The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-08
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during the isat lev weeks several ptoJects
lave been submitted to Congress for the
settlement Of the kansss question. In the
Senate on Monday Of last week, Mr.. Doug.
las made . volumiaous report on three bill.
accompanied by a bin Of his own. After
an exciting discussion, which was protract.
ed during the whole Of Wednesday night
the bill passed, only twelve members voting
In the negative. The N. Y. Herald in spec.
ulasing upon the motive which induced this
change Of tactics in Mr.. Douglas, says, tina,
.,ihe most ren,as kable feature in this bush
ness in the Senate 10 the change which
seems to have come over the mind OF Mr..
Douglas since the nomination OF Col. Free
mont. Less Than q month sgo Mr.. Douglas
was in favor of exscting Of Kansas the Con-
eressional ratio Of 81, 700 population, a. the
fsst imperative Qualification for her admis-
aion into the Union. Now, IL seems the
Chairman on Territories has come to the
copelusisn that the regular representative
ratio Of population may be dispensed with.
and Kansas may bs admitted much earlier
than be al frs, believed would be c,mps,.
ibls with the policy of the Democratic par.
ty-whicA is TO make Of Kansas = slave
State"
In the House q variety Of plsrs have been
submitted to suell the disturbances in Kan
sas. The bill for the admission oil the Ter.
ri.ory with the Free State Constitution
sdopted Al Topeka, was defeated on Mon
asy by 4 vote OF lo7 to lo6, q result brought
abeus BY the union OF The Buchanan and
Fillmore forces in favor OF Border Ruf6an-
ism. So reloiced were The Buchanan men
., Washington At the defeat Of this bill that
they fred cannon and paraded through the
streets in high emulation a, the prospect Of
Kansas being aslsve State.
The above rejoicing wal premature, a.
90 Thursday last the bill to admit Kansaa
into the uaio with the Topeka cens,itu-
ZION, ives called up on the motion Of Mr.
Barclay for reconsideration, and passsd, loC
yeas against 81 nays.
The following 10 e synopsis Of Mr.. Doug
l.,, bill - il passed the S. nsss:-
The new bill provides for the appoint.
ment Of ave Commissioner err TO be selected
~, the Presidency from different sections OF
The Union, 70 represent isiriy all political
-n.rtie.f They shall take = census Of al
he legal voters in the Territory, and make
! fair superintendent OF delegates 10 be
elected by each county TO form q Constitu-
,ion and institute 4 State government
When ,hs .-PPoruonment shall be made the
COMMISSIONER are TO remain in session
eyery day except Sunday, al the place most
convenient for the inhabitann Of said Terri.
tory, TO hear all complaints, examine wit
nesses and correct aIl errors in said list OF
voters; which list shall be previously print
ed and generally circulated through the
Territory and posted in ~ least three of the
most public places Of each election disuicl,
snd 10 soon a. eli the errors hare been thus
corrected 10 said lists, the Commissioner
are requested 70 cause = correct list Of the
lev,l voters 10 be printed and copies fur
nishsd 20 each Judge OF election, to be pu,
90 Al the places Of voting and circulated in
every county in the Territory before the day
OF eiection-no person to be allowed to vote
whose name does not appear on the list as
4 legal voter; the election for delegates to
take place on the day Of the Presidential
election. snd the Convention to assemble
on the frs, Monday in December, to decide
arst whether il be expedient Tor Kansas 10
come into the Onion al that time, and if so
decided, to proceed to form 8 Constitution
and STATE Government, which shall be OF
~republican form; Kansas then to be admit
red under such Constitution on an equal
footing with the original States. The bill
provide, further that no law shall be en-
forced in the Territory infringing the hber-
~ Of speech or Of the press, or the right OF
the people to bear arms, &c. II also pro-
yides punishment for illegal voting or fraud
and violence II elections, and authorizes
the use o! the military for that purpose.
The main point 10 that the persons designa-
ted by the census a. the rresent inhsbit.
ants Of the Territory shall decide all points
in Dispute, at . fsir election, without fraud
or yioisnee, OF any other improper infu-
erce. All the white male inhabitants over
n yssys OF age are to be allowed to yots,
il they have resided in The Territory three
months previous TO the day Of election, and
no othsf test snail be required; no osth TO
support the Fugitive Slave Law, or any
other law, nor any other condition what
ever.