New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

vort. and then the House viii have both sides OF
the question fairly stated and may proceed intei'
gently TO discuss it in Committee Of the Whole.
Yet this was refused by the House to-day, the cub
ject being referred directly TO the Committee 81
The Whole by vote Of 90 10 o'5-hessrs. hAven'
Walk. and John Williams Of our State, with
Mr. Broom of Pa, voting with the Nebras-
hates and giving them a majority. noted
that Messrs Bishop of n. j., Bayard Clark, Gil
bert, King, Wheeler and Whitley Of our State
were absent or silent on this important vote, with
Messrs Barclay, Edie, knight, Kunkel, Packer
and Millward Of Pennsylvania, Messrs. Albright
. (sick) Emrie and Moore Of Ohio, Damrell and L.
Davis of Mass, Wells and G. {. Washburn OF
Wisconsin. Most Of these, presume, had paired
off; Mr.. Ezra Clark, jr. Of Conn. had not, having
been suddenly called home by the breaking Of the
leg of his brother and partner. do not know
that we should have stood better on full vote;
vet / think we should and it seemed hard TO
fail on such notion for the want Of three
votes when we had at least thirty Members friendly
u M the Free State men of Kansas who did not re-
70, ,pond 10 their names at rolcall. If ! were Sc
o. lecting a model Member of Congress, | would,
next after sound views and honesty ask, "W1l
he be in bis seat every day of the Congress- and
r. never leave Washington while the House is in
@ session - And the man who could truly answer
Yes should have my vote in preference to good
taIker OF clever manager who would be of week
or so Of every month, even though paired. Sick
o. ness or some unforeseen calamity may take Men,
q Der out Of his seat irresistiby but lawyer who
must be at home every court to attend to his cases
has no business TO stand for Congress. Let him
come prepared TO stay whenever he is needed here,
or not come at ALL In addition TO the thirty Anti
Nebraska Members away, we have good many
now seeking pairs and anxious to get away SO soon
IA possible And as the Nebraska Democrats and
South Americans are substantially one party on
the Kansas question, suppose our eide will be
furnishing pairs to them both and looking round
for more, to the end of the session.
One or two efforts were made by our side 10 re-
irieve, on kindred questions the defeat above
noted, but bafled by about the same vote as was
given in that case. Then Mr. STANTON of Ohio
moved an adjournment, upon which some one
on the other side interpOsed proposition that
when the House adjourn 1t adjourn over TO Mon
day and this motion prevailed l think it was
generally opposed by our side, but with no appa
rent earnestness or determination. Even the Yeas
and Nays were not called upon it, so it lazily pre-
vailed, and the House soon after adjourned, pend
ing motion to reconsider one Of the days bad de-
cisions. That we generally went home IN rather
bad spirits need hardly add.
Now protest against this adjourning over until
the House shall have earnestly tried to do some
thing for the rescue and protection of the People OF
Kansas from the array of Border Ruiians, in office
and out Of it, who beleaguer and threaten them.
Let us have Gov. Reeders case presented so soon
as it may be; but, as the Committee on Elections
will probably find it necessary to send to Kansas
for evidence essential TO right understanding Of
the case, the friends of Free Kansas in the House
cannot wait for the Committee report on that case
Nor is there the least reason that they should
The Presidents extraordinary Message and
Proclamation, the late invading demonstration
against Lawrence, the murders Of Dow, Barber,
Brownand others-sone ofthemby Federal Officers,
and all without the least effort the part of Gen.
Perces subOrdinates and the Border Ruffans'
Sheriffs, Judges, and other officials in Kansas TO
bring the asssssins to justiOe-here are grounds
enough for debate and for action in the House. 1t
trfing with the most fearful respOnsibilitles-it
is sleeping over a magazine already ignited-fOr
Congress to adjourn over the last two days of each
week without having even attempted to throw the
shield of Law over the menaced and oppressed set
tiers of Kansas. single days delay may let loose
rufiian mob upon some deenseless settlement, and
result in the slaughter Of hundreds of good and
true men. The time wasted by one adjournment
from Thursday to Monday may prevent peaceful
adjustment, and plunge the whole country into the
horrors of civil war. And it is over such volcano
that Congress is idliDg away days together trust
there will not only be no future adjournment over
except upon the Yeas and Nays duly recorded, but
that the friends of Kansas will henceforth refuse to
adjourn upon any motion other than that Of the
Chairman either Of the Ways and Means, Elections,
OF Territories. To leave this great question I'm.
acted on till the Spring Is fairly opened, is almost
certainly to plunge the whole region into anarchy,
CONFUSION and mutual slaughter. Who will vol
UNFAIRLY brave the fearful responsibility H.G.
THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
Editorial oorrespOrdsDce Of The n. 7. Tribune
WASHINGTON Friday, Feb Is. 1856.
had not intended to speak again OF the compo-
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