Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-11
Tuesday, JuLY 3, 1870.
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Mr.. Douglas, from the committee on territories +,
which was referred the llUus. bill 10 admit Era-s
rs o State into the Union, reported 1t back "l,i M
amendment striking ont the preamble and al af:.g
the enactng clause, and inserting the bill which
passed the Senate on Thursday last He asked the
immediate consideration Of the measure, While! be-.
ing agreed TO, Mr.. Douglas proceeded 70 adv0cH'c
the amendment.
Mr. Douglas remarked that the proposition before
the Senate was p!aia one; it WIS, whoti'r they
would admit Kansas into the Union with the Topeka
constitution; or whether they would substitute the
proposition which, after having been modified tn oh
vate tho objections made against it, had been adopt
ed by the Senate, after full and thorough examui.
tion. We had no evidence whether a majority ~
minority Of the people Of Kansas had voted for th'
Topeka constitution, but did know that the con-
stituton that had been presented here, ani which i
now proposed to legalize, WAS q mut!ated G"cu-
inent That fact was ascertaned net only from grn.
raj report and newspaper statements. but il WIS
proved by the report OF the House committee at in
vestigatiOn, and in commenting upon that report he
took occasion TO say that he regarded it ns partial
fair and unreliable. He then argued III favor of thr
fairness and justice of the proposition reported hy
him.
Mr. Coamer being n member Of the committee IN
territories felt it be his duty, whichever h- could
not coincide with ih. minority Of that committee 10
state his views and give he reasons for them lie,
therefore, the present occasion, would briefly lv"
his for opposing the report OF the committee
The bill which they had reported might appear very
plausible but sti!l the existing circumstances Of III:
case rendered the adoption of that measur" exceed.
ingly improper. He believed that the only trp" an:
sound mode of aforing redress for existing evils WA
irst 10 remove the cause uf those evils Il w"u!i
not do to Say that The evils should be remedird bu;
the same time TO declare that the cause whiCh pro.
duced those evils sho.ld not be touched such \
course seemed to be inconsistent, unreasonable aud
parodoIcal.
In reirr-nce to the provision allowing settlers 1"
return to Kansas, he said that there q ho"kad"
of the frontiers OF the territory by men cf VIOLENCE.
whose habtatons full OF the instruments OF CrUu.
ty. and thus il impossible for them 10 get hHr.
The same power that drove them away was s','l III
the ascendancy. and no provision had been made tor
their security III the terrl'oryi and thus II was bat tho
mockery u! justice TO tell them il they would return
they would be allowed To vote while they have not
the power to return. Hence they would derive 10
advantage from the bill, although its provisions APP
peared to be so fair and plausible.
Mr.. Pierce spoke briefly il favor of the amend
ment, and MIR. Hale opposed it. In the course Q; hrs
remarks he sa;d that the President came from come
of the best stock in New Hampshire; his father was
brave and patriotic, and he believed the son "as
equally He had said this when he was in the ~.
nh of his power and expected 20 be the candidate at
the next election; and he would gay il now, when he
had fallen ~ low tha, the Senate would ride rough
shod over hs vetos. and there only eight ton
found Ia stand by him.
Mr.. Hale moved tn amend the amendment by a.
tending the time Of allowing residents to participate
in the benefits until July j. lSJI which was rjgC't|
-yeas Is, nays -.
Mr. Trumbu moved the same amendment which
he did the other night to repeal all the terrtori" lnw-
of Kansas, and dismiss all the officers holding ;rs.
diction under them. Rejccted-yeas II, mays y.
Mr.. Co,laner offered an amendment forever rroh;b-
iting slavery in that part Of the Louisiana purchase
north Of So 81 not included within the State "t "
souri,. Rej.ced-yeas II, nays 81.
The am ~ndmcnt reported by the committe" was th"n
agreed to- yeas 81, nays l3i and !h- bill was passed,
the title being amended to conform thereto, and tie
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, said he had Intended :"
call up to-day the report of the Select committee oa
the alleged assault upon Senator Sumn'T, hu' j"
woul not do so, he understood the trial ui t,'
matter was now in progress before the Court.
Mr.. Cobb.-The trial is over, and Mr. Bro"hs - IN
his seat.
The House resumed the consideration Of Tie Snra'a
bill for enlarginG the custom house, post otiic n"t
court house al Milwaukee and OF Detroit, md i" ~"
construction of building. for the same purro-c ~
Dubuque Iowa; and finally referred Il {" TIE coHn-
tee Of the whole on the state Of the Union.
a message wns received from the Srrnr ann"nm
cng the flct that that body had pssscd " bhi~ i'r
the Improvement Oi the mouth of The hst!-~irp ra'
the St. Clair md st. Marys rivers. III" Pr"-idrU >
objections Ithe vetoes 10 the samej TO the c"ni"nry
notwithstanding.
The first BILL for the improvement; If the mouth -
the Mississippi was taken up and under H. "P"'.
ton nf the previous question: moved hy Mr. OFT ~"
question was stated by the Speaker "HIil tn"
Iiouse upon reconsideration of the bill, agre- /" ~
The vote was yeas li3, nays S.. So the III wa
passed.
The next bill was passed in like manner-y'as I'j
nays 81. II makes un appropriation fer dr'P-h'u"
the channel over tho ST. Clair flats.
The third bill wa1 likewise passed over the veto.
yeas 1885, nays a. making appropriation fer deep
cnrng the flats i'll the ST. Marys river.
The House then adjourned.