True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-07-02
Congressional Proceedings.

Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.- Senate
Not in session to day.
HOUSE, Messrs. Howard and Sher-
man, of The Kansas Investigating Com
mittee, have retured, andappeared in their
seats
The House resumed the consideration
of the bill, for the admission of Kansas as
a State.
Mr.. Stephens of Georgia, having the
floor, ntimated his design to offer sub
sllute.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, asked him 10
accept of an amendment thereto, in effect
of repeating so much of the Nebraska
Kansas act, as declares void the Missouri
Compromise.
Mr.. Slephens-I do not accept it.
Mr. Campbell-I suppose not.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, said Mr..
Stephens proposition was a side blow to
the Kansas bill.
Mr., Stephens denied lhis expression,
and desired that the latter should be re-
ferred to the Committee of the whole on
the State of the Union. He vindicated
the Nebraska Kansas Act, and condemn.
ed the movements of the Northern peo-
pie to thwarl the policy Of that meas.
ure.
Mr.. Stephens said that the pending
bill admitted on its face that the Topeka
Constitution was formed against law and
order. He was inclined to think the rea
object of this movement was not so much
to get Kansas into the Union as a Fret
State as 10 kindle the fires of civil war il
the country.
Mr., Campbell, of Ohio, in course Of hi
! reply to Stephens said he could prov
t that Jefferson denied the Constitutions
! power to acquire Territory, and coul'
show an original manuscript letter of Jeff
: erson written few years before his death
: in which he not only approved of the Mi.
t souri, Compromise, but in express term
admitted the power of Congress to e1
/, clude slavery this letter he intended
r have Autographed and to accompany hi
n speech.
1t Mr., Campbell denied that the Kansa
!, Nebraska bill carried out the provision
s. Of the compromise measures of fifty, al
'e guing cOnslitutionality and expedier
n cy excluding Slavery from the Territ(
ry.
le Campbell and Stephens repeatedly il
terupted each other foc explanations r.
N garding conlroverted points on SLAYER
ut Mr.. Evans was in favor of admittir
lie Kansas as soon as practicable without +
lie gard to the number of inhabitants, prov
SIS ded fair election can be had, and wou
is send thither General Scott to secure SUI
n a result he contended that popular so
ereignly is an aggregious error, because
people can exercise sovereignty pow
till they acquire complete jurisdiction ov
the soil. ...
Mr.. Morrill, contended that the admi
istration must be held responsible for t
,r. present agitation, and argued against
in extension of slavery into territories,
m Mr., Dunn, in expressing his wish
en strike down what has led 10 the prest
disturbances, and restore things to whit
YER they were previous to the passage Of
ed Kansas Nebraska Act, offered an amel
,ge ment substantially 10 restore the Misso
he Compromise.
;ol Mr.. Grow moved the previous gu
tion. .... .
nm Mr.. Walker made an unsuccessful r
,irs tion to adjourn then moved to lay
ere bill on the table: negatived, 10 agai
tho 1Ol.
vas Demand for previous question sustt
was ed 90 against 67.
Main question ordered, and the bill
,rlv be. the first business in order for Mono
I'D Adjourned , ...