Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-25

TO the oities OF washington aoo osSs60
town |. 200, 900 s:res Of lend Tor me sup
port OF their psblis schools.
The Senate proceeded to the eooe'de-
ration Of the House bill to authorize the
neonls Of Minpssots 70 form Cooselts-
tion and State Govesnmens, preparatory
Ia their admissioo int the Unioo.
Mr. Biees moved 40 smsnd0eot that
none but eisisscs Of The Uoissi States b
entitled 70 vote 10 rsfsssoee 20 the for.
nation Of . Constitusios end State Gov
eminent. He did not know bus what
the offering Of sueh . proposisios might
subject him to the suspicion OF being
tainted with Know Nothiogisms but
whether ,his was one OF the principles
Of the American party or not, b was de-
cidedly 10 favor Of con6niag THE priv.
lege Of voting to citissns OF the United
Ststes, native or nsturalised, in the for
nation Of oil organic laws.
Mr. Brodhesd alluded 70 the action OF
the Senate on she Nsbrsska bill; they
adopted an amendment similar THE,
which the House struck out; when the
bill came back to tho Senate he again
moved TO insert that provision in the
bill, being the only Northern member
who sanctioned that amendment from
beginning to end, the others who voted
for it at 6rst having yielded their con-
victions in order to allow the bill 20
pace; hence be vas 10 favor OF the pres
emit proposition, because be believed the
state Of suffrage wss % CO. extensive With
the right Of oisissnship. lie did nct feel
st liberty 10 defending the rights OF 70
sers to 20 further than the constitution
OF his own State has gone, and that has
confined the right Of suffrage TO oisissns
Of the United States.
Mr. Brown expressed hls b rty oon-
cnrrence in the views expressed BY the
Senator from Pennsylvsnia.
Mr. Seward considered the question in-
volvsd 10 settled long ago and forever.
II Congress can permit all people in
California and Texas to ss7 . class OF
persons within tho United States who
are not citiseos, shall exercise the right
to suffrage on this, which 10 similar
occasion. lie was 10 favor Of admitting
aliens to vose, precisely for the reason
that new States ere TO DO chiefly popula-
ted By aliens and foreiGners, or in .
large degr by them, and he believed
the class Of immigrsnts Who come to
this country ere, - . general fact, intel
ligent, and capable Of exercising the
functions OF self government - our own
educated citizens.
MIR Bell Of Tennessee, favored the
amendment aud advocated such modif-
cation Of tho exciting naturalization laws
- would provide additional security
! against gross abuses which have been
prsctised under them.
Mr. Douglas appealed to the Senate
against entering into long discussions
else they might lose important territorial
bills.
Messrs Mason, Briggs and Crittsnden
advocated, and Toucey and Wilson op-
posed it.
Mr. Clay entered protest against Sew
ards doctrine that suffrage VAS co-or-
dinate With the obligation, to submit ia
and support any defined government the,
would allow infants, women and colorod
persons to vote and this should teach the
Importance OF having some limit attach.
ei to right Of forming organic laws.
Ho was the 6rst 10 the Senate to de-
nounce kuow-Nosaingism, bu. be would
vote for this amendment.
lie confessed be erred 10 voting fol
the Nebraska Bill after Clayton's amend
ment wss stricken out.
Mr. Butler.-He too voted for Clay.
tons amendment, but yielded from 10.
cossity TO save the bill.
Mr. B'gg's amendment was adopt 81, .,
against "a.
| Mcssrs Adams, Bayarj, Bell OF Tenn,
Benjamin, Biggs, Broadhesd, Brown,
Butler, Clay. Critteodeo, Evans, Fish,
patrick, Foot, Geyer, Green, Hous.
ton, Hunter, Iverson, johnson, Jones Of
Tenn, Masrn, Reed, Rusk, Slidel.,
Thompson Of N. j., Thompson Of Ken.
lucky, voting Aye.
Those voting Nay wore Msssrs. Allen
Bigler, Bright, Case, ColIamer, Dodge
Douglass, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch
Poster. Hall, Jones Of Iowa, Nourse
Pugh, Seward, Stuart, Toombs, Touosy
Trumbell, Wade, Weller, Wilson, and
Wright.
The bill passed.
The bill authorizing the people Of Or
egon 10 establish . State Government
was taken up.
Dir Green offered an amendment, o.
tending similar authority to tho psopl,
Of Kansas.
Mr. Douglas replied to tho rsmerk o.
Mr. Bggs, maintaining that tho amend
ment IVES improper, and showing 10 esv
ersl instances where persons haVs beet
constituted citizens of come Of the SsateI
who were not citizens Of tbs Uuitet
States.
uousE.-The House passed the Pos
Oaice appropriation bill. The resolution
providing for the impeachment OF Jude'
Wntrous Of Texas, WAS then taken up
Mr. Caskie advocated the postponemen
Of the subject till the first Monday j,
December.
! Mr Wakeman just mentioned the fse
that the case Of Judge Peck VS. presen
ted during the last week of the ssssio,
Of the Congress Of 1908. The House do
clsred that he (Peck) was liable to i'm
parchment, but the subject went over /,
the next Congress, when Judge Peck "a
impeached and dieohaseod from oneo.
He hoped that The ssoolstioas pss6isl
would be postponed until Saturday sexiI
Mr. Barbour occurred ID the saeeeeeiee
Mr. Humphrey Msshsll dc mot kSev ~
the House eoald better repair ~ iaiue
tics done ledge Watrons than b b. o.
dering bic tapsschuens. The Hous
might - veil DO il nov. II b vee,
Judge Watrose hs Weuld demand L.
Mr. Kelsey said although hs he'd o,
right to speak By. sushssisy, b undes
stood thss Judge Watrons dosissd 90 Il
vestigation, and thinks be will b. pee
fcctly able to pefste the oharRes.
The subject wss then poetposed Gil
Saturday next.
Tho House took up The Resolutie, 70
ported from Con. on Eleeeioos declariaa
that Mr. Whit6sld We rot slssesa to
seat 40 delegate from Kansas.
! On motion % NJ Casuthsrs, the reeo
luton we tabled By vote Of 96 sssins
IS.
Washington, Feb %