The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-06
House OF Representatives.

Anc eena&e ~ not IN Session.
House OF RepresentsGssex ,sss
wAsnsor,~, Fe5. q, .1u
On iuotion OF Gen. QrrrxAs, (adm Of Mas, a. ~ +.
ton wa adopted calling the Prcsiden, commrsc
the nusNher Of soldiers engaged Ia the late war WIZ
Great Brip in, and the Indian the same veriod
aIso, statement allowing proxmste estimate " Tho
expenditure Of extending them the bencas o. the evs.
utionary pension laws
This Information IL desired preliminary 10 action ths
bill pending for that purpose.
ONO cosrErxr uar
The House then entered npon the cvnsifera,u Of the
resolution as to whether Mr. Campbell shall have further
time TO take testimony the Ohio contested election case
After call or the House In order procure full al
tendance the question taken the amendment pro
posed by the minority % the Election CJmmt,ee that Ny
Campbell tho sitting member, and Mr. valandighsrn ths
contestant be allowed forty days take supplementary
testimony, ar II was rejected by thirteen majority
The RESOLUTION Of the majority ~ the commiiee-,hai
Is Dexpedsn to- allow further testimony AZ
asked by the sitting member, adopted by thirteen
majority
The stAE laid before the House The following amend
ed answer Of Willumson, that presented yesterday
being unsai actOiy. Il - addressed the Speaker u
the House
sas s sSsSt S TO The PrSHoO5Ssd 2 me BY s
rons served monnE before your ~ cot
bens heavy bonds 10 se ya,s oo 70 y. o s sgi
been sg%mcneS to sPPesr before the eoutec sud desired
s s r my eSps s. noq5 not be orscd during se.ne
be forfeited srd ny pledges q faith lrosen bot attend
attorney hat my bail would not suffer loss Upon sis,cs
rs commit any con,smpS Of you Son1rspe Sssy soaa
have eheeray and without HESITATION nave appeared before
ihs they we're PURSUING ND nc been fo-
myself readiness ali such proper questions
'he committee nfs pp' to me a.. ,r,,,.,,
had spVesred before the committee, aud answered very
promptly and without equivocaton every question pro
pounded AZ TO whether he answered correctly was
or the country 10 Judge and on Sr stsnton's molten
Niasn-Su was ditfarsst tfQu cus.oay.
pKnATs on nIE KASsAs QUESTION
The u tsideb's hRnsfs message wa tnsn oonsoe'es.
NJ GRoS, (cyr II Pa called aitenticn 70 ,ns ise,,
that while tho Trosden. transmitted copy OF y" is
sofa constuiion md .he official returns o. the Gle.
making mutations concerning ts admission AZ
state be sent in err Of the Lccompton constitution,
With no returns, but VIA accommodation that Kansas
sage instead Of communicating any desirable Information,
abounds In epthes aud sandors against the people %
NJ II,sSrs. fsdml OF III, who withdrew the resolu-
ton be had previously submitted aud introduced another
with the view 81 obtaining Information. n thcy
the opinion Expressed oy gen,cu all sides Of
this " the most nornenous questions
presens 10 the Congress Inrna,ions
had been thrown here and At the other end OF the
CAT o that the decJr Of his question might perhaps,
rcrult in precpitang events disastrous In an eminent
degree 10 tho charaoter and welfare OF the country
this expression Of op'bon rested ON any welfounaed
existing state Of farts vas necessary that the country
o embark voyage important tor him 10 ascer-
tain bis departure. II about 20 enter on a new
order of things LEI the world, the country and history
the facts which this order Of things is 10 be na
ted There wide diversity Of opinion relative 10 ex
sting affairs IN kansas Allegations have been made OF
fraud corruption. outrage and nfamy, which, true
and gentlemen by their action endorse what has been
donethey become accessories aer the fact In perpetus
inR tsse Tsnds vas due % themselves and 10 those
whom hoy fepttseu and due 70 those who 10 come
alter them and 20 the world that the facts should bo
oh@ned IN an authoritative forrn. What possi-
Die OhJecbCD could there be 10 inquire into
the facts. Tho truth has never harmed anybody on
gfea public question Of this character There should b.
o Ca Tor uio mat on from all the where can DO
obtained lie ru ted gentleman would attempt 10 pre-
Cplate vote on question which lies mt the bottom oC
inc subject Of The admission of Kansas until they shall OBJ
IAN all the tacts connected with the origin OF the iecoup
ton constitution aud facts which have ranspred since s
iotnaton 80 far as they affect the prOprety OF tho
a. mission OF Kansas into the Union. lie asked for
iacts Dot directly pcrtncut " tho question II had been
said in some quarters that the effect Of such call would
be to doay acton and add 10 The prevailing excitement