The Washington union., 1858-03-02

Mr. BRODEllICK remarked that when uie pioposluon
nlate he othea day 70 make The hSr vi, q. t
order for to-day it excited general laig ana ne hola
lhe Pacific railroad bill would not lose s priority p"' no
disposed Of at once before taking up new subject
Mi SEWARD thought that IL a racine ia'i'oeo oi'i
WING to mass this session ought to be taken up at once
Mr. GREEN said that 1t was well known that no bus-
ness rould progress until this Kansas question got
ont of the way. He hoped the vote would be taken
without any further debate !
The question being taken, the motion agreed to
yeas s2 nays 20-as follows
YLAsMsrs Allen, hay ard Benjamin, hseri Bright,
Cha, eoames cr'snden Essns f,es esn h'na nnsa
Jones' Mallory Mason pearce Polk iueh sebastian
NAYs-Messrs bell Bioderck Cameron Chandler, Clark Dixon
Doohe Douglas Darkee Foot Foster WIN ha%' f'H Ae'
ADHESION
The Senate accordingly proceeded to the consideration
of the bill the admission Of the State OF Kansas into
the Union which read
Mr. GREEN said that the bill 50 plain that it did
require any extended explanation 1t was predc'cd
on of facts imboded and presented in the report oil
the Committee Territories, and those facts made out
plain to render any argument unnecessary
Indeed far he concerned he should be perfect
ly willing to trust this to the Judgment OF the
Senate without saying single word upon it. There
were those however who opposed TO II, VINO seem
cd insist that something should be said in opening as
peg for them to hang argument upon, and ne would
gratfy them He would remark in the outset that the
leading controlling facts forth in that report could
not successfully controverted Some of them had been
eyaded in the documents embracing the views of the mi
nory of the committee but he still maintained that
the positions assumed in the majority report stood unas
sailed and it would be work OF supererogation TO add
| anything to what has been said in that report He
hoped he would be permitted this occasion to make
personal explanation for he did not like to obtride HIM
self on the attention of the Senate except when he had
| the floor for DEBATE. He found in the New York Ifib
false statements in regard to the action OF the
Committee Territories which he would take occasion
to contradict assumed that the majority OF the
committee made positive promise to Messs DouGLAS and
CoAMRa report until the succeeding Monday but in
violation Of that agreement the report was preepitated
and hurried through and they were compelled TO report
before they ready. He would now make state
ment of the facts On Monday he not quite ready
with the majority report On Tuesday the committee
met and his report ready and the senator from Ver
mont Mr. CoLAMER also had his minority report ready
but the senator Illinois said he not ready and
the matter WAS postponed until Thursday, when Mr..
DOUGLAS said he would have his report ready he posi-
bly, could but he would not ask postponement beyond
the next Monday at any rate. On the same day. in or
der to stimulate the senator from illinois, Mr. G. wrote
him note stating that it the desire of the commit
tee report Thursday But to show the alsity OF
the statement that there was violation OF agreement
and that the committee took advantage of Mr. DOUGLAS
report before he ready he stated that Mr. u was
ready Thursday morning and not only that but he
had sent off copy of his report to New York six hours
before the committee met and then when the committee
met he voted against making report that day In
der these circumstances Mr. G. could not see that any
serious wrong perpeated on the senator from Hi
nois
Mr. DOUGLAS explained that he stated ON Tuesday
that he did not think it would be possible for him to
finish his report Thursday but he would guaranty to
be ready by Monday to submit his report The commit
tee agreed to meet on Thursday and read over the ma
orty and minority reports far they completed
His understanding when they separated that the
committee We're not to report until Monday Subse-
qucnty, the same day. he received note from the
chairman of the committee to the following effect ''It
is the unanimous desire Of the committee to report final
ly Thursday and send you this note in order that
you may not be taken by surprise In consequence
this notification, he made extraordinary efforts to finish
his report, and Thursday morning. between three and
four clock he succeeded in bringing it TO conclusion
without having had time TO read it revise it. He
had himself out by writing all day and two nights
without than three hours sleep. He wished to
wise the report and add two other points, for he
stopped pages short of what he intended to in
of the notice of the senator from Missouri
AS to its publication in New York, he allowed clerk t.
take copy for the press, but still 1t had not been
vised.
| Mr. GREEN wanted to know, if the senator voted
against making the report because he wanted to revise it
who going to revise the copy in the New York hi
bune Office which had been previously sent off But pass
ing from that subject, Mr. g. said that lac had subs
tute for the bill reported by the committee, which he
should offer at the proper time This substitute pro
vided the admission of the States of Kansas and Min
nesota together and he hoped this would ex-
pedite the business before the Senate that other
portant subjects might up for consideration He
protested against the senator from Illinois going out of his
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consideration, to talk about forcing constitution upon
the people of Kansas against their will This was at
tempting to prejudice the question before it taken up
Now what were Congress to inquire The questions to
be asked were is this the legal constitution of the
State Is the constitution republican in form Are
the boundaries proposed admissible and is the number
of inhabitants sufficient to justify independent State
ganization These the only things to be inquired
about We neither approve dsapprove the particular
features of the instrument that is matter to be left
entirely to the people themselves No doubt there may
be some provisions in it to which exception be taken
but where any State be found whose constitution
perfect That the constitution of Kansas is repub
Iicau cannot be controverted. It is also conceded
that there is sufficient population to enttle hei
to representative in the House of Representatives
The constitution of the United States specifies parcu
lar number but the practice has been to admit States
whenever their population exceeds the ratio of representa-
ton But there other reasons, strong, powerful
was not all peace and quictnes in Kansas as had been
stated by the senator from Illinois. There much
strife and contention there there perplexes bese
ting them every hand and, without some govern
ment of their these difficulties likely be per
petra Even lately this morning he had received
information of murders and assassnaons i'm that Terri
tory led on by the party opposing the Lecompon cons
tution General Whitfield of the federal off
GERS there and he had learned this morning thai
| General W. had received notice to depart from tho
Territory or they would assassnate him He would
tell the senator from Massachusetts, that that
of the reasons for the absence of federal officers from
their posts Of duty in the Territory 1t useless t.
| cry s'peace' when there peace but there wa
an easy way to settle this whole matter AS the bounda
es were unexccptionable the constitution repub
n III IL l.4l l..