The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-06

.n,oRrEp foR THn DfsrxrcH.
Congressional.

Congressional.
wAsHIsafor, March S.
s,uate mfr. Hunter reported 9 biH making ap.
nrnsrstfons for Notifications, and other woFks 81
defence, and for the repair OF barracks ana quar-
hi1, 10 establish collection districts throughout
the United States was passed-
TN. ontested election case OF Mr.. Trumbull, OF
Tifrois. was then taken up for consideration
Tbe Senate confirmed the election of Mr.. Trum-
bull
Affairs In Kansas were then discussed.
House-In the House, Mr.. Hickman, from the
Committee on Elections, made report present.
ing the reasons for receiving their demands lor
authority to send for persons and papers in the
Kansas contested election case. 1t starts out py
renreseutine that the allegation on the part OF
Gov. Reeder ia, that the Legislature which passed
The election law, under the provisions OF which
Gen whitfield was chosen, was imposed upon the
people of the Territory by foreign invading force,
who seized upon the government and nave exer-
csed il er SINCE and that the people there are in
a s1lbiurated state 1t then discusses at length the
following questions:
lat The necessary OF having an infeSusaa"A Vi
the facts in dispute.
ID The effect of the act OF Gov Reeder IN IS
suing certificates of election, to portion OF tne
Legislature.
al Whether the evidence to establish the facts
can he had satisfactorily by dispositions.
IIpon the first it is urged that the state OF al
fairs there has excited the feelings OF the whole
neople of the Union-that'is the theme OF fresf
Denial Message and proclamation, and that soyer-
eieu States in different portions of the Union have
considered the propriety of an interference ny
men and arms-that the question to be settled Is
whether military power has seized upon the ief'
rity and governs It by . strong hand-tnat this
oueston in volyes the existence of selfgovernment
and cannot be settled by cropping among assertions
and denials, but only by facts proven
Upon the second point it contends that tn peo-
pIe Of the Territory cannot be prejudiced by what
Gov Reeder did as governmental the people are
now contesting the seat through him-and that IL
II was not So still Congress could and should m
vastgate II If unreasonable doubt exists as to the
right of Gen Whitfield to seat
IJpon the third point It argues commission 10
take depostions would be fruitless-that The Pres
ident regards the presence of the army there as
necessary to preserve peace and the execution OF
the commission would bring the belgerent parties
face to face and ncite to hostties that it would
be equivalent to effort to obtain testimony on
battle field and that the commissioners would DC
powerless to preserve peace
Tn the course of the argument, the committee al
hide to the fact that ordinarily in dispositions their
subjects enjoy some degree OF peace and quiet
while in Kansas the settlers are not only alleged
to be reduced to state of vassallage TO foreign
power. but that personal safety is unknown, and
murder and outrage are said to be the almost daily
record of its history.
The report is voluminous, and is concurred IN
by Messrs Washburn of Me, Watson, spinner
Hickman, Colfax and Bingham.
Mr. Stephens of Ga, from the same commntee,
submitted minority report
The House postponed the consideration OF the
renort of the committee on the contested Kansas
election until tomorrow -.
The state of affairs in Kansas was fully dis
cussed