New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-21
XXXIVrH CONG r ESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE W,,H,,cror. M.rch 60 "a,

that privilege.
Among other points in the report Of the minority %
Kansas aais he referred TO the charge that the Le9
lature Of Kansas was spurious body elected By
fraudulent and Illegal votes, and that the people OF
Kansas were invaded and conquered by armed Mis-
sourians Mr. Douglas said it adriited that there
was Illegal voting in Of the districts and that in
those districts Mr.. Reeder denied the members certif
Gates for that reason bu, IN the other districts
Then admitting cr the sake Of argument. the alege
ton TO be true TO districts there was clear
majority of the Legislature legally elected Hence
their acts were binding. The majority report shows
the fact that after the Legsgture assembled at Paw
nee and organized, resolution was adopted by which
every person whomsoever was authorized 10 contest
the hight Of sry member holding seat, on giving
notice TO the sitting member This was more than
three months after the invasion. II people were
so much inundated il has been said II Is to be
supposed they would have recovered from their
fright in the course Of three months bat in that
time no man found who desired to con-
test the seats of any Of the fifteen members.
and il was universally admitted that the fact that Gov
Reeder hsd given them certificates was conclusive re-
cardng the legality of their election. Mr.. Douglas
Charged the minority with suppressing evidence in
order to make out case Inc mlSS,r'ty .spor. 1e
that under clause of the Constitution people might
assemble peaceably for redress of grievances. Mr..
Douglas characterized the Topeka Convention as an
act Of rebellion II it should result in boodshed, the
crime would be high treason and the traitors ought TO
be hanged.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, replying, said he had learned
most of his Democracy from Mr.. Douglas, and little
thought at the time that he was cherishog the
Black Republicansm with which MIR. ID. charged him.
He (Mr. TrumbulD was sitting at the peoples gate,
and would not bow down and worship his colleagues
and IT, on the scaffod erected by Mr. Douglas for him.
there be found another hanging, it would not be his
Mr. T.'sl fault. As to the absurd proposition of his
colleague that both should resign their Office, he had
only to say that the people had recently sanctioned
him Mr. rIumbul first by electing him their Repre-
sentative then Senator. That certainly is modest
proposition. Let the Senator himself resign, and il.
elected, Mr. Trumbul would Join him in re-
sisnation. Thus they would stand on equal
terms. The people of Illinois stand upon the
Democratic platform erected by the aid of Mr
Douglas and Others in $780, The proposition to resign
reminded Mr.. Trumbul Of the unsuccessful client in
Co;.t who having Lost his ready, and asked
for new tiiai Mr. Trumbul maintained that the
Kansas Legislature was fragdulently elected, ana sad
NY colleague speaks of hanging traitors, and think
they may found without going to Kansas. II the
people there committed errors, was 1t not in conse-
quence of falling into my colleagues lead mas IL
not been proclaimed in the majority rePoIt tnas 'ns
they have committed error, no one has been more
instrumental in bringing it about than my colleague
After replying to other points advanced Dy mr.
Douglas Mr.. Trumbull, in ausion to personal conten.
tons between members, sad-When questions are
before this body threatening civil war and disunon,
questions the issue q which the peace and haPpi-
mere Of thirty millions of people are at stake, and the
cause of republican throughout the world involved,
into what nsignfcasce do these petty squabbes sink
As a member of the Senate, hope shall never bo
drawn into them again.
On motion of Mr. HALE, the resolution was adopted
nquring of tho President whether the boundary line
according to the treaty with Mexico in 1853 had been
established and whether the remaining 5000 900 had
been paid, and to whom.
Mr. SEWARD submitted a substitute for Mr.
Douglass bill to provide for the admission OF Kansas
a State.
Mr. JAMES (R. ~ reported bill for the prevention
Of frauds in the collection Of the revenue and for other
purposes, as follows:
BILL Prevent Frauds the Revenue and for other pur-
Be it enacted by the Senate and of Representatives of
United States Of America in C9nsres assembled that from
and % % AS h % % Of ss
be levied collected and paid goods and msrohsn
% % soI cent? S yoI on G c and
disc in schedule b. hereto annexed duty Of 80
s iSHs "a IN S
from duty, from and after the said soth day Of June, 1851
iccordng the provisions of said schedule AMI all
oods and merchandse rot included In schedules Al
twenty voorem But in all where the
Of the United states are not placed BY treaty Or law upon the
whchA the United States there shali bo
on S ses ad in per e an
sdditOns these hereby imposed on all other imports Of
country has shall impose export duty upon any goods
wares merchandise gold and silver excepted which bs
additions. duty all free articles equal TO- and duty all
hereby imposed all such merchandise It's importation into
agent consnee shall produce and file with the collecting
officer of the district making entry Of imported goods
II he goods and merchandise arc purchases for
market consumption in the United States they must be
but when the, destined b the producer for
market consumption IN the United states, otherwise OBJ
tanned tor that they must be nvoced at the wholesale
maket value In the priI cpa markets Of the country where
manufactured pIodued obsned st the time Of their being
destined and inyoieed for the United states II the Goods
sck packages other covering necessary and proper for
transportation the United States that the covering 10 in
n theirC
invoice and where the manufacturer producer, other
son invoices goods destined of hs United states ne Market
value must DO stated the invoice 70 indicate that the bos
barrel sack package other necessary and proper
ing included in the value stated must the cost Of each
separsey and where GOODS wares and have
been purchased unfinished state and before being psced
in proper packages for transportation, th, invoice must
contain Of the cost Of bleaching dyene dressns
printing and finishing together with tho cost Of packages
putting and packing together with the cost Of the bot
voices must state tho cost Of brokerage distinct charge
all export duties OF placing the goods board ship in
eludng dreyage labor all csrsse ghterase town dues s
ping charges dock wharf dues and all charges TO place tho
goods board ship also fro insurance prior 70 shipment
wsdns shall be than q per for each and all
these items stated tho face OF the invoice they must
be ndosed On or appended it, form part f The
invoice with ali these items supported by the written
affidavit Of the importer with his signature attached stating
tLs Il is the true and correct the goods and
there other his knowledge be-
lief This invoice thus supported BY the o,h OF tho imPore
bis declaration Of market value shall not be dispensed with
except prescribed and directed BY the Secretary OF
src Ard be further enacted That the dutisbe value
Of all goods and merchandise imported for sale or
the United States from foreign countries shall be the
Wholesale market value thereof In the principal markets OF the
with additions Of the several items Of costs aud charge, re-
qur.d BY the second section Of rh the invoices
voice they shall be sscertsiDsd o
corrected and added BY the appraiser, to tho r IA
rortstion shall he when vessel leaves the foreign port with
the goods on tAer way 70 me uea n,o.n1sd oe