M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-08

proceedings and the vote below:
uOUSE--Over fifty set speeches
have been delivered in the House in
favor Of the Lccumpton Constitution,
OF which five were made by South
Americans, and at least seventy
against it, embracing those OF three
South Americans ami fourteen Dem.
ocrurs. The galleries to day are dense.
ly crowded, aud the greatest anxiety
Is eyinccd respecting the movements
on the Kansas Bill. The members
have assembled earlier than usual,
aud are engaged in conversation in
groups in various parts Ui the hall,
relative to the great question soon to
be acted upon. AT one o'clock Mr..
Stephens moved tO take up the Senate
Kansas Bill. The bill WAS read once.
Air. GlddIDgs objected to sec.
Ond reading under the ruIe.--The
question tdyn occurred, Shall the
ball De rejected !--Alr. Stephens
demanded the yeas and nays.--The
vote Stood--ycas 30; nays 137----
The bill vas then read Il second time.
-Mr Stephens said that he would
not now discuss the bill, having un.
durstOUd that u substitute was to he
submitted. lie gave way to Mr..
Montgomery, oI Pennsylvania, who
offered the Crltyndeu substitute as an
amendment, by the Anti Lecompton
Democratic conference, proposing to
admlt hdnsds INTO The Union and re-
Ter the LcvomptUn Constitution to the
vote ot the people; and, in the event
OF its rGJcctIon, Il convention is to be
called tO form new constitution. The
substitute, Hs thus amended, PROPOSES
to admit Kansas INTO the Union and
refer the Lccomptun Constitution to
the vote OF the people; and, in the
event Ol It's rejection, new couven.
ton Is to be called to form a new
constitution, and to be allowed one
Representative in The House Of Rep.
resculatlvvs until the next Federal
cenaUs.--Mr. Montgomery said that
he had no remarks to make; the sub
stitute was Its best interpreter. He
had furnished COPIES to members, and
was ready to supply others.
Quitman offered Il substitute, which
is the saline Us the Senate bill, with
the OMISSION vi the clause, that the
people have the right, at all times, to
alter Or amend their constitution in
such IL manner rs they may think
proper, &c-Mr. Humphrey Mar
Shall wished to amend the original
Senate nlIl, 10y striking out the same
clause proposed to be Omitted in the
Quitman SubotItute.-Nr. Stephens
refused to yield the floor for that pur.
pose, and demanded tho previous
quvsuon.-Mr. Marshall wanted
Mr.. Stephens refusal to be borne in
mind and entered upon the record.
---Thc question Oh Mr.. Quitman's
substitute was ncgatlved. Yeas u;
nays I6O.--Mr. Montgomery's sub
stItute WAS then adopted. Yeas 12O;
nays ll2. The announcement ol this
vote was received by applause IN the
galleries. The House then proceeded
t. vote on the special Kansas BIIl as
anvn!vd by Montgomcry's substitute.
PaSsud-.ycaS l2O; nays ll2.
The following Is the vote On MUnt-
gomcry substitute:
lEAs--Nlessro. Abbott, Adrian,
Andrews, Bennett, Bi!Inghurst Blng
ham, Bar, Bliss, Brayton, Butiinton,
Bmnngamc, Burroughs, Campbell,
Cas-, Cnatlee, Chapman, Clark Of
Connecticut, Clark OF New York,
Clawson, Clark b. Cochrane, Cooke
nu, Co,tax, Comins, Uoyade, Cox,
Crasin, CurtIss, Damcll, Davis OF
Mary land, Davis Ol Indiana, DAVIS Of
Massachusetts,, Davis vi Iowa, Dawes,
Dean, Dick, Dodd, Durice, Ellie,
English, FauSworth, Fcnton, Foley,
Foster, GddIngs, Gilman, GIImer,
Couch, Goodwin, Granger, Groesbeck,
Grow, Hall Of Ohio, Hall Of Massa.
chusctts, Harlan, llarus oi Maryland,
Harris of Illinois, uaskin, Hickman,
Hoard, Horton, Howard, Owen Jones,
Kellogg, Kelsey, KIIgore, Knapp,
Kuukel ct Pennsylvania, Lawrence.
Lcvch, Letter, LovcJoy, McKlbOen,
Marshall OF Kentucky, Marshall Of
Illinois, Matteson, Montgomery, Nor
gan. MorrIIl, Morris OF Pennsylvania,
Morris of Illinois, Morse OF Maine,
Morse OF New York, Mott, Murray,
Nichols, Ohm, Palmer, Parker, Pen
deton, Petit, Pike, Potter, Pottie,
Purviance, Rlcaud, Ritcbie, Robbins,
Roberts, Royce, Shaw OF Illinois,
Sherman OF Ohio, Sherman Of New