The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-12
Kansas in the House.
Editorial Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.

WASHINGTON, June 80.
Free Kansas in the House was most unex
pectedly put under the feet of the Border
Ruftians to-day by one majority. All the
Buchananites but Mr.. Hickman of Penn
sylvania, and all the Fillmorites but Mr..
Moore OF Ohio, voting together against her,
and making lO7 nays to LOG yeas on the
final passage of the bill to admit her under
her Topeka constitution. Our friends
triumphed on five or six preliminary votes,
Messrs. Barclay and Packer voting with
them awhile and then turning against them.
Mr.. Packer is understood to have observed
that the Republicans were making too much
capital out of Kansas.
Messrs. Bayard, Clarke, Edwards, Mil
ward and Scott sustained Free Kansas
throughout. Messrs. Haven, Whitney, John
Wheeler and John Williams Of New York
Broome of Pennsylvania, Scott Harrison
and Dunn went with Messrs. Herbert,
Brooks, Rust, and their Pro-Slavcry party,
throughout. Messrs. Dunn and Douglas
took sweet counsel together by the hour, and
were the twin consuls of the Border Ruff;an
forces.
There were but sixteen absentees, waving
sick and paired two pairs voted at first, but
fell off to dinner before tie final trial. Had
all been present the result would not have
been improved. There is an effort to recon
slider tomorrow, but fear without success.
There is no remaining hope for Kansas from
Congress. Her last reliance must be O" the
generous hearts and votes of American free
men.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The Slave Democracy are firing cannon
and parading the. streets this evening, in eX-
ultation over the defeat of Free Kansas.
Mr.. Douglas has adopted Mr.. Toombs'
bill in lieu of his own, and means to put it
through the Senate on Wednesday. think
he must wait little. His report to-day
was monstrous in the audacity of its misre-
presentations. Mr.. Wade will speak.
H.G.
WASHINGTON, July l.
In the House this morning Mr.. Barclay of
Pennsylvania moved a reconsideration of the
Kansas bill, declaring that he should now
support it.
Mr.. Houston, of Ala, pitched into Mr.
Barclay savagcly. Mr.. Benton of n. Y.
called Mr.. Houston to order Mr.. Barclay
appealed to Mr.. Bennett to Withdraw his
motion, which Mr. b. did.
Mr.. Howard of Mich, presented the re-
port of the Kansas Investigating Committee.
Objection was made by the Pro-Slavery
side, and wild uproar of motions, ques-
lions of order appeals from the Speaker,
and motions to adjourn consumed some three
hours.
Of twenty appeals from the Speaker, not
one was pressed to the yeas and nays.
The report was finally cot in, when half a
dozen Buchananitcs continued to !.llibrstcr
to prevent its being read.
Mr.. Florence, of Penn, persisted in talk
ing out of order, dcfying the Speaker, until
Mr.. Dunn, Of Ind. insisted that the Speaker
should put him in custody Of the Seargant-
alarms.
The Speaker announced that he should
call Mr.. Florence to order by name.
Mr.. Florence then hustled, and Mr.. Sher-
man commenced reading the Kansas report.
He read for half an hour and was followed
by the Deputy Clerk as long, when the Blu
chananites flIibustercd again until they
forced the House to adjourn.
The reading will be resumed in the morn
ing, but will probably not be pressed much
farther. The Shareholders gave MOTTO that
that they should insist on having the entire
three thousand pages of testimony read at
the clerks desk.
The leading Pro-Slavery men. like NIessrs
Howell Cobb, Stephens, Clancy Jones and
George Jones took little part in fighting the
report, leaving the task to such as Mcssrs.
Florence, McMullen of Va, Houston and
Oliver.
Several on that side condemned the whole
proceeding, and steadily sustained the
Speaker.
Banks evinced eminent ability and knowl-
of the rules, and increased his towering re-
putation as presiding officer.
The House was very full to-day, 2l5 men,
bers being present. He'd it reached a vote
on recoEsidering TIC Kansas bill, it would
haze prevailed by the casting vote OF the
Speaker.
Several have paired to leave tomorrow,
SO the total vote will fail off, but our friends
are sanguine of rcconsidering and passing
and passing the Free Kansas bill. Several
opponents yesterday arc reported as shaken
by popular demonstrations and the Invcsti-
eating Committees developments.
Judge Collamer made the admirable mi
nority report against Douglas on the Kansas
bill. Though written last evening at few
hours notice, it is most effective and con-
yincing.
Mr.. Sumner is worse, and is declared in
danger of softening of the brain by lis ned
ical friends. He is enjoined to avoid all OK
element, and will hardly be permitted to
resume his seat this session. Lie will never
fully recover.
Certain pro-slayery notables Of Kansasare
here, report says to arrest Gov. Reeder and
take hum to Lecompton, on charge of high
treason. Reeder does not appear. II. G.
ANOTHER EDITOR IN TowN.-Ad. San
ders, of the Evansville IIndianal journal,
came up with his family on board the GA
lena, and will spend few days looking
about St. Paul and it's enyirons. Mr. S. is
one of those "Western boys" who has earn
ed his own way, with his ready pen, up to
the position where he now stands-in the
front rank of journalists in the West. Min
nesota will hear good account Of herself
through the columns of the Evansville Jour
nal, we venture to nredict