Demoine courier., 1856-07-10
frsm tasbim sion.

w july y.

'suns uhI'uEg tue 0IiglnaI JouInat OF we
proceedings Of the American lcommis5
AZ Paris on American claims
agsins, France.
IRE House bill granting the RICH, Of
wsy % ,he 81. Louis and Ion Mountain
Railroad shrough trac. vas passed. A Y
The bill for the admission Of Kansas
reponedb BY the Committee OF Terriso-
RES ~as taken ups tahF aa5ss4 sec
Mr.. Cayaon, at 8 o'clock, moved an
amentmrRi. hk3fsa raz atsfasn aa.
The motion was neca,ised. ses bYa
The question was taken on Mr. Adams.
motion to strike u,f,he clause giving The
rieh, Of suffrage TO all persons who shall
have filled their DECLARATION If intention
Ia become citizens Of the United States.
in complisncca with tbs naturalization
laws. f.se -h0aHjaE fz@ 70 bsas 5E4
M quorum sitting. on mo,hn Of Mr..
DoIalas she Ss~reeant.as. Arms vas d.
reeted I" compel to attendance Of absent
members.
MIR. DoueIas-The qunrum now be.
ing 10 attendance again called for a vote
on Mr.. Adams. amendment, which was
adopted; ,he vote beire yeas x2 naysl6.
Mr.. Wilson moved 10 s,r,xe ou, ali
alter ,he ~enac,ing clause in the bill and
insert Attracts by the Legislature Of Kan
sas, os.any Assembly acting as such. be
ant. lSey are hereby ,a6roqs,ed and de
claird void and Of no effect. la his
ladgmen, the bill was 10 MAKE Ksnsas
ai4ave State. The repor, JUS, made 10
The House shows that there were 400
M,ssourisns forced on The people nf
Tint Territory. and hiatt was The Leg
~islalure which passed inhuman and IN
christian euac,men,s that occasion all the
trouble.
AR. Weller-The proposition is 10
repeal all laws and seuie The d,spu.e BY
physical force.
Ms. T"ombs-Thas'sa good way
Nobody objected to that.
Mr.. Seward saId he would with The
greatest pleasure DIE Tor Mr. Wilson's
amrndmen,. The bill can have no other
.endeney anc eAec, Than 10 confirm the
srccess ei the objrc, Of the law ahro
eating The Missouri C.m2rom.ss. and
torn a slave state Of Kansas. There are
no Ia we and NJ legal society in Kansas
other Than the Organic ACT Of la5i.-
rhe government Of the territory Is an
usurpa'inn and ,yranry. and here are NO
legal or moral obligation treated with the
ieas, respect.
IN ihr House an attempt vas made TO
alter the hour OF meeting from l2 10 IL.
Mr.. Houston moved 10 take up the
Senate adjournment resoluuon..
Mr. Madison and o,hers objected.
The reading OF the report Of The Kan
sas Commi,ee was resumed, and il be-
ing completed, Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio.
mosed 'ha, ,h. farther reading OF the
documents be dispensed with.
Messrs, Florence. Houston. Craig, A.
K Marshal. Qaitman and Birdie, a, dit
f~reni lines, severalIy insisted on The
reading Of the docunen,.
The Speaker decided ,bs, any mem
Der yad'lhe gieh, 10 have documsnis
read which were TO be referred or
printed.
Mr. Cobb. Of Ga. appealed to hi.
friends 0 TO insist on that. as several
days would thu. be consumed and no
good pprpase accomplished.
His appeal was successful.
On moiIon Of H.. Washrurn. of Maine.
the report was referred 10 The commluee
IN elections, and printed. The uodsr-
standing n tina, all the papers, including
the report Of the minority, shall be print
ed as c docupen,. Adjourned.
sa WApHlNoToN. July 8.
SENATE Several slight amendments
To Mr.. Douglas bill were adopted during
the n,~gh.-oihers rejsc'ed. Mr.. Gsyer
offered an amendment 10 the efecs that
law shall be made TO have force or
effec, which shall require a test oath or
any other oath To suppors u; any act of
Congress OF other Legislative body as
qualifications for any civil Office pr public
trust, or fol amp employment, or prots.
sion or 10 serve az . juror, or snie q. an
eleciinn. or which shall impose any TAX
upon. or condition to exercise the right
II suffrage by any qualified voter y
which shsli restrain or prohibits the tree
OF any Jaw or subject Of leg
isla,ion in the Terrnory. or fee ~
else ~ opinion thereon BY the people Of
the Ierutory. This gave rise 10 q dc
bate involving The question Of soil. SOW