Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL

AhhiNHlNN, lcha 20.
srNArE not IN session to-day, having sdi,uiu'
Cd untl Monday.
lluusC-On motion the further cnn,ilsnulu
Of Mr. llowart's resolution lot the atpuirt
meoi ol = Select Committee Of Inquiry WietA,r
the Executive Influence Was expected u coitrol
the votes oimgubsr, was Postponed TN TLur,.
lay next Mr, Grow. gave nuiirv Of the hio.
ductiun Of bll permitting tho GoVyrnmcit 10
be sued by creditors ia Court, uf the United
States, Potter, OF Wis, rose % question 4, +
priulgEeand read au article in the Norfolk A.
rus describing a ridiculous scene IN which he
AID several Others werr actor. lic denounced
he " t.ras gli y Of deliberate aheho a.
lhe House tbeu went into COMMITTEE Of the
Whole GA the Indian appropriation bin.
Mr., smith Of Tenn, said there va, .pidt
Of revolution abroad which uulc,, checked
would eventually cnd in dIsunou For tie slir.
It VI revolution the REPRESENTATIVES, Of portion
Of the people are responsible, they ha,iug start.
cd on til, door lie was opposed 10 di,unior.
aHd huprd Il would never happen, but De 10.
level that Il tho idea should 90 abroad that the
disruption Of TINS c0uitdyrhcy was impossible
II would only lead To increased efforts to eject
II on the part Of those who were determined ln
dlsry it. lie. had no authority ur ,4i =
that tue rejection 81 Kansas, because ol It's tl4.
very constitution, would occasion adi>,olutiun;
he would tell gentlemen that II dlsuuion ,houi
come, the States, not Congress, would bring It
about
Mr. Smith continued II ilst time ever cone,
which Heaven forbid, be would be- the last man
to leave his post lie then argued al cugih
that Kansas should bs Admitted under the l.c.
compton Constitution lie ,aid respectable
mcn in Kansas took no part IN the scenes II
violence there. In reply toa question, Smith
answered: Admit Kansas, and then you can
withdraw the troops and let the outlaws cut
each Others throats in their own way.
Mr.. Giddings asked-'will YOU vote for re-.
oution requesting the President To withdraw
the troops in case Kansas is admitted,'
Nj. Smith ansWer,d-"yrs -
Mr. Crawford ,aid he would have so voted n
year ago. UtAcr democrats responded 10 tic
same effect
Giddiugs Immediately gave notice Of a Lill
directing the withdrawal vi the army in Kansas.
Mr.. Smith asked, "lf vote for withdrawal
will you vote for admission Of Kansas" Gid.
dings replied, under Lecompton Cunstitu ion,
never
Mr., Smith contended that the people Of Kan.
SaS are begging admission, but are opposed hy
members Of the House, led by the New York
TriJiae. Admit her aud slavery agitation there
is at an end forever Fred p. Stanton threw
the first fiebrand in the Democratic Caucus
during Pierce's administration, he had now Turn.
ed Abolition lecturerand gone North--he hoped
he would stay there, lie concluded by SAYING
he didn't want her admission halnpercd by anv
conditions, rs he believed the people of Kansas
could amend the constitution when they pleas.
ed
j, Clancy Jones asked for consideration of
the Indian Appropriation bill which had been
10 days before the House, but as yet no allusiou
made 10 it,
Mr. Giddinss spoke, depicting wrongs Of
slavery, &c.
The committee rose. The House passed the
Indian Appropriation hin, alsoR bill appropriat.
ing S4Os,OU0 to enable the President TO fulfil
treaty Stipualations for abolition Of the sound
dues, Adjourned till Monday