Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-31

the known wishes of his State. Two Southern
Know Nothings voted for, and two against it. Mr..
Kennedy, of Maryland, deserves credit for having
what shall we say of Crittenden and Bell? The op-
position of such men, with Wise of Virginia, to Le
compton-to the wise and saving policy of the Presi
dent and of the national Democratic party is more
to be reprobated and denounced than the detection
of Douglas, bad as that is; for Douglas is North
ern man by birth, and depends upon free State
constituency.
We have heretofore published the bill in full as
introduced by Mr.. Green, of Missouri The follow
ing amendments were made to it by the Senate
They do not affect the soundness of the bill:
"Mr. Green withdrew the amendment of which
he had formerly ven notice, in regard to admitting
Minnesota and Kansas together, say g that although
he was friendly to the admission of Minnesota, he
though: it would expedite the public business to
pass upon each case by ITSELF MIR. G. then moved
to strike out the preamble, and insert the following
"Whereas the people of the Territory of Kansas
did, by convention of delegates called and assem-
bled at Lecompton the 4th day Of December,
1857, for that purpose, form to themselves a
sttution and State government, which said cOnstitu
ton is republican, and the said convention having
asked the admission of said Territory into the
Union State on equal footing with the origi-
nal States:
The motion was agreed to-.
Mr.. G. then moved to amend the bill by adding
after section two, line nine, the following:
land that nothing in this act shall be construed
to abrdge infringe any right of the people assert
ed in the constitution Of Kansas at all times to alter,
reform, abolish their form of government in such
manner as they may think proper-Congress here
by disclaming any authority to intervene declare
the construction of the Constitution of any State,
IN hat he in form md
in conflict with the Constitution of the United
States"
The motion was agreed to-yeas 81, nays %, AS
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs,
Biger, Bright Brown, Clay, Evans. Fitch, Fitzpat-
rick, Green, Gwin, Hammond, Houston. Hunter,
johnson of Arkansas, johnson of Tennessee, JONES'
Kennedy, Mallory, Mason, Pearce. Polk, Pugh, Sc
bastan, Slidell, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs,
Wright and Yulee-31.
NAYs-Messrs Bell, Broderick, Chandler, Clark,
Coamer, Dixon Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fes-
senden Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamiin, Harlan, King,
Seward, Simmons, Stuart Sumner, Trumbul, Wade,
and Wilson-23.
ABSENT OR NOT VorING-Messrs Bates, Cameron,
Crttenden, Davis, Henderson, Iverson, Reid, and
Thompson of Kentucky-s
Mr. Cameron said that he had paired off with Mr.
Davis.
Mr. G. also moved to strike out the word 80" in
the l.h line of the second section and to insert in
lieu thereof the words "aunexed to- so that it will
read nothing in this act shall be construed as an
assent by Congress to all or to any of the PROPOSE
tons or claims contained in the ordinance annex
cd to the said Constitution" The motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. Pugh withdrew the amendment of which he
had previously given notice, and moved to add the
following to the bill as new section:
"SEC. T. And be it further enacted That from
and after the admission of the State Of Kansas as
herenbefore provided, all the laws Of the United
States which not locally inapp'icable shall have
the force and effect within that State in other
States of the Union; and the said State is hereby
constituted judicial district of the United States,
within which district court with the like powers
and jurisdiction the district court of the United
States for the district of Iowa, shall be established
the judge attorney, and marshal of the United States
for the said district of Kansas. shall reside within
the SANE, and shall be entitled to the same compen
sation as the judge, attorney, and marshal Of the
district of Iowa."