The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-10
CON G. R E ESSI0NAL .
THIRTY-FIFTH CoNGREss--Firsts Session
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1858.
SENATE.


socation of the Defenders of Baltimore in 1914
urging upon Congress the passage of the bill re.
ported from the Committee on Invalid Pensions on
the Sd of February last, some other bill with
similar provisions granting pensions to the soldiers
of the second war of Independence: which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Pensions.
ADMISSION OF KANSAS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
for the admission of the State of Kansas into the
Union.
Mr.. Green stated that on Monday next the friends
Of the bill would insist upon coming to direct vote
upon it.
Mr.. Doolitte resumed the remarks which he
commenced on Thursday last against the bill He
said that the announcement which had lust been
made by the chairman of the Committee on Terri
tories, had placed him in rather an embarrassing
positions for he was at loss to decide, in view Of
the brief time to be allowed to conclude the discus
sion of this momentous subject, whether to 90 on
with the remarks which he had designed to make
or to yield the floor to other and more experienced
Senators, who doubtless wished to be heard upon
the subject. There were some things, however
which had been said upon the other side and bv the
Senator from South Carolina in particular Mr.
Hammond, which demanded a reply, and he could
not remain silent. He then proceeded to reply to
the charge of Mr.. H. that the North had broken
their faith with the South denying that such was
the case; he also charged Mr.. Calhoun. with being
one OF the originators of the United States Bank
and noticed with some indignation that portion of
the speech of Mr. H., which designated the aboring
classes OF the North as slaves equally with the col
ored race at the South.
Mr.. D. then took up the question of the admis-
sion OF Kansas, and argued that the Topeka Consti
tuition was more legal than that formed by the Le-
compton Convention, repeatingsmany of the argu-
ments which have heretofore been made bv his
political associates. Upon the conclusion of his
remarks.
Mr.. Foster obtained the floor. He said that he
never could vote for the admission of slave State
north OF 260 20 believing the ordinance of 1887 to
hl in IIno i+ol-
sions of the Lecompton constitution which he deem
ed obnoxious to the people of the free States; and
as ne considered them anti-repubcan, he regarded
that as a sufficient reason why that Constitution
should be rejected.
Mr.. Hamlin obtained the floor for tomorrow; and
Mr.. Green moved that the further consideration
OF the subject be postponed until hafpast twelve
o'clock tomorrow, but subsequently withdrew the
motion, understanding that the opponents of the
bill were not anxious that such a course should be
pursued
After the consideration of executive business,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Taylor, of Louisiana, asked consent to intro
duce the following joint resolution
"ResotUed, de-, That the President of these Uni
ted States be requested to inquire into and ascer-
tain the facts involved in the said alleged seizure of
the said American barque, Lyonnaise, and the
grounds on which the said reported condemnation of
said American barque to pay said damages made,
sailing vessels the high to carry lights ex-
cept III the ight time.
And be it resolved further That if it shall appear
upon proper inquiry that the said condemnation
was made upon the ground that the American bark
and her officers guilty of neglect and want of
care because there lights upon the said bark
AS required by the laws of France-then in that
case the President of the United States is hereby
requested to bring the facts to the notice of the
French government, with a view to obtain redress
for the wrongs sustained bv American citizens in
this instance and to prevent similar wrongs in the
future.
Mr.. Burroughs, of New York, objected.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the rules be suspended
which motion was agreed to.
The resolution was then referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs.
THE PRINTING BILL.
The bill was then read third time and passed
yeas 1913, nays AZ, as follows:
The following is the bill as passed:
bill to appropriate money to supply deicien-
ces in the appropriations for paper, printing, bind
ing, and engraving ordered bv tie Senate and
House of Representatives of the Thlrty-third and
lhirty-tourth Congresses, and whichfhas been
cuted.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Represea-
tatres Of the United States Of America In Congress- as
sembled That for the purpose of defaying the def
cencies in the appropriation for the paper for print
ing for the printing, and for the binding engraving
and lithographing ordered by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Thirtv-third and Thirty
hereby appropriated out of any money in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
To pay for paper, one hundred and four thousand
dollars.
To pay for the printing ordered by the Senate and
House of Representatives during the Thirty-third
and Thirty-fourth Congresses, fifty thousand
six hundred and nineteen dollars ard ninety-four
cents.
To pay for the binding, lithographing, and en-
craving ordered by the Senate during the Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Congresses, one hundred
and seventy nine thousand five hundred and sixty
nine dollars and sixtv-four cents
Onmotion of Mr.. !. CLANCY Jones, ofP Pennsyl ylvania,
the House again went into Committee of the Whole
the state of the Union (Nlr. Houston of Alabama
in the chair and proceeded to the consideration of
the bill making appropriations for the consular and
diplomatic expenses of the Government for the wear
ending June 80, 1859.
Mr. J. CLANCY Jones, of Pennsylvania explained
that the bill merely provided for the payment of
the salaries of the consuls and those employed by
the government in its diplomatic service. He hoped
the committee at early period as possible would
report the bill to the House with favorable recon-
mendation.
Mr.. Bocock, of Virginia, addressed the committee
at length in reply to the speech of Mr. Millson his
colleague, and in favor of the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton Constitution. One might have
supposed that his colleagues design to enforce
upon the committee the belief that the South had
not obtained all to which she was entitled by the
passage of the Kansas Nebraska Bill but after
which surrounded it, that idea would have to be
abandoned. 1t seemed that that gentleman had felt
himself called upon to discover much ingenuity for
the purpose of proving that he foresaw all the
evils which had fallen upon the country; and that
they the result of the Kansas-N Nebraska BILL
He objected to it on the ground that a proper and
legal construction sustained the idea of territorial
sovereignty. He himself preferred that to the doc
trine OF congressional restriction, because the one
would be the peace of admitted inferiorty and the
other the peace of superior right. Under the doc
trine of territorial sovereignty, they would have
strife in settling their difficulties, but poor the
chance would be, still they would have their chance,
and the consolation of knowing that
decided against them would be decided bythose
interested But he contended that fair and legiti-
mate construction of that bill did not encourage
the idea of territorial sovereignty. His col
league had ridiculed the idea that Congress in
tended to vacate the power to egisate slavery into
the Territory. He argued that the power had been
repeatedly assumed by Congress. The Kansas-Ne-
braska bill aimed to deny the possession of such pl
The proper construction was, that it not in
tended to exclude slavery from any Territory but
leave the people free to regulate their own nstitu
tions. The objection applied to what was known as
the Badger proviso, which was concession of the
weaker and oppressed portion of the Union, and
which provided that nothing in the bill should be
construed as putting into force any law protecting
or abolishing slavery. II the Missouri Compromise
was constitutional by its repeal they removed pos
tive barrier and left an open field and he would ask
If it was unconstitutional, then it was null and
void, and of no effect ob initio, and did not re-
peal the old French and Spanish laws. 1t
question which had led to considerable discussion
whether not the government could exert its
powers to limit the property of one section o
the Union, and extend and enlarge the property Of
another. The Kansas-N Nebraska bill had decided
that question by declaring that the government
should not so use its powers as to discourage the
interests of one section to the advancement of the
interests of another And then came the decision
of the Supreme Court affirming the Kansas-Ne
braska BILL and declaring that the constitution, Sc
introduced into the Territories, should stand as g
tower of strength to defend the property of all sec
tions of the Union. His colleague seemed to think
that the evils which had arisen in Kansas were the
result of the Kansas-Ne ebraska bill. He would sub
NIT to him that if they were the result of that bill
these consequences would follow it everywhere
The principles of that bill had been applied to Ne
braska and New Mexico without like results. L
the principles Of that bill had been adopted long
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