Daily American organ., 1856-03-21
The Kansas ELECTION Case.

In the House, on Wednesday, Mr.. Bennett, OF
Mississippi, moved TO amend the committees reso-
luton to send for persons and papers, by substi-
tuting Joseph Ii. Bradley and Sidney s. Baxter as
commissioners clothed with full power to take tes-
timony.
The House adopted, by a vote of lol against 96,
in lieu of Mr.. Benefits proposition, substitute
offered by Mr.. Dunn, namely:
That committee of three members of the
House be appointed by the Speaker, who shall
proceed to inquire into and collect evidence in
gard to the troubles in Kansas generally and par
tjcuary with regard to any fraud force attempted
or practised in reference to any election in said
Territory, either under the law organizing the
Territory, or under any pretended law which may
be alleged to have taken effect therein since.
They shall fully investigate and take proof of all
violent and tumutuous proceedings in said Terri
tory at any time since the passage of the Kansas
aud Nebraska act, whether engaged in by residents
Of the Territory or by any persons from elsewhere
going into the Territory, and doing or encouraging
others to do any act of violence public distur
bance against the laws of the United States or the
rights peace, and safety of the residents of the
Territory.
The resolutions give the committee full power in
the premises, and power to employ clerks and SER
geant-at-arm to aid in the investigation. The sum
Of ten thousand dollars is appropriated to pay the
expenses, and the President is requested to furnish
military protection if necessary.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, said, as there was now no
remaining proposition which ought to be adopted,
he moved to hay the subject on the table. Mega
tiyed--yeas % nays 100.
Mr. Dunn's proposition, in lieu Of the original
,l,,4,1., n,>l a,xl
adopted by vote of lOl to 93, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ball, Barbour, Barclay,
Bennett of New York, Benson, Billinghurst Bishop,
Bliss Bradshaw, Brenton, Burlington. Burlinaame,
Campbell of fennsylvania Campbell of Ohio Chat
tee Clark Of New York, Clark of Connecticut Claw
s,n, Cplfax, Comins, Coyode, Cragin Cumback,
Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Edie, Edwards, EN-
rie, Fagler Galloway Giddings Gilbert Granger,
Grow, Hall of Iowa, Hall of Massachusetts,, Harlan,
Harrison, Haven, Hickman, Horton Of New York,
Knapp, Knight, Knowlton Knox, Letter, Mace, Mat
tsson, Meacham, Miller of New York, Mward, Nor
gln, Moore, Morrill,, Mott Murray, Nichols, Norton,
Oliver of New York, Parker, Petit Pike, Pringie,
Richie, Robbins, Roberts, Sage, Sapp,. Scott, Sher
man, Simmons, Spinner, Stranahan, ,Thorington, Todd
Trafton, Tyson, Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge Wal
dron, Washburn Of Wisconsin, Washburn Of Hi
ntis Washburn of Maine, Watson, Welch, Woodruff,
NAYS-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Bell Bennett Of
Mississippi, Bocock, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Brooks,
Burnett Cadwalader Campbell of Kentucky, Car
Lille, Caruthers Caskie, Clingman, Cobb of Georgia,
Cobb Of Alabama, Coz, Craige Crawford, Davidson,
Davis Of Maryland, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott
English, Eustis, Evans Faulkner, Florence, Fuller
of Maine, Goode, Harris Of Maryland, Harris of Ala
bama Harris of illinois. Herbert, Hoffman, Houston,
Jones of Tennessee, Jones of Pennsylvania, Kelly,
Kennett Kidwell, Lake, Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin,
Alexander X. MARSHALL Of Kentucky, II: Marshall Of
Kentucky, Marshall Of Illinois, Maxwell, McMullen,
Mcqueen, Miller OF Indiana, Millson, Oliver of Mis-
souri,, Orr. Paine, Peck, Phelps, Porter, Powell,
Quitman, Ready, Ricaud, Richardson, Rufin. San
see, Smith Of Virginia, Smith of Alabama, Sneed,
Stewart, Swope, Talbot, Taylor, Trppe, Underwood,
Val, Walk, Walker, Warner Watkins, Wheeler, Whit
ney. Wnslow, Wright Of Tennessee, and Zolliooffer
-93