Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty.fifth Consress-First Session.

In THE SENATE, yesterday, after our report
closed, Mr.. Trumbull, from the Committee on the
Judiciary submitted minority report in relation
to the contested seats Of Hon. }. ID. Bright and
Hon. q. N. Fitch, as Senators from Indiana
which was ordered to be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. Allen, resolution was adopt
ed ordering to be printed ten thousand copies of
the addresses made on the occasion Of the an
nouncement Of the decease Of the late Hon. Jas
Bell, Of N. ii. Hon. Andrew p. Butler, of s. G 81,
and Hon. Thomas Rusk of Texas.
On the report of the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, which we noticed yesterday as having
been submitted by Mr.. Mason, there was consid-
cradle debate.
Mr.. Douglas, as a member of the Committee,
dissented from the report.
Mr.. Foot, also member of the Committee.
Concurred in the general principles and PROPOSE
tions laid down in the report, but far II
fleets blame on Commodore Paulding, he entirely
dissented
Mr.. Pearce expressed full concurrence In the re,
port.
On motion of MIR. Mason, the report was made
the especial order for Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
The motion to refer to the Committee on Terri
tories so much of the Presidents message as re-
feTs to Kansas affairs, was taken up.
Mr.. Harlan spoke at considerable length in
opposition to the Lecompton Constitution Mr.
III believed that, to carry out the views of the
administration, would be to secure the organiya-
tion of slave State; but to submit the question
Of slavery to the people, he thought, would re-
suit in its annihilatcn
Mr. Polk read a statement from the Missouri
Republican. signed by H Clay Pate, denying the
statement Of Gov. Walker and Secretary Stan
ton, that the people Of nineteen counties in Kan
sas had no opportunity TO vote for delegates to
the LecomptOn Convention.
Mr.. Stuart thought the testimony of Governor
Walker and Secretary Stanton should be credited
In preference to the statement of Mr.. Pate and
his friends.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the question was
postponed until one O'Clock on Friday ne 1t when
The Senate adjourned.
In THE HOUSE, Yesterday, when our report
closed, Mr.. Gartrell was speaking in favor Of
slavery in reply to speech of Mr.. Blair, of Mo
He said the time had passed for making apollo
gies for the institution of slavery; and for him.
be regarded 1t right In principle and practice
he quoted largely from the Pentateueh to snow
that slavery existed among the lsraelites, and
was sanctioned by divine and human laws He
avowed his determination to maintain Southern
rights and the equality in the Union Of the South
ern states, and regarded II as essential to the
proper respect Of these rights that Kansas shall
be admitted with the Lecompton Constitution
Mr.. Washburne, of Wis, made speech on
the financial revulsion, contending that il not
caused by the bank credits or expansions, but by
governmental extravaganza during the last twen-
ty years
tration had reason to be alarmed at the recent
financial difficulties. BY extravaganza our ex-
pensss had run up to eighty or ninety millions Ct
to twenty-five or thirty millions. Mr.. G. CEN
sured the Administration on account of the in
crease or army expenses, and then proceeded to
argue In favor of a protective tariff
SIR. Bling ham, of Ohio. made some remar Ks on
the Nicaragua question: in the course of which
he approved Of the act of Com Paulding He
then Proceed' d TO debate the Kansas question in
opposition to the Lecompton Constitution.
The committee then rose when
The Speaker laid before the House various
communica ions from the Commissioned of Pat.
enls, the Secretary of the Interior the Treasury
Department, tl,e Secretary of War, and the Post
Once Department.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner, Of Va , the Com
mttee OF the hole on the state of the Union
was discharged from the further consideration
OF d bill to supply an omission of upwards Of
500 900 for the national armoreS from one of the
appropriation bills, and it was made the special
order for Monday next