The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-18
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH Is, 1865

Nays -Messrs. Abbott, Adrain, Andrews,
Bennett, Billirghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
Brayton, BuHinton, Burlingame, Burroughs.
SON, Cockerill, Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cox. Crs-
gin, Curtis, Damrell, Davis of Maryland, Davis of
Indiana, Davis of Massachusetts,, Davis of Iowa.
Dawes, Dean, Dick, Dodd, Durfee, English.
Farnsworth, Fenton, Foley, Foster, Giddiaes.
Gilman, Gilmer, Goocb, Goodwin, Granger.
Groesbeck, Grow, Hall of Ohio, Hall of Mass.
Harlan, Harris of Md, Harris of ILL.,, Haskip.
Hoard, Horton, Howard, Kellogg, Kelsey,
Kilgore, Knapp, Kunkel of Pa, Lawrence,
Leach, Letter, Lovejoy, Marshall of Kentucky,
Marshall of H., Matteson, Montgomery, Nor.
gan, Morrill,, Morris of Pa, Morris of M.
Morse of Maine, Mott, Murray, Nichols, DIN.
Palmer, Parker, Petit, Pike, Potter. Pottle'
Purviance, Ricaud, Richie, Robbins. Rovce'
Shaw of ILL.,, Sherman of Ohio, Sherman of New
York, Smith of New York, Smith of Illinois.
Spinner, Stanton, Stewart of Pa, Tappan.
Thayer, Thompson, Tompkins, Underwood.
Wade, Walbridge, Waldron, Walton, Wash.
burn of Wisconsin, Washburne of III, Wash.
burn of Maine, Wilson, and Wood-lll.
SO the appeal was not laid on the table.
After remarks by Mr.. Grow, Mr.. English.
and various other gentlemen, it was proposed
by the latter to receive and print the statements
OF both the majority and minority.
Mr.. Harris said the propositions made to
come to common understanding did not oripi-
nate with him he was only anxious to meet
the views of his friends. He still believed the
decision of the Chair was wrong, but, reserving
the right which he claimed in the outset Of
making this proposition whenever the majority
report should come in, he would withdraw the
appeal. He was compelled, however, bv the
position taken by the gentleman from Virginia,
Mr.. Letcher, to do 90 without assentitg to
the reception of the majority report. The gen
tleman from Georgia Mr.. Stephens] must take
his chances for introducing it.
AT twenty minutes before four O'Clock, the
House adjourned to Monday next.
Saturday, March l3, 1853.
SENATE
The time OF the Senate was occupied in the
discussion of the Kansas question. Mr.. Wade,
OF Ohio, made most effective speech against
Lecompton but, without closing, gave way for
motion to adjourn till Monday.
We shall print copious extracts, if not the
whole of it.
The House was not in session.
Monday, March Is, 1858.
SENATE.
Mr.. Seward presented resolutions of the Leg
islature of the State of New York.
Ransas.-The Senate proceeded to the con.
alteration of the special order, being the bill
for the admission of the State of Kansas into
the Union.
Personal explanations having been made by
Messrs. Broderick and Bigler-
Mr.. Wade resumed and concluded his re.
mo rko Oofu L.
Mr.. Mason then obtained the floor, and ad.
dressed the Senate at length, sustaining the
bill.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the Senate adjourn :;
which motion was lost, by the following vote
Hcas-Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Chandler,
Clark, Crittenden, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foster,
Hanlin, Harlan, Houston, King, Seward, Sim
mons, Stuart, Trumbull, and Wilson-l7.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bsysrd, Benjamin,
Biggs, Bigler, Bright, Clay, Fitch, Green,
Gwin, Hammond, Johnson of Arkansas, John,
son OF Tennessee, Jones, Kennedy, Mason,
Polk, Pugh, Sebastian, SEdell, Thomson of
New Jersey, Toombs, and Wright-23.
A discussion ensusd as to the hour of ad.
journment, DC. Messrs. Stuart, Wilson, Brown,
Green, Toombs, Fessenden, Houston, and others,
participated; when
MIR. Trumbull again moved to adjourn, which
was resisted on a call of the yeas and nays
yeas Is, nays %.
Mr.. Clark then took the floor, and addressed
the Senate against the bill; when, at late
hour, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill granting pensions to officers and
soldiers of the war of 1872 and those engaged
IN Indian wars came up az the regular or6sr.
MIR. Savage, of Tennessee, moved that it be
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be made special order for the 22d, 23d, and
oath days of April next, and this was agreed
to, under suspension of the rules, without
count. This movement is considered an indi-
cation of favor to the measure in some shape
on the part of the House.
Amongst the bills introduced was one by Mr..
Gilmer, of North Carolina, to prevent the accu.
mutation OF an unnecessary surplus in the
Treasury of the United States and to eaualizs
the grants of lands to the several States.
Mr.. Gilmer also offered BILL to which oh.
lection was made, for the admission of Kansas
into the Union. This bill proposes no recog.
milton by Congress of any Constitution, but car.
ries out the prominent idea of the friends of the
Kansas. Nebraska bill, to wit, "to leave the peo
pie of Kansas perfectly free to form and regu.
late their domestic institutions in their own way
subject only to the Constitution of the United
States"
Mr.. Davis, of Indiana, also offered a bill to
provide for the admission of Kansas into the
Union, but it was objected to. 1t is understood,
however, to be q conservative proposition.
Mr.. Wright, of Georgia, introduced a bill TO
provide for the grant of homestead of land
100 acres) to all persons over the age of 81
years, for actual cultivation and settlement
and Mr.. Smith, of Tennessee, submitted bill
to provide for a railroad and telegraphic COM
with the Pacific.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, proposed resolution
10 appoint select committee of FIVE, to con-
tinue during the Congress, for the purpose of
arranging and reporting the best method of ia
King the next census of the people of the United
States /; but objection was made, and the reso.
luton was not received.
The remainder of the sitting was occupied
until near A o'clock in Intellectual efforts to in.
roduce resolutions.
Population of India.
From Parliamentary blue.book on the col.
onies, just issued, we take the following:
British States.
Area in square miles. Population
Bengal 573,778 97,763,562
Madras $4,000 22437,297
Bombay 1854 ll,790O42