New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-30
xXxvth CONGREss...First Session

TfeSenate refused - az aipst -, to receds from M
amendments striking out the provision for tee pay
eIt Of rePorter' and section three OF the House De-
fciep,. bill
On ,SotI,,c of Mr.. TOOMBS. q Committee of Con
ference was appointed.
cas- on the Kansas bill VS. taken up.
DOUGLAS Objected 20 tn nb nan ts
Constitution fairy TO the people, Dpt nase tneI 40
mission virtually contingent on the acceptance or 'e
lection Of the Lar grant. ~
He objected 10 t,e offer OF a br!be 70 come 10 WIN
40 OCO regulation under one kind Of Copsttut0n and
not upless they have 90 900 under another. Whh Is
this but Congressional nterve alton, Offering oouaty
On one hand and penalty on the other TO contfoi the
result ., ii,
M Douglas has stood az he now stands, with the
Democracy of his State, on the principle OF tuogttng
the Constitution under which the people OF N snsH
shall &C me into the Union, to the direct vote OF the
people That glorious band ofDemocrats VINO acted
With him in Congress and out of Congress have
achieved triumph. lie sought no personal triumph,
and would not therefore enter into the question OF
which party has backed down from its original pre-
tensions. Although the Government did s.y at the
commencement Of the session that kansas must come
in u1 con di onay under the Lecompton Constitution,
the Administration has receded from that proposition,
ard he and his party are aked to recede from the posi-
ton they have taken because the other party have
made so IL any concessions But that noreason why
he should concede principle From that he could not
recede Strike ont the lard grant, and strike out the
limitation Of population ana be would vote Tor toe
conference proposed at In other words, you
wish to make the proposal fair, you must give equal
terms TO Kansas under whatever Constitution she
eects. How lie asked, would his friend from Virginia
(Mr. UuDtel). az Southern man, like to have Con
vehtion brought to Influence the adms-
sion Of new Statesl The tines may be reversed there
nav come an Ant-Savery majority 10 Congress, ard
would he ike grant Of mllsns OF acres as bounty
for a Few Free State to come in with 4OOOO pcpla-
tion After complaining of the want of impartality
E.. h. DAo, 81 (N..rp .STNVa
containing majority Of United States officers, he plo
Gee ded to say that he in favor of 40 Territory
forming State Government Constitution until 1t
had the REQUISITE population He TOOK HE stand hrmly
n the great principle Of State equality OF rights, with
out to their locality the nature of their in
stiutions What the consequence Of the position he
had taken would be lie knew not, but # lie could not
remain 10 pubic life with the principles he maintained
he would retire into private life, where ne could eroy
the approval of his conscience.
Nil BROWN (Mss.) addressed tho Sepate IN favor
of the Conference substitute describing 1T as pesce
measure with healing on its wings.
Mr.. TOOMBS (Ga.) warmly supported the Confer
epce substitute, denying that any bride of land was
offered. On the contrary, the Committee refused to
give Kansas the II 600 coo of which she asked.
Mr.. WILSON (Mass.) replied to Mr.. Toon5s. Ia
preference to the seventeen millions OF acres direct
bribe is offered Of hundreds Of thousands OF acres and
Of dollars. Two millions of acres vf public lands are
advertised to be sold the LIT of july and here is
direct brte Of five per cent on the sales, amounting
TO hundreds of thoueands of dollars offered if Kansas
will come into the Union before the let Of July. On
the other hand the direct penalty that che shall be
kept Of tie UEion, although every one acquainted
with Kansas knows that the feeling OF that Territory
is almost unanimous in favor OF adnssion MIR. Will
son then went into heightened discussion OF the nos
tility of Kapsas to the Lccompton Constitution, and
charged that it was now being atemp'ea 10 oioe ahu
threaten or into it under project gotten up by the
Conference and intended to be imposed by deceit and
fraud.
TIE CHAIR was suggesting that the expression was
4 n No and aid
that be OF those referred to, ard he felt no
hurt from it,
Mr.. WILSON said be had Dade the charge of fraud
could prove it ard would take the responsibility. he
then went over the records of the fauds in tho an
sas elections TO show thatthe Administration assented
TO and approves of them by continuing Its couh e.
nance to their sbettors and authors. Tie thought the
NEG nile of Kansas would reject the brides ano scorh
he thre ats and that they could not be got under this
conference scheme into the UrOn except by stupen-
dous and gigantic frauds. The people OF KANSAS VIII
make new free Constitution and bring 1t before Con-
gress. If she has enough popuaton u come IN now
as Slave State, YOU must admit her then rs Free
State or keep her out at your peril. There Is no truce
in this substitute although taeTe would have Deen
peace in Mr.. Critteneens.
Mr. GREEN (Mo) took occasion to refer to DIR.
Wilson's charge and said "Out of the funsss of the
heat the mouth speaketh. lie would like TO put
him under oath and cross question HIM whether there
were ever any frauds in X ansas TIL MIR. Wil4on went
there whether he did send for Jim Lsre to con-
coct the matter with him.
Mr.. WILSON utterly rcpudated having done SO,
and reminded Mr. Green that the frauds were com
uit,eo by bis constituent Miss )uIiaIs.
Mr.. BELL (Tenn.) explained the reasons when
vould govern bis vote. lie also compared the Crit
teIden and Conference substitutes showing their rela'
tive worth and effect.
Mr.. SEWARD IN. ~ read some paragraphs
from the Washington correspondence OF NE IkIB-
ryr in which incidents having occurred IN the Com
mittee of Conference were related, mainly correctly
in facts, but coored TO convey the erroneous impress
sion that Mr.. Green cOerced Messrs. Seward and
Howard. MIR. Seward exorerated MIR. Green, where
upon
MIR. GREEN returned the courtesy by moving TO
adjourn, which Mr. Seward being slightly iudisposed,
god to hear. Adjourned.
Messrs. BrodeIck and Seward speak temoro1,
which coses the debate. Tie vote will probably be
taken at o'clock.