New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-13
XXXIVTH CONG r E S S
FIRST SSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, May IL, 1855.
Mr. CRITTENDEN moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the Iowa Railroad bill was passed on
Friday.
Mr. PUGH presented a memorial from the Phladel-
pha, Port Wayne and Platte River Air Line Railroad
Company, praying amendment of the Iowa Rail-
road BILL it interiors; in it's present form, with their
rights.
After debate on the subject of reconsideration of
the vote by which the Iowa Railroad blljwas passed,
the subject was postponed.
The President sent to the Senate the following docu-
uments relative to hostites on the Pacific Coast:
Gen. Wool, under date Of March 90 says: "The war
con Pugets Sound will soon be brought to close unless
such thing is prevented by Gov. Stevens's deter
mination to carry the independently of the
United States troops" He adds the same remarks
applicable to Gov. Curay, and that both of these
two Governors appear to be running race to see
who can dip deepest into the public treasury lie con-
tinues; In the dense forests of Pugets Sound an
" other Florida easily be carried on at an
expense of 900 or 100000, OOO;" and says
this will also apply TO the mountain region around
Pugets Sound Valley. General Wool has doubt
that he could settle the contest if the Governors
would withdraw from it.
Gov. Stevens says
"Gen Wool neglected and refused to send force
for the relief Of myself and party, WI en- known tobe
in imminent danger, and believed, by those who
best capable of judging, to be coming on to certain
death; and this when he had at his command sufii-
cent force of regular troops lie has refused to sane
ton the agreement made between Gen. Mason and
Major Gaines for troops to be sent to my assistance,
and ordered them to be disbanded 1t was reserved
for Oregon volunteers to There has been
a breach Of faith somewhere. ask for an invesga-
ton into the whole matter"
Mr.. CASS addressed the Senate on Squatter Sover-
eignty He said This term originated relative to the
first settlers of California who, having government,
made enc for themselves, and asked the General Gov
eminent to recognize it, but they were dersvey called
"Squatter Soveregns," people who are thrown as
waits upon distant strand, where there were no laws,
had no right to make regulations for their gov
eminent. They were called Squatter SOveregns be-
cause they did not the land. The Use Of this
cant phrase proceeded from the assumption that
there is sovereignty except landed sovereignty.
This reasoning carries us back to the dalk ages,
when men considered nothing, but land rocks
and trees every thing In connection be quoted an
apologize of Dr. Franklin whq discussed proIper,y
ton be fifty dollars man who owns Jackass worm
"that sum has the right to vote to-day, but tomorrow
the jackass dies and the man loses his rgn 10 vote
In whom, them docs the right to vote lie, In the
"man or the jackass T. This question Mr. Cas-
SAID he was not enough of a casust to deter
mine, but he would proceed to discuss 'ae qaesiOh
On this subject he sad II Congress desires the power
TO make laws for the Territories from the ownership OF
the land Just the General Government sells
the land there would be no longer any foundation ior
the power. The right must, therefore, lie IN the peo
pie not in the land. Mr.. Cass proceeded to criticse
| Mr. Douglass report on Kansas matters, dissenting
from many of its conclusions. 1t DID not auuue
| at all to the true objects for which Govern
| ments were instituted, and contained many
| ideas that are erroneous il theory and danger
ons in practice The Committee says the organization
of Territory is emnently necessary and proper, as
the means of enabling the people thereof to form ana
mold their local and domestic Interests and estaosh
State Government under authority OF tne Cohst.u
| ton preparatory TO admission into the Union, and
thus argue the right of Congress to pass the organic
act included in the provision which authorizes the ad-
mission of new States. But Mr. Cas- thought the
doctrine that Congress has power to pass any measure
they considered as tending to promote the prosperity
of the Territories would leadso false conclusions.
Congress might think the Wimot Proyiso would De a
good thing but there would not be any limit to their
discretion if they proceeded such loose grounds
He also said the Bill of the Committee on Territories
did not allow the people of Kansas to regulate tl nn,
tLe doctrine of the Committee relative to that subject
| Adjourned.