The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-02-21
CONGRESS SIONAL.
WAsa1SGrox, Feb. l9


WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.
SEsATz-The Senate confirmed Shannon
IS Governor Of Kansas. after warm eebate,
bv a strictly party vote. Is voting II The mega
tive during the session.
An Intellectual etfcs: was made 20 soaaac.
the discussion with open doors.
The Chair laid before lie Senate several
executive communications. including one from
the Secretary Of Safe, IN answer 70 he Teso-
luton of the Senate calling FOR copy OF tie
repor: OF the adjudica.sols made by the Board
Of American Commissioners IN Pans, 10 il
ouidate and audit, the sPoIiation claims g..
American citizens aSains. FEaace. TIE SEQ
retarv saws there : ID such report II his Dc
par;xne.l., and thinks there never was So
there TEe Senate hen resumed consideEaI.oa
Of tx Kansas Commau.ca.lons. Mr.. Gsyet
zked y. Wi!son e. MIA. authority lie stated
YESTERDAY tia. Mr. A,chisen went mo Kan
sas armed 20 control tie elections
Mr. Wilson replied on the authority OF
General Pomeroy.
On the seth March lass. Mr. A:ohizou
entered tina: territory armed with bowie knife
and revolver ready 10 shed tie blood Of any
one who would not do his bidding.
Mr. Geyer. did not suppose that General
Pomeroy made the statement on bis own so
authority. but some one else had SO reported 10
him. Tie only time len lr, Atchison had
ever crossed the border. e far as he has been
sble to learn. WAS during the period OF tho
late disturbance, an account OF which was
read to the Senate yesterday. At that time
il was apprehende6 there would be serious
collision and destruction OF life.
Mr. A with two or three other gentlemen,
went into Kansas Tor the purpose Of persuad-
S,rI
anee and moderation. He went there TO coun-
sci peace. not to excite TO violence. That
was tie only time Mr. A. went thither.
Mr. Wilson remarked, that he had simply
placed before the Senate tie statement OF the
Senator from Missouri The document from
which he read was prepared by Gen. Pome-
roy. aud signed by lin and several others
vel! known in Kansas and throughout the
country. Since the receiptof that document,
he had been strongly assured by Gen. Porne-
row, that all those statements were true and
could be proved before a Committee OF either
House Of Congress.
Mr. Wilson said he regarded Mr.. Atchison
as the moving spirit in all the Missouri ex
element from which these disturbances had
arisen He spoke in emphatic terms OF Gov
ernor Shannon, saying he was the companion
of gamblers and drunAards in California, and
when Missourian sho; down inhabtant
of Kansas, Gov S was SO much intoxicated
that he could not attend to MS duty. He could
prove these and hundred other disreputable
things.
Mr. Jones next obtained the floor. when
consideration of the subject was postponed
till Monday. and the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr Hickman, from the Commit
tee on Elections, offered a resolution empow
ering it TO send for persons and papers in re-
Iation to the Kansas contested election case.
Mr.. Phillips thought that the attempt TO
exercise such power would be an act Of usur.
patton, as Mr.. Reeder does not claim to be
elected by virtue of a law passed by the Kan
sas Legislature.
He defended his constituents from the charge
Of Border Ruinaus, which had been repeated
ha-o a.I DlsewharA, ani ey ono Senator Viii
son, who comes from the State where men
warred on defenselesS women and burnt the
Ursuiine Convent.
He condemned earnestly the anti slavery
men Of Kansas, and claimed that the Nilsson
rians design was not to shed blood, but to
sustain the laws
Mr. WashbuEn 0. Ne regretted that Mr.
Phillips had INDUCED IN SUCH remarks, which
were exceedingly exciting, not 10 say infam
matory.
A large majority CT TIE people OF this
country believe in their hearts that there was
no legislature Of Kansas, no law, or any thing
having the vigor or effect of law. under which
the election was held. and by which Mr..
Whitfield claims his sea: as delegate. This
mater should be investigated, and how was
sllis TO be done unless the power IS granted to
the committee to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Stephens remarked that Gov. Reeder
himself commissioned the members CT the
Legislative Assembly who passed the Law IN
der which ltr. Whitfield was elected, the va
lidity Of which Gov r. now called on tie
House to investigate. Out of his own mouth
Gov. r. had stopped further proceedings by
his own official act.
Mr. Campbell o. Ohio in replying, said it
was well settled principle Of law that stat:
ute may be violated b. fraud, which forms
the subject for thorough Investigation. The
House should be satisfied on this point He
desired more than newspaper reports and the
Geographic Dispatches on which TO form a
Judgment
Mr.. Stephens motion 10 refer back the res
oluton TO committee on Elections, with in
structions TO report the ground on which they
ask power to send for persons and papers,
was negatived By the casting vote Of the
Speaker Pending the question Oh the reso
luton, the House adjourned.
House Committees.
The following s:anling committees were an