Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-30
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SENATE.

The bublnae4 ftaneA lteQ during tue uoiu'uR houi
GA. ubimporfanf, s1ospt that ca the presentation Of
the e. buttons rom the State OF Maine
Sr Maeon obI-c,.i 10 them in strong terms, "a die
--,pso,,ul n Cong the Judiciary and to the Pres
dent. Mr.. Fes:epdeu warmly dstended them sayisl
sh.. he endorsed them fully.
NJ. S-ward presented similar antl-s'avery re-
-rons,raues, bu; oouchad IN temperate language
from the Sooiety Of Friends, sssembleaia a. He1
mr.. lyersou made az Intellectual effort to take up
M nrny bill and the consideration Of the Minnesota
bill "a. therefore resumed.
TIE oaus,iou pending was Mr.. Douglas motion to
srka cot the second section OF the oiu 10 tne eneot
thss the new State shall be entitled TO one represen'
tAtve and such additional plumber a. the census may
eaow Mr. Dorglas object being to give the State three
REPRESENTATIVES 10 accordance with the actual popu.
laop instead of With tbs Incomplete census returns
which oa,y give two and moiety.
Mr.. Toomhs and others proposed technical amend.
penie but witbou. any vital difference of opinion,
cepiiug Mr. Brown, who protested against apporon.
!b9 ID. representation on guess work. DE said ne
nud vote for tbs admission Of Minnesota because DO
shed 70 keep faith 10 the slavery question: but there
ss-e r:suy portions Of s constitution which he OBJ
n:sd TO- especially The bses al tho franchise, which
allows unps,urslhed foreigners 10 votei also halt
breeds 0sd Iudans who have adopted habits OF OWL
lsstiontbst s those who put pants squire, shirt
collar get drank and thus fixed up, fulfill the consti
.a,opal esseutials Of thu ballot boI.
Ar. Wilson agreed With the Senator from Mtsesslp
e. Tney had only tho legal evidence Of ~ UOO
f,asbi.sais, and be ssid he did not see why thsy
ssoold have three Representatives. The State OF
Vermont, With 300, 0OD Inhabitants has only three.
Esves II favor OF giving one representative Dow,
sco more @ tie ceusns. hereafter to be taken,
sns,, sho abs 10 e:;sd TO- and he made motion TO
,as, t6scI. This motion would admit her now, aud
.as could make census and send the other add.
:.cnsl rasrSsrs before thls Congress adjourns.
Mr.. Johr,oo. Of Tepu was IN favor OF the section
20 i,s.sads. II. cen.ed that the federal government
oGa &c !r,s :oye:sgn State to tx the qualifications
.: voters.
Nr, Mason opposed granting tnrss. inasmuob as ihe
constitutional proportion 10 one representative Tor
oii record OF l<soe0 Hence II 10 absolutely for bid
'ea BY the Fessrai Constitution to give her an undue
pcli,!os, weight. -
Mr. O,!usnesn ~aStar sdberins striotiy to the Ccu.
t.oas would Ss t.nSsspus. Every representative Of
tho old S,stss row represents large surpluses, and
~oald not be isirto give new State the spporhoo'
ent Of 1853. while ihspid once rstsIn the sppors"n-
F.cs,ly, Mr. Toombs moved that Minnesota b. par
,,sd to have thres representatives until the census
was reotiAed. and thereafter such number as The
oeosus nay STOW her TO bs entitled to-
Tbs Seusto then went into su executive session.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Stephsss OF Gsorgia, proposed en- early day
Cox tee consideration Of the Senate kansas bill. lie
Thought osss to have an understandings in order
:ha. nobody may Do taken by surprise.
~. Campbell said this House had been debating
,ae oaesiion Involved In the bill for nine years and
nearly ali tsis session. This Kansas question blocks
up public 10 well a. private business He was. there
lore ready TO meet the question to-day or to morrow
w.,h OF without further debate. He thought It due
20 tie interests Of the country that the House should
Como 20 So:s. He sagge.ted that by common con.
'se: Ssy ss.s to take mp ne S to mor aS,sd
s,y.ud tnet me Houee was unrsualy thin When
:h-re wss toll attendance they could by common
c ns-o' Ell day.
~. Stephens having been ssked by several to nd''
CO.. day, named next Tuesday week.
M. Campbell suggested next Tuesday.
Mr. Stephens SAD bs thought that too short tine
H.. Csrapbsli said the House having sgreed to tn
Grs; Moudsy 10 Jane for dnal edjournmsnt it would
~ impossible 70 got through the public business by
ihs, tims uuless the earliest possible day be f1ed Tor
tba vOt- on rhs Kapssy bill
lr. Montgomery said he had no doubt that If the
.1srsr not now pressed an arrangement might be
r3sds ra'isfsctory TO all parties.
Mr.. s,sphens withdrew HE suggest!on for the pre-
ECU, In tho beist that such an agreement could be
mace Whso the day wss h1sd, be would announce
Mr ] Clancy Jones made an Intellectual effort TO
report bill from tbs committee OF ways and msans
regulating the mode and manner Of collecting and die
bur-nE thu public revenue.
Ths House then wen: into committee on the deh
c..Gcy appropriation Dill!
Dir P-yion made .peeoh on the Kansas question.
III Grow, of Pennsylvania, spoke 10 earnest toni Q
eGains, the s1nIssiou Of ksDeas under the Lecomp
'o,, Constitution. He said there ooud BE- no peace
~ E.nsas 70 long rs AZ attempt was mads 70 force
nn It's people on odio1s despotsn and to propagate
ln,Gan boudsse.
M Rsilfy, Of Pa, maintained the legality Of tbs
proc-edIngs attending the formation Of the Lecomp-
tor ConstitItior. II Kansas shall be admitted into
tbs Union the Legislature pass act providing
70. ateuS amsudpg, and then submitting II 10 the
peeple aad TO peuop outside of the State can Inter
tero.
&r. Ttayer, of Mass., made spseoh 10 opposition
n slavery, and Ia favor Of emigration aid societies.
Q Der spesabss wSrs made, wen the House adjourn.