Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-12

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dinner to midnight, correspondence and frank
ing again Rarely will one get to bed until
after midnight, unless he ncglccts many a
requirement of duty or courtesy. To got
time for quiet preparation for public duties.
either at his room or in the Libraries, mem
Der often has to use the hours of sitting in
the House for correspondence, and also to
employ assistants ont of the House This is
Congressional li, and it is abundanty ex-
acting and cXhausting
THE Kansas Question:
At a meeting Of twenty Democratic mem
bcrs of the House. Mossrs Haskins Of New
York, Cox of Ohio. and Cjayef Kcniaeky,
were appointed to wait upon the President,
and protest against pressing the Lecompton
Constitution. This duty was performed on
Monday. whom the President informed the
Committee that he had taken his position and
should sustain it-that the message was pre-
pared and would at once be sent to Congress.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, the message came.
1t was listened to with attention. and not
without unmistalable marks of dissent Prob
ably shall not be mistaken if say. marks
Of dcrision and contempt The assumptions
that the Territorial government of Kansas
from the beginning established and sustain
ed by fraud. outragcs, palpable and confessed
lis The reol Governments and that ali oppose
ton to it, or neglect Of it, or peaceable pro-
tests against it, constitute rebellion that this
rebellion must and shall be put down by the
military polrer of the Federal Government
that the 1900 voters for the Lccompton Con-
veution, and the 5000 voters for the Lee
compton Constitution, are the sovereign pco-
pie Of Kansas while the $1,000 voters against
both are not he people, and net entitled to the
notice or respect of the Government; and
finally, the monstrous delusion that the ques-
ton Of slavery has been submitted to the
people, and been decided Ia faror Of slavery :
! say all this was calculated to provoke doris
ion and contempt and such, Judge, was the
meaning of the indications made in every
quarter Of the House, by Republicans and
Douglas Democrats.
The friends of the Administration met the
Message by simple reference to a committee
One Of Senator Douglass friends moved to
amend in4ructiug the committee to report
an Me fr-'s ia he c1se, and giving power to
send for persons and papers The Admins
trotion members attempted to forcstal action
and debate by an adjournment and were
twice beaten by ayes and noes. Alto o'clock,
however, the House adjourned.
Free Zrode and Direct Iaees.
Some days ago, at the motion Of a South
crn member, resolution was adopted proyid-
ing for select committee to inquire into the
expedency, among other things. of doing a.
way with all duties for revenue, and support
ing government by direct taxation This
morning the Speaker appointed the commit
tee-most fully conforming to the rule of
committing the subject to its friends. To a
Democrat majority, he added at least two Re
publicans who are supposed to be very much
in favor of treating their Southern brethren
to their own medicine in full measure
Business iy U1moot Members.
jan. ll.-In the House, Mr.. Royce pre-
scnted the petition of Horace b. Sawyer. q.
S Navy, praying for the allowance of the
difference of pay between the leave-ofabsence
pay and furlough, for the time be was on the
furlough list by the action of the retiring
board
In Senate, Feb. Mr.. Collamcr presented
the petition of Anna Addison for continuance
of pension; also a bin to alter the times Of
holding the T. S Circuit and District Courts
in Vermont, to enable the Circuit Judge to
attend, at least alternately, both at Rutland
and Windsor.
In The Hoasc, Mr.. Morrill, presented the
petition of Gov. Fletcher and others, for a
grant Of public lands to the States for Agri-
cultural Colleges
SATURDAY, Feb. G.
Prolonged FVibusteripg in Conqress
.i8roy on the Floor.
At one-quartcr to seven this morning.
reached my lodgings, from sitting of eight
cen and half hours during which time did
not leave the capitol The battle on the Kan
sas question began early in the afternoon of
Friday, and continued without intermission
until half-past six this morning The origi-
nal question was on seconding the demand
for the previous question on Mr.. Harriss
douglas Democrat motion to amend the mo-
ton of Mr. Hughes ADMINISTRATION Democrat,
for the reference Of the Presidents Message
on the Lecompton Constitution. Mr.. Hughes
motion simply referred the Message to a Sc
lect committee. Mr.. Harriss referred it ,rb
instructions TO REPORT THE FAcrs, and gave
the committee power to send for persons and
papers. The real question was, will YOU
have The Jacts IN the case,-the frauds. the
outrages' if any-or will you not The Re-
pubs and Douglas Democrats insisted upon
The Jac's. The friends of the Administration
were against having the facts and to defeat
the motion of Mr.. Harris, they resorted to an
interminable series of motions for adjourn.
ment, to excuse from voting, to points of Or
der and appeal, for call of the House, and
then to excuse each absentee by special vote
on every one of which motions thn ,.a. IL