Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-07

in-yeas 81, nays Sc. The bill was ordered
to be engrossed-93 to 80. The bill was
then passed-S9 against 80.
On motion of Mr.. Duan of Ind, the
House reconsidered the vote by which was
referred to the Committee of the Whole the
bill to annul certain acts of the Legislative
Assembly of Kansas, and to secure to the
citizens of that Territory their rights and
privileges.
Mr. Dunn submitted substitute, re.organ.
izing Kansas, and providing the usual terrific.
rial machinery. Provision is made for freedom
of speech and the press test oaths, of what.
ever kind, are prohibited, and cruel or unusual
punishmcnts are not allowed; all criminal
prosecutions now pending, in any conrts Of
Kansas mputing to any persons the crime
OF treason, and all iminal prosecutions for
alleged violation or disregard whatever arc
usually known as the laws of the Legislature
OF Kansas, shall forthwith be dismissed, and
every peason thus restrained Of his liberty
released. The bill also restores the Missouri
restriction provides for the encouragement
o. settlement and of education, and repeats
all parts Of the Kansas Nebraska and other
acts in conflict with this bill.
Mr. Sneed oil Tenn, moved that the bill
be laid on the table. Lost-77 against SO
MIR. Dunn's substitute was then agreed TO-,
and the bill, thus amended, passed by vote
Of 81 against IA.
On the 3lst the Senate passed the follow
ing bills:
To continue the Improvement Of the Des-
moines Rapids in the Mississippi river; to
continue the improvements of the harbors of
Newark N. j., Conneaut, Hurou, Fairport,
Ashtabull, Sandusky, Cleveland, and Black
river, Ohio; to continue the improvements
of the harbors of Buffalo, Duukirk, Oak
Orchard Greek, Big Sodus and Little Sodus,
N. Y. also the bill for the completion of the
breakwater at Burlington, VT. also the bills
providing for the continuation Of the i'm.
provemeut Of tho Missouri and Arkansas
rivers; also the bill to continue the construc-
ton OF the breakwatcr on the east side of
Reed Island; also the bill making an appri.
alton TO a " stear drench" on Lake Ontario.
[Quetry: is this the general system of
internal improvements which the Black de-
mocracy so strongly denounced at Cincinnati n
In the House Mr.. Washburn of Maine con-
tended that the election of Mr.. Whitefed
was without authority Of law, and he comes
here as the choice only of the minority Of
the resident citizens of Kansas therefore he
is not entitled to his seat The election
under which Mr. Reeder was equally without
authority Of law, but inasmuch as be is the
choice Of larger number of residents than
those who voted for Whitefeld, the committee
recommended that he DO admitted to seat.
To deny Kansas the right to her true choice
was manifested outside of legal forms, and
necessarily so, because the law making power
was destroyed by foreign violence, is to deny
to Kansas the right to be heard on the floor
of the House.
Mr.. Washburn repeated that neither
Whitc6ed nor Recder had been chosen by
existing law. In the present case the Com
mittce had followed the precedent act concer-
ming Wisconsin and Minnesota Territories
1t was competent to the House to admit Mr..
Rceder as delegate.
Mr.. Stephens of Ga, taking the issue
with Mr.. Washburn. remarked, where there
is a legally organizend Territorial govern.
ment, some persons must be under the law
legally entitled to vote In the case referred
to by the gentleman from Maine, there was
no organized government. But in Kansas
provision is made by law tor the election Of
delegate. Therefore the precedent did not
apply. In the course of his remarks he all
luded to the adoption Of Mr.. Shermans
amendment to the Army bill, saying that a
majority OF the House thus evinced their dc.
sire to strike down tho main pillar Of lbertys
namely, the right of the people to bear arms
as secured by the Constitution. When he
saw such things, he almost despaired of any
thing beng done in behalf Of law and order
the Constitution being regarded as no longe
binding.
The Speaker said that Mr.. Recder's state
men twas without date.
The Clerk then commenced reading tn
statement which is to the effect that grea
mass of evidence renders it iudisputabl
that the Legislative Assembly of Kansa
was a fraudulent, unsurpating body, elected
in manner disgracefuI to the age He as
sumed that the law under which Mr.. Whit
field was elected was absolutely void, an
calls for stern condemnation Of such stu
pendous fraud His own election, so lar O
the time and place were concerned, he say
was not in accordance with pcrvious law. Ii
claims. however, that he received lare
majority OF the legal votes, and that his OF
ponent, though sustained by bands of voter
and accessions from Missouri, falls short
the aggregate OF his legal votes. He e.
presses his high qualification that his prev
Gus positions relative to the alleged electlo
have been sustained by the recent invest
CATION. and repeats that Mr.. Whitfield HI
no shadow of right to the seat.
In the House August LIST, Mr. Boycc sal
he had received the certificate Of the Cove
nor of South Carolina, stating that Pre-
ION 5. Brooks was reelected to Congress
and asked to be sworn in.
Mr.. Brooks then advanced to the chair {
the Speaker, who administered the oath
support the Constitution.
The Kansas contested election case W
resumed. The Clerk finished the reading
Gov. Reeder's statement. Among 9th
things, he refers 10 remarks of Gen. Z.
and Mr.. Buchanan, to show that a dclego
may be admitted in the absence of a ST
cific law for that purpose. He concludes
arguing in support of the position here'
lore assumed by him.
Mr.. Whitfield, the setting delegate, s.
his election should not be reversed without
full and impartial hearing. He maintain
that he was elected under the statute pass
In nursnance Of the nrna mic Law and the