The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-04
THE ISSUE ON THE KANSAS QUESTION BETWEEN
THE TWO HOUSES.

The Senate had session of twenty hours Wednesday
on the bill providing for the admission of Kansas
State. The amendments made 10 the bill reported by
the committee three: offered by Mr.. Adams,
srcting the voters TO citizens either native natural
lied by Mr. Geyer repeating certain acts of the Kansas
legislature requiring tesoath and interfering with free
discussion and by Judge Douglas to the effect that
all persons who may possess the other qualifications for
voters under this act and have been bona tide inhabitants
OF said Territory at any time since its organization and
who may have abscnted themselves therelrom in con-
sequence of disturbances therein and who shall return
and become bona de inhabitants before the first day Of
October next with the intention of making their pcrma-
home and shall present satisfactory evidence of these
facts to the board Of commissioners shall be entitled to
vote said election and shall have their placed
said corrected lists of voters for that purpose.
With these amendments the bill passed by vote OF 33
to H. at o'clock on Thursday morning. after contin
session of twenty hours
Tho House occupied yesterday the bill to admit
Kansas with the Topeka constitution which had been
ected few days ago. The motion of Mr. Barclay to
consider the rejecting the bill prevailed and the bill
passed by vote Of 90 to 81.
These two bills present the issue which all national
will cheeruly 60 before the country in the presiden
tia 1t is much simPlifed that the popu
lar Judgment be rendered with perfect understand
ing of its merits When the Senate bill introduced it
conceded by the opposition to have many provisions
that were satisfactory Before it finally passed. every
objection that had even show OF plausbility
moved by amendment The two leading objections were
that by the laws of Kansas free discussion made Grim
inal; this objection was removed. The other objection
was that many Of the reeSate inhabitants have left the
Territory on account of the disturbances there This
removed by Judge Douglass amendment Tho measure,
il finally passed. guards with scrupulous the rights
of the inhabitants of Kansas and 10 majority
fair and impartial expression of their will ltproydes
that the true spirit and intent of the Kansas law shall be
carried out and that the win of the people shall determine
the character Of their domestic institutions Such is the
adopted by the national of the Senate for the
immediate settlement OF the Kansas troubles
In competition with this Of liberal justice the
majority in the House present bill which brings Kansas
into the Union Immediately with a constitution adopted
by only portion Of party in Kansas, and against the
probable wishes OF large majority Of the inhabitants
adopted without the sanction Of law with regard the
forms OF law in direct opposition law and in open de-
6ance Of the constitutional authorities OF the Territory
The measure DISTINGUISHES least onehaf Of the people Of
the Territory and refuses them any voice in the orma-
ton OF the fundamental law Iii be the policy Of the OPP
position TO keep up the sectional agitation they win adhere
to their revolutionary II they want justice done
in Kansas and the country restored TO peace and quiet
they will accept the bill Of the Senate.