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ration Of the vote by which the iowa R. r. bin
was passed on Friday.
( AIr Puga presented memorial from the Phil
adclphia Fort Wayne and Platte River Air Line
\ r. IT,, praying for IN amendment to the i0waR
t.iland bill, IN its present form it interteres
with the Railroads rights.
5fr. CaSs spoke at lsngta on the Kansas qucs-
tton, vindicating the doctrine of sef.government,
Tor rs it has been called dcrisiycly. sluatter soy.
crcignty, and said this term originated relative
to the first settlers of California, who, having no
government, made one for themselves, and ask
cd the gcn'l govt. To recognize it, but they were
IdeTiSively called iuatter sovereignty, II pee
| pie who arc thrown rs waves upon distant
strand where were no laws, had no light to make
regulations for their own government, they We're
I called Squatter Sovereignty, because they did
not own land to use this cant phrase, he pro-
ceedcd upon the assumption that there was no
Sovereignty except landed sovereignty. This
reasoning carries us back to the dark ages, when
! men were considered rs nothing bat land, rocks,
/ trees Everything in connection with this sub
Iject he quoted an appalognc of DIR. Franklin ~
/ The discussed property qualifications III this
dollars man who owns jackuss worth that
sum has right to vote to-day, but tomorrow
the jackass dies and the man loses his right to
vote; then in whom docs the right to vote lie,
in the man or in the jackass! This quotation
| CaSS was not casliist enough to determine. He
of Congress over territories, saying if Congress
decline the power made by the government for
territories, from the ownership OF land just as
Sooa as the general government sell the land,
there would b. no longer any foundation for the
power. Right, must therefore, lie iii the people,
not in the land.
| Mr.. Cass proceeded to c,lticisc Douglass re-
Iport on Kansas matters, dissenting from many
| of its conclusions 1t did not alude at all to
the true object for which governments were in
| stitutct, and contained many IDEAS which were
erroneous therein and dangerous in practice
The committee say the organization of the Ter
lritory is cninentty necessary aud proper as 81
means of enabling the people thereof to form
and mould their local and domestic interests, ana
establish State government under the authors
IT, of the Constitution, preparatory to its atlnnS-
sion into the Union, aud thus argue the right OF
Congress to pass the organic act which authorl-
yes the admission of new States; but Mr.. Cass
thought that the doctrine that Congress has power
to pass any such measure which they thought
would promote the prosperity of territories,
would lead to false conclusion. Congress
Knight think the WemOt prOviSo would be
good thing, but it would not have any limit to
iIheir discritio" il they proceeded upon such
loose grounds. He also said the bill of the COM
mittee on Territories did not allow the people OF
KnnSas.to regulate their atftirs as they pleased,
and hence did not carry ont the d0crtine OF the
committee relative to that subject. Adjourned
IIorSE-Thc Speaker announced the first bus
Iincss in order to be Mr. Giingnans resolution for
the better protection of American cltl%ens-ln-
trod,lccd last Monday.
Mr. Gilman asked for its postroncmcnt to-day
as he was certain that he understood the intOr-
nation called for in relation to the Panama out
rage would be seat in tomorrow or next day.
Mr. Campbc!Ih had no objection ifhe could of
fer a s'lstitute requiring the President to neso-
ate through the Dept of State with Great Britain
and Russia for the acquisition of Canada, and all
other British and Russinn possessions on this
continent and with Spain for the acquisition OF
Cuba, consistent with her honor and the consent
Of the people ther1of, provided, that if the said
possessions be annexed, there shall be neither
slavery or involuntary Servitudc for crime.
Mr.. Faulkner asked Mr.. Clingnan what OBJ
lection he could have to his resolutions being
referred to the com. ON Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Clingmanrcplicd- but he doubted
whether they would be able to report for the
next two months. Some action oil the Kind he
proposed is necessary; if he could have the ear
tothe House for ten minutes, lie could satisfy
by reference to the treaty in his liand, that we
are bound 10 give the President some such au-
Ithority as his resolution proposes.
The question on suspending the rules to Gna-
bic Mr.. Clingman to introduce his resolution
was ncgatived-ayes %, nays as.
On motion of MIR. Barbour the President was
requested to inform the House whether the U.
S. soldiers in Kansas had been employed to ar
rest persons charged with violating supposed
laws ola supposed Legislature Of said territory,
assembled at Shawnee Mission, and if said sol
JicrS had been employed, to inform the House
10y what authority they had been SO employed.
The House passed bill charging the Post
Office, Court and Custom House building at Mil
waukie the Senate bills apPropri1tng 100000
for deepening the flats the channel of st.
Mary's river, Michigan, and $330,0G0 for keep
ing OXEN tac channel at Tie mouth Mississippi
nv, oF n. ,rOsX. ana
ling on the 4th Monday in June, is set apart for
the consideration of Territorial bills.
Mr. Wheeler ascd leave to offer a resolution
Expressive of sympathy for the Cape Nertl SUI.
fcrcrs and authorizing the dispatch of national
vessel with such articles rs may be donated.
WASHINGTON, May II.
SExArE.-On motion of Mr.. Fish, the Scc'y of
War was requested to report to the Senate the
estimate for the removal of rocks at Hell Gate,
y. Y, so as to admit Of the passage Of vessels
of war and first class merchantmen, and such
othcraidS to navigation as would render the pas
sugc safe. He gave notice that he would take
um carly opportunity Of Introducing abl carry
ing out this object.
The committee of conference on the dcficien-
cy appropriation bill made report, which was
adopted.
MIR. Cass concluded his remarks commenced
YESTERDAY on the recent troubles in Kansas. He
had not the least doubt in the great doctrine of
the right of man to govern himself lie con-
dcmncd the everlasting slave question, which is
gradually renewed With increased virulence on
the eve Of every Presidential election TheSouth
docs net NEEDLE with the social system of the
North, ard lift the Northwould follow its exam
pic we should be the llappicst and most content
cd nation on the face of the globe.
Mr.. Clayton, in speaking of the question of
the Sound Dues, contcndctl that this country
ought not any longer, to submit to that cxac-
ton, the treaty with Denmark had been abroga-
ted, and nothing that could be now said or done
would restore it, The notice of the President
was merely orc, that for sixty days after the
lapse of the year, this country would take no