The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-24

DOOLITTLE and KING participated with MT DtVVD-
ERICK.
Mr. BROWN announced that when the Senate should
after the holidays he should express his views ON
this question He would say now that he stood where
he stood at the last session OF Congress and nothing hat
may have ranspred In Kansas yesterday would change
his position If that election yesterday shall have been
fair one as he hoped ii was, in which all parties had
been allowed freely and without hindrance 10 participate,
and Kansas asks admission free State he stands upon
the record in favor Of her admission IT, the other
hand she should ask admission slave State, he hoped
his friends on the other side would abide by their former
action, and admit her
The further consideration OF the subject was then post
poned until Monday, January 4th.
After the consideration of executive business, the Sen
ate adjourned until the 4th of January next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. RoBERr p TRpPE, of Georgia, appeared, was duly
qualified and took his seat within the bar of the House
THE DELEGATE FROM UTAH.
Mr. WARREN, of Arkansas, submitted the following
resolution remaring that he regarded IL question OF
privilege it affected the right OF the delegate from the
Territory of Utah to seat on the floor OF the House ON
equal footing with other members:
Whereas il appears from the proclamation of Brigham
Young late governor of the Territory of Utah. from the
Presidents message and from later Developments that
the said Territory is now in open rebellion against the
government of the United States; therefore,
Resolved That the Committee ON Territories he instruct
ed to report the fact and inquire into the expediency of
the imme 1iae exclusion from this floor of the delegate
from that Territory
Mr. BANKS, of Massachusetts, objected to the resou-
ton on the ground that it not question of privilege,
and that the facts contained in the preamble upon which
the conclusions based did not affect the right of the
delegate from Utah at all.
The SPEAKER overruled the objection, holding that
the resolution affected the right of the delegate to seat
and that the preamble might might not be adopted by
the House.
Mr. BoCooK of Virginia, said that he had pariicu-
lar objection to the reference of the resolution to the
Committee Territories, because he was willing that
they might inquire and report the facts to the Houses but
he not prepared to say that because member rose
and said that State Territory in state of moral
rebellion against the Union, the representative of that
State Territory should be elected from seat on
the floor He did not believe that the House could set
itself up grand inquiston upon the morals of the
country He could not see, however, that any harm
could result from making this inquiry but he could not
say that he concurred that the facts stated by tho gentle
from Arkansas were true and sufficient for the eec
ton of the delegate from Utah.
Mr. MARSHALL of Kentucky, did not think that
der all the circumstances of the case, the House could
entertain the subject at all 1t would be observed that
everything that had been done by Brigham Young had
been done in his capacity of sitting governor of Utah.
The proclamation the proclamation of the governor
of that Territory and he had frequently thought that
would have been much more prudent for the in going
governor to have met that proclamation by counter
proclamation, showing the fact of his appointment
and of the deposition of Brigham Young by the President
of the United States, and thus have stripped from the
shoulders of the latter the cloak under which he
gina Mr. BococK that they not to look in this
hall for the tender OF their seats to the moral sentiments
of the people which they represented.
Mr. MORRIS, of Illinois, submitted the following
substituted but it ruled out of order by the Speaker
Resolred, That the Committee Territories be- and
they hereby instructed to report bill for the repeal
Of the organic act of the Territory OF Utah. and to attach
said Territory to other Territories for judicial purposes
Mr.. MARSHALL (resuming) stated that the gentlemen
who attached to the administration would assume
very high responsibility whenever they took the ground
that the expedition against Utah military cxpedi-
ton against that Territory. He warned gentlemen not
TO fall into that error as that expedition in his opinion
merely escort to the in-gong civil officers
Mr.. WHITLEY, of Delaware, moved to amend by pro-
vidng that the committee also be instructed TO inquire
into the proprey of reporting bill aboshDg the terri
toria government of Utah.
The SPEAKER decided that the amendment was not in
order. a
Mr.. DAVIS, of Maryland thought that the resolution
ought not to be adopted. He of the opinion that
under the laws of the country and in accordance with
the constitution they not entitled to that
any Territory in rebellion that any State making
resistance but there resistance either in State
Territory it in the eye of the law, resistance of the
local authorities of that State Territory, and not
Of the authority of the United States The preamble
to the resolution assumed that the representative of
Utah the representative of that rebellious gov
enmcnt and not the representative of the citizens
of the United States who elected him and sent him
to Congress. He oontended that it not ques-
ton Of privilege If the delegate should have directly
against the laws of the United States he unworthy of
q seat, and should be expelled
Mr. BANKS, of Massachusetts, held that there was not
sufficient statement Of fact to justify the proceeding of
the House There was nothing sacred to the peo-
pie than their right to representation, and should be
the last thing to be taken from them. They had
nothing to fear from the powers of the delegate from
Utah this floor for he had VOTE and beyond that,
If they adopted the resolution, it resulted in nothing
for the people might in two months send another dele
gate to take his place He commended that the President
had not charged in his message that the Territory in
state of rebellion and if the gentleman from Arkansas
would confnc his resolution to the Recommendation of
the President adopt any legitimate of action he
would very oheerully give him his aid but he protested
against ejecng delegate from Territory except upon
statement of facts touching him in his relation to-
wards the government.
Mr.. WARREN, of Arkansas, in order to meet the views
of gentlemen the other side of the House proposed
the following substitute for the original resolution
Reolpod That the Committee Territories be instruct
ed to inquire into the difficulties existing between
the United States government and the territorial govern
ment of Utah, and said committee will further inquire
whether, under existing circumstances said Territory
shall be allowed to have delegate in this House
The SPEAKER ruled the amendment out of order
Mr.. WARREN said that il his desire to have the
subject investigated by the House 1t struck him that
gentlemen attaching too much importance to that
resolution He did not propose that the delegate should
be elected without fair hearing 1t known to every
member the floor that the present condition of Utah
and the whole country amazed the fact that gem
cmen would sit with the delegate from that Territory
an equal This was the prime why he had intro
duced his not STR at