Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-03-25
LecOmPtOn Constitution passed
the Senate.

LecOmPtOn Constitution passed
the Senate.
We clip the following from the o n
gressional proceedings of Tuesday last
When MI. Crittenden concluded, Mr..
green without further remarks, Withdrew
Minnesota from the bill altogether, and
moved three amendments to the origin
al bill. Firstly-To strike the
preamble and insert the following -
"Whereas' the people of the Territory
of Kansas did by a convention of dele
gates, called and assembled at Lecomp-
ton, on the 9th day 0ffSeptember 1857,
form for themselves a constitution and
State government, which said Couven-
ton, having asked for the admission of
the Territory into tho Union as a State
on an equal footing with the original
States" &c. Carried.-Secondiy-R
amend the second section by inserting,
'that nothing in this act shall be con-
strued as to abridge or infringe ON any
right of the people at all times to alter,
reform or abolish their form of govern
ment, in such a manner as they may
think proper, Congress hereby disclaim-
sing any authority to intervent or de-
clare any instruction of the constitution,
except to see that it is republican in
form and not in conflict with the Con-
%stitution of the Un:t;d States. 4" The
amendment was agreed to. Yeas 81;
nays 23.-Thirdly-A verbal amend
ment in the eleventh line of the second
section of the bill; to camel the word of
in the sentence, Sin the ordinance of
said constitution" and t o substitute
therefor the words annexed to making"
Carried.
Mr.. Pugh withdrew his amendment
of March 2, to the amendment of Mr..
Green, and substituted another, setting
forth that the Federal laws shall not in
applicably be extended into the State of
Aansas; that a judicial district be form
ed, and that 4 Judge, District Attorney
and a United States Marshal be appoint
ed and paid as in Iowa. The amend
ment was agreed to. Yeas 81; nays 10.
Mr.. CrIttenden moved a substitute for
the bill, in substance, that the constitu-
ton formed by the Leeompton Conyen-
ton be submitted to the people of Kan
sas now; that, if it be approved of, the
President shall admit Kansas by proc
lam nation; if it be rejected, the people of
the Territory shall call a convention to
frame a new substitute. The substitute
makes a special provision against the
occurrence of frauds.-Seyeral Sena-
tors here took occasion to explain their
votes. Mr.. Kennedy OF Maryland, as a
conservative middleman, would support
Mr.. C~rittenden's substitute, reserving
the right afterward TO vote for the orr
ginal bill. Mr.. Houston would vote for
the original bill, in obedience to the re-
solutions passed by the Legislature of
his State.-Mr. Pugh reluctantly vo-
ted against it for the same reason
Mr.. lverson, of Georgia, defined his po-
s tion.-Mr. Green accepted the sug-
gestion Of another verbal alteration
Mr.. Crittenden's substitute was then put
and lost-yeas 81; nays 34-The
bill, as amended, to admit Kansas into
the Union with the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, was then put and passed-yeas
33; nays 25. Ycas-Messrs. Allen,
Bayard, Benjamin, Biegs, Bigler, Bright
Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick,
Green, Gwinn, Hammond, Henderson,
Houston, Hunter, Iversop, Jones, John
son of Arkansas, johnson Of Tennessee,
Kennedy of Maryland, Mallory, Mason,
Pearce, Polk, Sebastian, Slidell, Thomp-
son of Kentucky, Thompson of N. Jer-
fey, Toombs, Wright and Yulee.-33.
Nays essrs. Bell, Broderiek, Chand-
Ter, Clark, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon,
Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden,
Foot, Foster, Hale, HamIin, Harlan.
King, Push, Seward, Simmons, Stuart,
Sumner, Trumbu1f. Wade and Wilson
-25. Absentees-Messrs. Bates and
Davis. Mr.. Reid, of North Carolina,
pared off with Mr.. Cameron, of Penn
sylvania. The announcement of the re-
suit was received with applause and hiss
es. The Senate then adjourned.