The Washington union., 1858-03-25

been deprived IT their suts ans-nsonahis
Mr. STUART expressed tise opinion let the isvcri,e
measure Of tc senator cse Calss,ana would he fats
ted by the admission I'd Minnesota
MI ONiN sald that he had not a particle of s,tass-
ton 20 the Hil-epta Ill, he ~as now III tssor of n
ld ai~ays had Keen Ia favor Of it. II that lI could pass
without ctiett,on he would throw osasle in the way
hr MASON exEFessed the optnia that if the senator
nom California sapl~'scd tlt Mnns~ots hl could pss<
without any delay be would find himself mistaken. he
dd not know that there would be opposton TO the
admission OF Minnesota provided should appear that
she was IN condition 10 be admitted the
quis'tes Of State government concerned He should
make no opposition the ground that she had prohib-
eh slavery within her limits but in view of the con
st That the Senate had Just gone through the ques-
ton Of the admission Of Kansas involving the principle
whether slave States should he admitted into the
Union. he should feel at liberty and indeed should feel
called upon To lock into the question Of the admission
Minnesota ar question oi policy and he should object
to taking NJ that subject until what course shall
be taken upon the Kansas Till in the other branch of Con
eress. and SEE what the result is
Mr. SEWARD thought the friends Of the Minnesota
ball and the friends of the Pacific railroad hill would
turn out to be the persops but he submitted the
opinion that the interests of the latter measure would be
advanced hy admitting Minnesota first II il Wa 10
he question Of policy indicated 10y the senator from
Virginia, that question might well he considered
at any time
Mr. GWIN could not consent 10 acoede to the sugges-
tons OF his friends the other side for he afraid
the Minnesota bill could not Tars or several DAYS and he
what the disposition Of the Senate in regard To IT,
Mr. CRIr1ENDEN said the senate ought to see that
its body perfectly constituted before proceeding
any act of legislation
Mr. BRIGHT hoped that those who had voted 70 ad-
nit Kansas would vote for like reason admit Mime
sofa He objection considering that subject mt
and be wanted to silence fneous feeling throughout
the country by dealing Justly aud equtby towards each
section.
Mr. JOHNSON of Tennessee said that the understand
ing had been up to the time of taking the yester
day that Kansas and Minnesota to he admitted into
the Union together and that the Kansas hill had
passed, he thought IL due to good faith that the Min
nesota bill should he acted upon without DELAY
The question being taken the motion of Mr. Dool4r-
TIN was agreed to- yeas 80, nays 10 as follows.
YEAS Messr- E,yara benjamin, sr Bright cameroa
Fessendn Feh Fssa Foster Hale Hamin Harlan Houston
son Arkansas 'anou Of Isnnes-e Jones' King raEh, Seward
Nesr.- alin, Rsler, Brown Clay Fitzpatrick
Green ~n Hunter, iycrou Mason Polk Sebastian shd Wright
Ai,lsr On soI rorlSe Bates. Ben
nond Haniesn Kennedy Mallory, rearce Red Thompson
q keuuck Thomson Of New Jersey Toumb, Tramoun and WI
MINNESOTA
The Senate Accordingly proceeded to the consideration
of the bill or the admission cf the State of Minnesota
into the Union; which read
Mr. PUGH moved To amend the bill by adding the fol-
lowing additional section being similar to the amend
ment adopted on his motion to the Kansas bill
sEc . And h further cnaofed adns
the ae u Minnesota provided
the Cbtcd
f'rce and e1'c within that
hereby
Ststrs, within whio district powers
aic,an the Iowa
sh l.. stshhshed ihr Judge attorney
states ir the ssa d,-St Minnesota shah
and SHAH be entitled 70 The judge
ahd marshal q the district n iowa"
The motion agreed to.
Mr. DOUGLAS moved to strike out the second section
of the bill, in the following wor'is
ssG o And y racser state he suitled
70 Representative, ard nch additional representatives
lad by the approved February Is5T shall
i 70 atrine 70 the present ratio Of representation and
Mr. BlGGS moved 10 amend the section proposed he
stricken out ly giving the State two representatives
stead of cne which motion took precedence of the
tion 10 strike ont.
The question being taken the motion Of Mr. BIaGs
not agreed to-yeas IL, nays 33-a follows
YEasNesrE AHcp, Bgrs. Bright, Brown Douglas. Fitch Green
JONES fugh, Sebastian. Stuart, and wright-12.
NAYSMesrs. Eaysrd, farpslnin rgc Rrolrrrk Camarun
Chandler Clsrk ebay, Cosmsr Criienacn Isxcn ooitc
Iesendcn Foster H.uiin Htflan oas
1hnon Of arkansas. johnson
Polk Scward imurn siaen, Trumball waA- wilson
lee-33
VOTING, Messrs Bates ReII n~ris purkep
GsiR Hale Hanrrsd Henderson Jup.r kcuu-y
cy ai sumner Thompson Keutarky, lerrey
aud Tiurnbs-I7.
The question then REQUIRED the motion of Mr.
DouGL,s but after considerable debate without taking
the question: the Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of executive business, and after time adjourned