Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June, 80

w ASH1NGTON, June, 81.
SENATE.--The bill authorizing the issue
of an additional number of arms for the use
of California passed
Mr.. Douglas, from the Committee on
Territories, to which was referred the bills
relative to affairs in Kansas. made a vo-
luminous report on the subject. 1t con-
tains an elaborate argument in favor of the
new bill accompanying the report, which
provides for the appointment of five COM
missloners to be selected (by the President)
from different sections of the Union, TO
represent fairly all political parties They
shall take a census Of all the legal voters in
the Territory, and make fair apportion-
ment of delegates to be elected by each
county to form a constitution aud institute
a State government. When the apporton-
shall be made the commissioners are to re-
main in session every day, except Sunday,
at the place most convenient for the inhab-
itants Of said Territory, to hear all COM
plants, examine witnesses, and correct all
errors in the list of voters, which list shall
be previously printed and circulated through
the Territory, and posted in at least three
of the most public places of each election
district; and so soon as all the errors have
been thus corrected in said list, the COM
misSioners are requested to cause cor
rected list of the legal voters TO be printed,
and copies furnished to each Judge of cleo
ton, to be put up at the places of voting,
and circulated in every county in the Ter
rtory before the day of election--no person
I t0 h.aa all To y,hn
upon the list as legal voter; the cleo
ton for delegates to take place the day
of the Presidential election, and the con-
vention to assemble on the first Monday in
December, to decide, first, whether il be
cxpedient for Kansas to come into the I'm
ion at that time, and, if so decided, to pro-
coed TO form Il State government, which
shall be of republican form. Kansas then
to be admitted under such constitution on
an equal footing with the orr 5inal States.--
The bill provides, further, that no law shall
be enforced in the Territory infringing the
liberty of speech, or of the press, or the
right of the people to bear arms, DC. 1t
also provides punishment for illegal voting.
or fraud and violence at elections, and au-
thorizes the use of the military for that
purpose. The main point is, that the per-
sons designated by the census as the pres
ent inhabitants of the Territory, shall de-
eide all points in dispute at fair election,
without fraud or violence, or any other i'm
proper influence All the white male in
habitants over 81 years of age are 10 be al
lowed to vote, if they have resided in the
Territory three months previous to the day
of election, and no other test shall be re-
CURED; no oath to support the fugitive
slave law or any other law, nor any other
condition whatever.
Mr.. Douglas gave notice that he would
ask for a vote on the bill on Wednesday,
Several private bills were passed, and
the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Grow, (nigger worship
per, of Pa, made the closing speech in IA
vor of the immediate admission of Kansas
into the Union, and in opposition to all
substitutes for the measure under consid-
aration.
Mr.. Stephens, (national, of Ga., moved
to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Territories, with Instructions to report in
stead thereof the substitute which he had
offered, providing for the appointment of
five persons by the President to make an
enumeration of the inhabitants of the Ter
ritory, and an apportionment of districts
with the view of electing a convention for
the formation of State constitution; &c
Mr.. Dunn, (nigger worshipper,) of In
diana, moved, rs an amendment, that the
committee be required to report bill re-
storing the Missouri Compromise.
The amendment was adopted by seven
majority.
The motion to recommit with instruc
tons, as amended, was then vo:ed down,
only two voting in the affirmative--Dunn
and Harrison.
A motion to recommit without instruc-
tons was also rejected, by lOl ayes against
100 nays.
Mr.. Jones, (dem., of Tenn, moved to
lay the bill on the table
Negatived by one majority.
The main question was then taken. and
the bill rejected by one majority-lhe vote
standing, yeas Ice, nays 1917
The result was greeted by clapping of
hands and vociferations of Joy by the oppo-
nents of the bill, while its friends exhibited
signs of disappointment.
Amid the confusion the House adjourn
ed.