The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-03
XxXyth CoEgress..First Session.
WA,u,ssrox. March s-x

SESATE.-The House bill making appro-
priations relative to the abolition of the sound
dues was taken up and passed. Seward in
PRODUCED q bill amending an act of March
I'd, 1855, regulating the carriage of passen-
gers by steamship aud other vessels; referred.
Evans Of 5. c. presented al bill, amending the
Patent Laws.
Houston of Texas introduced a bill provid-
ing for the organization Of regiment Of
mounted volunteers for the protection of the
Texas frontiers; also authorizing the Presi-
dent 10 raise four additional regiments of
volunteers.
The resolution offered by Douglas of Ills.
IN regard 10 Kansas sffairs, was taken up.
Douglas advocated its pas.ags.
HorsE.-The consideration Of the bill reg
ulatlng the pay Of number Of employees Of
the House was resumed and gave rise to an
interesting discussion.
WAsnrSsTox, March 2-PM
Douglas proceeded to advocate
his resolution, but nc one o'clock was cut off
in the middle of a sentence by announcement
OF special order, when the Kansas Bill was
taken up.
Collamer continued the remarks commenced
yesterday. He said the only choice allowed
the people of Kansas was, whether they would
have slaves or be slaves. lie alluded TO the
Territorial laws and to the successive Gov
them, and who were summarily removed
because they could not perform impo>sibili-
ties; and because they could not enforce the
laws and yet do justice 70 nj parties. lie
referred to the Lecompton Constitution and
he said il was compelled to resort to special
pleading to hide facts; that that instrument
was never submitted to the people. II it had
been, they would have reprdiatcd mt once
and forever. The President admits the whole
thing was n cheat and dclusion. lie referred
also TO n new political dogma that slave pre-
Terty is q legal chaLtel and its tenure pre-
cis-ly like other property. In the Dre1 SCOT.
case he would not deny that the Supreme
Court might not give an opinion concerning
slavery, when u question or property was
before it; but he regretted that they should
have taken advantage Of their position to
issue, sr cathedrd. an Endorsement of politI
ical dogma. lie then discussed the nature OF
property in man, contcnding that tho only
safety for slavery was to make it legal. lie
asked what Will be gained By making Kansas
slave State. The PROSTATE people will
soon gain the asccndcncy tn re, even if Cal
houn cheats them out of the Legislature now;
and then, when they refuse TO pass laws for
the protection Of such property, what will il
be worth!
Pugh gave notice of an amendment, tina,
the people may alter or abolish their form OF
government in such manner rs they may
think proper, so that il be Republican and
in accordance with the Constitution of the
United States. Seward got the floor, hen
the Senate adjourned.
NorE BY REPORTER amendmen,
will be offered to Mr.. Green's substitute, TO,
the admission Of Kansas and Minnesota to-
gether.
The House resumed tho consideration OF
Stewards motion to reconsider the vote, re
ferring to the Committee Of the Whole. the
Bill from the Senate authorizing the Presi
dent to appoint any officer affected by thu
Naval Retiring Board to his former position
Davis of Md. applauded the Retiring
Board for their fearless honesty in purginc
tho Navy of rotten materials. He objecteC
TO any replacement Of this material, anc
thought that the administration would hav
much to answer for, which should place
man of war under the command of an of
fccr, whom that board had rejected and tn
last President and his cabinet have declare,
unfit for active duty.
Miles contended that the decisions in tina
board in some instances were utterly rcpug
nant to any sense of justice and fair dealing
Without concluding the subject, the Hous
adjourned.