New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House authorized the Committee appointed to
investigate the charges against the members orofcers
of the last Congress- growing out OF the disbursement
of money by Messrs. Lawrence, Stone Il Co., to em-
plOy stenOgrsphers. .
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
the State of the Union on the Invalid Pensioners
bill.
Mr. ANDERSON belonging to neither of the
prominent political parties, said the only course left
him to pursue was to support the Administration and
resist every attempt at encroachment on the Constr
tutional rights of the South. He thought that by
doing he should best represent the American party OF
Missouri, which had no sympathy with the present
Republican party He said that the excitement about
Kansas would soon pass away, aud in adverting to
the Lecompton Constitution stated that he could
no reason to refuse the admission OF Kansas into the
Union under that instrument.
The House passed the bill for the payment OF
the invalid and other pensions. They then considered
the bill appropriatng 800 900 to the deficiency
in the printing account of the last two Congresses
Mr.. PHELPS (Mo.), in explanation sald the iault
in ordering TO be printed works before ihey wore
communicated to Congress, and mentioned the hrst
volume of the Japan Expedition at cost OIL the
modest sum Of $4,000 and the second volume OF the
Pacific Survey at cost of over S7O,WO
MrCLARK b. COCHRANE IN. y referred to
the fact that at the election in Kansas on the Attn OF
January there were over ten thousand votes cast
against the Lecompton Constitution, rejecting II by
four TO one; that the Free-State candidates were
elected but he had doubt that they will be counted
out. He was just As certain that to make up by
fraud what was wanting in numbers, was the OBJECT
of this LecOmpon or Calhoun movement lhe
question was whether Congress were prepared
to force this loathed and abhorred Constitution
ON the people not only without their consent,
but against their recorded will That Constitution
was a swndle reeking with fraud and branded with
popular condemnation, and was recommended 10 the
approval of Congress by the President, not on the
ground of Justice, but on the plea of expediency.
That Constitution fugitive from justice, and
was Struggled here under the cover OF the Federal
arms with the odOr of death upon 1t. That Constr"
4 Al,a,, thnttl N trAa
Ipste breathing into it the breath of life, it should
be carried back for interment. Ii was deslgnedy
made odious to keep away from the polls those VINO
were not in the plot relying on the Executive ana MS
followers to see it through But the Administration
has counted without its host If its expectations IN
this regard be realized, the Democratic party will
become geographically, what it is in principle and III
fact a mere sectional organization.
Mr.. KEl1T Is. c. said that, as tins discussion was
coming to a head, he wished in order to avoid mis-,
representation to ask Mr. COchrane whether he would
vote for the admission of Kansas under the Topeka
Constitution.
MIR. COCHRANE replied that he would if there
was evidence of its having been ratified by the public
Mr.. KEITT-Did you not say in your speech that it
was
MIR. COCHRANE-At its adoption.
Mr. KETTLE the whole of the Lec0mpton Con-
stituton had been submitted and all the votes In the
Territory been thrown and the majority of the voters
had declared unequvOcally that Slavery should be
estab ished therein, would you vote 10 ADMIT hansas
under il
Mr.. COCHRANE-But for one fact, namely, the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
The Committee then rose.
Mr.. CLINGMAN IN. c. asked, but did not obtain,
leave to offer resolution for reference to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs declaring that the Clayton.
Bulwer Treaty ought to be abrogated that Central
America now stands in relation to us as did Louisiana
Tetory, and therefore ought not to be subject to the
control Of any foreign power, interference with our
interests aud protesting against the trade IN white
men and in coolies. -.
Mr.. MORRIS Illnois) asked but did not Obtain
leave to introduce Joint resolution authorizing the
President TO appoint three Commissioners to proceed
to Salt Lake to negotiate with the Mormcns Tor the
purchase of their possessions on condition of their re-
moval from the United States
BIr. FLORENCE Pennsylvana) asked but did not
obtain leave to introduce resolution providing Tor e
adjournment of Congress on the 9TH OF June.
The House then adjourned.