The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-29
Congressional.
WAsHSIeToN, Jan es-r

HoUsE.-In Committee en- the State of the
Union printing deficiency bill, Shaw, of Ill-
nois, commenced speech on the Kansas
question, when Burnett rose to a point of
order, saying the rule requires members to
confine themselves to the subject under con-
sideration.
The Chairman remarked that. as this ques-
ton was now presented for the first time. he
would decide the point we'll taken, but differ
ent usage has prevailed.
Burnett said that too much time had been
occupied in making speeches for home con-
sumption.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-P. N.
SrHArE-Foote introduced proposition us
an amendment to Davis's Pacific Railroad
bill. In case that majority of the Select
Committee shall fail, the latter bill has his
concurrence in committee; but if defeated he
insisted to add q clause for Northern route
to the bill of Davis.
Davis said his bill did not specify any
route.
Foote remarked he did not intend it as an
tagonistic to Davis's bill. but rs additional,
so as to have two routes-a Northern ana
Southern.
Slidel. from the Committee appointed to
consider the banking system OF the District
of Columbia, reported bill prohibiting the
issue OF bank notes by corporations. associa-
tiOns, or individuals; and to prevent bank
notes from being issued within the District of
Columbia by corporations located beyond the
limits of the District, Of q less denomination
than $50. The bill was made the special
order for the second yTuesday in Fehru-
airy.
Slidcl reported a resolution that the Com
mittec deem it incxpedient to authorize the
establishment, either bv general or special
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Columbia.
HoUsE--Shaw, of Illinois. spoke on the
Kansas question. lie said take the Repub-
| lican to the South and he would become o
Fire eater. and take the Fire-eater to the
| North and he would become a Republican.
| IL was not in his heart to fall in love with
either of these parties. He had contempt
for any portion of the South which seeks
dissolution OF the Union. The people of the
section rom which he came stand by the
| Constitution. The voters Of Kansas have
not had a fair opportunity to decide for them
selves on the constitution under which they
| are 10 live. Whit, vote for constitution
which they never had an opportunity to en-
dorse. This was question Of principle. not
| power. He was sorry to see the intention of
a party in this House to deprive tie people
of their inestimabe rights.
Comins reviewed the financial policy of
| the Administration. showing the incOnsiSt-
encies between the President and Secretary
| of the Treasury that subject. He con-
tended for The application of the bankrupt
law to local banks. as recommended by the
| Executive would be fraught with disastrous
results to the industry Of the country. II
was for the people of the State. and not Con-
| gress, to regulate the conduct of their iusti-
| tutions.
acknowledgements member from Penn
sylvania-said he compelled to dissent
from the views of the President on the Kan
sas question but his opposition to the Pres
ident's treatment of Kansas affairs did no;
arise from objections to slavery. but was
based on a foundation more plainly under
stood. viz: q violation of the declared
principle in the Kansas Nebraska act. TIC
ask him to support the Lecompton Constitu-
ton would be to insult him by casting sus-
picion on his integrity. He might stand
alone but he would not part with his free
motives would be attributed to him.
If there be an attempt made to force the
T Lecompton Constitution on unwilling peo
| pie by force or fraud it would induce him Il
, resist it.. He would grant to them the exer.
else of rights, in their fullness, conferred by
the pure law Of liberty. This was a COLDER
y and constitutional rule sound alike for indi.
viduals and States. He strongly denounced
D the frauds imposed on the people ofKansas
slavery having been passed on them in bolC
defiance of their sacred rights. In alludine
, to the Presidents Message. he said he always
> knew slavery was peculiar institution, bu
never before knew it embraced all domesti
institutions, on which by the Kansas and Ne
braska Law the people were to be perfect,
: free to &c: in their own way. Were Demo
Gratis bound to force the Lecompton Consti
approbat;on! The Kansas Legislature neve
were lawful body, and hence acts emana
ting from it were illegal. How had it oc
) Cured that no Democratic officials wer
. found strong enough to stand the a'mospher
of Kansas? -Four Democratic Governors wer
$ successfully sent there, and all returned tell
z ing the same story.