The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-01

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The Proceedings In Congress Yesterday
Kansas and the Thinkers In Washington
The True Constitutional Policy.
The proceedings in Congress yesterday were
very interesting. The Kansas imbroglio the sla-
very question and the eMgencics Of this Pres-
dental campaign have brought all the party
thinkers in both houses To their feet. Look at the
following list Of expedients for the paciication
OF kansas ard the settlement of the slavery issue
there, all introduced into the Senate within the
last few weeks, and then read what was done yes
terday, in another column
First The plan Of w. H. Seward, providing
for the admission Of Kansas into the Union forth
with, as a free State, according to the constitu-
ton Of the Topeka free State party Convention.
Second The first bill of Mr.. Douglas providing
that Kansas may be admitted into the Union
with ec 'without slavery (squattsr sovereignty,
when the Territory shall have secured the $4,000
population required for q representative in Con-
grcss, according to the existing ratio of federal
representation
Third. Mr.. Clayton's bill, which abolisbes all
the existing offensive and unconstitutional laws
and tests imposed upon the people Of Kansas by
the Legislature of the "border rgnians," and
provides for the appointment of Commissioners
~ the Secretary 81 State to take . census; and
also for the election Of a new Legislature, &c;
State. when she shall have accumulated the re-
quirei population for one member Of Congress
Fourth. The bill Of Mr. Toombs, which provides,
under the auspices and management Of the admi-
nistrafion for the immediate admission of Kan
sas into the Union as a State, without regard to
population
Fifth. The proposition Of Mr.. Geycr, of Missou-
ri, which contemplates the election OF a new Ter
ritorial Legislature, under a more rigid protec-
ton Of squatters' rights, and the reputation Of
the existing Legislature, without any provision
for State government.
Sixth. The proposition Of Mr.. Crittenden to
-end out General Scott to Kansas, for the pur-
pose Of reducing the belligerents to good beha-
viour and to maintain law and order In the Ter
ritory.
These are among the late Kansas erpedents
offered in the Senate, and upon which, yesterday,
Mr. Douglas. from the Committee on Territories,
made O volumnious report-dl Of the aforesaid
projects having been referred to the said COM
mittee In the House there have not been quite
20 many schemes submitted on the subject, al
though Kansas has been the standing dish Of that
body since the first Monday in December. The
committee Of three detailed to the Territory to
collect testimony concerning the allegations
against the Missouri invaders, have returned. and
their report Is ready, we understand, Cor delivery
10 the House. full Of vouchers Of lawlee out
RACES, illegal Legislators, and unconstitutional
pains and penalties upon free people. Yester-
day the House was engaged upon the bill for the
admission Of Kansas as a free State. II failed
tsee our Congressional report) All experiments.
however, for the relief Of the Territory from her
present troubles will most likely fall between the
two wings Of the Capitol, the House being too
decidedly no-slavery and the Senate too pro-
slavery for any halfway compromise But nous
rervons.
The most remarkable feature In this business
in the Senate IL the change which seem. 10 have
come over tDe mino OF MT. douglas since the
nomination of Colonel Fremont Less than
month ago Mr.. Douglas was in favor Of exacting
AZ Kansas the Congressional ratio Of $4,000 popu-
ls<ion as the first imperative qualification for her
sdpifion into the Union. Now, IL seems the
Chairwan on Territories has come TO the conclu-
sion thsa the regular representative ratio Of
population may I've dispensed with, and Kansas
NAV he admitted much earlier than be AZ first
believed wosid be compatible with the policy Of
the democrats party-which is to make Of Kan
sas slave State. The Anti-slavery Vigilance
Committee at washington say that DR. striagfel-
low and Gen. Vbskeii fresh from the battle
fields Of Lawrence and 0ssawotomie, have init
maicd-the free state sqgatiers boing pretty
thoroughly cleared out Of the Territory, bar and
baggage, by the la-. hostile invasion from Ms