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most satisfactory results. The State now haC
three millions of men whose condition was en-
viabie and prosperous. He alluded also to q
discnsaion which had taken place between the
Senator from Virginia Mr.. Mason] and him
sch, 10 which that Senator had intimated tina,
recent events had indicated that England was
changing her policy in that respect. That little
debate had reached the British Cabinet, and
| be read an extract from an English paper to
show that such change had not taken place on
the part of the British Government
!. Alter brief reply from Mr.. Mason, and q
remark from Mr.. King, the resolutions were
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Gwin moved that the Senate proceed to
The consideration of the Pacific railroad bill
which was agreed to.
! Mr.. Doolittle suggested that the bill for the
admission of the State Of Minnesota into the
Union ought to be considered fret and he
moved TO postpone the further consideration Of
! The Pacific railroad bill for that purpose.
Mr.. GWin said that he should vote for the
+ Minnesota bill, but he did not want it to take
recedance over the Pacific railroad bill.
| Mr.. 3oohttle asked for the yeas and NAYS on
Who was against the admission of Minnesota.
Mr.. 3igier was unwilling that such an issue
honld' be made as that proposed by the Sena-
or fro Wisconsin.
Mr.. roderick said he thought it would be an
sdvsnt ge to admit Minnesota before we took
Up the Pacific railroad bill but he should fol-
ow thN lead of his colleague in asking prece.
'ence r the railroad bill.
Mr.. .ade, as q member of the Committee on
Terrific les, felt bound to urge the prior con.
iderati m of the Minnesota bill, which had re.
| eived ae unanimous appreciation of that com.
oittee., The Senators elect from that State
'ad beta here long time, and felt that they
lad berp deprived of their seats unreasonably.
| Mr.. Quart expressed the opinion that the
avcritt measure of the Senator from California
would Q facilitated by the admission of Min
Iesota.
Mr.. win said that he had not particle of
ebjecti to the Minnesota bills he was now
in fayo of it, and always had been in favor of
it. If tat bill could pass without objection, he
! you'd tSrow no obstacle in the way.
3 Mr.. Mason expressed the opinion, that if the
sAenato, from California supposed the Minneso-
q bill .ould pass without any delay, he would
snd hirsself mistaken. He did not know that
faere would be any opposition to the admission
1 { Minnesota, provided it should appear that
sae wss IN q condition to be admitted, so far
9 the requisites of State Government were
oncerned. he should make no opposition on
I ie ground that she had prohibited Slavery
: ithin her limits; but in view of the contest
t,at the Senate had just gone through on the
question Of the admission of Kansas. involving
tie principle whether any more slave States
should be admitted into the Union, he should
feel at liberty, and indeed should feel called
Upon, to look into the question of the admission
OF Minnesota as a question of policy and he
should object to taking up that subject until
we see what course shall be taken upon the
kansas bill in the other branch of Congress,
aud see what the result is.
Mr.. Seward thought the friends of the Min.
nesota bill and the friends of the Pacific rail-
rtad bill would turn out to be the same person !;
bat he submitted the opinion that the interests
o. the latter measure would be advanced by
admitting Minnesota first IF it was to be
question of policy, as indicated by the Senator
ffom Virginia, that question might as well be
considered now as at any time.
Mr.. Crittenden said the Senate ought to see
that its body was perfectly constituted before
proceeding to any act Of legislation.
Mr.. Bright hoped that those who had voted
to admit Kansas, would vote, for a like reason,
to admit Minnesota.
Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, said that the nm.
derstauding had been, up to the time of taking
the vote yesterday, that Kansas and Minnesota
were to be admitted into the Union together;
and how that the Kansas bill had passed he
thought it was due to good faith that the Min
nesota bill should be acted upon without delay.
The question being taken, the motion Of Mr.
Doolittle was agreed to-yeas 80, nays l6-as
follows;
Yeas - Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs,
Bright Cameron, Chandler, CLARK, ColIamer,
Crittenden, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Evans,
Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlip,
Harlan, Houston, Johnson of Arkansas, John
r. IN
Simmons, Stuart, and Wade-30.
Nays- Messrs. Allen, Bigler, Broderick
Bsown, Clay, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hun
tee, Iverson, Mason, Polk, Sebastian, Sidell,
Wright, and Yulee-1s.
Absent or Not Voting-Messrs. Bates, Bell
Davis, Dixon, Hammond, Henderson, Ken
nedy, Mallory, Pearce, Reid, Sumner, Thomp
sou of Kentucky, Thomson of New Jersey,
Taombs, Trumbull, and Wilson-16.
Admission of Minnesota.-The Senate &C.
cordingly proceeded to the consideration of the
bill for the admission of the State of Mime
sofa into the Union which was read.
Mr.. Douglas moved to strike out the second
section of the bill, in the following words:
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That said
State shsll be entitled to one Representative,
and such additional Representatives, in Con-
gress, as the population of said State, accord
ing to the census authorized by the act ap-
proved February &c, 1857, shall show it to be
entitled to- according to the present ratio of rep
resentation, and no more.
Mr.. Biggs moved to amend the section pro-
posed to be stricken out by giving the State
two Representatives instead of one which mo-
ton took precedence of the motion to strike out.
The question being taken, the motion of
Mr.. Biggs not agreed to-yeas IL, nays 33-as
| follows:
Keas-Messrs. Allen, Biggs, Bright, Brown,
Douglas, Fitch, Green, Jones, Pugh, Sebastian,
Stuart, and Wright-12.
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler,
| Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Clay,
| Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doelittle, Evans,
Fessenden, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Foster, Hamlin,
Harlan, Houston, johnson of Arkansas, john
son of Tennessee, King, Mason, Pearce, Polk,
Seward, Simmons, Shdell, Trumbull, Wade,
Wilson, end Yulee-33.
| Absent or Not Voting-Messrs. Bates, Bell,
derson, Hunter, Iverson, Kennedy, Mallory,
Reid, Sumner, Thompson of Kentucky, Thorn
son of New Jersey, and Toombs-l7.
| The question then required on the motion
of Mr.. Douglas, but after considerable debate,
without taking the question, the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of Executive bust.
ness, and, after some time, adjourned.
| HOUSE. 20.
The House went into Committee of the
/ Whole On the state of the Union, (Mr. Bocock
of Virginia in the chair,) and nominally re.
sumed tie consideration of the deficiency bill.
Debate on Kansas.-Mr. Clark, Of Missouri,
addressed the Committee, replying to the argu.
| ments os his colleague, Mr.. Blair He was
surprised that gentleman, Southern born and
Southern bred, should give the weight of his
| influence and vote in aid of those who were