The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-23
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-,
rINsf SESSION.


senate.
NAsmsGros Dec. o., 1857.
IBk PURIo LANDS
Mr.. WILSON, {opp) OF Mass introduced bill 70 secure
Ia actual settlers the alternate sectoIs OF the public lands
reserved the grants TO the States for railroad purposes
ANOTHER
Mr. JOHNSON (adm OF Tenn introduced bill TO
grant every head Of family who IS CITIZEN OF the
United States a homestead Of 100 of hand,
dit:tion OF its occupancy ami cultivation,
THE RECORDS NAVAL
On motion Of Mr. SuDEIL, (adm OF Ia. a resolution
Wa adopted requesting President communicate
record the proceedings OF the several Naval Courts Of
Inquiry
REFORM IN THr prRIIc PRINTING
On motion Of Mr. SEWARD, opp OF n. Y resolution
was adopted directing the Joint Committee PrntiDg TO
inquire and report whether an. new provisions Of iav
are necessary the faithful performance Of tie
existing contracts which provide Tor accurate reports OF
the deb ates in the two houses.
THE KANSAS QUESTION.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the Presidents
annual message.
Mr. rHSu, lad Of Ind said il the election TOOK 90;
subject would be required that Is assuming there
no frauds which would vtiate the election He de-
that the decision Of the people Of the Territory whc
Their IL admit or exclude slavery should not be supposed
TO influence his opinions Therefore he wished to speak
the subject in advance Of any possible knowledge
here OF the character Of the proceedings at that
election. He would remark. advance while he should
feel bound 10 comment on some OF the views expressed
II
democratic party. But he would say that man might
by his own voluntary act, either by promoting
esse himself Se Or p the
z,tcn He hardly thought that the old democratic
party, as SUCH were put to the necessity OF reading
persons out OF their organization IT. however, there
we're any men in the democratic party who wished TO
take position outside OF the party, who attempted to
oment dscord in the party, return for fanoied
grievance in time past they would do well remember
the fate Of every such attempt which had been made
IIc in fayo ne adj nitti wit yybQ
constitution she might present here, provided
il republican in form. The Convention
had power 10 submit the constitution withhold it, aud
were responsible only to the people OF Kansas for the
per in which they had exercised that right lie desired
to adopt the productive Of the least evil TO the
greatest number.
Mr. nouGiAs, (opp.> Of III, in reply, said accord
ing to bis own showing Mr. Fitch differed from the
President point, and yet the senator from
Indiana had charged him with factcn. II di..
ferng frem the President was faction, that
Senator had double the amount of faction with him
SELF He had not become the servile tool OF any
President to feel himself bound TO take every
commentator without examining 10 see whether i met
his appreciation not. With regard to harmony in the
democratic party, he had only. TO say that If demo
cratic Senators and the President would stand by
the Cincinnati Platform there would be harmony be-
tween them all and himself He said, 'ca 1t faction,
cali what please intend 10 stand by The Nebraska
bill, to stand by the Cincinnati platform. to stand by the
organization and principles Of the democratic party and
defy opposition from whatever quarter il may come. y
lie predicted that before the lapse CT sixty days be would
be harmony with those that most relied upon
TO crush him and the principles Of the Nebraska
bill in the admission OF the LecoRpton Constitution.
lie looked the Convention trick and fraud upon the
rights Of the people and with or without slavery he was
opposed the whole He did not know the OBJ
ec' of all these attacks upon him Perhaps hts opponents
though; they could worry him out but he would tell
them that he found his strength falling, nc would so OIL
his energies, and back and take rakng
fire a. tho whole of them. Qaughter.)
rurDg a conversational debate between Messrs.
DOUGLAS EIrcu the former, order to sustain his
previous remark that be could not place much confidence
the returns Of the election which was held yesterday
rasdf hq Crnt hah r.
laws publishing fraudulent returns, and stated
in addition tia. two officers Of the army who
Mere present e ,., Ie ,h man ne to mms
to have pcrpc,raied the OXFORD frauds elected
clerk of the Convention By accamaton upon the ground
that hrs services IN Johnson county entitled to him such
consideration.
M CLAY adm CT Ala, thought the of Mr..
Douglas calculated do gross injustice the Convention
lie twelfth section Of the schedule IN substance
that all the officers shall be sworn TO faithful perform
Of their official duties and on failure thereof be sub
Jet to the pains aud penalties are provided IN
such cases under the Territorial laws.
Mr. stuart, (adm of Mich, remarked that II was true
true that the acting Governor has said that there no Law
in Kansas Furnishing frauds In making returns
Mr. Clay Inquired whether the ie di1et OF the Cover
10 prevail over the law.
Mr. Dorcs replied thai the clause which the Senator
from Alabama had read in the copy Of the constitution
published IN the National InSlcencer but In that pub
ished the Union, which II Il said furnished by the
President that clause not 10 be found He doug
as) could not pretend 10 account for this variance
unless the Convention adjourned without putting the
s,.uion into form. and perhaps the te9encer fur
nshed with revised copy and the Union printed the
document as IL Was before the Convention Whether 20
not does not place the matter under the Territorial
laws where there were penalties for iraueuen, returns
Mr. G 3 G rsm M ne ss for he
Union.
Mr. noueI. promised TO look into the matter. II he
should discover that he mistaken he would publicly
The further consideration Of the subject vas postponed
and the Senate adjourned.