The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-17

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec Is, 1857.
ELECTION PRINTER.
resolution was adopted that the Senate will tomor-
row proceed to the election Of printer
AFFAIRS.
On motion Of Mr. GwrS, tadm) Of Cal, resolution
adopted calling the President for all correspondence be-
tween the departments and the present Governor of Kan
sas together with all orders and instructions which have
been issued TO said officer.
STANDING PROTEST
THE REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. ALLEN, (adm.) Of L. L. submitted a resolution that
the standing committees be arranged as follows
On Foreign Redtions-Messrs. Mason, Douglas, Slide
Polk, Crttenden, Seward, Foot.
On Fsnance--Messrs Hunter, Pearce, Gwin, Bright,
On Commerce-Mcssrs. Clay BENJAMIN, Bgler, Toombs,
| Reid, Allen, Haun.
On Military AGairs-Messrs. Davis, Fitzpatrick John
son Of Arkansas, 1verson Broderick, Wilson, King
On NdpdI Afdirs-Messrs Mallory Thomson OF New
Jersey, sidell, Allen, Evans Bell Of Tennessee Hale
On Judiciory-Messrs hyard, Toombs, Pugh Benja
| min, Green, Coamer, Trumbul.
on Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs Yulee, Bgler
| Gwin, Fitch, Thomson Of New Jersey, Hale.
Comm Public Ldnds-Messrs Stuart, johnson of
Arkansas Pugh, Johnson Of Tennessee, Brodeck Foster
| and Harlan.
Committee on Prirate Land Clains-Messrs Benjamin.
! Biggs, Thompson of Kentucky, Kennedy and Durkee.
Committee Indian AgairsMessrs. Sebastian, Brown,
REID, FITCH Bell Of Tennessee, Houston and Dooiie.
Committee Pensions-Messrs. Jones, Thomson of
New Jersey, Clay, Bates, Thompson of Kentucky King
Committee on Revolutionary CYains-Messrs Evans
Bates, Crittonden Wilson and Durkee.
Committee Cg1ims-Messrs. 1vcrson, Mallory, Polk
Clarke and Simmons
Committee on the District Of Cotuu.5a-Messrs. Brown
Mason, johnson of Tennessee, Bgcr, Kennedy, Hamln
and Chandler.
On Patents and Patent 0Dice-Messrs. Reid, Evans
Yuee Simmons, Trumbull.
On Public buildings and Gronnds-Messrs. Bright,
Davis, Douglas, Bayard, Clark.
On 7eritoriesMessrs. Douglas, Jones Sebastian Fitz-
patrick, Green, Collamer Wade.
Ia IaIsff YSd (txSfrl fLs,lsp
Evans Wright Dixon.
On Printing-Mcssrs. Johnson of Arkansas, Fitzpa-
On Eagrossed Bius-Messrs. Wright, Biger, Harlan.
On Enrolled BiiLs-Messrs. Jones, Brown, Dooittc.
onhe Ltbrdry-Messrs. Pearce, Bayard, Hunter.
Mr.. HAsIS, (opp of Me, regarded the list unjust,
dspseportonae and sectional. He thought high time
when The slave power has seized the judiciary
when the Supreme Court undertook decide questions
not cg atcy before that great care should be taken
the manner in which the committees Of the Senate
constituted, shape the legislation the
country properly.
Mr.. bcmnTix (opp.) Of Wis, objected to the arrange
Of the committees referring especially the
of the great northwest the importance Of the navga
ton and commerce OF that sectien Of the country,
Daily GloJF announcing that OF all parties had
agreed TO a certain st of committees He informed
that democratic held and list Of committees
made leaving certain blanks TO be filed In by the
pubicans, who h TO hl these blanks under protest
No such general caucus announced held, and
no assent given by the republicans Of the Sc
nate such formation Of committees was therein
announced.
Mr. PrGu tadu) Of Ohio should vote for the list be.
had been agreed upon by a regular democratic
caucus hut he concurred with those senators who had
expressed the opinion that the committees not fairly
formed. He had said at the proper place and time,
and felt bound 70 repeat while placing his vote
cord IN favor Of the list
Mr. sruAKr adm Of Mch said that ne had declined
serving the Committee Commerce. As that
mtee had been alluded To- he thought proper TO make
this statement
Mr. R.yaRp (aim) Of Del indicated the propriety OF
the formation of the list Il proper that the domi
nant party should always retain in their hands the
asoendancy on all the important committecs.
Mr. Uwis, (adm.) oi Cal, alluded to the manner In
which the republicans arranged the committees in the
ouse of fepresenatives, when they had the power as
being IN an eminent degree. sectional and unjust They
could not with good grace, find fault for they had
always exercised their power with an iron hand when
they had the opportunity.
Mr. wrIsos (opp) of Mass. denied that a, the last
Congress the republicans were unjust 70 the democrats In
the formation of the House Committees
Mr. GwS SAID that he did not refer particularly 70 the
last Congress but to the general practice o that party for
Mr wnsos cou,cnded that tho democratic party and
the pro slavery party n this country are one and the
,,"e rbss ise rspSS ans shs gain ,he sseepsancy
ilo 1t was then aTrced TO BY asosc cf 80 agans, TO-
ni-cr-~gos slNSs QUESTION.
On x e. @ & NJ nousiss speech S.'S he ,sia, ' took
him BY ..lTis,, GOT oail as Y ie mater but
the rpsst'oi tef Scto-, She pcoTlo ~ kusss
re w9 b io .sw "a, g ght hc - h., oyer,
ths IN = san q hal "a llats BY "a, ~ ceh
tuition shs be sclieJ y b 81 - GI' tap Caion,
or sugii tie COZ aeFsn ~ ~atusr " trim MI
nos call hc Gnda4neIs :. tbe eni' V be
regarded A. or keeping EA4sss ~, of tho
Union, and keeping up the agtaicn ~ tins mosi dcrtu
or do no, approve of All ihe ndydaal parts of he 10
compton constiiutcn ~ 10 the provision In refer
matter. enss Win When ss nave sasn m nsss sS x,a are
70 be len 70 the people themselves 70 regulate The
only question for Congress 70 der s, does the ccns
tuition embody republican form u government Has
ybody disputed that proposition and c0u,ended the
contraryf Certainly the Senator from Illinois has
done There seemed 20 be want q clear understand
ing the relation which the federal government
tains towards Territory The inhabitants of Kansas
people and what enabling required 10 myart 10
them power propose change their form o govern.
ment Is an enabling act % give them more political
rights or more inalienable rights That would BE- sole
and contradiction. From these considerations n
must be argued that Congress would have right
toadm Kansas under the Locompson constitution The
pie OF Kansas never proposed n form state government
without the consent Of Congress. The Convention was
held subordination 10 the Territorial government II
admitted into the Union state government will take the
place Of the Terroria government and not without II
any attempt made subveri the present govern
ment and set up another IN opposition 70 the cderai au
thory, could subiugatc H. but they do propose
interfere with the Territorial government until the assent
Of Congress received There we're eight states in the
Union which formed constitutions without enabling acts
for admission two of which the Senator from Illinois
himself voted for. Florida and California had enabling
II Mr. Douglas could for these there could
no reason why he could not vote for the admission OF
kansas The assent Of Congress may DO given any time
shall be perfectly free 70 form and regulate their domes
TIC institutions In their way. That way leave
10 the action of the Convention, which under
obligation 80 submt the constitution any part of 10
the popular vote They chose submit the slavery ques-
tion, which was the great bone OF contention
OF policy and prudence and from any legal compu
sion whatever. IT bis (Greens) opinion that he Sub
mission Of that question alone better calculated 10 got
nj the real will and Judgment of the people than the
whole constitution had been submitted. II has been
also said that the people Of Kansas we're dccesv.
ed, and that positive pledges and promises to
submit the constitution had been made and violated
That matter about which there has been a great
deal Of controversy, but there positive evidence
of this he did not think proper 10 dwell upon H. In con
ciusion he urged the Importance OF deciding the question
speedily, 10 put end 10 The constant agitation
which has long embttered the feelings of the people
the different sections oi the Union He thought con
etituon met the appreciation of majority oi people
Of Kansas and il any Of its provisions obnoxious g.
them they would have the power n modifying or
changing them AZ any time,
Mr. pUtSlAs, (opl @ I'LL, replied that he was gf4b