Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-04-06
From WashiuetOn.

Kansas in He House -Rpo,t of the Majority f
 the Kansas havestgatjng Con,mitee- Ertraor-
 diaayy .Nocement cf he Anti Lsconptonites-
 Then Deteat-South Americans Sustaining
 he Black RepublicanS-A Coalition Pa'ty on
 Me 1ows-Mc. Crittenden opposes Kansas-
 Somhern Kno,o- Nothings beconing teaky-
 Eansas deJate in lie Senate--Dougtas- tat
 Volunteers 10 Be Raised--4nother Presidential
 canliaate anade of mule Rasl--W Wilson, gf Mass.
 c candidate-The Semjnoles.
 We had merry tme in the House last week on the Kansas question The majority of the Kansa, investigating committee, appoint ed under the resolution of Harris, of Ill., asked permission to report their action on Wednesday, but objection was made and consequently they could not do So. Neither can they unless the objection is withdrawn or not made, until re- ports from special committees are callet, winch will not be for several months. Stephens, of Ga, had prepared the report of the majority, and although Le did not succeed iu getting it before the House, he had it published in the Union; 50 at least t is before the country.
 Ru,nors ha! been atloat for some days that the anti L ecomptoniteS were watching for an ol- portunty to catch enough Lecompton members absent from the House hall to take "snap iudgment' on them, and have the Kansas com mittee re-modeed, by adlirg two members of their own way of thinking. On Thursday they supposed the favorable time had arrived for their .bap II,r ba upon what he termed privileged question, his proposition being to submit report from the minority of the Kansas committee in spite of objections, and should that carry to propose all addition to the committee. The speaker de- cided it was not privileged question: After debate it was postponed to the next day. On the next day it was further debated, and mo- ton was made to lay it on the table. Before the vote to lay on the table was announced several members changed their votes from aye to nave, giving as their reason for doing so that they understood the appeal would be with drawn. After this change the vote stood 109 featod withdrew the appeal. Among those voting nay on the motion to lay the table, were Ricaud, J. Morrison Harris, and II. Win ter Davis, of Md, Underwood and IIumphry Marshall, of Ky, and Gilmer, of \. C., Know Nothings, representing quasi southern districts. 1 Go not believe all of them will vote against the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution, perhaps none but Davis, but should .l, I 2, fa l,,,f. of itself may have some influence ill determin- irg their votes
 It has been whispered around that the anti Lecompton democratic members of the north, and the southern Know Nothing members or a majority of them were about forming a coalition party. l cannot believe there is any truth in it. In the first place the i-Lecomptonite demo- crats are strongly opposed to the Kuow-Nothing doctrines relative to foreigners and Catholics, and repel the imputation that they can ever coalesce with that faction, while on the other hand some of the southern Know \ Nothingmembers profess to be extreme southern men, consequently the would be the construction of an entirely new platform in which the Know Nothing proscirp- tive doctrines and the doctrine of southern rights would be ignored. But the developments of the last twenty four hours have given us clue to the final action of the southern Know Noth- ings en this question, and it is now reduced to certainty that nearly every one of them in the House will vote with the black republicans, and 4hr,cA Aofo ,lo II f .l-
 Mir. Crittenden delivered in the Senate on yes. terday speech opposing the admission of Kan sas under the Lecompton constitution, which is understood to be the programme of a majority of the 'south Americans in the House. The south has at this time some strange representa- tlves here. 1 only trust that in spite of their opposition this Kansas question may be settled as proposed
 The Senate is debating the Kansas and Min nesota bill and it is agreed to bring it to a close and take the vote on next Monday. There is no difficulty about its passage before that body. With this question out of the way it can proceed rapidly with the current business of the ses- sion.
 The defection of Douglas on this Kansas ques- ton Is somewhat anom ,lous, and his position divested of it's in magnary issues, proves that it proceeds in a great measure from his opposition to the present administration and an organized attempt to defeat and disorganize it. When ever this shall become apparent, many of those who have followed him off in his vagaries, will see their course places then in utilization and fellowship with the black republicans that his course is without the redeeming feature of any principle, but solely opposition to the adni nis- tration they assisted in placing in power and as "it was not the entertainment to which they were invted,'' will return to the democratic party.
 Douglas is aware of the critical position he now occupies, and to more efectualy carry out his dis organizing schemes to give him strength. intetds Introducing an amendmentt to the bill admitting Arizonla, Tn effect the same as that in the Kan sas- Nebraska bill in relation to the right of the people of that territory to govern themselves in their own way" But this wont do as he is Lot willing to let them carry out the principle In Kansas in refusing to vote for her admission under the constitution adopted by the majority because 1t was not submitted for their rati6ca- ton in way to please him. IL is little re. markable that while he and his friends are on- posing the admission of Kansas as S,ate. the