Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-02
NUMBER 2.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
PROCEEpINGs OF CONGRYss

WssHiSGroS, July l.-Senate-rhe resolution. calm,
on the President for information relative TO the proc.ms
aon OF martial law and the Of the Judge OF the D,
ct Court IN Washington territory BY Gov stevea w,rs
adopted :
Mr. Coiiamcr submitted 4 minority report ON the Kan
sas quesos, iron the COMMITTEES on Territories b~.-
read and ordered be prin.e,i
Mr. Thompson, Of Kentucky spoke .ou,.vh., Il. e..-
Of the oll reported yesterday and followed b, Mr.
Bisier oo the same side. Mr. Hall opposed IL. 7
Mr.. Adams moved to amend the hin bv .,,;l;,.- -,
thA part which gives the right suffrage to a. person,
who shall have filed declaration Of their intention a, h.
come citizens of tie United States compliance sth The
naturalization laws i
Mr. Crittenden favored the anendment; bot .,tbout
coming to vote thereon, the Senate adjourned
Ho"s-Ar. Barclay movea a Reconsideration of ,hs
vote rejecting the Kansas bill
Mr. Houston moved to Law the motion upon the ,,bI-
Nothing farther done with the subject A IL "a.
superseded by report Of the Kansas investigation com
mttee which was read; and then the Hou.. sd;o.r,i
The following is an abstract Of the report:
The report shows that soon AZ the hin m o.
tne Territory OF Kansas passed large uuub., f A.,
cuzens OF Missouri went with the Territory and h.d .
Ter meetings, passed resolutions denouncing ,b,;,
and declaring that slavery existed therein.
IN the autumn of 1854, secret political soc;.,x ,,
ele hse Lodge, was forned-the plan OF oper,,o ,ss
etc, OF which are given by the report Tb;s I, '
v.eu .he saosequent movements and inyasions q, ,h
At the election on Noyember 9e,h rag r.
70 Songress, there fraud except In a..
settled and remote districts where ctz-ns os spsy
appeared and voted Details in relation 20 the. t.,
s"vu III the report, which saws n . ,..,,.-J -.
na'ueinancai precision that seventeen hundred I'LL "a "a
"a a., .h .o'es we're cast by citizens OF Ni-sonr;
Wb;,ssId rSAuer were eleven hundred legsl votes,
s, received plurality, and would hay. hs., -,
Gu Nitnout the aid OF his Missouri 6ienda ~e e''''
puring the winter, very great excitement s,,.,., - -
much bt.r s.aI;na pubic meetings held, and
census was taken, and the number OF legal yote,s - -
se.,alned to be so5 IL also dscovered 4, ,h
sotn OF March, 1855, several days before m. e. 'e
tive preparations went on in Nsson,; - eeuon, ae-
organization affected 'A Sompi'te
Leaders we're appointed tents provisions, smm.,;,,,.
'1 ais ui-nouted and the forces were divided into
companies in Missouri and ON the dav Of ,.: mo mo
guxens OF Missouri. il Is testified took un ths;r En
- - D M or hansas Companies into every council
anu representative district OF that Territorv Inn, On, h
grsai mass OF testimony consists In da,.;G.s 49, i"s
savings OF these companies ' "e'S ANU
aae INVESTIGATING Committee had before them tn. ,oll
oooAs census rolls etc. showing Who were rv.l
as VINO were Illegal voters; and from acc,ps,s .rd So,
osoute proofs, it appeared that lot about 400 vote
=. oas~ we're those OF nop-residens The majority
OF members OF both houses Of the L.gi-I.,,v. ~
.he Committee say would have been Free s,a,. nasn
mere oeen no invasion of Missourans The Cove,,,o. .
we resut OF the elections in OF the district.
- o' nioi maiues. election took rlscs
therein on the 22d OF May. bs shi- nus infect rt
-, e-otA'e men we're chosen in these districts .r-
The Committee took large mass Of Iestp,onss -.,
,h .ns procesd'ngs Of ihe Legislative Assembly Sic
IT, ~ ny Ne enafaGterzed BY reckessness and inustce
Iey nAe"'se speak OF the Iimes such as murders al
rGooeIies ~h'h were frequent saying tina IN no case
i'. 'ne exception OF hcRae, Ia free State man va.
fences '"' lh.sr OF
me report contains complete and full details OF every
conhected with the Territory Of Kansas prior 20 the
Y'n OF hAeh last and says is clearly and distinctly
proven hat Samuel Jones the sheriff. was the cau-e Of
recent disturbances in which he 80 promnentIv 6-n,
Mr. Oliver OF Missouri one Of the invrstigstinc Co.;
s mace speech in the 18th district but did no, vote
State into Kansas '''" '"Ai
Inc eorcinsonso the Committee are that each Of III.
eIons 10 hansas was carried by nvasions from N,sou
I.nst the legislative Assembly is an illegally cons,i,n
@ ana therefore has power pass valid lavs
lIe e,ecnon OF j. W. Whitfield held under any
wand aw nor was the election Reeder held in accord
Anse with law. The Committee suggest no remedy
report treats OF obstructons thrown in the w.y n,
- ne oOT'ce and OF the general violence which prevails
~ ~ ne Territory Ii is very vouminous and Is .;enad h.
hessrs Sherman and Howard o'~ ~