Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTONN NEWS AND GOSSIP.
IHE KANSAS INBROGLIO IN THE SENATE
Yesterday morning the Senatorial friends of
the admission Of Kansas under the Lecompton
constitution consulted together, and deter
mined that If the opposition would consent to
lake the question on Thursday next, at D. I'D
they would postpone it until that time if not.
then to set out their (the oppositions) desire to
debate longer until that may wear itself out
lhat Is. after the opposition, on consultation,
shall have determined whether they will or
Will not accept that proposition. Informally
THIS offer was rejected, and it was presumed
that the desire mentioned yesterday evening
oy some members of the opposition to consult,
mad reference to this proposition. The Senate,
as all know, sat until six this morning, in SEES
SION fer eighteen consecutive hours
At five p. m. Mr.. Clark, of n. H., rose to
speak and an effort was made by his friends t.
adjourn for the night. This was voted down
by the majority, of course. He then went on
In rambling abolition harangue having little
relation to the Kansas State question: for five
mortal hours-being interrupted more than
once by his own friends with efforts to procure
an adjournment and thus stave off the deci-
sion OF the question. The majority, however,
compelled bin To proceed to q conclusion At
ter which. at nine p. IN, the minority COM
menctd their system of dilatory movements,
which they pursued until the adjournment at
SIX o'clock this morning
The result of this extraordinary session is
that the minority are taught that they must
transact the business before them in a business
way, and II they are not to-day ready to fix
reasonable time when the question shall be ia
Ken, the majority will adjourn no more until
that shall have been accomplished
In the course of the proceedings of the night
Mr.. Cameron took occasion to charge the ma
jority with having themselves delayed the TAX
ing OF the question by adjourning over On the
occasion Of Washington's birthday, and. sub
sequently from the Thursday before the last to
the following Monday. In both these charges
he is signally mistaken. When the majority
voted to adjourn over for Washington's birth
day the Kansas bill had not been made a spe-
eial order and could not have been reached
therefore by any other process ere the end Of
the session.
On the second occasion referred to above, the
opposition, taking advantage of the accidental
absence Of friends of the bill. themselves passed
the motion TO adjourn over, with but the vote
of single friend of the bill in its favor; and
then,w the help of the vote Of Senator Doug
las (who at that moment entered the chamber0
effected an adjournment, though the Democrat
VINO had voted with them promptly changed his
Posiuon on comPrehending precisely where he
was standing On the question. Thus these
charges OF Senator Cameron in this connection
are without foundation i'm fact
We are satisfied that the majority have the
power to pass the bill at their will and will use
1t at their discretion; knowing, as they do, that
the purpose Of the opposition il now ohly to
procure delay for delay's-factious delays
sake.
T. 5 A compromise has been effected See
our Senate report for to-day.
How TO DO 1T, AND THEN HOW 1ouSDo IT.
The Baltimore Sun of this morning, having
been imposed on yesterday in the receipt and
publication of dispatch designed to bolster
Mr.. Douglas in his warfare on the Democracy
Tor the sake Of saving his seat in the Senate,
taxes occasion to expose, with a master hand,
the way IN which that thing is done, in these
times OF sweeping humbuggery; and, also the
gross Misrepresentation of the truth, the rela-
i've positions and ends and aims of those from
"hom the dispatch would detract and those il
sues'shed 10 bolster. On the WHOLE this article
reads a lesson that may be read Just now with
proht' not only by gentlemen in public life who
are shaky IN the knees but also nv tho n,h,;,
at large so anxious to comprehend the Kama,
question as 1T really stands, diyested Of ,b.
mysteries with which it has been co,,n,;o.,.s
OF late. 80 we republish it, in preserenco -
inditiDg aught ourself, to-day, on the K.ns.S
question
TIE TELxGRAPH is occasionally oracu,,, o..
phatic and contentious. Yesterday mornino
dispatch from Washington sound its wav g.,
The SON. Purpoting to eDlghten the public with
sn outline OF Mr. Douglass views and purpos.,
It's importance is perhaps tn be measured by the
iact that " was pushed owl the wires in advance
OF the mail Its tenor, however, is about as friv-
olons ana disrespectful as partisan feeling could
well shape SO brief parag aph. IL infoi ms the
Wohoerng world that Mr.. Doug las pronounces
iePo't OF MS resignation fabulous; that f." he will
ho' &c url' n ir I'M his position by the threats or
J'oEHS OF p0tceT, nor moved from the PURPOSES
80, I'.n a!s NE has been devoted. by induce.
r,'s plcneied from any quarter" &c &c
us - IN tb- polltico- d amatic vein ssSlaye
e' ny NE upon cast and I will stand
.ne ndIad OF the dle.n This mas n. ana ro.st
Oily Is Mr.. Douglass settled nnToo.s and - :.
veTv EASY 10 conjecture the end 81 r. - :,
mar we nave 10 say with res pect 10 fine di.n.tch
is, thdt III ls not OF much conseo uen,e no,r -.
apprehend what Mr. Douglas means tn 40 -.
Kansas. He has, in the opinion ~ r.. 80
acted with him in 1854, thoroughly viti,tsd 80