The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-01

House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
rag KANSAS CONTESTED ELkcIIoS CASE

WASHINGTON, July -, lcoo
THE KANSAS CONTESTED nKcIoS CASE
Was taken up.
Mr.. wAsnBrRS, (nirger worshipper) os Maine, c
tended that the election Of Mr.. WHITFIELD was With
authority OF law, and be comes here til choice
q the minority of the resident citizens Of ,nsas; The
fore he is no, entitled to the scat. The election M
which Mr. Reeder claimed was equally without authoi
OF law; but nasmuch he Is tho choice 0. 0 lar
number OF residents than those who voted for Vhtn'
the committee recommend that he be admtea TO
seat To deny to Kansas The right TO be heard iirc
the choice Of its resident citizens merely because
cLoice manifested outside Of legal forms. and -
sarily so ecause the law making power was desro,
by foreign violence Is 10 deny Kansas the right y
heard a, all on the foor Of the House.
Mr.. SNiTB, (dem) Of Tenn, called attention 10 Tue
that the Committee Elections in other contested a
lad reported resolution that the contestant was cnt
10 The seat, bot n this they recommend that Reel
be admitted. Was right or might then Is prevail
Mr.. wssmrRN repeated that neither Whit
ncr Rssder had been chosen by existing
In The prssent case the committee had foil, wed The
oedent Sc, concerning Wisconsin and the Nipnesofa
ritories II was competent for the House 70 admit
Mr.. ssrrr said ,hai Mr. Reeder had no legal right,
yet he would admit hin
mir srrrnKxs, (nationai) OF Ga taking Issue with
wsshturn, remarked, where tsere Is legally organI
Territorial government, some person mus; be, u
the law, legally entitled In the case referred
by the gentleman from Maine, there NJ or
ized government, but in Kanas provision
BY law for the election OF a delegate; therefore
precedent did not apply. In the course OF his rem
he alluded to the sdoptsn Of Mr.. sherman's amendr
% the Army bin saying that q majority Of tse
thus eyiBCed their desire 10 strike down the main
oi liberty namely, the right Of the people 10 bear
sc secured by the constitution. When he saw
things he almost despaired Of anything being don
behalf Of a~ and order-the constitution beng resa
no longer binding.
Mr. srrEsAx, (nieger worshipper) Of Ohm, replis
Mr.. divers, (dem) Of No. report OF the Kansas inv
eating Committee and maintained the truth OF tbs
men,s set forth by the majority concerning the nvas
kansas by hssouriaus, and their violent control o.
tious, by irampne on the rights OF resident voters
argued that the remedy for the free State men by ~
process was utterly futile. lie would vote for unse
Mr.. Whitfield, because the latter represents the
who invaded Kansas. The laws OF that Territory ',
~ pissed ought 70 be repealed, the militia dsarmed
,he whole federal treasure, Il necessary, exrendd
eep the peace.
Mr.. SAVAGE dem Of Tenn, insisted that the
transaction, in its origin, vas an assault upon he
uuon and laws Of the United states, ana in
truth. Instead q facts, The repor. Of
majority OF the Kansas Investigating COMMITTED
a compound Of the grcssest Partially, misrerresen
nd faisehood, not 70 say perjury He proceeded 70
hat the report was entitled 70 no crcaI', :. wa
ase and surpassed the fictitious stories OF Munaha
, ulIiyer and the Arabian Nights. To the raitorou
locdy movements q the Congressional Az sccie'
Tiers Who supported them, must be attributed
horrible events Of Kansas. like gamblers they res
the bowie knife and grab game, tour hundrt d mihid
The federal treasure being the stake, for which they
now conducting their Presidential schemes Ifany
ern men say they have better men, women and as
ture than the South, be willing 10 tell them Ia
from the very bottom Of their shoes.
Mr.. OLIVER, OF Missouri, coniended that under the
luton providing for the Kansas Investigating Comm
they had no authority TO inquire into the validity
legislative Assembly II was violation Ct every
pie OF law, and degrading in bis colleagues on the
n ntee thus 10 transcend their powers. He asked
n CT the House was willing TO trample on Law by
liz Mr.. ReederY We're men so far lost 10 Justice
cercy as 10 be guilty Of such a monstrosity9 lie
rot believe until was so recorded, and then he
see II With shame and notification.
Mr.. wasrpvRs, Of Maine, asked that the staten
Mr.. Reeder be read.
s,versl objections we're intorpoecd, but we're
Withdrawn
A letter from DR.. II Green, dated Merchants
Philadelphia. was first read. stating that Mr.. keed
cetlned there ~ s'csIess. and wishing some gen