Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-04-18
Congressional Nous,
WArH1NGToN, April 8.
SENATE.

In the Senate this morning, several
hills from the Court of Claims, making
Interpretations for the payment of certain
claims therein named, were passed.
The discussion on the Kansas Memorial
was resumed.
Mr.. Butler opposed the motion to print,
on the ground that, being arrogant in its
language, to print it would be violation
of the rules of the Senate. He had no
objection, he said, to Kansas coming into
the Union, either as a free or slave
State but he wanted her to enter honest
~ through the gate, and not by climbing
oyer the wall or creeping under it
Mr.. Mason thought the Memorial ought
not to have been received at all, and
should now move to lay it on the table.
MIR. Seward desiring to be heard on
the main question, the subject was post
poned, and the special order resumed.
Mr.. Seward then took the floor, and
went intoan extended review of the whole
Kansas difficulties.
After Mr.. Stewards speech, Mr. Clay
obtained the floor, and the Senate ad-
journed.
The Deficiency Appropriation bills
were discussed.
Mr.. Shorter Of Alabama made rabid
speech, contending that Massachusetts, by
her conduct relative to the Fugitive Slave
Law, had placed herself outside the pale
of the Constitution, and ought not to be
represented in Congress. The South, he
said, had been victimized every time a
compromise had been made; and he, there
fore, hoped no further compromises would
be made with the North.
Mr.. Shorter said not only Alabama,
but every Southern State, is resolved
that should the Government fail to pro-
tect them in their Constitutional rights,
they will take the remedy into their own
hands. They will stand on the Georgia
platform. If the Democratic party, which
is the true exponent of State rights prin-
ciples, should triumph in the Presidential
elections, the Union viii be saved But
if Black Republicanism prevails, the his
tory Of our Confederaey viii have been
written. The only way to preserve the
Union is for the true conservative men
Of the North, low represented by the
sound National Democracy, to unite with
the South and wage unceasing war on
the fanatics, who would tear down the
pillars Of our Republic.
The Senate's amendment, appropri-
ating nearly $4,000 for engraving maps
and drawings accompanying the reports of
explorations and surveys to determine the
route for Pacific Railroad, was discussed.
The question of extravaganza was dilated
upon in this connection, one gentleman
saying the printing and engraving Of this
work will cost 100000, while Others
thought such large OUTLAWS would have a
tendency to prejudice the construction Of
the road.
An inefectu al attempt was madeto con-
fine the appropriation within proper lin
its, excluding illustrations fitted only to
adorn books of travel and natural history.
The amendment to that effect was re-
jected, and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
SENATE.
The Senate discussed the motion tc
print the Kansas memorial.
Mr.. Seward spoke in favor of printing
$4,000 copies.
Mr.. Hamlin desired that the memorial
be printed for his own information, Sc
that he might act understandingly on the
admission of Kansas under the presen
State constitution. He thought a striking
parallel can be found in the the treatment
that Senators are inclined to bestow Oh
this memorial by laying It on the taBl,
or rejecting it, by looking at the conduc
of Lord North when petitions from tn,
North American colonies were laid befor,
the British Parliament.
Mr.. Butler replied, if those petition
were brought forward in violation of par
iiamentary rules, Lord North did his dut
snopposing them. If the motion to prin
this Kansas memorial should prevail. h
should regard it as the greatest piece 0
contempt offered to the South.
Mr.. Hale read the concluding para
graph of the memorial to show that tn
memorialists contemplated no rebellion
but merely asked the admission of Kansa
IS q State into the confederacy on equa
terms with the other States that precede
her He believed that the refusal to ad
nit Kansas as State, would leave her
otate put of the Union, and quoted tn
case Of the admission of Missouri to nrov
that position.