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to print 10000 extra copies of the majority
and minority reports of the the territorial
| committee on Kansas affairs, Mr.. Trumbull
made three hours speech against printing
the majority report, being unwilling, he
said to send out with the endorsement OF
the senate report containing 50 many erro-
ncous deductions and Inconsistencies. The
speech of Mr.. T. is spoken OF with rapturcs
by the \. Y. Tribune and the fusion repub-
leans generally.
DUST as Mr.. Trumbull was taking his seat,
Judge Douglas entersd the senate, when n
pretty sharp colloquy ensued between him
and Mr. T., of the nature of which the fol-
lowing Geographic abstract will give come
idea:
Mr.. Douglas hope the committees OF
the Senate have not been taking advantage
Of me in my long absence, to make an as
sault on me.
Mr.. Trumbull--NO sir. know not whc.
Their you were present or absent when was
commenting on the report. did not intro.
ducc the subject, or know that it would come
up to-day.
Mr.. Douglas-My colleague dares to say
in the face Of the fact that was absent that
| he did not act with unfairness in attacking
the report when was detained from the Sc.
nate by illness. | would ask him within
what reasonable time his speech will be
printed.
Mr. Trumbull-I think it will be publish
cd by Monday.
Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. Trumbull had n
sharp and personal debate, involving the
soundncss of their respective political scnti-
ments.
Mr.. Crittendcn and Mr. Sumner also took
part in it.
Mr.. Douglas--lf | can ask a postp one
ment till Monday, will reply TO Mr.. TruIu-
bulls speech on Tuesday.
Mr.. Seward-Iake your own time.
Mr.. D., quickly understand that game
Of take your own time. The Senator from
Massachusetts, took his own time to circulate
libel on mo when the Nebraska B!l was re-
ported. understand my colleague to say
he came here AS Democrat. That will be
news to the Democracy Of Illinois, and is a
libel on the Democracy of the State.
Mr.. Crittcnden intcrfcred and said that
the debate had transcribed the rules Of tie
corum. The Senator had charged libel on
Mr.. Trumbull. Sensation.
| Mr.. Douglas--Should have been better ga
tisfied if the Senator from Kentucky had,
when the black Republicans denounced us in
coarse terms, rebuked them for want Of
courtesy.
Mr.. Crittcndcn--To what does Mr.. Doug
las alludcy
Mr.. D.-When they made coarse and vul
gar partizan assaults ON the Democratic side
Of the Senate.
Mr.. Cit was no more.of my business
than that Of others to call Senator'S TO order
for Personalities. This is not the place for
imputatiOn. Such matters SHOULD be settled
elsewhere.
Mr.. d. don't regard the Senator as
good authority in Illinois Politics. | was
speaking of events Of which am better ca
pable OF Judging of than he After further
coIloquy the chair decided that Mr.. Douglas
remarks were not personal.
The senate then adjourned to Monday.
In the house the Kansas debate was con.
tinued until evening, when motion for the
previous question was made, voted down,
and the house adjourned to Monday.
Ndrch 1.-THE telegraph reports say
simply Of this days proceedings, "Thc Sc.
nate passed the river and harbor bills, and
the House debated the Kansas election until
adjournment"
Narch lS.--In the senate, the naval re
firing board, appointed under law OF the
last session, received 4 fierce oyerhauliug at
the hands Of Nr. Houston. His speech
abouuded in the strongest personalities
against the members Of the board aud many
officers in the navy. Bayard, spaulding,
and Mallory made speeches on the same sub.
jet.
The house continued the Kansas discuss.
ion.
March, l9.-The Senate took up end pass.
cd the military academy appropriation.
Mr.. Clayton proceeded 10 finish his re-
marks on Central American affairs llr
stated on the authority Of Mr.. Vanderbilt,
president Of the transit company, that there
had never been any act on the part OF that
NiIINu III
Walkers invasion OF Nicaragua. He refer.
red TO Walkers seizure of the property Of
the company, amounting TO nearly million
Of dollars, and read a letter from Mr.. Van.
derbllt to Mr.. Marcy, in which the former
asks the intcrposition Of the government for
redress. The seizure was made on the
ground that the company was indebted to
Nicaragua, and desired snch Indebtedness,
and refused to submit the matter to the
award Of arbitrators. These charges are ut
terly false.
Housc.-Mr. Bowie spoke against Reed.
er's position in the Kansas case, and against
granting the committee power to send for
persons and papers.
Mr. Ackcrman then proceeded 10 close
the debate on the resolution.
Warch 2O.-This morning the senate was
crowded TO suitocatiOn. Large numbers Of
ladies' crowded the galleries and reporters
seats, rendering note taking next to impossi-
Bile. After some unimportant business, Mr.
Douglas proceeded to reply to the speech of
Judge Trumbull. The telegraph sketch of
this reply is utterly unintel'igible, and we
shall be obliged to wait few days to learn
something definite about it.
Nothing else done in the senate, an the
house business unimportant.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT PHiLADELpHuA.-
On Saturday night Of last week, the steam