Congressional.
In the Senate, on Saturday,
Mr. Mason presented the following preamble and resolution:
‘
Whereas, It appearing to Congress that
South Carolina has, by an ordinance in Convention, declared herself separated from the
United States, and established a government under the
Constitution; and it further appearing that, by reason of such declared separation, there are no officers of the
United States acting under the authority thereof, and no laws for the collection of the revenue, whereby the laws of the
United States are in fact suspended; therefore to avoid any hostile collision and war between the authorities of the
United States and the
State aforesaid, in the event of the execution of the laws: Be it--
Resolved, That from and after the passage of this joint resolution, all the laws of the
United States directing the mode in which the army and navy, and other public force of the
United States, shall be used by the
President of the
United States in aid of the civil authority to execute the laws and authorize the same, and all laws for the collection of the revenue, shall be, and the same are hereby suspended and made inoperative in the
State of South Carolina for the time being.
And should it be made to appear hereafter by the
Executive authority of any other State that a like ordinance has been passed by the people of any other State, declaring such State or States separated from the
U. States, then it shall be the duty of the
President of the
United States to announce such separation by proclamation, and all the laws of the
United States shall, in like manner, be suspended and be made inoperative in such State, as aforesaid.
’
Ordered to be printed.
The Kansas bill was taken up, and the amendment relating to the Judiciary was not concurred in.
Pending the consideration of the bill, the Senate adjourned.
In the
House, various petitions were presented for the adoption of the
Crittenden Compromise.
The
California debt bill — for the suppression of Indian hostilities, was considered and passed.
