New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-01
NUMBER 40.
Hem Orleans 9ailp Grsstsnt.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY /, 1858.


WAsHISeTos, April 49, 1855 -Seuafs.--Tbe presi
cent pro fem laid before the Senate message from
the President Of the United States transmitting re
ports trom the Secretary OF State and the secre-
tary Oh the Navy, In answer TO the resolution of the
Senate Of the l9th OF January calling for inforna
tion derived from the officers Of the United States
squadron on the coast of Africa or from The British
or French Governments, any other official sources
concerning tne condition OF the African slave trade
and concerning the movements Of the French Govern
ment to establish colonization in the possessions az
that Government from the coast of Africa which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
and ordered TO be printed.
On motion by Mr.. Sebastian, resolution was
adopted instructng the Committee on Military Affairs
TO inquire into the expediency of constructing a
wagon road from Fort Smith, in Arkansas, to FL
Paso, in New Mexico, and to report by bill or other
wise.
Mr.. Green rose to privileged question. to make a
report from the Committee Of Conference, who bad
had under consideration the dsagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the bill for the admission Of the State
OF Kansas into the Union. After some debate the
report recommending substitute for the original bill
was read.
Mr. Seward stated that the minority Of the Com
mittee OF Conference, consisting of himself and Mr.
Howard, disagreed to the report and briefly gave the
reasons ior that disagreement He did not think the
people OF Kansas ought to be made to vote again on
the Lecompton Constitution. after having so emphat
cally rejected il and, if such vote were taken il
ought to be taken fairly whereas the bill provided
grants oil lands u they accepted it as an nducemeni
for that course and held out the alternative that they
should not be admitted until their population largely
increased, provided they rejected it.
Ine report was postponed to, and made the specia
order for, Monday, at l O'Clock when the Senat'
adjourned.
House.-Mr. English presented the report Of III,
Committee Of Conference on the bill for the adms
sion OF Kansas, which was read.
Mr.. English addressed the House in explanation o
the report, as follows:
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principles, the committee endeayored TO discard tha
spirit which would endanger the passage of grea
measure, and probably hazard the peace Of th,
country for the sake OF unimportant point or un
meaning word.
The amendment proposed as a substitute is III,
very best that the committee were able to agree upor
in view OF the embarrassing circumstances surround
ing the question.
1t is true that it proposes the admission of th,
State on condition, bat in this respect il does no
differ from either the Senate bill or House amend
ment- Both of these measures propose admission OF
conditions varying in their character and object No
does it differ from several precedents in other cases
such as those of Michigan and Iowa. The reason O
the propriety il not necessity of condition in the
case of Kansas, grows out of the peculiar nature
the application. This is fully exemplifed in the
Senate bill, for the admission in 1t is on an express
condition." which. however, makes no provision fol
the acceptance by the people of Kansas of the terms
therein prescribed What might be the effect of this
omission is not altogether clear. The ordinance
adopted by the Convention at Lecompton, and sub
mltted with the Constitution asserts that the State
OF Kansas will possess the undoubted right to tas
such lands for the support Of her State Government
or for other proper and legitimate purposes connected
with her existence as State" And this asserted
| right she proposes, on admission, to surrender In
consideration that the Congress of the United States
will make her the following grants, viz: mr. Engsi
here read an extract from the Lecompton ordinance
| The proposition made to Congress by this ordi
nance Is OF the most extraordinary character an(
| wholly inadmissible carefully-prepared estimat,
made at the General Land Office at the request of th
committee, shows that Kansas would receive an ag
gregate in lands under her ordinance of 20 5g2 l6j
| acres, worth at minimum government price S29 400
zoo, and this is exclusive of other benefits claimed
| and OF what she might receive for lands containing
mines OF the useful and precious metals, except Goa
lands The amendment agreed to by the committee
proposes 10 give her the usual grants which have beer
made to most OF the new States, and which embrace
precisely the same quantity proposed to be given BY
| the Crittenden amendment. Under this amendment
Kansas would receive 10000 acres of land less
than she would receive under her ordinance making
difference in favor of the United States estimating
the land at minimum price-Of S25, 900 900,
The amendment agreed upon may not be perfect
but if this fall it is fair to presume that all available
parliamentary expedents for reconciliation will be ex
hausted, and that the question will be left open tG
still further excite sectional preudices and endange
| the peace and prosperity of the country
II the substitute is passed. the Kansas question de
parts at once from the halls of Congress-perhaps
never to return but if il should return it will
be at some future period and deprived of all powe
of doing evil.
After some debate, on motion of Mr.. Hill. the
further consideration of the bill was postponed to the
second Monday in May, and the House soon after ad
| journed.