Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-03-27
Congressional.

The admission of Kansas, with the Lecomp-
ton Constitution has been dicussed in the Sen
ate by Messrs. Toombs, Foot, Wilson, Douglas
and Green to the exclusion of other business
until Monday evening of this week. Mr. Doug
las health was quite poor, but he made pow
erful speech in opposition. The speeches of
Senators Foot and Wilson are spoken of as very
able. The following is the record of the closing
scene and the passage of the bill in the Senate
Mr. Green moved that without further debate,
the Senate proceed to take vote. lie with
drew the Minnesota bill altogether, and moved
three amendments to the original bill.
Firstly TO strike out the preamble, and sub
sttute-" Whereas, The people of the Territory
of Kansas did, by aconvention of delegates call
ed and assembled at Lecompton, Sept. 4, 1857,
form for themselves a Constitution and State
government; said Convention having asked the
admission of the Territory into the Union as
State, on an equal footing with the original
States" &c.
Carried
Secondly, Add to Sect. ., ninth line: THAT
nothing in this act shall be construed to abridge
or infringe any right of the people asserted in
the Constitution of Kansas at all times to alter,
reform abolish their form of government, in
such manner as they may think proper, Con-
gress hereby disclaiming any authority to inter-
vene or declare the construction of the Consti-
publican in form, and not in conflict with the
United States Constitution"
Carried-yeas 81, nays 30
Thirdly, A verbal amendment of the eleventh
line of the second section:
Cancel the word "of,' and substitute "annex-
ed to-" Carried.
Mr. Pugh withdrew his amendment of March
2, and substituted another THAT the federal
laws, if not inapplicablc, be extended into the
&C ;,,l, o;ol H.
and Judge, Attorney and Marshal be appoint
ed and paid, as in Iowa"
Carried-yeas 81, nays 10.
Mr. Crittenden moved substitute for the bill
in substance-that the Constitution be submit
ted to the people now, and if approved by the
President, to admit Kansas by proclamation
If rejected, the people to call Convention and
frame Constitution. The substitute makes
special provision against frauds.
Several Senators here took occasion to explain
their votes
Mr. Kennedy of Md, as a conserv alive middle
man, would support Mr. Crittenden, reserving
the right afterwards of voting for Lecompton.
Mr. Houston of Texas, voted for LEGO mpton
in obedience to the resolutions of his State.
Mr. Pugh of Ohio reluctantly voted against
Lecompton for the same reason.
Mr. Iverson Of Georgia defined his position.
Mr. Green accepted the suggestion of another
verbal alteration.
The question upon Mr. Crittenden's substitute
was then put and lost-yeas "A, nays "a.
The bill, amended, to admit Kansas with
the Lecompton Constitution, was then past, and
passed, by yeas 33, nays %
NaysENIessrs. Bell, Broderick Chandler,
Clark, Coamer Crttenden, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster Hale,
Hamn, Harlan King, Pugh Seward, Simmons,
Stuart Sumner. Trumbul Wade, Wilson.
-46Sent-Bates Davis Reid.
Paired ob-Mr Cameron.
Applause and Kisses. Adjourned.
In the House the Kansas question has been
debated, i'll committee of the whole, although
not regularly before the House. Now that the
bill has passed the Senate we may look for its
discussion in earnest. Since the speech of Crit
tenden in the Senate it has looked as if the Lee
compton swindle might be defeated, but those
who calculate upon its being done easily do not,
we think, reckon sufficiently the facility with
which the President can buy up votes as his ne
cessties demand We hope the following cal
culations of the Washington correspondent OF
the Pennsylvania Press, (Forney's paper,) will
prove reliable. He says:
Notwithstanding the system of Dragging resorted
to by the Union the Star, and Grund, the correspond
ent ~ of the Baltimore Sun, Lecompton is foregone
conclusion in the House. Let the vote be taken ,-
medatey, next week, in thirty days, ninety days
the result will be the same. 1t will be beaten, and
badly beaten. The vote will be abont as follows;
Against it-Repubicans. .................. 90
Democrats-Allrian Of New Jersey, Clark and
Haskins of New York, Chapman, Dewart,
Hickman, Owen Jones and Montgomery OF
Pennsylvania, Burns, Cockerel, Cox, Groes-
beck, Hale, ,wrence and Pcndleion Of
Ohio, Davis, English and Foley Of Indiana,
Harris, Morris, Marshall, Shaw and Smith
of Illinois, and McKibbcn of California "a
Anericans-Davis, Harris and Ricaud of
Maryland Gimer Of North Carolina, Mar
shall and Underwood of Kentucky. ......,
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For the bll--Democrats. Observation-Disclosures. 1O7
Americans-II and Trip of Georgia, Ready
Maynard and Zollicoher of Tennessee.
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