The Washington union., 1858-03-23
Mr. PHILLIPS Qi Pennsylvania submitted the follow
lng pteambe and LesnlniInn a nnLnttute

aS' ttfgin' AZ ARMS di 10 Tie s'
House and ihl kep oaiy order ahd
sd ~ fi's s III Fl Si%i' s All r. se 'F fsG
s s.n s Iii ngs y m ~ os s1Is s .e e D.usy ~ ~
which he i nov nov IN eu.,oas rharei9re
sna ~ srfsas' irg + sreSga y remand ira ne
aud upon the termination the proceedings under sa achieui
that the Sergeant Arms keep him directed under e order the
18th Of February last
4 Mr.. STANTON, Of Ohio, said the committee expected
to close the evidence during the present week and whilst
the trial 10 progress 1t certainly improper to dis
ehafge witness fioi custody his refusal to testify
Upon the conclusion Of the testimony the committee
intended TO report resolution TO place the refractory
witness i1 te hands of tic proper authorities for trial
Mr.. STEPHENS stated tat Tie extreme indsposition
OF the wife of the witness required his discharge
of humanity That was ihe why he thought he
| should be discharged, and discharged Immediately
! Mr.. SfhN1ON replied that messenger had recently
returned from Iostoii, and found that this mis-
| take. Ii
Mr srEPIiENs did not know what messenger was al
luded to, but from his information he believed the lady
! 10 be extremely i'll.
! Mr.. STANTON moved that the whole subject be laid
on the table which motion not agreed to yeas so,
! nays 1873.
Mr.. HUGHES, Of Ipdana, then submitted the follow
ing preamble and resolution a Substitute for the reso-
! luton of Mr.. PnrIlirs
appear by poccc.ugs in
of John wolc witness in custody for alleged
had jurisdiction power
authority against contempt: therefore,
ResOri That the said John wooo be- and Is hereby dis
charged from custody
Mr. STEPHENS demanded the previous question;
which sustained
The question then taken on the substitute of Mr.
HuunEs and 1t was not agreed toyeas 2z, nays 16l.
| The question recurring upon the substitute OF Mr..
| PHiLLIrs,
Mr.. HUGHES, of Indiana, moved that it be laid on
| the table which iiotiu Was ftt agreed to ayes 81
noes 81
The substitute then rejected
The question being taken the original resolution of
Mr.. STEPHENS, it agreed toyeas l25, nays Gas
| follows
Messrs Abbott tiraIn All Anderson Andrews Atkins
Avery Bnrks,as bennett Bishop Blair lock bowie Boyee Bray
,nss ca .y SresIsu yo," s Gbrs"e rs ,sI tos
Crmin- Corning covo casn James cralg Curry Curtis David
rwar Bdd owde Diie English Florence Foley Garnett Gar
ober, Hatch Hin, Horton Hashes
Jevet g. Jones g. Jones Kellogg Kelley KNAPP Lamar,
Maynard Miller shson Morgan, morrill, Freeman Mcrse
ps' @ ssss "ms s" ks Nsk % Ss ass @ Fssr Philip
savage seward aaron shaw Henry shaw ober,
% George TsSr lhptson uaaer~pod Wulsc wacn %pra
Watkins: whte Wood Woodspu jcln Wright, and z"ccner
S,rsMcsrrs Buinghr Bingham, bl eonl.m, Branch
n,mr,, psb john Davis, pnriee, Em,ndsop
Eusis rarnsworh Foster oeie, Greenwood Harlan Harris,
Kunkel, Dach D,ehcr ioyety Mqacen N- Montgomery,
Rcaud Runa Russell sngs singleton SPINNER stanton steven
James Stewart Talbot Miles Taylor, Tnycr. Tcmrkias,
ABsfNT or NOT YorSG M-rs Arnold Burroughs caruthers
Dick nlik tlho Faulkner ientou resg Croe-teck
knnkei lk,Sh Humphrey Marshall Neyn Eassra Joy Mors
Palmer rcnasou Phelps Reilly sssle. .. sher"sn Joaen
wushpnrne Irac wa-hburn, wincey, and wil=on,4,.
| The preamble then agreed to.
NArrs"N RESOLUTIONS
| Mr. SEWARD, OF Georgia from the select committee
appointed to consider the M.rroS rcsolutiops present
.. a
teman from New York which ordered 10 be print
ed and their further consideration postponed till Satur
! day next.
| Mr. CURTIS of Iowa presented the views of the mi
norty which aho ordered TO be printed and their
further consideration postponed till Saturday next
THE DryIcpScY p,rA--rpE ADMISSION OF KANSAS
On motion Of Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia. the House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, tAr BococK, of Virginia, in the Chair aud
resumed the consideration OF the bill making appropria
lions To sppy deficiencies in the appropriations for the
| last fiscal year.
Mr. GARNETr, Of Virginia. s,d to address the House
upon the subject of Kansas ut this period of debate was
| to vex the drowning of man with twice told tale
Minnesota and Oregon presented for admission and
not one word Of objection heard from any quarter
Kansas also presented herself for admission and why was
she singled out alone for opposition Disguise it as they
might deceive themselves and others ms they might
there could but from straight forward
plan dsineretcd man. that the constitution of Kansas
recognised African slavery and the constitutions of the
other States did not The question Of slavery was the
only Circumstance that life to the opposition its
admission Gentlemen might talk OF irregularities as they
pleased II they objected because there enabling
act why did they not object to Oregon and the large mum
her of States that in without enabling acts IL was
pefectly immaerial whether there enabling act or
not Congress possessed the power to waive that objection
They had recognised the government OF Kansas by nd
mittiug the delegate from that Territory seat upop
the floor The people and the black republicans them
selves had recognised it in the solemna,on of their
marriages and in their business transactions There II
stood the government the only government that
ever had been in that Territory since 1854 Under that
government the people had made their constitution ly
the election of the constitutional convention He wns
told by of the democrats who opposed the admission
of Kansas that practically this very smn question
but he would say that If there nothing practical in il
why did they oppose it, They opposed il because that
constitution favorable to the institution of slavery
He then proceeded TO show that the only issue was
whether any slave States should be admitted p,n
which depended the most momcntous consequences
Mr. BISHOP, of Connecticut, could not, In Justice to
himself and those Connecticut democrats he part rep
resented permit this discussion TO go without express
ing his views upon the great question The attempt had
been made the idea thicug hout the North that
the friends OF the administration from the North were
restrained through fear other from ex-
pressing their sentiments thin subject The intimation
had been thrown out by the gentleman from Illinci.
Mr. MoRR,sl that but democrat the North had
dared open his mouth the subject and the political
cruciixon which awaited him home would deter Others
That explained to his mind the motives by which some
men were influenced in their action upon this question
He would not say that they preparing way fo,
their elecontbat they had their fingers upon the
public pulse but he thanked them for the announce