Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-06
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Com, making appropriations for Notifications
and other works of defence, and also for repair
ing barracks and quarters
A bill establishing collection districts in the
U. S., was passed.
After some debate, Lyman Trumbull was con-
irmed in his seat forsix years from the 4th of
March last.
Yeas-Adams, Allen, Bell of Tenn, Bright,
Brown, Butler, CoIIamer, Crittenden, Dodge,
Burke, Evans, FeSscnden, Fish, Foot, Eos
ter, Geyer, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Houston,
James, Mallory, Mason, Pearcc, Reed, Rusk,
Sebastian, Seward, Sumner, Toucey, Wade, VIII
son and Yulec
Nay-Clay, Ivcrson, johnson, Jones of 10
wa, Pugh, Slidell, Stuart and Weller.
Mr.. Butler defended Mr.. Atcheson from the
alleged interference in Kansas affairs.
Mr.. Hale replied, drawing sketch of some of
the New England politicians, who seemed to
think the curse originally pronounced upon the
tempter belonged to them, namely, upon thy
belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat,
Qaughter) thus they bow down before the slave
ry power which dispenses large share of pa
tronage to the country, making great pretensions
to devotion to the Constitution themselves, they
accuse every man of treason who dares assert
his manhood and claim the right to speak and
act for himself After further debate the Senate
adjourned.
lAOlSE.--ElE. EllChiilau, rom committee on
elections, made a report presenting reasons for
renewing the demands for authority to send for
persons and papers in the Kansas contested cleo
ton case. 1t starts out by representing that the
allegation on the part of Gov. Reedcr is that the
legislature which passed the election law under
which Gen. Whitfield was chosen was imposed
upon the peoples territory by foreign invading
force, who seized upon the Government, and
have exercised 1t ever since, and that the people
there are in subjugatedState
1t then discusses at length the following ques-
tons:
LIST. The necessity of having an investigation
of the facts in dispute.
2d. The effect of the act of Governor Reed
er, in issuing certificates of election to portion
of the Legislature
Sd. Whether evidence to establish the facts
can be had satisfactorily by dispositions.
Upon the first it is urged that the state of az
fairs there has excited the feelings of the whole
people of the Union; that it is the theme of a
Presidential message and Proclamation; that the
sovereign States in the different portions of the
Union have considered the propriety of interfe-
renee by men ard arms; that the question to be
settled is, whether military power has seized
upon the Territory and governs it by a strong
hand; and that this question involves the exist
ence of selfSOvernment, and cannot be settled
by, cropping among assertions and denialS, but
only by proven facts.
Upon the second point it contends that the
people of the territory cannot be prejudiccd by
what Gov. Reederdid as Governor, that the peo-
pie are now contesting the seat through him
and that if it was not so, still Congress could
and should investigate it, if n reasonable doubt
exists as to the right of Gen Whitfield to a seat
Upon the third point it argues that COM
mission to take dispositions would be fruitlesS.
That the President regards the presence of arms
as necessary to preserve peace and the execu-
ton of thecOmmisSion would bring the belliger-
ent parties face to face and incite to hOstities;
that it would be equivalent to an effort to obtain
testimony on the battle field and that the COM
missioners would be powerless topreserve peace.
In the course of the argument the Com. alluded
to the fact, that ordinarily in dispositions their
subjects enjoy some degree of peace and quiet,
while in Kansas the settlers are not only alleged
to be reduced to state of vassalage to a foreign
power, but that personal safety is unknown and
mrudcr andOutrageare said to be Of almost daily
record
Its history report is voluminOus and argumen-
tatiye, and is concurrcd in by Messrs Watson,
Washburn, Spinner, Hickman, CoItax and Bing-
ham.
After reading this report, Mr. Stephens submit
ted the minority report from the same Com
mittee.
The minority report says Reeder's sole object
in his application seems to be to deYOlve on the
committee to cause inquiry into the validity of
the territorial law, under which Whitfield was
elected, and this hinges on the ground of mem
bers who passed thataw, not themselves prop
erly elected and returned, is to be established
thus. Recder wishes to send for persons and
papers, making the House not only the judges
OF qualifications, and returns its own; but the
members of the territorial and State legislature,
-, Al
the position not properly pertaining to the
House, and establish precedent dangerous in
its tendency. IF the House conclude that the
examination shall be gone into, the end would
be better attained by sending Commissioners to
Kansas to take such testimony as may be peril
nent and competent, whereas sending for per-
sons, and papers would occasion much delay
Inconvenience and trouble, it not proved in
| practicable.
Accompanying the report is paper from Gen.
/ Whitfield, who submits that ReederhaS noright
to be heard, not having been candidate when
! Whitfield was elected; nor was Reeder a candi-
date at any election authorized by law. Thetcs-
| timony proposed to be taken isnOt competent to
prove the truth. Reeder was Gov when the
members of the Legislature were chosen; the
election was conducted by Judges appointed by
| Reeder, and who took the prescribed oath to re-
| ject the votes of non-reSidents. The members
of the Kansas Legislature took seats without
cavil or complaint from Reeder, who commits
stoned those very members by whom was pass
ed the law under which Whitfield was elected
The pretext of Recder, that the Legislature was
Illegally elected is contrary to the facts herein
stated. Itwas signed by Stephen Oliver of No.,
and Smith of Ala.
Further consideration of thesubject was post
poned till tomorrow.
The House went into committee
6Ir. Grow assailed the Presidents Kansas mes
sage, maintaining that the people have Alright TO
call a Convention to form Constitution, and ear
pestly condemned the effort to extend slavery in
the Territory.
Mr.. Cadwallader argned that legislation under
the Constitution had always been to make anu
tually beneficial partition of territory between
the North and South, or leave the people free to
mould their own institutions, and defended the
Kansas act.
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