Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-08-08

titions from the citizens VI
praying for the admission Of Kansas "i'D
the Topeka constitution.
On motion of Mr.. Seward, resolueioi
was adopted directing the COMMITTEE on
Commerce to inquire whether it is ex-
Incident to require that the fire-rooms OF
steam vessels be con instructed of fire-proot
material.
The Senate then considered the report
of the Committee on Indian affairs. The
renort states that no further Legislation
is necessary in the case of Richard n.
/ Thomson who made an agreement with
the Indians for one third of the money he
should procure for them in addition to the
amount allowed for their lands, and their
removal across the Mississippi. he OBJ
tanned $4,000 from the government,
and modifying his original agreement,
consented to take 5000 as his fees. The
bill passed last Congress that this be paid,
with the proviso that Thompson should
get the consent of the Indians, which he
did; but complaint. is made that Many
) penny prevented the payment on the
ground that the bill signed by the Presi-
dent was not the bill passed by Congress,
the proviso having been, by some means,
omitted therein.
The matter was debated, but no definite
, result was arrived at.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
: MIR. Boyce said he had received the
: certificate of the Governor of South Car.
, DINA, stating that Preston S. Brooks wa;
: reelected to Congress, and asked to BE-
sworn in.
: Mr.. Brooks then advanced to the chail
n of the Speaker, who administered thu
c oath to support the Constitution.
> The Kansas Contested election cast
u was resumed. The Clerk finished thu
L reading of Gov. Reeder's statements
Z Among other things, he refers to remark
of Gen. Cass and Mr.. Buchanan, to SHOW
that a delegate may be admitted in thu
absence of specific law for that purpose
He concludes by arguing in support G
the position heretofore assumed by hin
Mr.. Whitefield, the sitting delegate
said his election should not be reverse
without a full and impartial hearing. Fl
maintained that he was elected under til
statute passed in pursuance of the organ
law, and therefore was entitled to renal
where he was.
= There was here no proper legal cha
-. lenge of his right, from the fact that h
= had no competitor in the contest. NJ
:, Reeder, being volunteer, had no rigl
n' to contest. But apart from this, Go
0 Reeder is estopped, having certified ii
. Legislative Assembly as legal, and havir
the power to right such wrongs as wei
represented to exist. He insisted tn
= all the testimony in his case had been '
olated by the Kansas Investigating Coz
mittee.
ID
Mr.. Washburne replied to Mr.. Step
ems, contending, from uniform princip
and precedent, that the House has Il
" right to inquire, as it has inquired IN Il
present case, into the question of IA
whether there was or was not a Legisl
: ture which could pass laws of bindi
force. 1t had been proved incontestib
that the Kansas Legislature was elect
IL by the aid of citizens of Missouri. ]
au insisted that Mr.. Reeder be admitted
GU the proper representative of major
ne of the legal voters of Kansas.
loi The first resolution reported by Il
~ Committee on Elections that Mr.. Viii
feld was not entitled to seat delegs
leu from Kansas, was adopted by yeas Il
nays 50. a
ill, The second resolution-that Mr. Rec
the er be admitted to the seat-was reject
an by yeas SO, nays 113.
he Mr.. Washburne of Maine asked, |
UNI was denied, a unanimous consent to D
gh- MIR Reeder mileage and per diem
date
en- The House then considered, but pass
,an no private bills. Adjourned.
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