The Washington union., 1858-02-03
ed, reroed and re-exportcd which read twice and
referred TO the Committee Finance M
Y 0t RESOLUTIONS

sructng the Committee on the District of Columbia
inquire into the state and condition OF the prisons in the
District of Columbia; their suicieney to prevent the
cape of prisoners the nature and proprey of the rules
and regulations for the government and discipline OF the
inmates of the penentary the capacity of the present
buding used penitenary for the efficient and CON
venent dscbarge all the duties incident to such in
sttution the expedency and proprety OF erecting
building for penentiary, and procuring different site
from the occupied and also the expediency of
comforting the appointment Of warden of the penenary
the board Of inspectors OF prisons and in general
what improvements and alterations necessary 10
der the prison system in this District equal to that in any
of the States.
On motion by Mr. YUI.EE a resolution was adopted
directing the Committee the Judiciary to inquire what
alterations advisable to be made in the existing laws
regulating the fees of marshals and other officers
necd with the courts of the United States in the several
States and in the District of Columbia and to report by
bill or otherwise.
THE ARMY BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill in
crease the military establishment of the United States
the question pending being the motion OF Mr. TooMBs
to amend the bill by striking out the first section.
Mr.. SEWARD said that all parties agreed that
there necessity for large standing army and all
equally agreed to the necessity OF some armed
lice force The question which presented itself
whether, under the exgences of the case, armed
force large enough. He Of opinion that in con-
sderation Of the threatening aspect Of the Utah difficult
ties it would be proper to vote for increase of the
army but he desired that it should he coupled with the
condition that the public service would admit
of it, they should be disbanded
Mr.. HALE said that he had listened to the remarks of
the senator from New York with extreme pain, dsap-
pointment, and modification Unless the republican
party should take firm and decided ground against the
increase of the military power of the government they
would go down, and ought to go down. He would not
vote single single dollar for the increase of the
army.
Mr.. SEWARD replied defending the position which he
had assumed Before he had concluded his remarks
THE LEcoMProN CONSTITUTION.
A message was received from the President of the
United States by the hands Of his private secretary
transmitting copy of the Lecompon constitution, and
communicating the views Of the President thereupon
which read 1T will be found in another part of this
paper The reading having been concluded,
Mr. BGLER said he did not rise for the purpose Of de-
batting the subjects referred to in the message, but merely
to submit motion that it be referred to the Committee
on Territories and printed fze
Mr.. TRUMBULL was unwilling to let this paper pass
from the consideration Of the Senate without
mark. He then proceeded to denounce the statements
contained in the message as perverted and incorrect
history from beginning to end OF the difficulties in Kan
and also arragned the President for inconsistency
He spoke at considerable length in the Of his
marks attacking the principles of the Nebraska hill and
commenting all the various matters and questions at
issue in reference to Kansas affairs.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that he should any reply
which he might have to make to what his colleague had
said in regard to the Nebraska bill until future
sion He should at all times hold himself ready to vim
dcate the principles Of that bill from all ASSAULTS no
ter from what quarter they might He would not
go into argument in reference to the questions
raised by the message His opinions had been clearly
expressed all these matters previous occasions He
thought the better would be to refer the message
at to the Committee Territories where all the
disputed questions Of fact could be examined before il
should before the Senate in the regular form
ton Hoping that that would be adopted he
asked leave to present remonstrance, signed by certain
gentlemen, governor and State officers elected under
the Lecompon constitution in Kansas protesting against
fhaGf 1fntry
stution which he moved to refer to the Committee on
Territories and to have printed
Mr. TOOMBS stated that but for the character of the
assault which the senator from Illinois Mr. TRuxBuLLl
had thought proper to make upon the message of the
President he would have been content to let go the
country and vindicate ITSELF but such had been the
nature of that assault that he felt it to be his duty to
take this opportunity to express his hearty corporation
in the policy that the President has indicated and at the
time to express his qualification at the signal ability
and power with which the great principle lying the
bottom of that policy had been presented to the Amer
people by the Chief Magistrate of the Union. The
President recommends the admission OF Kansas under the
constitution sent in. Upon tho point that Kansas
shall be admitted into the Union State all the peo
pie of the Territory both parties and both houses of
Congress agreed large portion of the people of
Kansas, said to be majority by the republicans nearly
three years ago formed instrument known the To-
peka constitution and asked admission into the Union
under it. Then there can be objection the ground
that the inhabitants of Kansas do desire State govern
ment But while the Topeka movement without the
sanction of law and in opposition to law the Lecompton
convention met in pursuance of of the territorial
legislature, mbodying the will of the people The Le-
compton constitution is clothed with legality while the
Topeka constitution made in defiance of the laws of
the land Mr. T. continued his argument mt some
length and with great force and ability Upon the con-
cluson Of his remarks, without taking the question:
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The SPEAKER stated the business first in order to be
the consideration of the bill provide for the better Sc
cury of the lives of passengers board of vessels pro-
pelled in whole or in part by sea this day being set
apart for its consideration.
Mr.. WASIIBURNE, of Illinois, moved that it's further
consideration be postponed till tomorrow week and that
the substitute offered for it be printed which motions
were agreed to-
NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Mr.. HARRIS, of Illinois from the Committee of Elec-
tions presented report in the of b B. Chapman
contestng the seat of f. FKRausos the sitting delegate
from Nebraska, accompanied by the following resolution
and they were laid the table and ordered to be
printed
Resolved That the parties the contestant contestee
tho further time of sixty from tho
take and return supplementary testimony
Mr.. HARRIS then gave notice that on tomorrow he
should call the report and resolutions presented several
days since IN the of Mr. Vallandingham contesng
the seat Of Mr. CAMPBELL, the sitting member from the
third congressional district Of Ohio
DEFICIENCY RTLL
IN Of Mr. ,f ,t,o