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port Evans, of NO., followed, also opposing
the report. Stephens, Of Georgia, replied.
Mr.. Keitt advocated the report, Bingham
spoke against it; when Mr.. Clingman moved
the previous question. Mr. Stephens moved
a call of the House, which no: being agreed
to, he moved to adjourn. Mr.. Harris, of
Illinois, said it was the understanding yes
tcrday that we should take the vote to day.
Mr. Stephens said that was what the gem
tlcman would not agree to. The House
then adjourned by two majority.
AprI 29.-The Senate was all day en-
Gagged in debating the report Of the Kansas
conference committee.
Mr.. Douglas objected to the Kansas Con-
ference substitute because it did not submit
the Lecompton Constitution fairly to the
people, but made the admission virtually
contingent on their acceptance or rejection
of the land grants. lie objected too to the
offer Of bride to come in with 81, 900 under
one kind Of constitution. and not unless tn
have 90, 600 under another. What is this
but Congressional intervention, Offering the
bounty on one hand and penalty on the
other, to control the result? This left no
{ freedom of election. For five months he
had stood, as he now stands, with the De-
mocracy Of his State, on the principle OF
submitting the Constitution under which
Kansas shall come into the Union to the
direct vote Of the people. That glorious
I band of Democrats who acted with him, in
/ Congress and out Of Congress, have achieved
triumph. lie sought no personal triumph,
and would not therefor enter into the ques
! ton of which party had bat ked down from
its original pretensions, although the Gov
ernmeut did say at the commencement Of
the session that Kansas must come in I'M
conditonally under the Lecompton Constit-
ution. The Administration has receded
/ from that proposition ard his party are
asked to recede from the position they had
taken because the other party has made 80
/ many CO ccssions, but that is no reason
| why he should concede principle. From
! that he could not recede. Strike out the
land grant and strike out the Limitation of
/ population and he would vote for the confer
cnce proposition. In other words, if you
wish 10 make the proposal fair you mu>t
make equal terms to Kansas under whatever
/ Constitution she elects. How, he asked his
Z friend foin Virginia, Mr.. Hunter, as a
Southern man. h, would ike to have Con-
gresSonal intervention brought to influence
the admission of new Stl'cs. The times
may be reversed. Ther. may become an
auti-slavcry majority in Congre>s, and would
bounty for a new free Safe 10 come in with
20, 900 population? After complaining Of
/ the want of Partially which would arise
/ from the Board Of Commissioners, contain
+ iug majority of |. ;. officers, lie proceeded
To- say tia, he was in iavo of 10 Territory
| forming a State Gov rnfn-nt or Constitution
until it had the requisite population. He
took his stand firmly on the great principle
al State equality of rights, without reference
to their locality or {" the nature of their in
sttutious. What the cons quence of the
position he had taken would bc nc knew not
If he could not remain in public life with
the principles he maintained, he would re-
tire into private life. where he could enjoy
the approval of his own conscience.
McsSrs. Brown, Toombs, and Green made
speeches in favor Of the report, and Wilson
opposed it. Seward and Broderick are to
speak tomorrow, when the vote viii be
taken.
The House also spent the day in dis
cussing the same business Mr.. Cox, of
Ohio, being the principal speaker in favor
of, and Marshall, of Ky, against the confer
euce project