The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-05
THE L ATE s T N e w S
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON
PROTRACTED SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Passage Of the Bill for the Admission
Of Kansas.
Passage Of the Topeka Kansas Bill in the House

&c.,


DOUGLAS KANSAS BILL-AMENDMENTs THERETO
MARCY FELICITATED BY THE FRENCH MINISTER
THE BRITISH LEGATION RE-oPENED--THE FILLMORE
AND FREMONT MEN PLOTTING, BTC.
WASHINGTON, July 3, 1856.
Judge Douglas bl as passed the Senate this
ing will undoubtedly pass the House The leading OBJ
lection 70 the bill urged by the niger worshppers the
Senate was that confined the right Of voting to those
who were the Territory the Fourth of July instant
and thus excluded all those alleged to have been driven
out Of the Territory by the disturbances just before the
final vote taken Judge Douglas offered the following
amendment IN order TO obv a.ehis objection, which was
ADOPTED unan nousy:-
That all persons VINO possess the other qualifications
prescribed by this act for voters and who shall have
been tonG e Inhabitants OF said Territory at any time
since the organization thereof, and who shall have ab
scntcd themselves thererom in consequence Of the dis
urbanccs therein and who shall return PRIOR 10 tho rst
day Of October next and become iona tide inhabitants,
with the view Of making il their permanent home. and
shall furnish satisfactory evidence OF these Facts 10 the
Beard Of Comns sioncrs shall be entitled to and
snail have their names placed on the corrected lists OF
voters for that purpose.
There was one other very important amendment,
offered by Mr. Geyer Of Missouri and adopted-forty to
thrcc-which rercas all the obnoxious laws the Ter
rtory oaths &C. and guaranteeing freedom Of
speech, discussion and the press on slavery and all
other subjects
The House Topeka bill will be referred TO the Committee
Territories in the Senate and Is rumored that Judge
Douglas viii report Tuesday copy OF the Senate bill
just passed substitute for the House measure and in
that shane win undoubtedly become the law. Judge
Douglas able tactics have completely disconnected the
Niger worshppsrs.
~ sarges the French Minister, called 'on Secretary
Marcy al the state Department today and expressed
himself highly delighted at the peaceful turn things have
taken between our government and England, aud fur
ther that the retention Of Minister will effect an ami
nj our that
mcnt. This friendly assurance pleased the old Premier
amazingly.
am informed this evening good authority, that the
English government have instructed Mr. Lumscy secre
tay Of legation 10 open his Office which had been closed
by authority Of Mr. CHAMPION. Thus diplomatic inter
viii 20 as though nothing had TRANSFERRED The
administration do not expect Minister in place Of
Mr. Champion Cor some time.
carcus Il now being held at private parlor In Will
lards Hotel BY quite large number OF Niger worship
rers in which Thurow Weed and seward the prnc.
pal leaders. The object Of this meeting h. under
stand, TO effect some arrangement between the Fil
and Fremont interests. Quite number of Penn.
sylyania Fillmore men are now In the city.
The trial Of Herbert for murder, and tina, OF Brooks
for assault, appointed 10 take place next week.
Many members Of the House anxious 10 relieve
themselves Of speeches the sumner assault which thcy
hay, lad prepared for some time.
The Official report Of Wednesday, proceedings Ii tho
Senate on the kansas bin will occupy about eighty
columns Of tie CLUB newspaper