Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-12
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS ON THE KAN
SAS QUESTION.

Wv
SAS QUESTION.
On Monday important votes were given IN both
House. of Congress on the kansas question. Al
stated yesterday, the proposition of Mr. son, free
collier Of Massachusetts, 10 instruct the committee or
territories to institute examination into the aaga
iona of fraud made with respect to the late elections
in Kansas, was rejected in the Senate. The following
are the yeas and Nays
Yeas.-Messrs. Broderck, Cameron, Chandler
Collamer, Dixon, Doolttls Douglas Durkee. Fessen
den, Foot, Foster, Hale Hamlin, Harlan, King. s."
ward. Simmons, Stuart Sumner Trumbull, Wade
and Wilsonl2
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Benjamin, Biggs, Bigler
Bright, Brown, Clay, Crtepd"n Davis, Evans
Fitch Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin. Hammond, Houston
Hunter, Iverson, johnson Of Tenpsssee, Kennedy
Mallory, Mason, Polk, Sebastian, Slidell, foombs,
Wright and Yulee-2S.
Among the yeas are Mes-rs. Broderick, Douglas
and Stuart, AniiLecompton Democrats, aIi the resi-
being free scllers.
All the mays" are Democrats except Messrs Bel
of Tennessee, Crittenden Of Kentucky, Houston OIL
T.xas, and Kennedy Of Maryland, who are Amsr
cans Mr.. Pearcs Of Maryland WA absent.
After the above vote WA taken the President
Kansas massage was referred by the Senate TO the
committee on Territories.
The vote in the House on Monday on ordering the
main question to be put on the amendment OF Mr..
Harris of Illinois, to Mr. Hughes resolution, stood
yeas Il3, nav ln7 Among the yeas was Mr.. Davis
Of Maryl1nd His coieagues-Messrs. Bowie, Kun
KEEL, Ricaud and S,ewart-voed in the negative. Mr.
Harris of Nd, seems 10 have been absent through.
out the whole days struggle.
The great test vote Of the day however, WAS on
the motion uf Mr. Stephens Of Georgia. 10 refer The
Presidents message to the Committee on Territories
and il was defeated by role, the yeas standing
H. and tho NAYS ia The Eve MARYLAND delegates
present voted precisely rs before, Mr. Davis and Mr.
Blair of Mo-, irep. being the only representative
from the slave States that voted against Mr.. Ste.
phens' proposition. The following twenty one free
soil or anti Lecompton Democrats voted with the
Repu blcsns: Adrain, New jersey; Chapman, Pa
Cockerl, Ohio; Cox Ohio; j. G. Davis. Ind: De-
Ohio; l.. w. Hall, Ohio Harris, H.; Haskins n. "
Hickman Pa; o. Jones' Pa; Lawrence Ohio; Nc
Kibhn, Cal Marshall. H.; Montgomery, Pa; Nor.
RIG. Ill Pendleton Ohio; Shaw ILL.,; K. Smith, Ill.
The Northern Democrats who voted for the resolu
ton stand follows; Soaring Taylor. Sickles. Kelly
Maclay John Coobrane Ward Ruasell, Corning and
Hatch Of New York; Arnold and Bishop Of connec
tiru Hughes aud Gregg, OF Indiana; liuyler aud
Wortendyke OF New Jersey Miller and Burns, Of
Oaio; Florence, Landy, Phillips. j. Clancy Jones
Dimmiak, White and ALL. of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Stephens proposition having been thus reject
ed by vote, the question REQUIRED on the amend
msnt otfe ed by Mr. Harris, of Illinois and il
was carred-yess III, nays Ill. Here Mr.. Davis, Of
Maryland, again voted with the North and his four
colleagues with the South. Finally, on the question
of the adoption of Mr. Hughes resolution, as amend
I'd by Mr.. Hsrris of Illinois, the vote was yeas Us
nays III. Mr.. Davis. Of Maryland, voting "a usual
with the North, and his colleagues with the South.
The absentees besides Mr. Harris, of Md, were
Bonham, of s. e, (sickJ Caruther,, Of Mo, tsck;l
L@dy and Reilly, of Pa, and Matteson, OF n. "
Baltimore San.