Show ook cok proceedings december ath in the senate mr nir latham present edthe mim memorial orial of th the e chia chamber of commerce of san francisco praying lD for the establishment of df a daily overland mail the memorial provides tor for carrying the entire letter mail by pony express and the residue residua of the mail to be divided between mr butterfield and the daily route to run through san jose and placerville erville it was laid over for the present mr introduced a resolution providing that so much of the presidents President 8 messa message ge as related belal ed to the them present agitated and distracted condition of the country country and the grievances of the slaveholding and slaveholding non 1 states Stat ebbe esbe be referred to a special committee of and that said committee lie he instructed to inquire whether any additional legislation than thin already the sphere 01 0 ol federal authority and duty would be necessary siry for the protection and security of the property of the united states annb andu anah it 8 so 0 to ii report by bill and that the committee be also alid instructed to consider and report whether it was expedient to propose an amendment oi or amendments to the constitution of the united states so as to insure a a prompt and f luli full uli all protection to the rights and property of the citizens of every statland State and territory and insure the equality of the states andins urethe equal rights of the citizens aforesaid under the federal constitution the resolution i was laid overhand the senate anjou adjourn aried eel eil till monday the loth in the house air morris gave pave notice that he would on monday dext next ne at present a resolution concerning the he prosperity of or the anier anler american ican i union I 1 w j mr fr m the committee on public lands reported a bill to construe the meaning of the words minimum um price i ce of the public bubli C landa ianda 2 to which seme some objections were made as there were more important matters for consideration jn the course of the proceedings proceeding edin p to know from mr branch what was the meaning of 0 minimum mr john cochrane rose to a ou estion astion cf of order batin latin laun word and abd the bus buE business of congress is required to be conducted in the english language after f further urther proceedings the bill passed it provides that the wod word amin minimum i mum shall be construed according to the land lana graduation ri act W as to apply to 10 alternate and reserved sections of df lanci lind grante deor railroads or other internal and in favor of actual settlers and not to mean one doll arand a quarter as now officially construed the speaker appointed the following special Committe under mr bottlers resolution to cons consider der questions connected with WWI the peni ous condition of the country ero fro erom from in ohio corwin chairman virginia brills millson lo 10 n massachusetts Ad adams arrit north carolina win winslow new e v york humphrey south carolina winslows slowS boy boyce P pennsylvania bahig campbell campbl ell eil Georgi georgia klove iLove love 2 connecticut 0 ne ferry maryland davis rhoa rhode island robinson Dela nela delaware wafe waie whitely new hampshire tappan new N edjer jersey bratton Sr atton alton kentucky bristow vermont rA errill tennessee nelsan indiana dunn f louail louisiana lana iana taylor mississippi davis illinois kellogg alabama Hou houston stori maine alaine morse missouri phelps arkansas R rust michigan Howard Florida hawkins s T texas exas hamilton wisconsin washburne iowa lowa 0 wa curtis california burch blinne minnesota sota windom and from oregon stout the speaker desired dosay that the carlta iara ihra lara the mover of the resolution under r wiyu which th the com committed was ordered to be formed he hai had omitted bet ket bellame heliane hel iame lame of mr boteler fit at that gen tl emans own request he had endeavored to appoint the committee to best list of his judgment and at the earliest period in view of the important business with which w bich the com mitte ewas I 1 I 1 mr ali hawkins hawlins saidi last tuesday r begged to be excused from voting and for similar reasons lask aask I 1 ask to be excused f from rom serving berving on this committee if lam compelled to serve I 1 will be avery a very unimportant not in an efficient member I 1 know I 1 cannot act acl with all the committee As to the idea or ot getting up a committee with unanimity great peace and in a union saving manner I 1 have been opposed t to 0 anything of that kif kii idin the past and am now new bil believing leVing ieving that the time for com compromise has passed forever mr air cochrane followed and made a speech of some length which vast was loudl loudly y applauded to the annoyance of mr garnet who Arose and said I 1 trust that in oun our grave crave delibera tio teo dathe nathe the chair will stop applause ap whether 3 on tle tha the floor or in the gall gallerie galleries erle erie I 1 will give notice here ha he was met with hisses hissed from the galleries I 1 now move t the e galleries allergies all ail eries erles be e cleared renewed en wed hisses is seb ses these disgraceful blac black blackguards guards bards w who violate the rules of the house a and t the e decorum and dignity whichard chare chard due to the representatives of the people should be forthwith expelled from the hall the speaker said be he had no doubt the suggestion of the gentleman from virginia would be sufficient cien clen for a respectable auditory and insure qu quie guie le without deciding by a vote of the houge house whether mr haw hawkins ins should or be excused from serving on the committee an adjournment i ent nasf taen taken till monday following fol foi lowine by a vote of or to 32 92 december loth on motion of mn mr bigler tv this standing committees of last session were to be continued in the house mr latham moved that the ri solution resolution rela ord uva to the overland mail be referred to the on post offices and roads rin hin mr sumner offered a memorial from thad bhatt gnatt ghatt praying that relief be provided tor for the dire dere sufferers ri rire r s jn I 1 ka kansas n i sas 1 I cef cee ws referred to the committee on territories the homestead bill passed its first reading mr powells resolution on federal affairs was caled called up powell said sald events were rapidly crowding ll upon ponus us which were they not speedily suppressed would result in a dissolution of the government the resolution proposed legislation to give live power for the correction 0 evils duty to our country ui jo to act promptly the tha lith amendment 1 to was made in 1794 and in 1803 tho the was made our matheld fat fathers hels held acted in emergencies and so can we ve mr air king inquired whether additional legislation ivas was necessary to maintain ah the e c constitution aution mr yulee inquired what was intended by amend amendments 5 I 1 r mr Gf eghsa titre loe lie would vote for r we resolution avi afi amendment to the constitution yo or r a legal enactment 1 unless popular sentiment goes with it or the stron strong arm of the government goes with itis it is noti noli worth forth a straw our efforts must he ile to bring about public sentiment or alternatively we must arm the federal government with physical howerto power to enforce the do constitution ution everywhere mr hir latham said california will remain with the union unions the great north and west AO no matter what occurs the tho pacific railroad was the great desideratum of ocher other her people in the house mr bir hawkins gave additional reasons why he had asked to be excused from serving on the union select committee ile he regretted that the resolution for the appointment of the committee came carde from one of ot ehe the most gifted ons oe the south and gave fair warning that mississippi alabama florida El orida georgia and south carolina were certain to secede and to be followed by arkansas louisiana and texas mr sherman from the committee committed on ways and means reported a bill authorizing tiie tile issue of ten tea nillion million dollars worth of treasury notes note of a denomination of not rao less than one hundred doll doil dollars arsa arsi ile the f aith faith of the united states pledged for their thel redemption redemption the money to td be borrowed from time to time as deemed elpe adient which after debate waa was passed mr morris endeavored to introduce a resolution declaratory of devotion to the union ac questions ons ond of order w were era raised and it could hot be done while a motion to excuse mr hawkins wab was pending without further ac action tion thereon the hous adjourned dec lith in the senate the houe house bill to i provide for the payment ot 0 the outstanding treasury notes and to authorize a loan etc was taken up after some remarks fram mr i rice against and mr air cameron in favor mr rice nice moved its reference to the committee on finance which was agreed to the resolution rj relative to the portion of 0 the presidents message in reference to secession was taken up and aud mr nale hale offered a resolution that the committee on military affairs be instructed to inquire whether w 6 e aher the expenses of that brandhof brand branc hof hot the public service bervice cannot be reduced without detriment to safety and that if they calbet can ie further instructed to report to what extent 1 and alid what particular branch or branches can be dispensed with or reduced the resolution was adopted j the ale balance balante of the days session bession was taken dp u ia in aking mak n lilo irig speeches doolit about motion devotion edthe t othe i ulon union secession the fut fat fugitive slave law negro stealing and various other subjects in the housea vote was taken on the motion to excuse mr It iia Ifa Awkins from serving berving oil ort the committee of thirty three which resulted las as follows yeast 95 nays sour so mr hawkins was not excused mr hawkins said gaid lest silence would be i construed into consent to serve ori the committee he wis wished to lo say bay with all deference id and 0 good o od feeling to those who voted against 0 his hib esthe the would not serve I 1 mi a boyce asked ta W be ild excused froni from serving anthe on the committee A lengthy discussion en ailed sited and on takht taking the vote to excuse mr boyce it resulted in a tie tle in the discussions in relation to excusing mr nin hawkins and mr boyce from serving on the committee the republicans public ans took no part pait mr dir morrill of vermont also wished 0 o be bd excused from serving on the tiie committee because of other duties ut ie s U upon on which adof ancher her discussion arose and subsequently abe mr hir houston appe appealed alek alea to mr morrill to withdraw his request which he did not do and a vote was taker taken and mr Cori Corf wid tio offered chaas adopted authorizing the select committee to e employ ernp oy a clerk at four dollars per da vand that the committee have leave to sit during the session of the house until they shall report orbe or be otherwise discharged mr sherman from the committee on ways and means reported the and consular appropriation bill and a bill bili making appropriations for the support of the indian department part ment mr sherman introduced a resolution which was adopted instructing the committee on indian affairs to inquire and report whether any superintendent of indian affairs or indian agents can be dispensed with without public detriment mr sherman presented the petition of triad thaddeus hyatt asking relief for the people of kansas which was referred to the committee on territories mr morris made an ineffectual attempt to introduce his union loviad loving declaratory resolution I 1 mr hindman wished to propose amendments to the constitution he was opposed to legislation for expediency mr morris ob objected acted mr r branch offered a wh hah ch was addel adopted 1 that tha l the states be called called tomorrow to morrow for bilis bills and resolutions and that those relative timeto to the state stats of the union be referred to to the select committee DEC idec in the senate I 1 the committee on finance Te reported ported the bill au j theorizing thor tho izing treasury notes amended by insert ing 50 instead of as the minimum amount lamount and with an amendment referring tol toi to the date for their expiration and the interest inte resti allowed and alid that the proceeds eeds of the sales j of the a 4 are to b be set apart as security for the redemption of the notes A ai discussion followed the bill was vas subsequently subsequently cut cu down to three millions and passed i I 1 after the bill pasi passed eif eff the resolutions in reference to secession were called up mr fool 1001 in the chair I 1 I 1 s mr mi sigf all delivered himself of a langery lon ion gery fie ry i speece speech hand band and was occasionally interrupted by hale seward and others the w widest idest con can 1 fu fusion 1 sion slon prevailed in the galleries and threats from the chairman that the sergeant at ati arms should eject the multitude IF if they continued their vociferous applaud ings I 1 seemed to have no lasting effect upon the pro viscous crowd in the house sundry resolutions were presented read and referred these related principally to the existing state of the nation and requiring the committee of thirty three tomake to make more inquiries and reports than th they ey will have time to consider during theses the session slon sion mr thayer from the committee on public lands reported a bill creating craa ting the land district of dacotah dac Bac otah and providing for the admission of a delegate in congress from that territory mr grow opposed the bill and mentioned 1 that he bad prepared bills for orga organizing various I 1 territorial governments including R dacotah oda J mr cox inquired whether they would be r reported with the same provisions as those of last session prohibiting slavery mr grow replied in the affirmative and said the house could if they choose strike out the provisions mr thaders Th ayers bill was referred to the committee 1 of the whole on the state ot 0 the union mr Sher Shermany manfrom from the committee on ways and ana means reported a deficiency appropriation bill mr morris wished to offer resolution absolution declaring devotion devo deio tion to the unions union and made s some soma me remarks tb ireon thereon mr ruffin called him to order and the hoube house adjourned |