The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15
THuRTT-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
FIHsT SESSION.


wASmsoroy, Jan. Il, 1868
I'M MINNESOTA sAIl,pAp LAND GRASrs
On motion OF Mr. BILL Opp Of Tenn, a resolution Wa
adopted requesting the Secretary Of the Interior 10 com
municatc estimate of the quantity Of land which will
nure under the act Of March, 1857 granting land TO Mn
| reso,a for railroad purposes
CLAIMS WASHINGTON AND oREeoS
On motion Of Mr., DAVIS, adm OF Miss a resolution
adopted calling the Secretary orwa for the report
OF the Commission War Claims In Washington orc
gon Territories.
AsoupR PLAN FOR rus ADMISSION or KANSAS.
Mr. IormoS, (opp OF Texas, gave notice OF his nteu
ton TO introduce bill 70 provide for the adrnsna q
Kansas into the Union State.
THE PAULIrsG MEDAL.
The joint resolution directing the presentation Of nciul
70 Commodore Pauidng was made the special order for
Amer the Transaction Of other business Of no general
Importance, and an executive session. the senate sd
journed.
KANs,s QUESTION AND PERSONAL sxpax.uoSs
In the senac Wednesday, the 18Th inst, Mr. Ffrcs
OF Ind, having asked and received thc privilege a
The aoor for the purpose Of making an expanaion which
he described partly personal and partly POLITICAL pro-
ceeded 10 explain the history and purport Of the
tons lately adopted by the Democratic Convention OF
Indiana These resolutions he argued, meant 10 no
endorsement Of the policy marked out by tho admins
ration With retercpoe to Ransas-s policy which he "A
Indiana Senator, had determined TO sustain but which
he would not do In opposition 10 the known declared
wishes OF his political friends in that state Tho resou.
ton adopted By that Convention adjourned ss.,op
aud which appeared TO be condemnatory Of the Prosi.
dents Kansas policy, go only because Of an ia
accuracy In the telosraphic despatch. How thai
Insecurscy arose he would not pause to inquire.
The resolution, aiter rc.snlrming and defining the
doctrine OF the Kansas Nebraska act proceeds no
say, "and hereafter no Territory should Do admitted
INTO The Union A. State without fair expression OF tbs
will Of the people being first had upon the Constitution ar
oompanying the application for admission" Instead q
hereafter the elegraphic despatch bad substituted there
fore thus materially affecting the sense for the Couvon
cn in using the word hereafter had Intended 20 endorse
specifically the very doctrine Of President Buosusn who,
ais message, had expressed his approval Of tbs prin
cp'e Of popular submission with reference 10 all future
Territories while advocating the less the acccpsDc0
o. The leoemptcn contribution without such preliminary
ratification, which unfortunately had been provided
for the ksnsss Nebraska act Such being the terms OF
the resolution, M " said that contained an approval &c
tbe Tree dent policy aud nos Of that expressed By dis
pegusbcd Sepaor II opposition 10 that policy and he
read an extract from private letter written 70 him by
member OF The Democratic Convention in corroboraion d
inc language and pupori OF The resolution he had ex
planned u.
Nj Iooxm, Of Georgia. thought the whole csplanaics
81 Mr. Fitch entirely Of order II WIS disagrccabc 70
him TO listen 10 such details respecting party ccnyeuS
with whose proceedings the Senate had no concern.
Mr. DorcIAs remarked that he should not have csineH
the courtesy OF the Senate In tho matter he had so<
been referred to by Mr. Fitch in connection with the rso
luton The verbal inaccuracy cited had doubtless aiscn
In It's transmission through the telegraph Offices, where
such mistakes we're Of daily That the
linton however IN s corrected form, could not be made
to sustain the construction put upon by Mr. Fitch,
cspsble he thought, Of easy demonstration An ex-
animation Of It's language would show bow impossible
wa TO reconcile such Interpretation with the former
clause Of the resolution which the democracy OF In
declare that they are in favor OF the great doctrine
Of The Kansas, Nebrssss bin and that by practical
Territory vested with the right Of raiyng or reect
ing at the ballot box any constitution that may be framed
Cor their government and that hereafter no territory shall
be admitted into the Unon &c Hence il would be seen
that the Indiana democrats distinctly and uneauvocaly
announce that according 10 tbes understanding the poo
pie Of Kansas by virtue Of tho organic vestcd
right TO rsy or reject at the ballot box any constitution
that may De framed for their government and TO suppose
that they Intended 10 except Kansas benefit ana
'wacuca application Of tina, doctrine was 70 suppose
that they meant TO repudiste with respect 10 this Terri
tory the very act which had just been endorsed and
pounded them a guaranteeing 10 the people vested
right worh would be ignored by accepting the fecomp
ton constitution. And moreover, M the constitution q
Kansas bal not yet como before Congress apparent
that IN the use OF the word hereafter the Convention had
expressly designed to embrace the case OF that Territory
9" well as AL ohers that might arise in the FUTURE
Mt Hale thought that AZ personal and poititn otpts
pstoDs seemed 10 be the order OF the day he ought w
I've INDUCED In few remsrn explanatory Of the position
occupied by tho Democryic state Committee OF New
Hsnnrhire. the members Of which bad recently promv'
gated oo behalf ot the party aud with reference 10 ths
kaDsas question, resolution very similar IN Us tnm