Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-03
FORTIETH OONGRn,
This Afterneon's Proceedings,
WEDNESDAY, March 2.


SRNATR-Mr. Harlan, from ,,onm,,,.. nm
Dsstrict of (,olum bia repor,.a uo,.. -,
o,n,ion rs,.,,nr 90 a.. -. Jo'n' rvs
oIuuon Ie'aune 10 tne ianos And property OF
w. w Corcoran used by the Government
Mr.. Sumner, from the Oomm mlttee on Foreign
Relations, reported in favor OF non-concur.
renee in the House amendment 70 the lo uf res
olution tenderipg the thanks of the United
SAFES TO the people Of Spain, and the Senate
non. concurred.
The bill relative TO the claim of w w Cor
coran was then proceeded with the lyommlttee
reporting an amen dment that the money due
Mr.. Corcoran shall not be paid until he takes
the test oath of 1862
Mr.. Howard had heard that Mr. Corcoran
was if not a rebel, a sympathi zer with tae re-
oeIlion.
The amendment of the Committee was agreed
10, And the bill laid over 70 enable Mr. Sner-
msn to make report from the committee OF
conference on the bill 10 strengthen the public
credit
The report accepts the essential features of
the bill as originality pass ed by the House
After considerable discussion the report OF
the committee was concurred in.-Yeas, 81;
Housr alta, ,,.. u,,..
Sna.har col,., 80. . -. '
oo"~ % Use uu eau-
nehut meb'-ihe opening OF the legislative
day at the close of which must enter upon
anot her sphere OF duty. requires me 70 lender
to y on this resignation of tne once which nv
your kindness and confidence i have held. 10
taxe effect on the election of a Speaker tor the
brief rem ainder Of the session
The parting word amongst friends about 10
separate is always a r.eretfuI one but the
farewell which takes me from this h.Il IN
which 80 many years have been spent, excites
IN me emotions which IL would be useless 70
attempt to conceal
The fourteen years during which have
oeen associated with the Represe natives of
the people here bave been full OF eyentfui
legs laiion, of exciiing Issues and of grave dis
cussions, totally affecting the entire RepubIic.
All these. with the accnmpa y ing scenes which
so often reproduced an thIs arena of debate the
warmth or feeling Of our antagonizng consti,-
uencies, have passed into the domain of his.
tory, aud i bu; refer 10 them TO express tue
Joy which apparently is sho wed bv IN mass
of our countrymen that the storm .cioud az Unr
which so long darkensd our national horizon
at last passed away, leaving our lmner,llaa
Union saved: and that by the decree of iha y,a,
pie, more powerfu than Prrsidents or t,,o
gress, or armies, liberty was Isimed
throughout the land 10 all the inhabit An ts
thereof.
But cannot lea 70 won ui,hop. o,a uro,a o,
re- ejoicipe over the pres.nt nosi,ion Of snr Ps-
Pnbuc amongst the nations of The earth. Win
our military power and almost illimitshls ~.
sources rxemplified nv the war IN az an yslors1
them, " with our RAPIDLY augmeptiue ponuisiron
and the welcome at our gate TO the opnressed
of all other Chimes with our vast ana II, rs.s,,r
agrlc ultural echanlcal manufac.nr,ng o.,
mineral capacities. with our frontage on the
two great oceans of the gl,na "a @ - ot, ~.
completed Pacific RsiIroad unifinS Ihoss on1
posiie shores and becomine the bigb Usy ~
Daiions, the United Sta,es of America c,,o
maDds that respect among the noyrars % ,ha
world which in sures the main tanapca OF All rs
national rights and the security of All its ciri
zens from oppression or ip,us,Ice ahro.d NJ
Is this all The triumpb,I nrogrsss Of /, a.
Institutions here has had its potential ia fu.nce
tey oud the seas The right of tns nao.Ia :,
govern, based ON the sacred prin~ipi ~ onr
revolution, that all eoyernmsnfs dariSs
their lust powers from m. con.snt Of
he governed, is everywhere advanced
Not With slow and measured stems but with a
rapidify that within a few wears has hasn 80
signally illustrated in Great Rritain Sosin
Italy, Prussia, Hum sarv. and other Isaas'
May we not all hope that by the moral but
powerful force of our exsmnla ths, ,.,,ar
may every W here be broken. and thar snrns or
u may live TO see tha: happy era when slavery
and ty ranny shall NO more be known thronsb
out the world, from the iyers TO the end of fha
earth. cannot claim that in the share have
this House, as a mem Der and An officar n.Sa
always done that which was wisest and hsst
IN word and in act, for none OF us are inf,l
.ible but that l have striven 10 perform faitb-
IolIy every duty, and that de voted as all know
10 principles that i hsye deemed correct, the
nonor and glory Of our country have al ways
been paramount and above all party ties, can
conscirntiously assert. And that nave sought
TO mitigate the barshness and asperitv which
the collisions OF opposing parfes so often
eNoite, must De lett 10 nv fellow members 10
verify:
III tne responsive dutles OF the past SIX
years, 4 nase endeayored TO administer the
IN letter and in spirit with an importantly un-
mmaencrd by political associations or antsgon-
sion OF graf .fication, that wh,e no decision has
been rey"rssd there has been no appeal, some
times taken they are by a minority as a nro-
test against the power under the rules or ms.
Jority which has been decided by q strict parry
vote. II in the quickness with which the pre-
siding officer here is often compeIIed 10 mi.
hour after hour on parliamentary po,nfs snd
In the performance of his duty 10 protect AN
members IN their rights, TO advance the proer-ss
Of public business and to preserve order ANY
word has fallen from my lips that has Iustly
wounded any one, desire 10 withdraw az up
reservedly.
4 leave this Hall with no feeling OF unkind.
ness 10 any member with whom L ha We been
Associated Ia all the years OF the past. havin1
earnestly tried to practice thai lesson OF nfe
which commands Us TO write our enmitles ON
the sand, but 70 engrave our friendship on tn.
granite
But the last word cannot LONGER ne de.
iayed. l bad farewell TO the faithful and con-
fiding constituency whose anectfonats regard
has sustained and encompas.ed me through All
the years OF my pubic life. Fare we'll 70 this
Hall. which In It's excitements and restless
activities 60 often seems 70 represent the fhrab-
bines and the intense feelings of the national
oeaIt and, finally, fellow members and friends,
with sincere gratitude for the generous su,,
port you have always given me in the dim cult