Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-16
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the Kansas matter came up again in the
House, the question being on adhering to
their amendment, from which the Senate
of wavering, and the result of the vote (yeas
I1e, nays AlD shows that all the efforts of
the Administration to effect changes during
the interim between the two votes were in
vain. We subjoin a brief synopsis of the
proceedings.
On motion OF Mr.. Montgomery (Pa.) the
House proceeded to the consideration of the
Kansas Bill.
here to its endments.
DIR. Bocock (Va.) asked whether. if this
motion was agreed 10. all chance of settle
ment would be cut off.
The Speaker said ne would decide the
question when a contingency arises.
Dir. Grow (Pa-) moved for the previous
question.
MIR. Seward (Ga.) moved to recede from
the amendment.
Mr. English (Tnd. J appealed TO Mr.. Mont
gomery to withdraw his motion.
Mr.. Montgomery said that it would afford
him much pleasure to comply with a request
of the gentleman from Indiana, but he could
not consent to withdraw his motion.
Much confusion prevailed; various ques-
tons were asked regarding the effect of the
vote. The House then proceeded TO vote
on the motion 10 adhere to It's amendment.
The motion was decided in the affirmative.
Yeas Il9; nays Ill.
The vote on this motion was the same as
that on the adoption of the bill as amended a
week ago, with the acception that Mr.. Mar
shall and Mr.-paired off.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the ia
BILE.
On the 18Th the matter was again taken
up in the Senate, and the result of their de-
alterations will be found in the annexed
sketch of the proceedings OF that day:
At one O'Clock. Mr.. Green, without pref
ace, moved that as the House had disagreed
TO the Kansas bill, that the Senate should
insist on a Committee of Conference in lieu
ofresolying to adhere.
Mr.. Simmons called for the yeas and
nays.
Nr. Pugh said. how could the Senate in
sist upon a Committee OF Conference after
the House has resolved to adhere!
A long and desultory debate ensued.
The Senate on Dir. Green's motion, re-
solved to appoint a committee of conference
on the Kansas bill. Yeas 80; nays 24.
Mr.. Green said that even after the action
and it is the practice here as well as in the
English Parliament to insist ON a confer
ence.
MIR. Pugh said that it is in order to ask a
conference, but not to insist.
Mr.. Hunter said that the course followed
since he had sat in the Senate was to insist.
The House, if it chooses, can recede from its
amendment and then the original bill would
pass.
Mr.. Green read an instance from parlia-
mentary practice, showing that it was Iegit-
mate to insist. To meet the case, however,
he would make TWO motions, first, 10 insist,
/ second, TO ask a conference.
MIR. Mason spoke in favor OF c~aurtesy be-
! tween the two Houses, aud considering the
great consequences dependentson this matter
the Senate should 60 to the EXTREMIST verge
Of parliamentary courtesy to admit the State
Of Kansas tremendously.
Mr.. Green further read from the Manual
of Parliamentary, law showing that it was
strict parliamentary practice.
Mr., Stuart was in favor Of letting the mat
ter drop.
MIR. Bayard thought the ~disrepect, if any,
came from the House; yet if the question
is one of moment he was in favor Of asking
for a conference.
Mr. Brown said that in q matter OF great
national interest we must not act on cur own
personal impulses. The House had not
been quite respectable to the Senate, but he
would assent to ASA for . conference.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark Collamer, Crittender Dixon,
Doolittle, Douglas, Fessenden, Foote, Fos-
ter, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King, Seward,
Simmons, Stuart, Sum ner, Truulbull, Wade,
and Wilson.
Absen,ees-mcssrs. Bates, Davis, Durkee,
Pearce, Pugh, Reid Thompson (Ey.) and
Yullee.
The committee appointed to confer con-
sists of Messrs. Green, Hunter and Seward.
1t is said the friends of the Administrative n
have strong hopes that the House will ap-
! point q committee to confer with that of the
Senate, and the res ult be an agreement up
on q compromise that will receive the con-
currence of both Houses. We think, how
ever, it is more than probable that nothing
will be effected unless the Critic nden amend
ment as modified by Mr.. Montgomery, is in
substance adopted as the basis of agree
/ ment.
LATEK.-In the House, on the 18th Mr..
Montgomery moved that the House insist
or adherance, and moved the previous
question, which was not seconded tho vote
being a tie. Nr. English then moved that a
committee to confer with that of the Senate
be appointed-the vote on which was yeas
los, nays 108, when the Speaker voted in
the affirmative and the motion prevailed
The committee had not yet been announced
but the same course in selecting it will
doubtless be followed as in the appointment
of the committee on the Harris resolution,
which will give the majority to the Lecomp-
t%onites. The members who few the track
were. Hall and Pendleton of this State. Eng
lish of Indiana, and Jones of Pennsylvania.
The ADMINISTRATOR has a most serious
time of it. When Congress assembled it
was able to count a large majority of friends
in both Houses, and no difficulty ia carrying
through any measure it might see fit to pro-
pose was anticipated. But the result has