The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-05-01

shire, Bell of Tennessee, Benjamin, Bright,
Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Cass, Collamer, Crit.
tenden, Dodge, Evans, Fessenden. Fish, Foot.
Foster, Geyer, Hamlin, Hunter, Iverson, John,
son, Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tennessee. NAL
Tory, Seward, Stuart, Sumner, Toucey. Tum.
bull, Weller, Wright, and Yulee-32.
The report from the Committee on Finance.
insisting on the amendments of the Senate.
was agreed to, but the Committee of Confer,
eRce on the part of the Senate has not vet been
named
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the special order, being the bill to authorize
the people of the Territory of Kansas to form a
Constitution and State Government, preparatory
to their admission into the Union when thew
have the requisite population.
Mr.. Brown, who was entitled to the floor for
half an hour on the bill, addressed the Senate
with so much effect as to have occasioned some
regret that more enlarged period had not been
extended to him.
lie urged that the power Of the Federal Gov
eminent to regulate Slavery in the Territories
did not include the power to destroy it and,
while contending that the States, being sover.
eighties, were of course not fit subjects for Fed
eral legislation in this respect, the Territories
were to be governed by Congress with restrict.
ed jurisdiction, such as it is entitled to exercise
In regard to other domestic relations, as, for in
stance, husband and wife, or parent and child
or other matter proper for municipal legislation
Ar. Stuart moved to postpone all prior or
ders, to proceed to the consideration of the bill
for the Improvement of rivers and harbors.
After remarks by Messrs. Iverson, Stuart,
and Butler, the question was taken on Mr.. Stu
arts motion, and decided in the negative.
The Senate then proceeded to the consider
alton OF the subject of naval raf,nrno
Mr.. Biggs was entitled to the floor, but waived
his right in favor of Mr.. Bell, who addressed
the Senate until after three o'clock p. NJ, and
then, without concluding, gave way for a mo-
ton to proceed to the consideration of Exec.
utive business, and, after brief Executive
session, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The Speaker stated that the first business in
order was the consideration of the appeal from
the decision of the Chair that the bill of the
Senate to remit and refund the duties on goods
wares, and merchandise, destroyed by fire, does
not contain an appropriation, and therefore
must not necessarily go to the Committee of
the Who e under the rule requiring all measures
making appropriations to be SO referred, the
question being on seconding the demand for
the previous question.
The previous question was then seconded,
when the question was put, "Shall the opinion
OF the Chair stand as the Judgment Of the
House?" and it was decided in the afiirma.
tive-yeas 81, nays &c.
The question then being on ordering the bill
to third reading
MIR. Pelton, of New York, moved that it be
postponed until the third Tuesday in May
Some conversation ensued, when the ques-
ton was taken on the motion to postpone,
and it was decided in the negative-yeas 40,
nays l07.
On motion Of Mr.. Orr, the bill was then
committed.
Mr.. Nichols, of Ohio, and Mr.. Ready, of
Tennessee, then made explanations growing
oat of speech recently delivered by Mr.. Camp
bell, of Ohio, at Hamilton, in that State, to
which Mr.. c. replied.
After some unimportant business, the House
adjourned.