Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-02
THlRrY-FoURFH CONGRESS-.

THURSDAY, July 81.
SENATz.-The bill directing the manner of
payment OF the California war bonds was
passed.
Also, bills for the improvement of several
rivers and harbors, and the Senate adjourned
hoUsE.-The Kanzas contested election
case was taken up.
Mr.. Washburn of Maine, contended that
the election Of Mr.. Whitfield was without
authority OF law, and he comes here as the
choiee only of the minority of tie resident
cltlzens of kanzas therefore he is not emit.
tied to the seat.
Mr.. Smith of Tennessee. called attention to
the TACT that the Committee on Elections. in
other cases, reported resolution that the con-
tesiant was entitled to the seat, but in this
they recommend that Reeder be admitted
Was might or right here to prevail?
Mr.. Washburn repeated that it was eompe-
tent to the House to admit Mr. Reeder as
delegate.
Mr.. Smith said Mr. Reeder had no legal
right, but yet he would admit him.
Mr.. Stephens OF Ga, took issue with Mr..
Washburn.
Mr.. Sherman of Michigan, replied to Mr..
Oliver S minority report OF the Kanzas Inves-
ngating Committee, and maintained the truth
OF the statements set forth by the majority,
concerning the invasion of Kanzas by Mis-
sourians, and their violent control of the cleo
tons, by trampling on the rights OF resident
voters.
Mr.. Savage of Tennessee, insisted that the
whole transaction, in its origin, was an as
| sault upon the Constitution and laws of the
United States, and in its progress was an MS.
| saut upon justice and truth. To the traitor
| GUS and bloody movements of the Emigrant
| AID Society, and Others who supported them,
must be attributed oil the horrd events of
hanzas. Like gamblers, they resort to the
| bowie knife, and grab 400 600, 600 of the ted
| eral treasure, being the stake for whc they
were now conducting their Presidential
| schemes. If any Northern men say they
| have better men, women, and agriculture than
the South, he was willing to tell them they
| lie from the very bottom of their shoes.
Mr.. Oliver of Missouri, contended that un.
der the resolution providing for the Kanzas
! Investigating Committee, they had no author
ity to inquire into the validity of the Legisla-
| tive assembly He asked whether the House
was willing to trample on law by admitting
| Mr. Reeder.
letter from VIM. H. Green, dated Mer.
chants Hotel, Philadelphia, was first read,
stating that Mr. Reeder was confined by sick
ness, and wishing some gentleman to write
to Mr.. Reeder, informing him what day the
debate on the Kanzas election case would be
closed.
The Speaker remarked that Mr.. Reeder's
statement was without date.
The Clerk then commenced reading the
statement, which is to the effect that a g eat
mass of evidence renders it indispuable that
| the Legislative Assembly of Kanzas was
fraudulent, usurpipg body, elected in a man.
ner disgraceful to the age. He assumes that
the law under which Mr.. Whitfield was elect
| ed, was absolutely VOID, and calls for stern
condemnation of such stupendous fraud =
| His own election, so far as the time and place
| was concerned, he says, was not in accordance
| with previous law. He claims, however, that
| he received large majority of the legal voters
and that his opponent, though sustained by
bands of voters and accessions from Missouri,
falls short in the aggregate of his legal votes
| He expresses his high qualification that his
| previous positions relative to the alleged cleo.
ton, have beeu sustained by the recent inves-
tigation, and repeats that Mr.. Whitfield has
no shadow of right to the seat.
Intellectual attempts were made by Mr..
Phelps and Mr.. Humphrey Marshall, to dis
pense with further reading.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio wanted the House to
go into Committee ofthe Whole on the fort-
hcatiou bill He said the public business de-
manded that they should work after o.
clock. The clerk then resumed the reading
of the statement of Mr.. Reeder. but before he
had finished, motion to adjourn prevailed
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Brooks, re elected Member of
Congress from South Carolina, was sworn in
The Kanzas contested election case was
then taken up, and the reading of Gov. Reed
ers letter finished