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early, crowding the galleries, and pre-occpPy
the reporters seats, thus rendering notc-taklng
next to impossible, in conseQuenceof the pres
sure on the reporters.
After some unimportaut business, Douglass
proceeded to reply 10 TrumbuIl. lie regarded
his colleagues opening debate the other day as
IA violation Of that parliamentary courtesy which
gives the chairman of committee that prIvii-
Icge. Among other points in his minority report
on Kansas affairs, he referred to the charge that
the Legislature of Kansas was a spurious body
tand elected by Illegal votes. aud that the people
of Kansas wereinSaded and colqu srcd by armed
MisSourians. Douglass said it was admitted
that in seven districts there was illegal voting,
and Rec;lsr denied the members certificates 10;
that reason, but IN the other 10 districts there
was no protest nor proofs of illegal voting; then
admitting, for the sake of argument, that the al
legation was true, as 10 seven districts, there
was clear aJority IN the legislature, legally
elected, hence their acts are binding. The ma
liority report shows the TACT that after the legis
Nature assembled at Pawnce Mission and organs
zcd; resolution WAS adopted by which every
IpcrSon, whomsoever it might be, was authorized
to contest the right Of any member holding a
seat, on giving notice, and this more three
months after the alleged invasion. If people,
SO much intimidated as it has been said they
were, it was supposed they would have recover
ed from their fright in the of three
months, but at that time no man was found who
contest TIE Ol "a
members, and it was universally admitted in
the fact that Reeder had given them certificates
and was conclusive regarding the legality Of the
election. Douglass charged that the minority
report had suppressed evidence in order to
! make out case. The minority report declared
that the Topeka Convention was UNSUITABLE on
the ground that under certain clause i'll the
Constitution the people had right to assemble
peaceably for to redress these grievances. Dou-
glass characterized the Topeka Convention aSan
act of rebellion and if it result in bloody issue
it would be high treason, and traitors ought to
be hanged.
Trumbul in replying said he hadlearnsd most
of his democracy from Douglass and little
thought at the time, he was chcrishing Black
IRepublicaniSn, with which Douglass had ae-
Gently charged him. He was sitting at the pco-
pies gate and would not bow down and wor-
ship his colleague. If on the scaftold to be G.
rcctcd by Douglass for him there be founc an
other hanging, it would not he his (rrumbulfs)
fault: AS TO the absurd proposition of his col
league, that both now resign their Office, he had
only to say that the people had sanctioned him
recently, first by clecting him Representative
and then Senator, that twas certainly modest
proposition, but let the Senator resign himself,
land, ifafter going back to his constituents should
Ebc reelected Trllmbull would join him in rcSig-
lnation, and thus they would stand ON equal
terms. The people Of Illinois stand on the De-
mocratic platform erected by the aid of Doug
lass and others in 1850. Tie proposition TO re-
Sign reminded Trunbull of an unsuccessful eli
cnt in court having lost his case, was ready and
asked for a new trial Qaughtcr.)
Mr. Trumbul maintained that the Kansas Leg
EiSlaturc was fiaudulently elected. lie said, my
colleague speaks of hanging traitors, and thinks
they may be found without going to Kansas
If tho people there committed errors, is itnot in
consequence Of falling into my colleagues lead:
Has it not been proclaimed i'll the majority re-
off., IN
Their own way! If they committed any errors,
no one was more instrumental in bringing 1t
about than my colleague.
Afterreplying to other points, he said. When
the question here is threatening civil war and
ldisunion, and the peace and happiness of7thirty
millions of people is at stake, and the cause OF
Rcpublicanism throughout the world involved,
into what insignticance do these petty SQUAD
blcs sink, and the members of the Senate hope
never to be drawn into them again.
Hale's resolution was adopted inqniring Of
the President whether the boundary according
to the treaty with Mexico '5G, had been estab-
tiishcd, and whether the remaining 100000
had been paid and TO whom.
Seward submitted substitute for DougIaSSs
bill for admitting Kansas into the Union as u
State.
James 0! Rhode Island, reported bill to pre-
vent frauds on the revenue and Tor other purpo-
SEES James uYowed himself an advocate of free
lar CHI NC
with the legitimate laws of trade and consist
entity with the common interests of the countrP'
The bill does not propose tariff embracing du-
ties imposed for the purpose Ofprotect"n, but is
framed on the principle of reducing duties on
foreign imports To n proper revenue standard,
in other words to raise the revenue adequate
IOnly, or as near rs may be, to the actual wants
of the Government. The articles embraced i'll
the bill are divided into four classes, as follows:
Glass A consists only OF spirituous liquors,
which are to pay a duty of So per cent. nd va
loren.
Glass B embraces all articles now paying a
duty of 80 per cent. and over, except spirituous
liquors, together with one or two others which
nov pay 20 per cent. This comprises most ar
ticles Of foreign manufacture which enter into
general consumption.
Glass c is the free list, including raw materi-
ais for manufacturers, mechanics, &C., produced
either not at all in this country, or to no great
extent
Glass D consists wholly Of articles not cnumcr
rated in either of the other lists, taxed with a
duty of 20 per cent. 1t will be seen that this
classification very properly discTiminates he
tween rich and poor. 1t is so arranged that the
tariff duties and heaviest tax will fall on the lux
uries and elagancies of life, and lighter on the
cheaper comforts and ncCcssarics of life which
enter linton the general consumption of the poor
er Iaboring classes. 1t is said the bill will eec-
tually check the immense frauds practlsed BY
unpTincipled importers, and showed its lmpor-
lance generally, not the least OF which will re-
lieve manufacturers, mechanics and artisans from
generous tax on materials necessary to their bus.
iness, and which not being produced, many of
them not at all, and others to no considerable
extent in this country, they are compelled to i'm
port from abroad. Not wishing to detain the
Senate, he would print the remainder of his re-
marks Adjourned till Monday. -
HousE.-Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, from the
committee of Ways aud Means, reported navy
Mr Benson from the committee on Naval AZ
fairs. reported back the Senate bill for the con-
/ struction of ten sloops of war, with an amend
NAV. in his discretion, cause two ofthcm to be
built with side wheels and equipped with view