Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-04
lh...y-goursm oonsress--Eirst sess.
WAsHINeToN.June 30.
SENATE


The bill authorizing The Issue of an additional
number Of arms for use in California has pass
cd.
Mr.. Douglas, from the committee on terrific
RES. TO which was referred various bills relative
to affairs IN Kansas, made volumnions report
On the subject.
The report was confined to an elaborate dis
cussion Of the bill which the committee reported
which provides for the appointment of five com
missioner-, to be- selected from different sections
Of the Union, 10 represent fairly all political par,
ties They shall take census of all the legal
votes in the Territory. and make Il TAR nppor'
iionment of delegates to be elected IN each
county. ia assemble and make a constitution
and State government. When the appnrtion-
rnent shah have been thus made, the commits
sinners are to remain in session every day. "x-
ceptlng Sunday, at places most convenient 10
The inhabitants Of the Territory. Ia hear all com
plants examine vuirrs, which shnIl be previous
ly printed and circulated through the Territory
and posted in at least three Of the most public
places in each voting precinct in each county.
So soon all errors shall have thus been cor
recied in said list. the commissioners are requlr-
ed to cause lists of the legal voters 10 be printed
and copies furnished to each indge of cleo ton to
he put up at the places of voting and circulating
the day Of election. No person shall be allow
ed 10 vote whose namr does not appear AS le
place on the day Of the Presidential election
and the convention to assemble on the first Mon
day in December, to decide: first whether il be
expedienl for Kansas to cane into the Union at
that time, and if so decided. proceed to form
constitution and Il State government. which shall
be republican in form, aud admitted on an equal
footing with the original States.
The bill provides that no law shall be of force
enforced in the territory infringing the liberty
e oh fl.l & tIa, fha ,ubt
Of the people to bear arms, &c Also for pnni III
ing illegal voting,oi fraudor violence al the rlec
tonand To use ha military force for that purpose.
The main point is 1.-THE present Inhabitants shall
decide all points in dispute in Kansas. at fair
election, without fraud or violence. or any other
improper influence" All mule white inhabitants
over the age twenty one years to be allowed to
vote. it residing in the county and territory three
months previous TO the day of election and no
other test is to be iequred oath to support the
fugitive slave law. o, any other aw.nor any other
law, nor any other condition whatsoever"
Mr.. Douglas gavn notice that he should ask to
| have Il vote taken on the Kansas bill on Wednes-
1 day next. The bill rejected by the committee
was then taken up and read and the further
| consideration Of the subject postponed I'M
| I'll To- morrow, in order that 1t might be prin-
| ted.
The Presidents recent veto mes sage was then
considered, together with the bill to remove OBJ
structons TO the navigation at the mouth Of the
Missssippiriver.
Mr. Cass wished to speak on the subject, but
We npt prepared % day. aud die bill was then
postponed until Monday next
The Senate then proceeded to consider the In
dim appropriation bill, which was amended and
postponed.
A bill to extend the charter of the President
aud directors of the Firemen's Insurance oompa-
| ny OF Washington aud Georgetown, ID. c., was
| passed.
After passing one or two private bills the Sen
ate found itself without aquorum, and adjourn
! ed.