The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-18


tify the Pro Slavery State ticket to be elected,
and then the troops were TO be used TO force
the people of Kansas to sub nit A condinon
| of Instruction would at once be declared 70
exist, and the Executive would be called on 10
cut il down This was no doubt the programme,
and 10 carry il out was the main purpose
| for which the troops were wanted. 1t was idle
TO plead the necessity of relieving Col. Johnston.
| The fate of his command wonld be definitely
settled long before the troops to be raised could
reach the seene. The Administration was re-
sponsibe to the country for having placed that
command in its present perilous condition.
but gave way to Mr.. J. G.. Jones, who moved
that the House go into Committee of the
Whole.
The Kansas Investigating Committee. Mr..
Harris, of Illinois, desired to submit question
of privilege. He wished to call the attention
of the House to a question connected with the
seton OF the select committee appointed by
order of the House on the 9th of February last.
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia, (interrupting.) LIS
that question of privilege?
The Speaker was not able yet to determine.
Mr.. Harris continued. Himself and six
other members of the committee who acted
with him felt it due to themselves and to the
House, under whose order they were appointed,
TO present facts to the House to sustain their
view that the committee has failed to execute
the order of the House.
The Speaker (interrupting) was of opinion
that that did not involve question of privilege
No report of facts could be entertained from
q minority of the committee.
Mr.. Harris presented this point: That the
committee has not discharged nor executed the
order of the House and that, he claimed, was
question of privilege.
The Speaker overruled the point. There could
be no such thing known to parliamentary law
or practice as a report from minority of q
committee.
Mr.. Harris, (interrupting) 1t is not report
ftom the minority. 1t is q statement of the
facts upon which they base a question of priv
ilege.
The Speaker was of opinion that, in that as
pect of the Gaze, the gentleman could not
submit a question of privilege. There had
been no report, and the House had no official
information of what had been done in commit
tee.
Mr.. Harris inquired if it was not the prac-
tiee to submit to the House the question
whether it was q question Of privilege or not.
The Speaker said that VAS sometimes done,
where the Chair entertained any doubt. The
Chair had no doubt upon the pr" sent question,
and decided it for himself
Mr.. Harris appealed from the decision of the
Chair, and called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, moved to lay the
appeal on the table.
Mr.. Wsshburn, of Maine, asked il the Chair
decided that it was not a privilege of the House
that its committee should obey its orders
The Speaker said that was a privilege of the
House. When a committee submitted q report,
il it had not obeyed its instructions, it was
competent for the House to recommit with
further Instructions, to discharge the committee,
or to take other action.
Mr.. Washburn. Cannot minority bring
the question before the House in any shape?
A majority would not report its own short-com-
ings.
Mr.. Winslow, of North Carolina, moved
call of the House, and called for the yeas and
nays thereon which were ordered, and the
motion for the calling was disagreed to-yeas
80, nays l08.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, called for the
yeas and nays on his motion to lay Mr.. Har.
ris's appeal on the table, which were ordered,
and resulted as follows
Yeas - Messrs. Anderson, Arnold, Atkins.
Avery, Barksdale, Bocock, Bonham, Boyce,
Bryan, Burnett, Caskie, Clark of Missouri, Clay,
Clemens, Clingman, Cobb, John Cochrane.
Corning, Craig of Missouri, Craige of North
Carolina, Crawford, Curry, Davidson, Davis of
Mississippi, Dimmick, Dowdell, Edmundson,
Elliott, Faulkner, Florence, Gartrell, ellis,
Goode. Greenwood, Gregg, Hatch, Hawkins,
Hill, Hopkins, Hughes, Huyler, Jackson, Jenk
ms, Jones of Tennessee, j. CLANCY Jones, Owen
Jones, Kelly, Kunkel of Maryland, Lamar,
Landy, Letcher, Maclsy Mcqueen, Mason,
Maynard, Miles, Miller, MilIson, Moore, Nib,
lack, Pendleton. Peyton, Phelps, Phillips Pow
ell, Quitman, Ready, Regain, Reilly, Rufin,
Russell, Savage, Scales, Scott, Soaring, Seward,
Shaw of North Carolina Shorter, Sickes, Smith
of Virginia, Stallworth, Stephens, Stevenson,
Stewart of Maryland, Talbot, Taylor of Louisi.
ana, Trippe, Ward, Warren, Watkins, Whiteley.
Winslow, Woodson, Wortendyke, Wright of
Georgia, Wright of Tennessee, and Zolli.
coffer-97.
Nays Messrs Abbott, Adrain, Andrews,
Bennett, Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss.
Brayton, Buffinton, Burlingame, Burroughs.
Campbell, Case, Chaffee, Clark of Connecticut,
Clawson, Cockerill, Colfax. Comins, Covode,
Cox, Crsgin, Curtis, Damrell, Davis of Mary.
land, Davis OF Indiana, Davis of Massachusetts,
Davis of Iowa, Dawes, Dean, Dick, Dodd, Dur
fee, Edie. English, Fsrnsworth, Fenton, Foley,
Foster, Giddings, Gilman, Gilmer, Goocb, Good.
win, Granger, Grow, Hall of Mass, Harlan,
Harris OF Maryland Harris of Illinois, Haskin,
Hickman, Hoard, Horton, Howard, KELLOGG.
Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, Kunkel of Pennsyl
vsnla, Lawrence, Leach, Letter. Loveioy.
Mekibbin, Marshall of Kentucky, Marshall of
Illinois, Matteson, Montgomery, Morgan, Nor.
riii, Morris of Pennsylvania, Morris of Illinois.
Morse OF Maine, Mott. Murray, Nichols, DIN.
Palmer, Parker, Petit, Pike, Potter. Pottle,
Purviance, Ricaud, Richie, Robbins, Roberts.
Royce, Shaw of Illinois, Sherman of Ohio. Sber.
man OF New York, Smith of Illinois, Spinner.
stanton, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tappan.
Ihayer, Thompson, Tompkins, Underwood.
Wade, Walbridge, Waldron, Walton, Wash
burn OF Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinoi
Washburn of Maine, Wilson, and Wood-Il2.
90 the motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr: Wlnslow, of North Carolina, moved that
me house adjourn, and called for the yeas and
nays thereon; which were ordered. The mo-
uon was lost-yeasi89, nays l29.
Mr.. Marshall, of Kentucky, said il was i'm.
portant that members should have an onnortn.
MY 70 consult authorities on the question in.
vowed, and he moved that the appeal be post
poned unsl to morrow at one O'Clock
After some further discussion, the motion
was agreed to. 'A0 '-'o''0A
Consular and Diplomatic BM.-The House
went into Committee of the Whole. INF Flor.
ence, OF Pennsylvania, in the chair. and TOOK
up the bill making appropriations for the con.
sular and diplomatic expenses of the Govern.
ment for the year ending the Both June, 1859.
upon which the general debate had been closed
by order of the House.
The bill was read in detail, certain amend.
ments were made, and it was laid aside to be
reported to the House.
Ihe Deficiency BM.-By general consent.
the Committee then took up the bill to supply
Deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal
year ending Both June, 1853.
air. Case, of Indiana, addressed the Commit.
tee on the subject of Kansas, and in opposition