New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-02
xxxvth CONGRESS ..... First Session

SENATE. .WAsHIsGTOs, March |, 1S,a0
communicationwasp presented from the Legislatun
Of kentcky offering regiment Of volunteers for tho
Mr.. HENDERSON CTe.a., appeared, was qa.lisss
and took his seat.
Several memorials from the Legislature of Isss
asking for lands for railroad purposes receiysA
Mr.. KING IN. " reported bill grsntingtS
Rome Arsenal to the state of New-York.
Mr.. GREEN (ho) called up the bill for the sdns
ZION Of Kansas.
Messrs. GWEN and FREDERICK (Cal. objessd
ss the Pacific Railroad bill had priority in tho ordsrs
business. "a
It was decided that the bill should DO taken =
hr. GREEN Mo- gave notice that he shouAstd
substitute providing for the admission Of the Saaa
Of MinneeOta and Kansas together-hoping thofeoyp
expedite business. lie then proceeded to advoess
the report Of the majority Of the Committee, remsn'
ing that the leading and controlling facts stated
that document could not be successfully controversies
An attempt had been made in the minority reportsr
evsde some Of them, but they stood unassalled. he
then passed to personal explanation touching tbs
statements in regard to the action OF the Comnitts.
published in THE NEw-YoRK TRiBsSg, which assersA
that the majority Of the Committee made aposhiw
promise to Messrs. Douglas and Colamer not 10 rspt
till the succeeding Monday, and subsequently, vios!
that agreement. He proceeded to show the fslsu 81
this statement by detail of the facts in the
A discussion Of some length ensued between Nor
Green and Douglas, when the former proceeded ne
said he had a substitute for the bill reported Hts
majority OF the Committee which he would o5E
the proper time. lhls substitute provided fof me
mission Of Kansas and Minnesota together the oeec
being to expedite the business before the Seosfe -
that other important questions might Up ior cos
sideration He then argued the legality Of s hsnse
Constitution contendiDg that II was repsoWM y
ofm, and wac the legal choice Of the psoPh. lN
population OF Kansas is sufficient 10 entte Dor 70 on
Representative, and the Constitution OF the Onne
states prescrbes no specific number Of iEaAoasun ~
tho admission OF State. He referred 10 the upseu~
state Of the Territory powerful and overwne".i
reason for the admission for Il would give psace -
quietness to ne Territory. He had received incEn
| to the Lecompton Constitution, and that Gen. WI.
field had been driven from the Territory under tsfey
of assassination. This he said, the ressoa o. "
absence of the Federal officers ff,m kans.s.
useless to cry Peace" when there will be BIZ
L until Kansas comes into the Union. -.
[ Mr.. C0LLAMFR followed. lie referred 70 y.
l AissOur CrmproIIise as having settled the sss'!
sgitatOn; ard II being fair bargain, he thouse,
unjust in the South, after receiving her yonionI
| advantage, to repudia.e the compact Who bene' -
he asked, IN 1874 that Slavery would exit in ksnss
1t well.sstted principle that the power 10 -
| late implied the power 10 prohibit. Mr. G. quo1es
Stances to chow where this power had been eisfe''
| and referred to case in Mississippi In Hp,,
point. He defended the Emigrant Aid Societies. os
ing that the emigIants FROM the North went - W." m.
merely TO vote without designing to stay mere,
| referred 70 the fraudulent elections cafr1d U! "
| lopers fro Missouri and to other gross outf"ge'
| whic1 the Government had never exasined.
Adorned.
| ROUSE OF REPRE- SENrATl|Es a.,
| M,r..r. Sowa.j, Harris tl1.h GTe~' Vs'''