The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-07
House OF Representatives.


TIE COURT OF ClAIMs-APPRoPRIAToN BILLS PASSED
The SPEAKER submitted q Communication from The
Court of Claims, enclosing bills making appropriations
for the payment Of certain p,iva claims, together with
the evidence and the judgment Of the Court the
raj casts.
This is the first the kind originating under the
act creating that tribunal.
debate followed regarding the proper disposition of
the bills As precsdent is to be esta ,sh ed
nte conteseed they should be sent to the Committee
Claims for nation, while the other aguel that the
action Of the Court superseded the necessity doing
Without Ginning to conclusion on the subjec. OF re-
feiene, the House parsed the Military Academy and H.
valid Pension bills.
THE KANSAS ELECTION CASE.
The request of the Commit Elections for po to
serd Tor and 10 the Kansas contested cleo
ton considered.
Mr.. ROYCE, (dem) Of s. O. thought tina. the eff.cs of
Irrelevant matter in the majority report of the ,mni
tee calculated, though perhaps unintentonalv 10
still r fame The public mind this agiAtlog ques
ton. The connt.e had given undue confidence
lis did not believe that taking testimony in
Kansas by issiopers would be attended by u,h
sar Culinary az the committee apprehendeo
The testimony should be taken among the people Of the
Territories who at hone attending TO their business
and who have something else TO 90 than running here
crusade Of evidence BE ccntended that the act under
which General Whitfield was elected was legal. Toe
office OF delegate to O. ngress WAS created by the Kan
Nebraska act, and whoever claimed 1t should show
that be cted the original law, which is
the case it'll Mr. Reeder, who traitor ii he gave
members Ct the Legislature certificates OF election hen
he did believe them entitled seats. He had be ter
by far, have eteaed the forest Of Fort
thu falsifed his posi- ion.
Mr.. BINGHAM, {nigger worshipper) Of Ohio, said the
committee asking for power TO send for persons and
papers desired only 70 elicit the truth, which wrong
This is demanded by the interests nations
and he sacredness OF law which has been violated is
not Gained in the report Of the minority that this
is not within the discretion of tue House. The only
question whether sufficient isapparent autho
ri7e such investigation. It evident, fro ths
moIia that either Mr.. Whitfield Mr.. Reeder clams
the seat ia violation Of law The simplest ami
dplous in The House believe it legal to
hold two elections within the month and tina. the
legal voters would 60 through the farce Of voting Mr.
Reeder II they had already voted for Mr.. Whitfield. 1t
struck Mr. Bingham that in Of these elections the
organic Jaw was Hantonly tramolei on and di-graced
and II this true II concerns all the people il the Ia
TO bnow it, The question is, have the people OF Kansas
chosen Whitfield, Rave they been interfered with
BY invading armies, and is Mr. Whitfield here in violation
OF the Jaw and by the acts of lawloss invaders?
Mr. Bingham proceeded to make out the probable
for sending for persons and papers, the
nsurpe ing to be the legislators OF Kansas hsd
viola ed the organic act of the Territory He severely
criticised heir acts in support OF slavery, which support
he fad the uterance Of sentiments una bic to
eecom and in ether respects violated the federal
stitutiop. Adj burned.