Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-16
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Washington, April 3.
Relations teported 1 csolniioaI to The effect q
3 fno further 1eEislation is necessary in ordcrto
4 an end to the treaty made with Denmark reg
ia<fng the Sound Dues. Subject made the sp
cial order for Eonday ~ 5saaasss 1sFsz q
Mr.. Gaas desired 70 prlscRs q mesnorini ofpe
SONS composing the selEstyled Legislators 4
4 Kansas, and moved its reference tu the speci
i committee on Territories. ~ ~ =
Mr.. Seward-Whi hich of theml sS1 zstis s,
Nj. Cass--the Hon. Senator knows as thong
/ I told him 80.
Nr. Scwaad--I desire to know from my hon
/ orable friend from Michigan, whether the men
/ orial bill he presents is one purporting to com
from tho Territorial Legislature Of Kansas organ
lied under Act Of Congress, as / am led to info
from the manner in which he describes it, o
whether it is memorial from the provincial le
| gislAtufe Of Kansas SIS
Mr. Cass-I Will snswer the Senator if he say
he don't know; if he does not say that, hav,
no further remarks to make. fLaughter.)
Mr.. Seward Wen, let II 90; I have no con
cessions to make. q srGis 84tssssa sif sstlgasf
Mr.. Hale to Mr.. Very well done General
never knew you to do better. Uaughter.)
as1Ar. CAST move that the report be printed
Messrs. Butler and Bayard opposed the mo.
ton. .sssss5q issssFi5a es4 IL 7s! Es eins4iJ i
r! Nj. Cass demanded tho ayes and nays. a
ae Mr.. Cass thought the report would be inter-
iesting to great many persons, and therefore
urged The printing .5sag asilslalsasl
Mr. Douglas could not imagine what this bo.
gus Legislature could have to say for itself
& The subject was laid aside, and the Bounss
Land Bill was taken up, and after some argu-
snient was laid aside. Resss ESIssg
= Mr.. Foote was in favor of its passage g
Mr.. Grier addressed the Senate on Kansas af.
fairs, saying, his position in the Senate as sole
representative Of the State Of Missouri, would
not permit him to decline participation in the
debate He engaged in it as work Of necessi-
ty rather than of inclination. The circumstan-
ces under which the debate inaugural ed SCENE d
to indicate purpose to make practical capital
out of the the Kansas disturbances, with view
OF controlling the coming National and State
elections In such . controversy he, did not
wish to engage, but it become his duty to de-
fend his constituents against the grave and se-
rious charges brought against them He then
to consider the constitutional aspect
of the slavery question, ,.,.s ..r;.4,fs.s5 ~, q.
& Without concluding, Mr.. Grier gave way to q
motion to adjourn. '2eS .ah1
8 HoUsE-Mr. Bingham, from Committe on
Elections, reported a resolution declaring vacant
theseat of the Eighth District of Illinois, claim-
ed by Mr.. Fouke; also that Mr.. s. s. Marshall,
the sitting member Of the Ninth District of the
same State, was elected over Mr.. L. j. Forney.
The deiiberati0n of the Committees reports
was postponed. ,...s s.4,ls3.s,ssz s..x...-l,s
Mr.. Mace, by unanimous consent, presented
the Constitution Of Kansas, together with me-
mortal of the new Legislature of committee on
Territories.
Mr.. Maces motion to print 1000 copies was re-
terrcd to committee of printing.
In Committee Of the Whole on State Union,
the Judiciary appropriation bill being in order,
Mr.. Ruth, of s. c., made speech on political,
affairs, calling on the Democratic party and the
conservatives of the North to quell the aggres-
sive spirit Of fanaticism directed against the
South. He mentioned that the Presidential fight
would be confined to the Democratic and Re-
publican parties; there can be but two flags, the
American organization being out Of the ques-
ton. The people cannot settle but one question
at time; the contest must turn on the ,Nebras-
ka bill, the Democrats having accepted that
He condemned the one term principle issue as
unwise theory and practice, and declared his hos
tility to the doctrine of availability "a
& Mr. Wilson spoke in favor of ofappropriating ST.
900 for filing up and grading grounds belonging
to the Custom House building at Norfolk, Va
he said that humanity and mercy require ii, in
view OF the efforts now making to avoid the re.
currence ofthe yellow fever in that city, The
rose.
s Mr. Pelton, from the committee on Commerce,
reported bill authorizing the President to cause
to be procureda suitable steamer to be station
ed at New York, as, a revenue cutter, to afford
relief to distressed vessels. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole on the State of the Union I
On motion of Mr. H. Marshall the Committee
Of Foreign Relations were instructed to inquire
into the expedicncy of declaring the engagement
Of American vessels in the Chinese Coolie trade
to be illegal and sufficient cause for forfeiture to
the captors Of the ship engaged therein.
2 On motion of Mr. Pringle, it was slsg s2est.4.<
Resolved, That President be requested to COM
mnnicate what information he may have in re-
gard to citizens Of the United States being en-
gagged IN the slve trade or in the transportation
Of Coolies from China to Cuba, and other coun-
tries with the intention of selling or continuing
them in a state of slavery or servitude, and whe-
ther such traffic ives not, in his opinion, viola
lion of the spirit of existing treaties, rendering
thoseen engaged in it liable to Indictment for pira-
cy, and especially that he be requested to COM
municate to this House the facts and circumstan-
;es attending the shipment from China of ,me
5000 Coolies. lately wrecked on the coast Of
Cuba ,sfzsa.5f.s ss,s4 ..,.5s.5ss.Fr-4 |
Messrs, Oliver, Sherman and Howard of the
Kansas Investigating Committee, having asked
70 be excused from serving on standing commit
tees, the following were appointed in their pla-
ses: On Elections, Mr.. Savage; on Foreign At
fairs, Mr.. Stanton: on Ways aud Means, Mr..
Mr.. Houston was appointed on
Committee on Accounts, vice Cadwallader, and
Mr.. Clark on Military Affairs, vice Stanton.
Adjourned. sif @.s
ID no Washington, April g..
The Senate this A. NJ. passed bill renting
The duties on merchandise destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Sumner introduced supplementary act
10 limit the liabilities Of ship owners and Mr..
Mason bill making further provisions for the
of Virginia land warrants. yaSF
Mr. Geyer resumed his remarks on the Kansas
question, and expressed the opinion that, had it
not been for the Emigrant Aid Society Kansas
would be a free Stete, as it requires much more
time for slave owners to emigrate with their
property than northern men, who have no cum
bersome material to carry with them But che
South. having been stimulated by the efforts of
the North to shape the destiny Of that Territory
would, in all probability, maintain their present
Southern ascendency therein. He quoted from
The Massachusetts, personsl liberty bill, unfayora-
bly, contrasting some Of its provisions With the
laws of the Kansas Legislature, against which SO
much has been said by Senators on the other
side. s4's
Mr.. Seward obtained the floor, and the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Houston argued against the ex-
tension of slavery; he thought the men who
were seeking to enlarge the limits of involunta-
ry seryitude more obnoxious to the charge of
black democracy than those who seek to re-
strain it. ssfs.,ef .,s,ss.s. VA
4 Mr.. Waldron earnestly condemned the viola
ton of the Missouri Restriction, aud expressed
as his opinion that the rights of the people Of