New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

subject be poet cned till 70 noIIpw, lie e naa pr
sonal rssson, Independent Of PuO"' o"'' III "''s
M COLFAX uod moved to lay the whole sub
iect on the table Disagreed to ss again,' ~. ilV.
The confederation was then postponed w 'o-mof'
49, ,d the senate bill for the admission Ct Monesota
into the Unicn was taken up. . - Al .. 49,. r. Al
Mr. CLINGMAN made report on tnat part OF the
r W.. Message relative to Commodore Psuldngs
.o sc Cec Walker, in effect corcemnng that
so In, declaring that no proceedings were necessary
on the psrt 4 Congress
MT RITCHIE Penn gave h".oe %, OF suo sIlute
tira thanks 10 Commodore Pauldirg, his officers
ara ng EsaRKsDALE (Miss.) intended to Introduce
..sointi,n that Ger. Walkers capture was W thout
,horjtv M merits the conde nnst IN Of this House.
M k;iIdIE, from the Committee on Foreign Az
frs reported resolution authorizing the President
10 ssopt such measures he thinks advisable to pro-
cure satisfactory aoiutment of the difficulties be-
tween II il ccuttry ard Paraguay.
Mr. KINGSBURY Mimi caused TO be read printed
remarks, stating the reasons why Minnesota should
have three Representatives, and saying that the
Government had not been put to cent cost In pre-
serving peace in the Territory, while Kansas comes
into the Pnitn bringing the infsmy Of opposition to
the laws 81 the United States.
Mr. PARROTT TX. t asked on what authority
M Kirgsbury bssed that ststement
Mr. KiNGSBURY said that it was contained in
speeches delivered on tli' ho0r
MI PARROTT did not think II contained in
apy speetb save the one Just read and if the
stated was the only explanation the gentleman had to
make, good TASTE would have suggested his leaving
out that expression.
Mr.. KlNGsBURY was willing that the country
should judge Of tie prop,iety.
Mr.. SHERMAN tOhio) moved substitute, pro-
vdipg that the Constitution of Minnesota bs submitted
TO new Convention, On the ground that 1t does no,
conform to the Constitution and laws OF the United
Slater. No such Convention as contemplated by the
Enabling act had ever been held The law prescrloed
that il should be composed of sevenyeight delegates,
and there one hundred and eight. There were
10 wiz UhO N
they called Constit 10 the election Of delegates,
the example set ia other Territories was followed, and
was covered all with fraud. lie objected TO the
hope thst Minnesota might come into the Union
deceptly and in order, The time mad come when
Congress ought to put curb on the lerftoreS' aou
require them 70 obey the laws.
Mr. KINGSBURf replied, that Minnesota had con-
formed more closely to the laws than any other Terri
tory . -, ,.-.
Sbley Medary and others who, he said had mingled
in frauds and guartes at home and Infused them
into the politics of that Territory.
Mr., JENKINS VA replied to Mr. Sherman, and
said that it Wa. strange state of things when the lat
ter who voted for the admission OF Kansas under the
Topeka Constitution, designated the Minnesota Con-
vention as u mob. No man who 10 speeches hsd al
vpnced every conceivable argument to override the
Constitution and laws of the country 10 favor OF
mob, should apply that term to the regularly organ
lied Convention in Minnesota, the Delegates to which
Mr. GAENETT VA contended that Minnesos had
not complied with the enabling act nor with the Ter
ritorisl law. Under these circumstances he must
consider this as an application de for admission
He argued that there not population 10 minne-
Gotta for than one Representative let alone three
Mr.. Stephens proposed. 80
MIR GROW pa said that If a Constitution em
bodied the peoples will this did it had his sanction
upess the provisions engrafted ii volstive of
the Constitution Of the United Sta'es and repugnan to
the genius of the institutions OF the republic In reply
to Mr. Jenkins he said tOat the Free-S.ate men OF
Kansas had rever sought to pervert the Territorial
orpaniz alton without the consent of Congress but
Minnesota had already subvered the Territorial Legs
Iature Where is the President, with his Federal
army 70 dsperse the Leg slsture as he IN Kansas dis
persed the Free-State Legislature
MIR. LAWRENCE (Ohio) MADE pertone explana-
tion taking exceptions to what Mr.. Campbell said the
other day, and added that he came to his own con-
Cluson to support the English kansas bill.
Mr.. CAMPBELL (Ohic repeated that 1t was un.
derstood that both his colleagues (Nessrs OK aud
Lswrence) with other members of the Douglas De-
nocrscy agreed with other AntiLscouptonists never
to Yield the Kansas controversy to any proposition
that did not give the people the right to vote directly
op their Constitution.
Mr.. HARRIS IN said that he was uever party
TO such an arrangement, and did not know what ar
rargements made during his illness.
MIR. MARSHALL Olll remarked that he never
directly or indirectly made pledge to support any
thing. He was controlled by the dictates OF his own
Mr.. WASHBURNE IN sne) said he was reluctant
10 support the Crttel den Montgomery amendment
until he distinctly understood weny Lecomp-
ton Democrats would not in any event vote for any
proportion Objectionable to the Republicans and
South Americans.
Mr.. MARSHALL (Ky.) understood and agreed to
that proposition.
MIR. UNDERWOOD (Ky.) desired to say he had
entered into understanding agreement lie acted
from his of right.
Mr. CAMPBELL (Ohio) corroborated the truth of
Mr.. Wsshburnes statement.
MIR. CLARK IN. " remarked that at the meeting
he attended the anti Lecompton Democrats pledged
Themselves to support tue Crittenden Montgomery
amendment, and he had kept his pledge throughout.
Adjourned.