The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-28
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-SENATE.-Trum-
bull and Wilson presented petitions against
compromise.
Bieler presented petitions in favor of the
Crittenden resolutions and others IN favor
of the border state resolutions.
Several private bills passed.
Mr.. Powell moved to postpone the army
bill and take up the Crittenden resolutions
lost, 16 to %.
Committee of conference on patent bill
reported-report agreed to and the bill pass
ed.
Committee of conference on tariff bill re-
ported, recommending concurrence in House
amendments striking out duty on tea and
coffee. Agreed to, and bill passed.
Army bill was taken up.
Hale moved to amend that no officer of
the army except Gen'l Scott receive over
S., 600 per year.
Powell moved to include Scott. Lost-9
against 81.
Hale's amendment lost After further con-
sideration the bill passed.
Vice President announced the reception
of a communication from Ex-Presiden Ty-
Ter, the President of a convention recently
held in Washington. That convention ap-
proved what was inclosed, asking Congress
to submit the same to Legislatures of states.
Clerk read the proposition agreed upon,
which was modified from Guthrie's plan.
On motion of Crittenden it was ordered
to be printed with instructions to report at
l o'clock tomorrow. Yeas, Anthony, Ba-
ker, Bgler Bayard, Bragg, Bright, Cling
man, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas, Fitch,
Foster, Gwin, Hunter, Johnson of Tenn,
Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson.
Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice, Sebastian,
Thompson-26. Nays, Bingham, Chandler,
Clark, Collamer, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessen-
den, Foote, Green, Grimes, Hale, Harlan,
King, Morrill,, Seward, Simmons, Sumner,
Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson-21.
HoUsE-Morris of Illinois offered a reso-
luton that the select committee on abstract
ed bonds, &c, is hereby invested with full
power to examine witnesses as to VIM. H.
Russell or any person here, who has direct
ly or indirectly paid money to any officer
of the United States, or any person to assist
him in obtaining contracts for allowances
from the government or assisting him in
transacting business with the same.
Burnett suggested an amendment that
any person charged shall be notified and
have Il right to examine witnesses. The
proceedings should not be inquisitorial
Morris said there has been no inquisitiOn,
and he would have no objection to the
amendment, if time could be allowed for
such a course as suggested. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Sherman from conference committee
reported the tariff bill with amendments
imposing tax on tea and coffee.
The House then resumed the considera-
ton of the report of the committee of 80.
The first joint resolution voted on was
the substitute of Burch and Stout recon-
mending to the several states of the Union
that they through their Legislatures request
Congress to call a convention of all the
states in accordance with the 9Th article of
the Constitution for the purpose of amend
ing the Constitution in such manner and
with regard to such subjects as will more
adequately respond to the wants and afford
more sufficient guarantees to the diversified
interests of the government and people COM
prising the same.
The substitute was rejeeted-74 against
100.
Very much confusion prevailed through
out the proceedings.
1t was objected that strangers on the
floor tended to increase the disorder
The Speaker made repeated efforts to restore
quiet.
The first proposition of the committee
was announced with the pending amend
ments.
1t was joint resolution declaratory of
the duty to recognize all constitutional OBJ
legations and recommending such action on
the part of the states as will secure these
objects, &c.
Kigore moved to lay the pending ques-
ton with the pending amendments, viz:
Crittenden and Kellogg propositions, on the
table
Kilgore's motion was negatived; only IA
affirmative votes, viz: Alley, Beale, Buffng-
ton, Carey, Elliott, Farnsworth, Grow,
Kilgore, Potter, Sedgewick, Summers, Wal
dron, Washburne of Wis, Window nays
175.
Kellogg's substitute was rejected, 80 to
1853.
The Crittepden proposition as submitted
by Clemens was rejected, so to 49, The
question REQUIRED on the first resolution of
the series reported from the committee.
Sherman moved to table it. Disagreed
to-66 against 124.
McClelIand asked that the communication
on the Speakers desk from the President of
the Peace Conference be taken up Objec-
ton was made.
Branch Intellectually sought to strike out
the resolution that it is the duty of the fed
eral government to enforce the federal laws
and protect federal property and to preserve
the Union of these states. l ana.
Resolutions were adopted, l36 against 81.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Last night Ex-
Senator Bell of Tennessee, Judge Douglas,
Mr.. Guthrie, Mr.. Rives, Gov. Hicks and
others rrnantIv annealad To Mr. Lincoln to