear
ul revolution would spring up than had ever been
yet experienced 1t had not been very MANY wears
ince his State which at one time was not unknown :
20 fame, (tor she had her Jackson and her Polk !
lad negro suffrage within her border; negro
outrage which gave negro who owned property i
lot only the equal, but the predominance,
over a white man who the owner of no c
property, and it had continued forty wears be-
ore it abolished. And SO it had been
n a number of the States. He therefore was
Wiling to wait little longer to see if the same
would not take place in all the free States. Let G
he Republican party have trial of four years, r
or the Constitution was made with the ex press t
provision that the rulers of government should
)e elected and changed every four years, and the i
representatives every two years, in order that d
hen they did not guard well the public interest i
hey might be removed and better ones put in their
places. He himself was willing to take ANYBODY a
20 show his patriotism and his devotion to his
country, by even enduring the rule of James Bu- y
,hanan forfour or eight years to come. Laughter
es he would even live under the rule of the "Old