The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-27
Congress.
NAaHrkoroN. Feb. 81.

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involved AZ settled long ago, and forever
II Congress can permit all the people OF
California and Texas 70 come into the Union
10 organized states, it can say class of per-
sons within the q. S., who are not citizens,
shall exercise the right Of suffrage on this,
which is a similar occasion.
He was in favor of admitting aliens to
vote precisely for the reason that the new
states are chiefly to be settled BY aliens and
foreigners, or in large degree BY them, and
believed this class Of immigrants who come
| to this country are, as . general fact,
as intelligent and capable Of exercising the
functions of self government a. our own ed
ucated citizens.
| Mr.. Bell, OF Tennessee, favored the amend
ment, and advocated such q modification
of the existing naturalization laws ~ would
provide additional securities against the
| gross abuse which has been practiccd under
1 them.
| Douglas appealed to the Senate not to en-
ter into long discussions, else they might
! lose important territorial bills.
Mason, Bggs and Crittenden advocated,
aad Toucey and Wilson opposedit.
Clay entered his protest against Stewards
doctrine, that the right Of suffrage was CO.
ordinate with the obligation to submit to and
support any defined government that would
allow infants, women and colored persons to
vote, and this should teach the Importance
Of having some limit attached to the right Of
forming organic laws. He was the first in
the Senate to denounce acknowledgement,
but would vote for this amendment. He
confessed he erred in voting for the Nebras :
ka bill after Clayton's amendment was strick-
en- out.
Bu.ler-He too voted for Clayton's amend
ment. but yielded from the necessity Of the
case to save the bill.
Mr.. Biggs' amendment was adopted-27
against "a.
Adams, Bayard, Bell of Tenn, Benjamin,
Bggs, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay, Crit
tenden, Evans, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Foote, Gey-
err, Green, Houston, Hunter, lverson, John
son, Jones of Tenn, Mason, Reid, Rusk,
of KY voting aye.
Those voting nay were, Allen, Bright, Big
Ter, Cass, Collamer, Dodge, Douglass, Dur
kee, Fessenden, Fitch, Foster, Hale, Jones
of Iowa, Nourse, Pugh, Seward, Stuart, Tou-
sey, Trumbull, Wade, Weller, Wilson and
Wright.
The bill passed.
Also, bill establishing a Judiciary Dis
trict in the Gadsden purchase, creating the
office of surveyor General, granting dona-
tions to actual settlers, &c.
To the bill authorizing the people of Ore
gon to establish a state government, Mr..
Green offered an amendment extending SINH
lar authority to the people Of Kansas, pend
ing which Senate adjourned.
Housg. --Etheridge madea speech, defend
ing himself from the charge of being Re-
publican, because he had introduced reso-
luton denunciatory Of the re-opening Of the
African slave trade.
Without concluding action on the bill, the
House adjourned.
WAsurNoroN, Feb. %.
SENATE Mr.. Cass presented the creden-
tials Of Mr.. Chandler of Michigan, and Mr..
Hunter those Of Mr.. Mason Of Virginia, sew
orally elected for six years--from the 4th Of
March, 1857.
The bill to amend the Tariff Of '46, with .
view to perfect the home valuation principle,
passed.
This bill was published about q week ago.
HousE.--The House passed u bill to pay
company Of s. Carolina volunteers for SER
vices rendered in the war of 1872.
The Legislative, Executive and judicial
bill was tax zen up.
Mr.. Tappan moved to strike out the $780,
900 compensation to the Kansas Legislature,
saying he did so for the reason that the
House had ascertained and declared that
body an usurpation.
MIR. Whitfield replied, this money was to
pay members to be elected in the future. -
The people Of Kansas being economical,
there were enough funds from the appropria-
ton under the organic law to pay the present
Legislature.
Mr.. Washburne Of Me-, took the ground, If
the House vote this app opriation, they stul-
thy themselves, and, in effect, declare the
Legislature legal, contrary to their former
expressed opinion.
Mr.. Lctcher reminded Mr.. Washburne OF
the fact that the same House that declared
MIR. Whitfield was not duly elected, recently
said he was entitled to his scat, in pursuance
Of law.
Mr.. Harris of Illinois, said the country had
in late election rcpudiated the report Of the
Kansas packed committee, and now the gen.
tiemen who were not sustained want TO keep
up the fight for the sake Of temporary politi-
cal capital.
MIR. Campbell Of Ohio, while reiterating
his belief that the Legislature Of Kansas
was fraud, which he condemned as much as
any member, remarked that the appropriation
now pending was Tor the expenses OF future
members.
Mr.. Sherman defended the committee from
Harris charge of its being packed. II it
was he had no knowledge of it. There was
not single fact stated in the report but
what bears the impress of truth. 1t had vir-
tually received the sanction of The President
and the Executive Of Kansas, and had the Of
feet OF removing Mr.. Shannon, the appoint
mcnt of Geary, and the removal Of Pres-
dent Pierce from Office.
Dir. Harris replied that the report had been
laid on the shelf among the dust and cobwebs
and all capital thus sought to be made would
be- lost.
Mr.. Stanton contended that the present
Legislature was not valid.
The appropriation was stricken out BY CT
against SO.
Pending the consideration Of the bill, the
House adjourned.