Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-01
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In the SENATE the bill providing for the fnrma-
ton of State Constitution in Kansas was the spe-
cinl order of the day. and it was understood that
Mr.. Collamer, of Vermont, would speak upon the
general subject Of Kansas affairs. and particular
" in defence offhe minority report OF the Com
n,ittae on Territories, as we'll as in reply TO the
remarks of Mr. Douglas in support ofthe MAORI
tv renort. We regret to state. however. that Mr..
co,lamer was compelled, from indisposiiion. to
postpone the delivery Of his views on this subject
III. place was occupied by Mr.. Harlan OF Iowa,
who rose for the first time to take part In the
debates of the Senate. aDd.in speech OF consd-
erable length, reviewed the general relations OF
our ,errtoriaI posse sons TO the Federal Govern
ment Mr. Harlan commenced by stating that
Eeretofore he had prescribed to himself arigld alb
stnence from the discussion of questions general
" regarded as Of an inHammatory re,but.since
the President had thought proper TO introduce
them into his late Annual Message,he supposeda
proper respect for the Executive demanded that
they should now be thoroughly canvassed. He
then proceeded to review the history of Congress
sional legislation with respect to the territorial
domain and contended that the power OF Congress
to exclude slavery from the Territories was lnoon-
testible Mr.. II. also entered brlefphysoogl-
cal. metaphysical. and moral analysis of the
African aud Anglo Saxon races, tor the pur-
pose of showing that the alleged inequality be.
tween them was not generic, but the result OF that
long serviIude which had debased the fol- mer. He
avowed himself opposed TO the hasty emancipation
of those to whom liberty might prove curse rath-
err than blessing, but urged that he could never
vote for tho extension of an institution whose ten
dency it was to degrade human labor. Mr.. But
Ter then addressed the Senate in his usual and i'm.
pressiye style, and the subject was postpone IN
til Thursday next The bill making appropriation
for the payment of pensions was passed with an
amendment providing for the widows of persons
connected with the service in private armed yes
sells Tho bill concerning the action OF the late
Naval Board and the resolutions on the same
subject were made tho order CT the day for
Monday next, to which day the Senate adjourn
ed.
In the House OF REPRESENT AT1vEs an inquiry
was ordered into the expedlency of amending the
act regulating the diplomatic IL consular system,
it having been found to produce inequalities in its
operation. The House, at an early hour of the sit
ting resumed the consideration of the bill defining
the rights of voters and the duties of commission
ere of elections in the city of Washington. Some
time was spent in deciding an appeal from the
Speakers de cision as to the power to reconsider
a vote upon an order for the previous question
The Chair was sustained by vote of lU6 to AZ ;
and then the motion to reconsider the vote secon
ding the demand for the previous question was
disagreed to. The main question was then or
dered, several hours were consumed in motions
tending to defer the vote. The pending question
is the amendment of Mr.. II. Marshall,of Ken
lucky to extend the time Of residence after natu-
! radiation before being allowed to vote. Pending
this question, ut ) o'clock the House adjourned.
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