The daily union., 1856-04-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri, submitted the following reso-
luton:
s.oed That the Secretary of the Interior be request
cd to to this House such information as he may
have his possession respecting the practice OF
the sessions OF the United States courts in the derent ud
s districts beyopd what deemed requste for the proper
discharge of the business OF said courts
Mr. p stated that the object of the resolution to ef
feet such revision would materially reduce the ex
penses of the Judiciary.
The resolution adopted.
Mr. WASHBuRNE, of Wisconsin, in pursuance OF pre-
vous notice introduced bill 10 confirm certain preemp-
tion entries in the Mineral Point district of public lands
which read twice and referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands
Commerce reported without amendment House bill to
auidate the unadjusted OF the Tenuesseeriver
improvements; which was read twice and committed
DEFICIENCY
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the of the Union mr. STANTON of Ohio in
the chair and resumed the consideration of the deficiency
bill the question being the Senate amendments thereto
Mr. z0LLiCOFFER, of Tennessee replied to his col
league TMr. Smith, who, in speech few days ago,
charged him with Inconsistency in supporting the Kansas
Nebraska bill in Congress and voting for it, and then de-
nouucing the administration and the democratic party for
support of that by voting for and sustaining
the platform of the know nothing party adopted al
Phlladel pha in February last He attempted to defend
himself from these charges and also his 1.-THE know-no
ng) party in the Housa for their failure to support MI
AiEEs under the plurality rule allowing black republi-
can to be elected instead of that gentleman
Mr. HUGHSToN, of New York. next addressed the COM
mttee what he conceived to be the most important
question before the counyhe extension or non-eI-
of slavery in the Territories which are now free
argued against the extension of slavery in the Terrific
es and insisted that it existed nowhere except by the
force of positive enactment
Mr. WALDROS of Michigan confined his remarks to
the Kansas question: alleging that the administration had
failed defend the citizens of that Territory from invaders
who had deprived them of their rights lie also argued in
of receiving Kansas into the Union as State under
the constitution adopted Topeka by the reeState men,
referring the records to show that Michigan had applied
for admission into the Union under circumstances similar
f1yar IN
Congress and was admitted by vote Of l53 TO 45 in the
House President Pierce voting in the affirmative and only
eight voting in the negative IN the Senate lie thought
that every consideration that justified the admission OF
Michigan into the Union applied with tenold force in the
case OF kanssa.
Mr. JONES of Tennessee wished to correct the gentle
man in an error into which he had fallen and which
much of his speech founded. He had assumed that
Michigan had formed her State constitution and asked for
admission and received into the Union without any
authority of law from Congress- and be urged that
precedent for receiving Kansas into the Union under the
constitution which had been formed recently by portion
the people of that Territory. Mr.. read portion OF
the fifth article of the ordinance Of 1897 for the govern
OF the territory northwest of the river Ohio providing
that FIVE States should be formed out of the territory to be
by that ordinance and that whenever Of the
said States should have sixty thousand free nhaoitans
thereof such State should be admitted by its delegate into
the Congress of the United States equal footing with
the original States &c maintaining that this was one OF
the provisions Of the organic law of Michigan being pro-
vision Of the law of 1884, securing TO each of the five
States formed of the northwest territory the right to
form a constitution and permanent government IL was
under the ordinance that the Territory of Tennessee
In 1896 called convention adopted constitution and
admitted by Congress that Territory having been I'M
der the ordinance Of 1884, except the article which pro
hbited slavery The OF Michigan and Tennessee bad
been relied upon instances Of Territories having formed
constitutions and being adnitied without authority OF
law ID was under the ordnan Of 1881 and under the
provision of that ordinance which he had read that they
formed their constitutions and asked for distinct sdmis
sion.
Mr. wALDRON replied that The people Of Michigan at
that time not only based their right to frame their csns
ton and form their government under the provisions OF the
ordinance 1884, but they went beyond that and based
their right and power upon the provisions in the coRstu-
ton of the United States and If the gentleman from Ten
would refer the debate in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States the admission Of Michigan he would
Mr. buchanan and the friends Of the at that
time relied upon the provisions In the constitution OF the
United Sates and not In the proFOn OF the ordinance Of
1851, which, after all was mere repetton or reafhrma-
ton Of the constitution OF the United States.
Mr. JONES called the attention Of the gentleman TO the
that the constitution bad been adopted when the
ordinance Of 1881 made and that that ordinance
compact between the old con'ederated States and the
territory northwest Of the Ohio river and imposed be-
| fore there a constitution. Laughter
Mr. BOYCE Of South Carolina proceeded to discuss our
relations with Great Britain and the points Of controversy
between the governments In the enlistment and
the Central American question. The set up by
Eng her violation Of our neutrality laws were absurd
pre,snCcs and there justification what
for the deliberate manner IN which she had violated
those Laws In the Central American question the stand
taken by that government also founded upon the
msrest preexs although far regards brush protec
torse be believed she legally right that Frotectoraie
having besn recognised by the treaty Of 1880 Nothing
practical or important however could grow out Of this
fact The prolscorste existed In subservience 10 the
treaty which provided that neither party should coloniz
occupy, or foriify the Mosquito coast
Nr SHORTER Of Alabama, obtained the aoor, but gave
/ way = motion that the committee rise which
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