The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-19

had made the bin defung the rights OF and the du-
dies Of commissioners Of elections In the city OF Washing
ton the special order for to-day AS the resolution rea-
ting Kansas sas from the Committee Of Elections was
still before the House and would probably be disposed Of
to-day tomorrow, he moved 10 postpone the bill and
make 1, the special order for Thursday next
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, moved TO amend the motion
BY poStponng the bill until Tuesday next which was
agreed to- and the motion Of Mr. JOKES as amended was
agreed TO.
BILLS REPORTED
Mr. PELT0N, OF New York, from the Committee In
dian Affairs reported act for the relief Of Arson Dart
which referred TO the Committee of the Whole House.
and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. BRENTON, Of Indiana, from the Committee Pub
lie Lands, reported bill TO eostnue the land offices 81
Vincennes Indiana and to ascertain and adjust the titles
to certain lands In the States of Indiana aud Illinois, former
included within the Vincennes land district which was
referred the Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Union, and ordered TO be printed. .sa...#
KANSAS ELECTION.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the resolu
ton from the Committee OF Elections asking for power
send for persons and papers and examine Witnesses in
the Kansas conested-eection casethe pending motion
being to recommit the resolution with instructions to the
committee.
Mr. SMITH of Virginia, said that the reports
OF there being ourages committed in the Territory of
Kansas at the elections held in that Territory
artul plots TO distract the peace OF the country, and
get up an excitement that the abolitionsts could
profit by there truth in them, and reason
why the House should grant the request Of the ma
jory of the Committee of Elections to examine into
them. Mr.. Reeder, when governor OF Kansas, acting
officially, under all the high sanctions pertaining TO his
position and acting under the sanction Of OATH had
acknowledged the territorial legislature elected under his
order and had pretended that that legislature
composed of forced upon the Territory by outside
power He asked the House whether there could be any
warranabe suppositon that he under these circumstances
did not truly and fairly represent affairs they then
listed there, and whether confidence and reliance
ought to be placed his statements made under oath
there than those he made after he had been dismissed from
Office and had become partisan and when all his state
ments at with all those which had fallen from
him when be was acting in his official character as gov
ernor Of the Territory
Mr.. GRANGER, Of New York. contended that power
should be given the Committee of Elections to inquire
into the outages which had been committed in the Terri
tory Of Kansas. in conclusion he called the previous
question.
Mr. ORR, of South Carolina, moved to lay the whole
subject on the table.
Mr. COBB of Georgia. moved that there be call of the
House.
After some discussion Mr.. GRANGER withdrew his call
for the previous question: and by the unanimous consent OF
The House ordered that the previous question should
be moved and sustained tomorrow at O'clock in order
give those who desired address the House the sub
ject opportunity of doing so day.
Mr.. HALL of Iowa, in favor of full investigation
into the affairs of Kansas it necessary TO the egs
laton the House. but he opposed TO going into
examna ton of the legality Of the election of the members
of the Kansas legislature taking any action in regard
because he did not think that the House had the
stitutiona power TO do 80.
Mr. BARBOUR, of Indiana in favor of the investi
CATION proposed by the committee in order to expose the
frauds and violence which had been committed at the cleo
tons in Kansas by invaders abiding the disordery
in which the elections in Kansas conducted
Mr. PHELPS, Of Missouri in answer stated that be had
been present election held in Kansas at eavenworth
City that he violence of any kind attempted that
the election conducted quietly and peacefully ms
any election he had witnessed and that the only
plant of fraud that he heard that number of deck
hands on board of steamboat running between Cincin
natl and that place who present. had voted Illegally
and voted the abolitionis ticket
Mr. LEAKE of Mississippi was In favor of sending out
a commissioner 10 Kansas if il necessary all to
take testimony He did not think, however that the
House had the constitutional right enter into inyes
tgaton such that proposed by the Committee of Eec-
tons.
Mr. DAMRELL of Massachusetts, addressed the House in
support of the resolution reported by the committee.
Messrs. CADWALADER, Of Pennsylvania, and ENG
LISH of Indiana filed speeches the subject under the
rules of the House
Mr. BOWIE, of Maryland, obtained the floor; when at
quarter of O'Clock, the House adjourned.