The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-01


made report from the committee of confer
enec on the Kansas bill. 1t is signed by
English and Stephens, on part of the House,
and by Green and Hunter on part Of the
Senate. Seward and Howard scented.
The report was read The majority report
provides for the admission of Kansas under
the Lecompton constitution, dependant on
the acceptance OF the ordin nee submitted.
formation Of a new constitution. We give
, a copy of the bill on onr outside form -
After the reading, 4 motion was CARR ID to
make the b II the special order for the ID
Monday in May, and pending a motion to
reconsider this vote. the House adjourned
April 24.-The Senate spent the day on
| the deficiency bill, but before taking up that
measure, made the report Of The Kansas
conference committee the special order for
/ Monday.
| The House proceeded to consider the mo-
/ ton. pending at adjournment last evening
. 10 reconsider the vote pOstponing the con-
ference committees report on the Kansas
bill until I'd Monday i'll May. Mr.. Stephens
thought the time set to, far off. Messrs.
/ Campbell, Clay, and others spoke to the
same effect. Finally, after considerable dis
cnSsion, the motion To reconsider prevailed,
! {: nj the House adjourned.
| April 26.-The Senate spent the morning
hour in discussing the resolution proposing
to send commissioner, with a competent
naval force, to Paraguay, to demand repara-
ton for firing into the L. S. steamer Water
Witch last summer. The resolut on was
laid over to take up the Kansas bill Mr..
Stewart earnestly opposed going into the
consideration OF the matter now, but was
Out-votcd He then wanted the House
( amendments (Montgomery's bilD for which
the conference committee proposed sub
stitute, read. The CHR 1ccii It's out 81
order, when a two hours debate arose on
the decision of the char. which was IN the
end sustained. Mr.. Cri'tcidrn then sad he
was not ready to prom uuce Judgment on
I rhe measure, and asked poS:poncmcut un-
7 Ill Wednesday. Mr.. Douglas jealous y
advocated the same thing. Mr. ToambS
and others opposed, and the motion 10 post
pOne was lost. Several >perch,S were then
made on the genera, merits Of the question
( SITTER which the hi VS. made the special
order Gar > y -. Z - morrow, and the SEN
ate adjoua"~a.
/ In the House. tie Kansas report Of the
question being On po>'poging to the %
Monday in May. All,r = long and ,!e>u tory
discussion, the motion @ po-tvonr was lost
100 against 1oc. Tie consideration Of
the report was then r"lc the special ord r
for . o'clock Wednesday.
The House then took up the deficiency
bill. as returned from the Senate, and dis
agreed to two of the Senate amendments,
name y-that striking out $1,000 for the
House reporters for the Giobe, and that
striking out the provisions for the settle
mcnt of the accounts of the late clerk of the
House.
M Jones then offered resolution to
meet at : o'clock IN the event for general
debate, during the consideration Of which
the House found Itself without quorum,
and adjourned.
AprU 27.-In the Senate, nothing Of in
terest occurred during the mornigh hour
At o'clock the Kansas report Of the con
ference committee came up. Mr.. Crittcnden
took the floor He said the offer made by
the conference substitute is merely equivalent
to a bribe of public lands to the people to
accept the Lecompton Constitution. He
then went on to say that the conference
substitute is a poor, MANNED and imperfect
substitute for the bill adopted by the House.
After defining his rcas us for adhcrins to
his amendment adopted 10y the House, in
preference to the conference substitute now
offered, he invited the Senate imparlially to
attempt to do justice without rCcr!mihation,
and without sectional preferences. Refer
ring to the geographical position OF Ken
lucky. he pointed out that her interests are
peculiarly in favor Of maintaining the Union.
and Of the preservation OF cordiaity among
its sections. He concluded with an earnest
appeal 10 all parties and sections 10 respect
the magnificent proportions and des my of
the Union, which is already recognized as
one of the great powers, and will soon be
recognized as the greatest it We avoid sec
tional and petty causes of disunion.
The Senate was crowded during the deliv
cry Of Mr. Crittenden's speech, which was
listened to with rapt attention.
Mr.. Hunter replied to Mr.. Crittenden's
speech. He said to thtow back the people
of Kansas into Territorial condition would
create still greater agitation and sectional
difficulty; adopt the conference substitute
and you produce truce Of three or four
years duration, which truce might be i'm
proved int permanent peace. Thus this
distracting question would pass from federal
politics, thereby giving time TO attend to tie
great objects OF moral and political import
ance that address themselves to our atten-
ton.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Cal
lamer, Hale, Wade, Green, Seward, and
Iverson, occasionally growing quite warm,
when, without coming TO vote, the Senate
adjourned.
The House spent most Of the day in hear
ing an angry discussion between English,
Hughes, Spinner, and one or two others,
over a preamble and resolution introduced
by Mr.. Spinner, proposing = select commit
tee OF five to inquire as to the facts and cir
cumStances by which, under an rider OF the
Commissioner Of the land Office, Senator
Bright and Representatives English and
Foley were permitted to enter &, 900 acres Of
land AT the Council Bluffs land office. The
whole business was finally table,.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole and resumed the consideration of
the bill granting pensions to soldiers of the
war of 1912.
Mr.. Curry opposed the bill, as proposing
to bestow more gratuities at an annual ex-
pense Of 81 zoo, 900, an amount as large as
he total expenses of the government were
in 1926. Messrs. Clark of No. Adrian and
Cur;iss spoke in favor, and Mr.. Quitman
against the bill.
The committee then rose, aud tie House
adjourned.
Apru cs-In the Senate, the Kansas re-
port being the special order, was taken up.
Mr. Stuart, of Mich, having the floor, made
many facetious hits against the report
The ground Of Mr.. Stuart's argument was
in favor of Mr.. Crittenden's am, ndment in
preference to this miserable compromise
He spoke till nearly 8 o'clock, when only
twenty-five members were present Mr..
Pugh, of Ohio, replied at great length. Mr..
Doolittle followed on the other side, when
an agreement was made TO finish the subject
to morrow. and the Senate aijouroed.
In the House, a majority and minority re.
port were submitted on the Fort Smelling