Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-30

! The demand for the previous question was
then neghtiveit BY the following vote: yeas les,
nays los
Mr.. Marshal thcP go; the leor.
! Mr. Marshall ia the course of remarks, asked
Mr.. English whether he understood the commit
tee in the same way that Mr.. Stephens did viz:
. that the constitution was not 70 be submitted.
Mr.. English replied that the bill was drawn
/ up in good English Laughter and mach ap
plausc in the galleries lie supposed that the
gentleman was competent To judge the meaning
of the wording of the bill.
! Mr. Marshall responded that il that was bll
the answer Mr.. English had to give, he was
willing it should go out to the country with the
declaration that the authors Of tbs report were
divided as to its meaning.
{ When AFR. Cox speaking this morning
he was reminded Of the old hymn-"why
should we mUmrn departed friends, or shake at
deaths alartn> Ills but the voice of party sounds
: to bear him to its arms Excessive laughter
Mr.. Lawrence immediately responded NV lille
the lamp holds out TO burn, the vileSt sinner
may return" Laughter
Mr.. Marshall said, that may be the gentleman's
epitaPh.
After a conversation between MesSrs. Cox
and Marshall, SIr. Giddings said he was about
the last to agree to the Crirtendcn Montgomery
amendment, and his inducement was that he
understood that every gentleman of the Doug
las wing stood pledged to stand by them to the
last
When Mr. Giddings tiDislIed he was seized
with iainting fit, and was conducted from the
hall, but soon recovered and returned to his
seat.
Mr. Garnet moved that further consideration
of the subject be postponed till the I'd Tuesday
in May.
Mr. Jones, of Tenn, was tired of this mode
of proceeding, and with a view of bringing up
the question, moved to lay the report the
toble. LOSt-IUI to IlS.
Mr.. Jones said that the vnte just taken showed
that the majority was not against the bill, and
moved the previous question. which the House
refused to second-lUS 10 lO7.
Mr.. Garnett nov wanted n vote taken on his
motion, to postpone the question until the I'd
Tuesday in Nav: [CEies at agreed" from the
Republican side.
After further debate, but without areeing mp
on any action, the House, on motion Of Mr.
Letcher, ndjOurneh.
SENATE.-The ESennte refused, 10y a vote of
% to Is, to recede from the amendments STIR
king out the appropriation for paying reporters,
and the Sd section Of the House Deficiency Ap
preparation bill
On motion of Mr. TOumbs, q committee Of
conference was appointed.
The report OF the Kansas Conference Com
mittee coming up, Mr.. Douglas objected tn the
substitute because it did not submit the Lee
compton Constitution fairly to the people, but
acccptation or rejection OF the land grant. lie
objected also to tie offer of u bride tn come in
/ with 10000 population under one kind of
Constitution, and not unless they have popu-
lation of $4,000 under tie other.
..:Mr. Douglas said that the glorions band Of
Democrats who acted with him in Congress and
out of Congress have achieved triumph. lie
lie sought personal triumph and would not
therefore enter into the question.
Mr.. Brown addressed the Senate in favor of
the Conference Committee substitute, describing
it as peace measure, with healing on its
wings.
Mr.. Toomhs warmly defended the Conference
:subititutc, denying any bride of lands. On the
contrary, the Committee refused TO give Kansas
the IL, 0OU,OOU acres she asked
Mr. Wilson replied 10 Tuombs in reference to
the II, 900, 900 acres being u direct bribe. He
then went into very lengthy discussion Of the
hostility Of Kansas TO the Lecompton Con-
stitution.
Mr. Greer took occasion 20 refer to Wilson's
charge of the frauds, and said that ''out of the
fulneSs of the heart the mouth speaketh."
Mr. Bell explained the reasons which wonld
govern his vote. He also compared the Crit
tenden and Conference substitutes, showing
their relative worth aud effect.
On motion of Mr.. Greer, adjourned.