Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-30
L.lTEST.FEeeS
CONGR ESSiONAL.

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ganizinK the Terri. ries OF Nebrasks and !
Gansas.
The consequence IS this extra session wa /
now approaching Us rios~ wiloui c'iou. i
The Hose did ~, how.ver, release the
> tste rom oil reslonslbIl'iie- The Sen
ate ought lot 10 adjourn urhoui ma.i"c
sotDe adequate provisn u Oh tbs sal c'.-
In the b u he row inir,dnrrd, h~ had H.
serted such a scheme ~ he thought might
en- rely accomplish Ne whsle ohJee' ~
view; tie bill u tbs hr>i place pr, poses -
transfer the whole leei- lhiive power wh CD
vas conferred mpon the Legislature IN be
rxer,is d BY the Gov rner aid ln,'ges. Tie
laws which they enact arr Z" Re transmit
ted by ih- Secretary II the T.r,i'ory Ia the
Nv Al, nj Of Tie nited States IN orarr TIA;
n ~ may . LAID before Co gress far an-
ROYAL or disapp,oval. 1b< ~xac,ly was
acco ding 10 he ancient 10 N Of territorial
g"v-rnIn.tt, and there wa, TO disturbance
of publ peacs. as il w.s satisfactory 10
the people. The population OF new ter.
,iiory does not rqaire r'ea' deal OF leg
islaiIrn u, Is " ants are feW and ii~ lecis'a-
ton should BE- simple. A body thus en-
trusted with power can have 10 motive to
abnse il, they are subject TO the perpetual
, sup-I,i> on Of this government. So Per ~
experiments have been made the whole ma
ch merry has moved successfully. He there,
fore proposed To ttv The experiment again.
Congr. SIS seemed 10 have iosgoiisn on pass
| ed hv the lessons Of the fathers oil the e.
| public, and they wire Row reaplng Tar
! fruits of their actions. He desired wher-
| ever he s,n'y, AWAY. 10 walx ia ihe an
Gent treadNav. We tread more safely
when we pursue 'ht coWss. The e>eni
| cond ton e kcnsas, il seemed L. h IN de-
! manded such . charge of gorernMsat as
proposed. II had be u tried over aud over
again, and al know los perpleying il wa,
! to frame a system so "a to bring about any
! Thing hike a fan election ~ kansa> there
I for. a summois for an elecfIeh IN thai trr-
riiorv Was nothing but summons Of the
j people who were excited against earh O!l-
/ or 10 trnsyscd controversy aud STRIFE, AID
J il might be 10 uarter, in the present state
of exc,smsIt, tbs il would he tteriv im-
! possible to have fair and free expression
! { lie People Hc therefore wIsht j TO avoid
Nose difficulties, and proposed TO place the
power in the hai d Of the Governor AID
judges IS a temporar, expediert, ha,i in
contemplation the speedy admission Of Kan.
sas as a sac. "a soon ~ Circumstances and
the Constitution would permit congress to
/ allow such admission. He. Crit'cnden,
! hoped That tbs ,i,w If the subject woni!
meet The ppr baton OF the III lorify OF tie
/ Senate. The first section of his Sill trans
! ferTcd tie authority from the Legislature TO
/ the Governor and the Judges; he SECOND
! dire c'ed The Secretary OF The Territory to
transmit to TIE President whatever las
may be passed by this authority. in order
] that they br laid before Co,gic>s for revis-
ion and appeal.
! the third section was the ); me as Mr..
| Weller . bill, and he -four h section pro-
vides thai all the prosecutions and lndct.
Inenis, or other i diciments Of merely
ini'lcal character. now pending IN any OF
the Con''s Of Kansas. shall c, ase. and every
prison who may at the passage OF this act
he imprisoned or held in custody under
such char ses. he forthwith dlseta' gel. H-
was aware, he said. that this pervlsion din
not meet the appreciation If the MaI",i'v of
the Senate. aud he proceedd 10 stale the
motives which induced him TO offer il.
NJ. Balne asked and oh; inrd leave 10 in
,roducc a bill to tx the lime Of holding 'h'
election for a representative in Co grcss.
Passed
Mr.. Hunter. from The committee of con-
ference on the Army Bin, reported hat
they had BEEN unable 10 agree, AID Us he
saw no =. spec, Of any agTeenci I, unless
/ the senate would consent to admit obnox
ious legislation in regard 10 Kansas, which
they would never do, he moved that The
Senate adhere to It's dlsagieen ent.
Mr. Criiipndcn rcsurt'-The fifth Soc
ton Of his bill. rroviding that the PTesi-
DEBT have authority 10 employ any part 1T
The army that he may think proper, III The
1errl'o " to maintain the authority Of the
L. $ or the laws in that Territory also
10 ,epe, armed ;g.ress Gus from with, ut O.,
within, and snpp ess or drive out any ba"d
of men who may appear in that Territory
To the terror Ct the il Labitans and to the
disturbance of Tie reace. The bill further
p,oyiAes that il shall be made the d'ty Of
tie PI sident 10 use armed military forces
10 maintain he peace of the Territory, TO
,uapre~s in,u'reci.O to repel INVASION. 10
pro;ec, persons and property therein also
TO cLd"avor. by wha ever constitutional
means he my po.s, s., TO secure TO all The
people If the L. S. who nay choose to go
20 SAID Territory, their nndoubted right OF
, nsrrss an. cgre>s f.om the Territory,
! from am mo'tstation.
MIR Wilson. l.: response 70 remark
made BY Mr.. CIi,icnden, said he had new
er asserted oi, The authority of a telegraph
, ir dispatch, that women were killed and
placed uudrr the virgn.soIl of Kansas, as
| tie Senator 70, nally cha ged. lie never
had repeated iel' crap ic lies which were
manufactured and sent h.. re.
Mr. Cr ttandel-What about those moi
marufactn ed in Western Missouri
Mr. Wilson, have never stated any.
: thing OF, the authority of telesraphi(
spai, b that was no, corr ect 10 the let
Ter. and defy the Senator from Kentucky
TO put his finger on the one rot true.
MIR. Critteudcn--Y defiance amounts
10 little.
Mr.. Wilsor-Yunr assertion amounts Il
less. Sensation The char orders order.
Mr.. Criitrnden.-l know how 10 restrain
mvs-lf; he repeated what he had heard ~
whcr. else but BY telsgrapl; ONLY wantet
l lam I" carefully distinguish and not bury
: the living. |, " 5 enough for the grave
: digger Il p'rfoIm that office for the dead
, (Laughter.)
Mr. Wilson asait rose TO speak.
MIR. Crittenten refused to give way say
ing YOU have lot behaved like a gentleman
The Chair again called 10 order.
Mr. Critics den resuming, SAID they will
pain saw the efforts made to feed the ham
: of this little civil war in Kansas; that We
sign It bad omen; was not this feeling
more extended than ever; the movement
was made to make political capital TO hel
Fremont in his election. For this reaso
!. Kansas was to remain bloody scene f,
the benefit Of that party, and it was the du
q ~ Of CONGRESS 10 Put IT'S hand in the fam
3 cf this civil war and extinguish it.at once
+ Me>srs. Sew ard, Cass, Brodhead, Trnm
d bull and Pash, severally addressed the Sen
$ ale on the, question.
:. Mr. Bell, Of Tenn, obtained the foo,
/ when, without any motion, the Senate ad
. journed.
House.. Mr. Campbell, from the Com
: mittee on Conference on the disagreeio
, amendments to the army bill, said the
: had met; and after free conference ha,
IS come to no conclusion. The trouble,
q was wecl known, grew out Of the condi
b ton Of things with reference to Kanss.