The national Republican., 1861-02-12
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION,
Monday, February IL, 1861.
SENATE.


Alter the presentation of some memorials,
Mr.. Wade moved 10 suspend the order Of
business for the purpose Of taking up private
bill which motion was lost.
Mr.. Crittenden presented Union memorials
from Massachusetts.
Mr.. Green, Of Missouri entered motion to
reconsider the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bragg, from the Committee Of Claims,
reported bill for the relief of Duvall & Broth.
ers; which was read third time, and passed.
Mr.. Bsyard, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported bill to amend the act extending the
right of appeal from the district courts to the
Supreme Court Of the United States which was
read third time, and passed.
Mr.. Green introduced resolution Of inquiry
as TO correspondence between the Governments
of the United States and Great Britain, relative
to the case Of Anderson, negro charged with
murder, and now in Jail in Canada. Laid over.
Mr.. Latham introduced q memorial from the
settlers at the Washoe mines, asking that they
be allowed to establish q Territorial Govern
ment.
The Presidents message coming up. as the
special order,
Mr.. Wilson, being entitled to the floor, moved
to postpone the further consideration Of the bill
until Thursday next; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Gwin moved certain instructions to the
committee of conference on the deficiency bill I;
which were agreed 10.
The Senate then took up the naval appropri-
alton bill.
Among the amendments proposed was one
providing for seven new steam war vessels of
light DRAFT.
Mr.. Hunter Of Virginia, said that the light
draft Of these vessels looked as If they were in
tended to enter the ports of the seeded States
for the purposes of coercion. He would never
vote dollar for such purpose.
Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa, disclaimed any such in.
tention, and said that the vessels were intended
for the ordinary exigences of the service.
Mr.. Hunter still thought that the building of
these vessels would cost more than the United
States could afford to spend at this time.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Fessen.
den, Grimes, and Pearce.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 30,
nays l8.
An amendment to create an Assistant Secre.
tary of the Navy, to be filed by captain Of the
navy, was lost
The bill as amended in Committee was then
reported TO the Senate and all the amendments,
except that in relation to building the seven
sloops Of war, agreed to.
This amendment was opposed by Messrs.
den.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Craige, Of North Carolina, offered the
following, namely:
Whereas the States of South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and
Louisiana, have seeded from the Confederacy
of the United States, and have established
Southern Confederacy; and whereas it is de-
sirable that the most amicable relations should
exist between the two Governments, and war
averted as the greatest of calsmities therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes, That the President be required to &C.
knowledge the independence of the said South.
ern Confederacy, and to receive the envoy or
commissioner who may be appointed TO this
Government to adjust all matters in dispute.
The resolution was referred to the Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs, after Mr.. Craige had
Intellectually asked to have it put on its pas.
sage.
Mr.. Martin, of Virginia, introduced a resolu.
ton, looking to National Convention, for the
adjustment Of the present difficulties. 1t was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. McClernand offered resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the President to inform
the House what measures have been taken for
the recovery of the property seized by the Lou
isiana authorities at New Orleans.
On motion of Mr.. Sickles, resolution was
adopted, recommending the celebration of the
22d of February as a national holiday, in COM
memoration of the birth and the exalted char
acter, incompatible public service, and patriot.
ism, of George Washington, the first President
of the United States. The recommendation is
to the people Of the United States.
Mr.. Palmer offered two resolutions, the first
of which is as follows:
Resolved, That neither the Federal Govern.
ment, nor the people or Government of any
non-slaveholding State, have a purpose or q
constitutional right to legislate upon or inter.
fere with slavery in any State of the Union.
Several gentlemen wanted division of the
resolution, 80 as first to vote as to the purpose
of the North, and, secondly, as to the consttu.
tional question.
The Speaker decided that the resolution was
not susceptible of division into two indie.
pendent propositions.
As the names of gentlemen were called, sew.
eral from the South said it was unfair to ask
them to vote as to the purposes of the North.
There was quite spirited time.
The resolution was adopted-yeas ll6,
nays4.
On motion of Mr.. Hoard, the vote was re.
considered.
As much difference of construction of the
resolution existed,
Mr.. Sherman offered the following, with the
view Of securing unanimous vote:
RESOLVED, That neither Congress nor the
people or Government Of any mons .slaveholding
State has the constitutional right to legslate
upon or to interfere with slavery in any slave.
holding State in the Union.
This was proposed as a substitute for the
other resolution, and it was adopted unani
mously-yeas l6l.
Mr.. Sickles offered resolution, calling upon
the Secretary Of the Treasury for information
in relation TO the seizure of the mint custom
house, ETC., at New Orleans.
Mr.. Burnett offered an amendment, which
was accepted, calling upon the President to
state the purpose Of concentrating Federal