Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-03

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KANSAS IN CONGNESS.
Crittenden's Substitute adopted in
the House.!
The Administrator DiscomfitteAG
WASHINGTON, April l.
SENATE.-Nothing of interest TRANSFERRED.
HoUsE.-At o'clock Mr.. Stephens, Of
Ga, moved the House take up the Senate
Kansas bill. The bill was read once. Mr..
Giddings objected to second reading under
the rule. The question then required "Shall
the bill be rejected ?" Mr.. Stephens de-
manded the yeas and nays, and the bill WAS
not rejected; yeas IS nays 1877. The BILL
was then read second time. Messrs. Nib.
lack, OF Ind, Trippe, of Ga, and Hatch, OF;
n. Y, spoke in favor of the Lecompton Con-
stitntien, and Messls. Ward and Groveback,.
of Ohio against it. Mr.. Marshall, of Illinojy,
| looked upon those who framed the cobstitu-
ton as vile conspirators. and would not yoto
to sustain fraud and gross outrage upon the
rights of the people of Kansas, and looked
upon the attempts to ostracise and brand "A
traitors and rebels, those who will not bend
the knee to power and lick the hands raised
to whip them into submission as indecent.
He (MarShall) had high respect for tho
President, but he was not spaniel.
MIR. Hughes of Indiana-Who has mad. an
attempt to establish test to read down sv-
cry democratic partyi
Mr.. Marshall--It Is done not unconscious
ly by the present Administration, and by En-.
Organs Of the Administration, and It +.
Known throughout the country that the test
OF Office depends upon whether mans con.
scicnce and judgment sanction this thing or
not.
Mr.. Lawrence--Does the gentleman know
how soon after tomorrow he will be exclud.
ed Fl ON Democratic caucus9
Mr.. Marshall-Thst does not disturb ma
in any particulars man is a good Demo.
cratic who votes ticket without SCRATCHING.
and takes the stump for the benefit Of the
party.
Mr.. Hughes was understood to say he Ar.
rayed himself with higher standing than the
member from Illinois.
MIR. Marshall-This is not the 6rst time
we have found flies buzzing around.-
[Laughter.]
Mr.. Hughes-In very dirty places. [Laush>
Mr.. Marshall-"That is the very place to
find the gentleman" [Renewed merriment:l
In this course of his remarks, Mr.. N. smoke
OF the administration presses here, and else.
where as dirty puppies, spurging forth their
filth, saying they must be mazzled.
Mr.. Hughes defended his political stand.
ing. The gentleman from III. had made .
rambling speech, peculiarly bitter in ito
character. and lower than the usual standard
of Congressional debatep.
Mr.. Hughes after abiding to the dialogue
with Mr.. Marshall about flies, said that the
Black Republican party was the dirtiest sub.
stance of political chemistry ever produced.
Laughter
We clip the above from the tslegraphio
report in the Chicago Evening Journal. The
following, being continuation of the House
proceedings, was received by telegraph in
this city last night
Mr.. Stephens would not now dispute the
bill, having heard that substitute was to be
submitted. He gave way to Mr.. Montgomery,
Of Pa, who offered the Crittenden substitute
as amended by the anti~Lecompton Demo-
cratic Committee, proposing to admit Kan
sas into the Union, and referring the Le-
compton Constitution to vote of tho people,
and in the event of its rejection by them, .
Convention to be called to form new Con.
stitution. 1t also allows one member Of the
House of Representatives until the next fed
eral census.
Mr.. Montgomery said he had no remarks
to make. The substitute was it's best inter-
prefer. He had furnished copies to some
members, and was ready to supply the press.
Mr.. Quitman, of Miss, offered substitute
which is the same as the Senate bill, with
the omission of the declamatory clause, that
the people shall have the right at all times
to alter or amend the constitution in such
manner as they think proper.
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall wished to amend
the original Senate bill by striking out the:
same clause which was proposed to bs omit
ted in Mr.. Quitman's substitute.
MIR. Stephens refused to yield the floor for
that purpose, and demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Marshall would have Mr.. Stepheas'
refusal to be borne in mind and entered On
the record.
The question was taken On the adoption Of
Mr.. Quitman's substitute, which was mega.
tived-yeas Y, nays 160.
Mr.. Montgomery's substitute was then
adopted-yeas l20, nays 1l2.
The announcement of the result wac
greeted with applause from the gentlemen's
gallery. Mr.. Keitt moved that it be cleared,
and insisted upon the consent of the rule.
Much confusion ensued. The Speaker re-
minded the applauders that they were not in
the gallery of theatre, and said that if the
noise was repeated, the galleries should BE-
cleared. A member moved to except the
ladies. S
The House then proceeded to vote on the
Senate bill as amended by Mr.. Montsonsry's
substitute. Yeas l20, nays LIZ.
The House then adioDrned