Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-11

loI tue NuiulsslOn OF hansus win Tue lupckn
constitution.
Mr.. Reid replied to Mr.. Stewards remarks
relatives to slavery. saying that when \ ma
ioriiy of the people Of the North became
prepared to enforce The doctrine declared by
Mr. Seward, this union cannot last one hour
longer
Gl5 a. m.-Soveral slight amendments
have been adopted and others reported.
Mr.. Geyer of Missouri, offered an amend.
ment TO the eilec, that no law shall be made
or have force or effect, which shall require
test oath, TO support any act of Congress or
other legislative act, as q qualification for any
civil office or public trust, or for any employ
mont or profession, or TO sriyo us Juror or
vote at elections, cr which shall impose any
test or condition upon the exercise of the
rights Of suffrage by any qualified voter, or
which shall restrain or prohibit the free dis.
cusslon Of any law or subject Of legislation
in the Territory or the free exercise of OPT
mon by the people Of the Territory.
This gave rise TO a debate involving the
question Of squalter sovereignty. and wheth-
er Congress ought 10 interfere as proposed.
1t having left the people free to settle their
own affairs
Mr. Cass said some Of the acts passed by
the Assembly Of Kansas were dispraccfnl
to the age. How could the people properly
piss laws unless they have the rights Of
free discussion
Mr. Geyer's amendment was adopted. with
only three nays Brown, Fitzpatrick and
Mason.
The Commissioners las provided in Mr..
Douglass bill are TO be appointed with the
consent Of the Senate
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected
nays 30, yeass
Ieas-Nessrs. Bell OF n. H., Colamer.
Durkce, Fesseuden, Foster, Seward, Wade.
Wilson.
Mr. Seward offered substitute. admitting
Kansas with the Topeka constitution re-
jected-yeus IL, nays 30
leas- Messrs. Bell of ~ H.. Collamer
| Durkee, Fessenden. Foot. Foster. Hale
Seward, Trumbull, Wade. Wilson.
The bill, as amended by Geyer, was final.
ly passed yeas 33, nays H.
.\dys-Nlessrs. Bell of n. H.. Co,hmer
Dodge, Durkee, Fessendcn, Foot. Foster.
Hale Seward, Trumbull, Wade. Wilson.
Ten thousand copies of the bill wero or
dercd TO be printed. Adjourned at 3 o'clock.
IiousE.-Mr Campbell Of Ohio asked
leave 10 offer resolution, changing the daily
hour Of meeting Of the House from ~ to Ii
O'Clock.
Mr. Jones Of tennessee objected. unles.
the time for the adjournment Of Congress
was first fixed.
Mr. GiddIngs--No bargains.
Mr. Houston moved % take 40 the Sen.
ate's adjournment resolution.
Mr. Mattes0n and others objected
'Ibn rnaNtuu uf tho rnnDst 81 tb,
Investigating Commission was resumed. and
on iis being completed, Mr. Campbell If
Ohio moved that the further reading Of the
documon, be- dispensed with.
Messrs Florence, Houston. Croipe. A. K.
Marshall, Quuoan and Bowie, at different
times sevcrally insisted on The reading Of Tho
document
The Speaker decided that any member
had right TO have read documents which
were TO be referred or printed.
Mr. Goth of Ga appealed 10 DIS friend.
NOT Go insist upon that as several DAYS would
thus De consumed and 100 good purpose ac-
compushcd HIS appeal was successful
On motion of Mr. Washburn OF Me-. IN,
report was referred to the Committee on r.
lectons aud ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Lane, authority was
given the minority TO report at any time with
IN ten days and take additional testimony
which, when submitted, shall be referred Ia
the Committee on Elections, and printed.
The understanding is, that all the papers
including the minority report, shall. be print.
ed as une document Adj.
THuRsDAY. July 3.
SENATE.-The temporary Chairman took
his sent at noon. No Senators were present
AMER signing several enrolled bills I'm.
GLIDING the Kansas bill Adjourned to Mon
day.
HousE. Mr.. Campbell gave notice that
he would cal for the report Of the Commit,
tee ON the Sumner assault, on Tuesday, il
the friends OF The parties involved desired
us. ,.,-.tnn
Mr. Chngmnn said there would be dis
cusslon.
Mr. Campbell then sand he would move
the previous question on "Wednesday.
Mr Barclays motion 10 recons der the
vote by which the bin TO admit Kansas into
the Union with the Topeka constitution was
rejected WIS called up, and adopted BY lOl
yeas 10 80 nays
The bin was then passed-lOO yeas a.
gniust % nays.
Anera Intellectual effort 20 have an even.
ing session, for the purpose of enabling
members to speak, the House adjourned to
Monday.
MoNDAI July :.
SrNATE.-The Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the bill for improving he mouth OF
the Mississippi which was vetoed by the
presideu.
Mr. Sldell spoke in favor Of the bill.
MIR; CasS SAID, IN the remarks he proposed
to make on this occasion, he should not sn
much advert to the particular improvement
provided for in the bill before the Senate, the
importance Of which bad been so ably and
eloquenly set forth by tho two Senators from
Lousiana, as to the improvements at ST.
Mary's River and St Clair Flats, In which
his own constituents were Interested, which
had also been vetoed by the President.
No man could fail to perceive that the
views Of the President bad undergone rad
ical change relative To this subject since he
sent in his veto message on the River and
Harbor Bill two years ago On that coca.
sion the President declared while he could
not sustain central bill, because 1t contain
ed some objectionable items, yet there were
some merltorious objects, aud if seperate bills
making appropriations for them we're sent 10
him he would approve and sign them. This
was precisely the course the Senate pursued.
If any objects we're national and constitution
sl, those IN the bills which the President
recently vetoed would come under that head.
Mr.. Cas- argued in favor Of the constitu.
tionaly Of the improvements, quoting the
views Of Jackson and Calhoun TO sustain him
in his position.
Tho question was taken. Shall the bill
pass the objections Of the President to the
contrary notwithstanding !" and the vote
resulted, yeas 81, nays - as follows;
Yeds-Messrs. Allen, Bayurd, Bell Of n.
H., Bell Of Tenn, Benjamin, Bright, Brown,
Cas-, Colamer, Crittenden, Dodge, Dou las
Durkee, Fessenlen, Foot, Foster Geyer.
Hale, James Johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Pearce,
Pugh. Sebastian, Seward, Shdell, Stuart,
Thompson of KenlnckY Trnmhnl Wnde-