The Washington union., 1858-03-26

The question being taken the motion was not agreed
to-yeas 10, nays 52-as follows:
YEAS Messr fsss Clay tzpsck verson johnson u Assu
sas ksnnsas S h'sen Sebastian sdel, apd Yulee-lo
cs, Cameron Chandler Clark coamer Dixon Doonle Douglas
,os nop fSsn e Foot Poster Green Hale mn Harlan Hou
S'uasi .a., i9ome' nj, is Irambal and wade-ae
AbslNf OR NOT yVflNGMessrs. Bates Bell Brown cr,len
den sv parkee Eans, Gwin Hammond Henderson Hunter
aalas ~ W. s fag Red samGe Thompson Of kenucky Thomson
ADMISSION MINNESOTA.
Mr.. MASON moved to amend the second section of the
bill by striking out all after the word representative
and adding the words ..n the Congress of the United
States so that the section would read .And be it fur
thcr enacted That said State shall be entitled to rep
resentatve in the Congress OF the Emitted States"
Mr.. DOoLlTTLE thought il would be unjust TO con,
ne the State of Minnesota to single representative for
she undoubtedly had population of more than two hun
dred Thousand inhabitants.
Mr.. NOMBS thought the whole of the second section
ought TO he stricken ont and then the House of Repre-
sentaves could determine whether the State should be
entitled to one two three representatives under this
Mr. BIGlER concurred in the opinion that it would be
better to leave the whole question to the House Repre-
sentatives
Mr. POLK argued that the whole population Of Mime
sofa was than 2io 600 and that she ought TO have
three representatives. The in that State
very mperccty taken owing to the great of her
territory being about large Iowa and Pennsylvan
together. The voting precincts far apart that
many entitled To vote able to get there
much less to get their registered In admitting
new State he could not consent TO shut his eyes what
he knew to be the state of facts representatives
were allowed, he thought Minnesota would get no more
than meagrc Justice.
Mr.. DOUGLAS explained that when he moved yester-
day strike out the second section of the bill he did SO
IN order that Minnesota should be allowed three repre-
sentatves but If other gentlemen doubted whether
would he the effect striking out the section he thought
it would be better to say distinctly in the bill that the
State should have three representatives. He would mod
| To nd the lions hat
it would read, 'And he 1t further enacted That until
tue Minnesota shall have three
representatives in the Congress of the United States
MIR. GWIN hoped that motion would prevail for he
thought Minnesota entitled to three representatives
1t notorious that in States the always
taken mpercctly; in California there only 81
returned when there three four hundred thou.
sand inhabitants, Mr.. G. also inquired why could
Oregon be admitted this bill She had gone through
all the forms Of law, aud there not particle OF oh
lection to her admission
Mr., DOUGLAS replied that although informed
by the newspapers that in Oregon constitution had been
formed and ratified by the people yet we had official
evidence of that fact for they had sent constitution
here He had spoken to the delegate from Oregon in the
other house the subject. and had been informed by
that gentleman that it thought best to wait until the
kaisas question disposed of before application
made for the admission of Oregon
Mr.. GWIN said he had made the suggestion at the re-
quest of the delegate from Oregon.
Dir. DOUGLAS stated that he had never read the
Oregon constitution, and OF the Committee
before them If the constitution had been presented
to the Senate he would have called special meeting
the committee and taken great pleasure in acting upon
the subject without delay but he did not want to vote
at random
Mr.. HUNTER hoped there would be no effort to unite
the two in bill Senators all prepared to vote
for the admission of Minnesota but they had not
ined the facts in regard to Oregon
Mr. BROWN said that according to the census Mime
sofa entitled to representative and there was
large fractions that in fairness, he willing o vote
to give her two; but he could to give her
three it would be unjust to the other States He
anxious to have Minnesota admitted free State since
he had disposition TO deal unjustly and did
to incur any suspicion of that kind He also took exccp
ton to of the provisions of the constitution OF Min
nesota, especially that which allows Indians who have
adopted the habits of civilization to vote. Who could
tell where to draw line to what the habits OF
civilization
Mr. WILSON did not any reason for the assump-
ton that the actual population Minnesota entitled her
to three representatives. When should be in order he
would move to strike out all after the additional
in the second line of the second section and insert the
words number of representatives hereafter
hereafter to be taken shall entc said State have in
the Congress of the United States that the section
would read And be further enacted That said State
shall be entitled to representative and such addi
tiona number Of representatives hereafter
hereafter to- be taken shall ene said State to have in the
| Congress of the United States. f"
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, in reply to the auson
of Ar. BRowS 10 the elective franchise expressed the
opinion that Congress had power to fix the guaica-
tions of voters
Mr. MASON thought it would be dangerous to depart
from the rule laid down in the constitution in reference
to the representation to be allowed States Ii
are to go by conjecture in case, why not in others
and the result might be- that some State would at fu.
ture time he admitted with ten twenty members
when her population only allowed three for the
purpose of accomplishing some political object.
Mr. CRITTENDEN agreed with Mr.. Mason that the
census furnished the only true and reliable guide
which to base the repre- entaton.
Without taking the question the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration of executive business and at late
hour adjourned until Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President OF the United States in compliance with
resolution Of the House Of the 26b of January last
correspondence between the late Secretary War and
ment of the Pacific, relative the affairs of that depart
mcnt which referred to the Committee Military
Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Also, communication from the Secretary of the In
terror in relation to private land claims in New Mexico
which referred to the Committee Private Land
Claims and ordered to be- printed
Also, communication from the Postmaster General
transmitting estimate OF appropriation for the ensuing
fiscal which referred to the Committee Ways
and Means and ordered to he printed
VOTE ON TIE ADMISSION OF KANSAS
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, said, by common consent
day should be fixed upon when it is proposed to
take action upon the bill for the admission Kansas II
either side of the House. He not very particular
a., aud loa