The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-22

motives of policy aud expedency 10 accept the Lecomp
ton constitution without ratification, although he had ad-
mtted that IL ought TO have been submitted 20 the peO
nile III 1t was right TO submit IT, he hoped the Senate
would do what right, and let expedency aud policy
take Of themselves The true question at issue WAS
is the constitution indictment Of the popular will If
not it ought to be rejected II ii u.s. ID ought 10 he re-.
oeiyed although the mode in which ii formed might
be somewhat irregular And he contended that the only
mode of ascertanng whether the constitution the
Embodiment of the popular VIII or not was 10 submit the
question TO the decision of the people by fair VOTE
Mr. d. proceeded to alude 10 the Ioombs bill, and
urged that it was passed by the Senate democratic
measure, and by strict party vote An attempt had
been made to form constitution ana state government
and have Kansas admitted in an irregular way. The
Senae thought il better 10 have done regularly than
irrcgulaIly and there was no authority OF Law by
which the legislature could call convention without the
interference of Congress- bill was reported and passed
the senate granting that authority The Senate made
party measure and not only that but party
to fight the presidential election All he now asked
was that the senator from Pennsylvania and the rest Of
his democratic friends should stand by the same
ure after the election that they did before the election
And he would like to know by what authority the
from Pennsylvania declared that the acceptance OF the
Lccompton constitution administration measure.
The message did not Had that senator any higher
authority than the message
Mr. BIGLER replied that his differences that subject
were dcduccd from the message and from what he knew
in addition lie had not asserted in terms that was
administration measure what he did say was that the
administration held that movement to be legal far
il had progressed How could the President with any
proprcty recommend to Congress to admit State that
had made no application for admission He could not
do So certainly until the result Of the election ss0a
made known.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that he should like to know what
these other sources OF Information to which the
ator had referred and which authorized him to read
men out of the democratic party for not going in favor of
this measure.
Mr. BIGIER responded that he had not said one word
about reading out of the democratic party Did not
the senator from Illinois make issue with the admin
stration and could not every senator what that is
was
Mr. DOUGLAS thought that if the senator from Penn
syvana had not used those words he had insinated the
idea pretty strongly He had carried out the sy
tenn which had been pursued for the last two weeks OF
requiring every pensoned letcrwriter to intimate that
he r DouGLAs) had deserted the democratic party and
gone over to the republicans.
Mr. BIGLER earnestly denied any such accusation
What he said merely that the speech Of the honom
bic senator had excited momentary qualification the
other side Of the chamber and regret here
Mr.. DOUGLAS stated that the newspapers were ful OF
this charge Every press which could be controlled
reerating it, While nineteen twentietls OF the indie
pendent democratic press those papers which did not dc
pend upon certain departments Of the government for
support agreed with him in sustaining the creed of the
democratic party and the Cincinnati platform, the few
who were not allowed to speak for themselves were en-
deavoring to drive him where they could never drive
himto desert the principles ayered and maintained by
the democratic party. He would inquire whether every
man was to be driven of the party who did not coin
eide with the views of the President the subject of
the Pacific railroad bankrupt lawf &@'&
Mr.. BIGIER answered in the negative No.
Mr.. DOUGLAS then asked If each democratic senator
was to be at liberty dissent from the views of tho
President upon bankrupt law, tariff law, or the
subject OF Pacific railroad, why could he not be permit
ted to judge for himself the admission OF the Lecomp
ton constitution? He could not understand the extra
ordinary desire that seemed to exist that he should either
be driven of the democratic party that the
try should be made to believe that he had left the party
He gentlemen all around him who did not agree with
the President in all his recommendations lie doubted
whether there there who would that he agreed
with the President in all his recommendations. Would
the senator from Pennsylvania himself endorse
recommendation of the President and say that he was pre-
pared to carry it out? asy @..,
Mr. BIGLER replied that it was not at all probable
that he agreed with the President in every particular
and he had desire to lay down rule that the senator
from Illinois should be read out of the party for differ
of opinion.
Mr.. DOUGLAS wanted to know If the administration
would not regard those wanting in party fidelity who
opposed the measure now under consideration
Mr. BIGIER declined pursuing the subject further He
had said all that he deemed necessary and proper in order
to clear exposition OF his views If the senator from I'LL
nois thought proper to that he out of the
party because he differed from the administration that
was his business. AafH @
After some further debate the consideration of the sub
ect was postponed until tomorrow, Mr. STUART having
the floor @Httl9 44k 8ststet
..ft CONVERSATION OF MEMBERS COMPRESS.
On motion by Mr. INVERSION, the Senate then re-
suned the consideration of tho bill from the House of
Representatives to amend the act of the last session
regulating the compensation of members of Congress
Several amendments offered to the bill, which
discussed by Messrs. BAYARD, IvERSON FES-
SENDEN, and others but all were finally voted down,
and the bill read third time and passed
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After prayer by Rev. Dr. Gurlcy, the journal Of Sat
urday read and approved.
...-,a-.g.. .g. TREASURY NOTES. sa-& Ggas#.a@
Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES, Of Pennsylvania, moved
that the rules be suspended and the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole, and the consdcra
ton of the treasury BILL and that debate be closed
in two hours after its resumption.
The latter motion disagreed to- and the motion to
go into committee was agreed to.
Accordingly the House went into committee, (Nr
PHELPS Of Missouri in the chair and resumed the
sideration of the bill to authorize the issue of treasury
notes. tH
The first section of the bill having been read, the
amendment of Mr.. BANKS, of Massachusetts, that the
power of the President the issue Of these notes