St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-08-21
From Washington.

lay it ON the table, as test vote,
which was agreed to by 25 against 90.
In the House Mr. Walbridge, from the
Committee on Public lands, reported o
bill for the construction of railroad
and telegraph line from the Western
boundary of Missouri and Iowa, north
of the 3sth and south of the 44th de-
gree of latitude, to some point on the
Pacific Ocean. 1t is substantially the
same as that prepared by the select
committee.
A struggle ensued between the
friends and foes of the measure on
points of order, when a motion was
made by Mr.. Orr to postpone the con-
sideration Of the bill until the second
Monday in December, which was lost
by the casting vote of the speaker.
We shall alude to the Pacific Rail-
road more at length hereafter.
On the 18th inst, in the Senate,
Senator Douglass from the Territorial
Committee, to whom had been referred
the bill passed by the Republican ma
jority of the House of Representatives,
providing for the admission of Kansas
as State under the Topeka constitu-
ton, made an elaborate report there
on, to-day rejecting the same.
His objections to the House Bill, in
substance are as follows:
First-It incorporates into Kansas
portion of the Cherokee country,
which the United States has by trea-
ty pledged the faith of the nation,
should never be incorporated into any
State or Territory.
Second-It also incorporates into
Kansas about 10000 square miles of
Mexico, establishes slavery therein
until 1858, and prohibits it thereafter,
in violation of the cession of that coun-
try from Texas, and of the compro-
mise measures of 1850, which guar
anteed said Territory should come in
to the Union with or without slavery,
as the people Should determine.
Third-It legalizes and establishes
slavery in Kansas and over a portion
of New Mexico until 1858, and pro-
vides that children heretofore born
shall be slaves for life, and their pos
terity after them, provided they are
removed into a slave State or Terrific
ry prior to 1853.
Fourth-It recognizes the validity
of the existing laws in Kansas and
provides for the faithful execution Of
them except furnishing murder, rob
berry, larceny, and other crimes.
Fifth--It provides no guard against
Illegal voting, frauds in conducting
the elections or violence at the polls !;
but legalizes all such outrages by de-
claring that the law under which
they could be punished shall not be en-
forced. ....
The report recommends the passage
of the bill, which has twice passed the
Senate, decla ring all the obnoxious
laws null and void, and allowing the
people to form a Constitution.
Mr.. Collamer Of Vermont, made
minority report, recapitulating the
Kansas outrages, and insisting the
only remedy for Kansas to be the res
toration of the Missouri compromise,
or the admission of Kansas with the
Topeka constitution.
In the House, Mr.. Grow moved the
appropriation bill so that no money
should be drawn for the Judiciary in
Kansas until all prosecutions for trea-
son and alledged violations of the
Kansas laws be abandoned, and every
person restrained of liberty set free.
This amendment was adopted in Com
mittee by GO to 81, and in the House by
81 to 60. A further amendment, that
no part of the money shall be expen-
ded for prosecuting Or OBTAINING any
person charged with treason, was
passed 50 to GO.
The clause of $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the Kansas Border Ruff
fan Legislature was stricken out by
80 to SO. The bill then passed as
amended, 81 to SIS. The Senate struck
out the amendment of Mr.. Grow and
then passed the bill IS to -.
It will be recollectcd that Brooks
and Keith resigned their seats and
and called on South Carolina for re-
election. Brooks received nearly all
the votes of his district, and 5000
were contributed towards his fine.
Keith also had large VOTE The
Governor Of South Carolina, sent GER
tifcates of their election in advance.
They have taken their oath and re-
sumed their seats.
In the Kansas contested election
case both Whitfield and Reeder were
rejected.
The improvement of Rivers and