The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-10
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. c, JULY 10, 1856

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OF Kansas, was rejected, by yeas 8, nays 35, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bell, IN. H., Collamer, Dur
kee, Fessenden, Foster, Seward, Wade, VIII
sons.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen Bayard, Bell, Tenn,
Benjamin, Biggs, Bigler, Bright Brodhead,
Brown, Cass, Clay, Clayton, Dodge, Douglas,
Evans, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Hunter, Iverson,
Johnson, Jones, (Iowa,) Mallory, Mason, Pratt,
Pugh, Reid, Sebastian, Slidell, Stuart, Thomp-
son, (ky,) Toombs, Toucey, Weller, Wright,
Mr.. Seward offered substitute, admitting
Kansas with the Topeka Constitution. Rejec I'd.
YEAs-Messrs. Bell, IN. H. Collamer, II
kee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Sew d,
Trumbull, Wade, Wilson-ll.
NAYs-36.
The bill was passed, by 80 yeas againet II
nays, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bell, Tenn,
Benjamin, Biggs, Bigler, Bright Brodhead,
Brown, Cass, Clay, Crittenden, Douglas, Hun
ter, lverson, johnson, Jones, Iowa. Mallory,
Pratt, Pugh, Reid, Sebastian, Slidell, Stuart,
Thompson, (Ky-) Toombs, Touoey, Weller,
Wright, Yulee-33.
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, IN. H. CollAmer,
Dodge, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale,
Seward, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson-l2.
Mr.. Cass said, regarding the bill as of greatim-
portance, he moved tina. ten thousand copies of
it be printed.
Adopted, and at o'clock A. NJ. the Senate
adjourned
July 3, p. A-The President pro tenn. took
the chair at noon-no Senator present besides
himself. The only persons on the floor were
the Secretary, Sergeant-atarms, one door keep
er, and two pages in the gallery, one reporter,
and two spectators. The Chair announced the
signing of several enrolled bills, including the
Kansas bill, and then, in accordance with pre-
vious understanding, declared the Senate ad-
journed till Monday.
HOUSE
The House took up the report of the select
committee appointed to investigate the con-
dition of affairs in Kansas, the question being
on the motion that it be referred to the Com
mittee of Elections, and printed.
The reading of the report was resumed and
concluded, and two hours of the sitting were
thus occupied.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, moved that the read
ing of the papers accompanying the report be
dispensed with.
Objection was made.
The Speaker decided that the motion of the
gentleman from Ohio could only be entertained
by unanimous consent, as it was the right of
every member to have papers read, upon the
reference and printing of which he was called
to vote.
Mr.. Clingman appealed from the decision of
the Chair, which, he maintained, was not in
conformity with the ruling of his predecessors,
| and the effect of which would be to allow any
| one member to obstruct the business Of the
House. He held that majority could dispense
with the reading of a paper.
The Speaker reiterated his decision, remark
! ing that the question embraced great princi-
pie of right. Great wrong might be done,
should the power be placed in the hands of a
majority to dispense with the reading of papers
upon which vote was to be had.
Mr.. Haven, of New York, considered the re-
port very important one, and that it demanded
action on the part of the House at the proper
time. He desired to know whether it would
not be the sense of the House that the report
and evidence should be printed at as early a
day as possible and would suggest that the mo-
tion to reconsider the vote rejecting the bill for
the admission of Kansas, should be postponed
until the papers could be printed. In the mean
time, they could 60 on with other business
Objection was made to the course proposed
by Mr.. Haven; and after much discussion, OBJ
lection to the motion to dispense with the further
reading of the papers was withdrawn.
Mr.. Quitman, of Mississippi, however, re-
newed it, for the purpose Of obtaining a de-
cision on the point of order raised by Mr.. Cling
man, stating that when decision should be
had upon that question, he would withdraw his
objection.
The Speaker thereupon repeated his decision
as to the right of q member to have papers read
upon which he was called to vote.
Mr.. Clingman appealed; and the question
was taken, "Shall the decision of the Chair
stand as the judgment ofthe House?" and it was
decided in the affrmative-yeas us, nays
Mr.. Quitman then withdrew his objection to
the motion to dispense with the further reading
of the papers; when the question was taken on
the said motion, and it was agreed to,
The report was then referred to the Commit
tee of Elections, end ordered to be printed and
leave was granted to the minority to submit a
report at any time within ten days, and to take
additional testimony-the said report when pre-
scented, to be referred to the Committee of Eec-
tons, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Sage, of New York, asked consent to sub
nit resolution providing for the printing of
two hundred thousand extra copies of the re-
port, but objection was made.
The Speaker then stated the question to be
on the motion of Mr.. Barclay, of Pennsylvania,
to reconsider the vote rejecting the bill for the
admission of the State of Kansas into the
Union.
Pending the question on which, at three
o'clock the House adjourned.