Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-29
First day ofAotion on Kansas n
vestigation Ordered
Editorial Correspondents Of the \. Y. T,inDn.
wAsHrxGTox, "Wednesday, March 10 T.,

Editorial Correspondence of the y. Y Tribpne1
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 10 1..e
The House took up the Kansas Onostion
very soon after meeting this morning and Mr.
BOWIE Of Md. made the last speech on II.
side of Slavery and Non-Invcstgatop w.
|. WAsHBURN then, in accordance with H..
previous understanding, moved the Previon,
Question, and there was second Mr. H.
MAN of Pa. then, before the vote on ordarin,
the Main Question, exercised his rigbt Of roS'
ing the debate Oh behalf of the Committee y,
Elections and in defense of the Rcport modo
by him from that Committee.
Mr.. HICKMAN reviewed the whole cortro
verSy, the arguments of all the leading cham.
pionS of Whitfield and Slavery and repIied r,
them with crushing power lie regarded tbs
course of the Slavery men as a virtual coOfps
sion of fraud and nSurpation in the Kana,
Elections -frand which is here sought TO bs
covered up-usurpation which is sought to be
upheld aud perpetuated He closed with an
earnest appeal for inyestigatjoa-fuI thor.
ough and conclusiye-and ayOwed his wiIlDr
ness, to that end, to accept Mr. Drxys a,
stitutc for the Committees proposition H.
apprehended that a single vote might decide
this days contest, and he would accept arv
proposition which could be carried. provided
it would secure full Investigation His al,
peal to the House for light and liberty va,
most effective.
He closed, and the Southern proposal to
rccommit was strongly voted down, the Yea,
and Nays not bcing called
The question now REQUIRED on the propO..
ton Of Mr.. DUNN. as a substitute for the South.
ern proposal, to appoint two lawyers therein
named to go to Kansas as Commissioners and
take testimony.
On motion Of Mr. L. u. CANrGru, the Yeas
and Nays were ordered.
Some time was now spent in stating andeE
planning the question, when the House r}
cccdcd to vote on substituting Mr. Dryysir
Mr. ORR's proposition, which was carried By
the l04 Yeas to 81 Nays
Mr. HowEII Conn now inquired as to The
state of the question, and was Informed blythe
Chair that the vote now taken had killcdO@:
proposition, and brought the House to a choice
between DryNs and the Committees. There
upon Mr.. G, being opposed to both, mo7ed
that the whole subject do lie m the t15t-
Yeas and Nays ordered and motion defeated
Yeas %; Nays 100 So the subject vas
not laid on the table.
Messrs. II. WINTER DAVIS Of Nj, Paw
of \. C.. and WHrrSrY Of Y. Y. who bad
voted Yea before now voted TO lay on the ia
Bile. Messrs. TAYfoR of La. and GNLorN
Of Ohio were accidentally absent when Their
names we're called and both wished to vote a.
the close of the call, but objection was made
as no Member can vote under the rules who's
not within the bar when his name was called
Their votes would have lust balanced each
other
The question now recurrcd on substtutT:
DrNx's proposition (iust adopted for that
the ComIpittcc mower to send for persons N
paperS). Yeas and Nays ordered. Yeas III.
Navs 81.
The House now proceeded to vote on i'e
resolution as amended (hv substituting nyyH'
nrooostionl with the following result Yeas
lOI: NAYS %.
So the House resolved 10 Investigate mS
thoroughly The 4 | rcd Election Fraud, in k'l
Sas and cvcrv tbinr nnrtainin, thereto ap
for that purpoSe TO send 4 Committee Of th's
Members to Kansas and Missouri for t1a
purnose clothed with the omplcst powers
Mr. I W,sur,-rv now moved to recOoSdG
tb;s voto ond - low tbot motion on the table
Cnrr;od W tnd ,hon tho I TJnrso 10 minntesto
ladionrnod howe dome the hest DAYS vos
If tbn SoSS;on ovco,I7 tbat Of oloctinr Banks