New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-17
THIRTY-FTTH CONGRESS. .
First Session.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
A resolution was adopted that the senate vii TO
morrow proceed TO the ele ction OF Printer.
On moion Of Mr.. GWIN, resolution was adopted
calling en- the President for al correspondence between
the Departments and the present Governor OF insss,
toeethor wi all orceis and Instructions which have
been issued to .aid officer.
Mr. ALLEN submitted g resolution that the Sand
Ing Committees be arrsr ged ss follows; .,-,
Polk CritteSden, Seward and Feet
on FisanceMess,s RuDtcr. Pesrce, OWN Bright Bsss
on Co@mo..- hessr, C.ay, Benjamin Biser ToonO',
N @:s. Asss:7ss %.1 D I'd XIII E9't johnson
On Nara! A6dirs-Msssls Mallory, Thomson Of n. -
On Jada.y-Mes.rs Bsy.Id, TOOms', Push. Bepiarnin.
Gresp Collsmer aad Ttvmenli VT, NIL. Al.
on Pot ces and Post Read'-MesTs Yulee bisor o~n'
On Pv5i1 Laad.-Mes.. stuar. johnson Of Ark, rusb,
On P,, "a Land Benjamin B ThOmp
SOD of Ky, kennedy and DritSe D.. Nj, r,.h
Bel Ga Of TEN" Tenn Houston aud oocItttis
~ e. 1sns: sf q so ssT jersey '
on Rerout,cnary Ciaim'-Aess' Evans Bates Cnt'eHdsn
On Me D.'r,et Of cc'unbn-he''r, Brown Mason John
On Patent. ard Patc.t oScc-Mesn. Reid Evans. Yuce.
On Pvolic Brderg. and GrOpsd-Messrs. Bright Davis
On T,itc,t- Me,s,. Douglas, Jones' Sebastian, FiNPat'
To audit and Ccstrol Contingent Etren''-Mes' Evans
on Prnting~Mssu. Johnson Of Arkansas Fitsp.tCk and
Fe,sendea.
On E.gs% Ras:r o @s s1 ss as I'D So aan
On he L,b,ory-Messrs Pearce. Bsyard and Hunter
Mr. HAMBLIN regarded the list as unjust, dispro-
poItioL ate and sectional. He thought it hIge time,
when the Save power has seized on the Judiciary
ard when the Supreme Court undertook to decide
questions not egtimately before 1t, that great care
should be taken as to the manner in which the Com
mt. Of the Senate were consttuted 80 as TO shape
the legislation Of the country properly.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE obje oted to the arrangement Of
the Committees referring especially TO the wants Of
the great Northwest, and the importance Of the nsv
CATION and commerce Of that section Of the country.
Mr.. CHANDLER read an extract from The DAILY
GloLe, anr ouucipg that caucus Of all parties hsd
agreed to certain list Of Committees. lie was
itirmed that Democratic caucus was heid and iiss
Of Committees made out leaving certain blanks 70 DO
filed in by the Republicans, who saw fit to ill these
blanks under protest No such general caucus a.
wss announced was held, and no assent was ever
given By the Republicans OF the Senate to such for
nation of Committees was therein announced.
Mr. PUGH should vote for the let. because II had
been agreed upon by regular Democratic caucus
but he cOrcuTeo with those Senator'S who had eX-
pressed the opinion that the Committees not
fairly formed. He had said so at the proper place aud
time telt bound TO repeat II while placing his vote
on record in favor Of the list
Mr.. STUART said that he had declined serving on
the Comm tee on Commerce. As that Committee
had bee sluded to- he thought proper to make this
statement
Mr.. BAYARD vindicsted the propriety Of the for.
nation Ct the List. 1t was proper that the dominant
ascendancy On all tie important committees.
MIR. GWIN allud ed to the manner in which the Re.
publcaps arranged the Committees in the House of
Represe natives when they bad the power, as being,
could not now, with good grace, find fault, for they
had always exercised their power with an iron hand
whenever they had the opportunity.
Mr.. WILSON denied that at the last Congress the
Republicans were uLjust to the Democrats in the for
NATION OF the House Committees.
MIR GWIN said that he did not refer particularly to
the last Congress- but to the general practice OF that
party for n any years past;
MIR. WILSON contenced that the Democratic party
ard the Pro- Slavery party in this country and
the same thing, and INDUCED in some bright visions of
the time when the Republicans should gain tho ascend
ancy
Tne LIST was then agreed to by vote Of 80 agsnstq
Mr.. GREEN proceeded to speak on Kansas affairs.
Mr.. Douglass speech he said, took him BY surprise
OF only as regarded its matter but as regarded rs
manner and il was well calculated to prejudice the
question per ding before the people Of Kansas. He
wished to counterfeit far might be In his power
the impressions which had been made by that speech
The real issue now vas, ought Kansas, when her
Constitution shall be presented, to be admitted into
{" the Union, or ought the consideration Of what
" the Senator from Illinois calls the fundamentai
error ef the President to be reg Nded a. sum
oient cause for keeping Kansas on. OF the
most unfortunate question: The question was not
whether We approve or do not approve Of all the indi
yidua parts OF the Lecompton Constitution, ~ the
provisions in reference to the banks, taxation, &C.
These are matters with which We have nothing TO do
bat which are TO be eft 70 the people themselves to
regulate Tho only question for Congress 10 consider
10, Does the Constitution embody republican form
of government Has anybody disputed that proposi-
ton and ccntended to the contrary Certainly the
Senator from Hin ois has rot done 80. There seemed
to,be want Of clear undertaking as to the reaaon
which the Federal Government sustainf toward Ter.
-. ~ nd
what enabling act is required to mpart to them power
to propose change in their form Of government Is
an enabling act to give them more political rights or
more lnslenable rights That would be a solecisu
and @ contradiction.
From these cor celebrations il must be argued that
Congress would have right TO refuse TO admit Kar-
ss under the IL compton Constitution. The people OF
kar sas never proposed 10 form State vernmenT
without tie cOrs.nt Of Congress. The Convention
wa. held in iuborc nation to the Territorial Govern
ment. II admitted into the Union, State Govern
ment will take the place Of the Territorial Govern
melt and rot without II any attempt were made to
sUbvert the present Government and set up another
in orpoeitiot to the Federal authority We could sub
jugate it but they do not propose to interfere with
the Territorial Government until the assent of Con-
eress is received. There were eight States in the
Lion which had formed Constitutions without en-
ablng acts, for the admission Of which the Ssnstor
from Illinois himself voted. Florida Ind Cahfornl.
had ne enabling acts. Mr.. Dougss could
vote for these, there could be no reason why
ne could not Note ioi Tue edhseion Oh hansas LUG
ascent of Congress may be given any time. The
Organic Act declares til at the people Of Kansas eha
be pers city free TO form and regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way. That way was to leave
il to TIE action of the Convention which was under
10 obligation 10 submit the Consultation or any part Of
il TO the popular vote.
They chose to submit. tie Slavery question, which
wac the great bone Of contention, matter Of policy
AID prudence, and not from any legal oompulsion
whatever. II was bis Creens) opinion that the sub
mission Of thst question alone was coarse
better calculated, TO get at the real viii and