The Washington union., 1858-02-03

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Mr. HARRIS said If the gentleman from Indians would
allow him 10 submit his motion. he would himself move
| haI the House adjourn.
MK1BaEs- - Do it, - do it,
i Mr. HUGHES If the gentleman desires TO place hs
pption before the House side by side with the propo
on Of the gentleman from Georgia and VIII commun
ale lis purport will submit the motion myself
i therwise / decline 20 yield the floor
Mr. HARRIS said he would raise no question to the
stt OF the gentleman the door in the morning His
ely desire was that his motion might be submitted
MKllnkas Give il 10 him
Mr. HUGHES asked the gentleman to state ~hat his
| pToposton was
Mr. HARRIS declined to say what his proposition
u Al that time
Mr. HUGHES supposed II to be a proposition to refer
tb4 message select committee and therefore submit
td the following resolution before proceeding with his
i rrm.rks
Ra That message 10 select
Sa q saasss IS state into hs Gna With ppwsr % rs
4 pos, by hill OF otherwise
Mr. HARRIS asked to be permitted to move an amend
nent TO the resolution. He would then to the
i House adlourning.
l Mr. HUGHES Let ii be read for information.
Mr. HARRIS said if the gentleman refused him that
/ COURTESY he might ON With his speech,
In the midst OF much confusion, and cries OF Order
| NJ BoBOCk, of Virginia, with the consent OF the
santcman from Indiana renewed the motion that the
I House adjoan.
NJ GROW raised the point Of order that no business
had been transacted since the ref, Of the House sd
The SPEAKER ovenued the decision There was a
resolution pending.
i Mr. GROW i stand corrected
Mr. wAsHBuRNE, Of Illinois, demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion adjourn and they were ordered
The roll was accordingly called and the House refused
L to adourn-yeas l02 nays 109
Mr. HARRIS again asked the gentleman to allow him
| 10 submit his motion
Mr. HUGHES inquired whether the gentleman would
state what il was.
Mr. HARRIS declined.
Mr. BARKSDALE, of Mississippi asked the gentleman
to Yield for motion for a call OF the House
Mr. HUGHES declined, and proceeded to address the
House. The question Of adjournment indifferent
him but he did not desire to detan the House against
diana that he would yield the floor permit him sub
mt proposition before yielding the floor uncondition-
ally he should have been informed what that proposition
was He thought he understood that question
and went to the gentleman and found he had been cor
rect.
Mr HARRIS said the gentleman had not correctly
stated his position.
Mr. HUGHES replied that he would yield the floor to
the gentleman for the purpose Of stating it.
Mr, HARRIS said he did not desire the gentleman to
Weld the floor nnconditionay but that he mig hit offer
did not desire his appreciation.
Mr. HUGHES replied that the gentleman had refused to
his proposition He had asked for courtesy and
fused to reciprocate
Mr. HARRIS said be did not ask ior courtesy
Mr. HUGHES replied neither did he He wished to
modify his proposition by striking out aii that part which
related to insructing the committee He said it might
he inferred that by submitting this proposition for a
et committee he desired to be made chairman Of that
committee; but he disavowed any such inclination In
order that he might time unnecessarily he
would ask permission to print, without reading some
preliminary remarks having reference to the affairs Of his
constituents
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana. objected to that
Many MKxBERs '.No! ''No!
Mr. HUGHES proceeded 10 address the House The
government of Indiana had been carried in yo.
laton of all law except mob law The black republicans
had been guilty OF the grosset frauds unsurpassed by
thing in Kansas while ut the time they howl
ing about border rutfanism in Kansas He predicted
that time coming when this clamoring would not
these apostles Of freedom the indignation
outraged people What the true construction of the
Kansas Nebraska sc particularly in regard TO the
in which the people Of Kansas should raty their
stutions He eaTeed with the President that the people
had the right delegate the power Of framing their
stuton, and differed from the construction placed upon
il BY the distinguished senator who had framed it. He
was responsible for his course his constituents and be
maintained, matters of law and history that the
tons OF that bill repeating the Missouri Compromise and
defining the Legislative power of the Territory referred TO
anything but the question of slavery The object of the
bill simply and solely to place the Territories the
ground occupied by the old States in making their
stutions He proceeded to argue that sovereignty could
be delegated by the people and opposed the views ad
ranccd by Mr. DOUGLAS His views expressed in the
Presidents message much better than he could state
them himself The convention legal, and represent
ed the will IL the people fairly The difficulties in
Kansas hsA been caused by rebellion the only way
get rid of them to admit the Territory into the
Union,
Mr. GROW, Of Pennsylvania obtained the floor, but
gave way to
Mr. HARRIS Of Illinois, who moved to amend the res
oluon offered by the gentleman from Indiana by strik
ing all after the word Resolved and inserting thu
following
framed Isconlaon, the Territory
ton Of delegates hereo and the the bt
referred be appointed
Speaker:
That inquire
net With the formation of the laws
Hnder which the originated and whether such
heon complied with and followed
Whether republican govern
entitled
q, this House upon fixed whether
Constitution acceptable aud satisfactory majority the
Aso O scastr con
ynon TO form constitution aforesaid, places
we're cast and the number cast al each place Of voting and each
rouny the Territory;
delegates among the differ
sn and election districts Of said re~y
which the
~as just and fair or compliance with law,
The of the delegates
votes for each candaie for delegate places
EAST mud whether said constitution received the
the deiegses said on
Tho nanbcr ~ said
as fnr ana agnt said
said Territory; e
ay for and and for or sra,pat apv
features thereof and The rumber voting IN