The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-29
NUMBER %:
Congressional.
WasH1Norox, March IA

SENATE.-Pettions were presented from
Z merchants and importers Of Boston, New
r \; rork 4 and Philadelphia for revision of the
!, Mr. johnson reported in favor of ,rinAinres
0i,oOo copies of the Majority and Minority
heports OF the Territory Committee on Kan
sas, being 500, copies for each. !. :,
i Mr. Irumbull opposed the motion. He
thought the minority reported the slavery
question in mastery manner, it's positions
being unanswerable, and it was not written
as reply to the details of the majority re-
port. He was unwilling to send out with
the endorsement of the. Senate, a document
containing SO many unanswerable assump-
tions, erroneous deductions, and inconsisten-
cies. 49,
Mr.. Wade asked Mr.. Trumbull to yield the
floor for adjournment. e-. -
MIR. Douglas-I hope the courtesies of the
Senate have not been taken advantage of in
my absence to make an assauls on me. !.
MIR. Trumbull-No, sir, know not whe-,
ther you were present or absent when I was
commenting on the rapport. did not intro
duce the subject or know that it would
come up to-day. -.
MIR. Douglas-My colleague dares to say
in the face of the fact that Iswas absent, he
acted with unfairness in attacking the re-
port whef was detained from the.Senate
by i'll health. would ask him within what
reasonable time his speech will be printed.
MIR. tt think it viii be published by
Monday.
Messrs. Douglas and Trnmbull had sharp
personal debate concerning she soildhess of
| their respective political sentiments.
Mr.. Crittenden and Mr.. sumner also took
part in it. ee
Mr.. Douglas said--If can ask a post
ponement till Mondass. I will reply to Mr..
Trumbull's speech on Tuesday. =
Mr.. Seward-Take your own time.
Mr.. Douglas, (quickly,)-I understand :
that game OF take your time. The Senator
from Massachusetts, took his own time to
circulate a libel on me when the Nebraska
bill was reported. | understand my col
league to say he CAME here as Democrat.
That will be news to the Democracy of IL
linois, and is libel on the Democracy of the J
State. -a. -,
Mr. Crittenden interposed and said that !,
the debate had transcribed the rules of de-
corum the Senator had charged libel on
Mr.. Trumbull. [Sensation.l
Mr. Douglas-I should have been better
satisfied of the Senator from Kentucky had
he, when the Black Republicans denounced
us in coarse terms, rebuked them for want
of courtesy. =, :
Mr.. Crittenden-To what do you alIude q
Mr. DOuglas-When they made coarse.
and vulgar partizan assaults on the Demo-
cratic side of the Senate.
Mr. Crittenden-It was not my business
nor that Of others TO call Senators to order
for personalities. This was not the place for.
vituperation. Such matters should be set
tied elsewhere. 40 ''---'s - --- q 49, "a :,
Mr.. Douglas-I do not regard the Sena-
tor as good authority in Illinois politics.
was speaking of events of which am better
capable of judging than he. .--...- -,.,
After further colloquy the Chair decided
Mr.. Douglas remarks as not personal
HoUsE.-Mr. Matteson continued to de-
lend the Emigrant Aid Societies, and severe,
ly criticised the positions Of the minority
report. He condemned Squatter Sovereign
ty, and expressed the opinion that the diff
Guilty in Kansas was attributable to the
let-alone policy of, 1850 on the slavery ques-,
| ton but for this there would have been
no flaming proclamation by the President
nor any order by the Secretary of War to
enforce the law. 0 ~.
Mr. Washburne argued that the Com
mittee has plenary power in order to give
impartial hearing and an honest judgment.
He moved the previous qnestion-which
was disagreed to by rs against "a.
Mr.. Bennett. of Miss, contended that Mr..
Reeder sets up an extraordinary claim with
out a shadow of law or justice.
| Adjourned till tomorrow.