The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-26
House OF Representatives.


TERRITORIAL BUSINESS
The House passed the bill authorizing the President 70
be delivered at the expense of the United state
Utah and New Mexico, such arms they entitled
to under existing laws.
The bill establishing two additional land districts IN
Kansas was tabled by &c majority.
TROUBLES KANSAS.
Mr. GROW (nigger worshipper) Of Pa, said that tho
3Oth of May, 1854, act passed organizing Kansas
Territory and that the Of 1855 showed 906
voters but at the election which chose the legislature
that code OF laws for Kansas there 1881
Those laws the people believed oppressive and
wrong and emanatng from the usurpation OF legislative
and right to submit, to them. Senator Clayton recently
declared those acts to be unexampled, and apaby un-
just and oppressive, and OF them UNCONSTITUTIONAL
besides being insulting to honorable men whs might
differ from him on political questions The people Of the
Territory believing that resistance to tyranny Is ooe
egal way and adopted a constitution at Topeka. Mp.
Grow gave history Of the attendant proceedings, and
poke Of the difficulties in Kansas, and OF the fress ef
orts Of the federal authorities to suppress them.
Mr.. STEPHENS, (natonaD Of Ca notice Of his in.
enon to submit substitute for the pending BILL to guar0
against all the evils Of which Mr.. Grow complained.
Mr.. SMITH, (dem.) Of Tenn, said reason not passion,
ought to reign We had passed through many Of dis
tut bance since the adoption Of the constitution The public
mind was willing to come to reasonable conclusion on
the questions which have divided all sections of the coun
try The gentleman from Pennsylvania denounced the
Executive for failure TO enforce the laws, Partially
in their execution but some men in the South utter SINH
the President has noby done his duty 10 the entire
country. This was not a time for rccrimnaon but, u
He thought the bill recently introduced into the Senate
b Mr. Toombs equitable and just and based prin
clal so far as slavery is concerned, on which all men
who love the Union could unite. Mr. Smith believed that
both sections have acted unprudently regarding the
Kansas difficulties which are fast b!ngng into disrepute
done all in his power to prevent Instruction
and preserve the public peace and he was gratfed
TO know that the efforts of the Executive likely 70
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the recommendations of the President for the adoption OF
additional measures to secure ira nq,iillty:
Mr.. GROW moved to recommit the bill to the Com.
mittee Territories.
Mr.. Dunn, (nigger worshippeer) of Ind said he un-
derstood Mr. Crows design to prevent the bill from
being sent to the Committee Of the Whole the State
Of the Union He hoped however, that bill involving
so many important principles would be sent there SO
had shown that the best place for that purpose
Amendments may there be offered and fully debated
Governor and Lieutenant Governor Of Kansas and all
gentlemen connected with the goTernment there are nm
der indictment for treason which offence not bala-
bic. suppose Kansas was admitted into the
Union what provision did the gentleman from
Pennsylvania make for that state of aarsS Let the tr
bunas Of the country take their quiet course Talk OF
dissolution Of the Union, would be mockcry in compar
rison with the revolution and bloodshed which would en-
establish freedom in that Territory, but would oppose all
to establish it by the subyerson Of ourcountry.
He not to be moved by outside pressure inside per-
suason Let this important go where other i'm
portant bills go, and be there considered.
MI. GROW sad Mr. Dunn knew as well as any man tnas
send tire bill to the Committee of the Whole the
State Of the Union to kill it eiectually Any man
who would vote 10 send 1t there might well vote
against the bill directly The question whether the
House ready to relieve the people Of kansas from
thcr present oppression by admitting them States
What right would thus be trampled down? AS TO the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor being indicted for
treason the admission Of Kansas into the Union would
perhaps furnish remedy but if not provision could be-
made to meet the
Mr.. Dryy moved to refer, pending which the House
passed a bill to establish road from Fort Ridgely Min
thoS otfh nft HIN DTalyx
braska.
Adjourned.