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THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 81.

SENATE
| Mr.. Wilson of Massach usetts from the
| Military Committee reported a bill for the re-
lief OF Edward Ingersoll OF Springfield, Mass.
Some other business was transacted, of an
nnimportant nature. The Minnesota bill was
then taken up, when
MIR, Polk of Missouri, in lieu of Mr.. Will
sons amendment adopted on Monday, moved
a substitute, which was urqualfedlg lost
yeas IA. nays q
Mr. Iverson of Georgia, moved that the
State Of Minnesota have only one. viz the
representative Of the three already elected,
VINO received the most votes, and that CEN
sus be forthwith taken, and the other two al
lowed, if the census shall show that she is
entitled to them
Mr.. Fitch Of Indiana, moved to amend Mr..
VERSIONS amendment, by proposing that the
three representatives be allowed this session.
and thereafter such number as the census
shall show.
Mr.. Doolttle of Mississippi, moved to amend
Mr. Fiteh's amendment by substituting two
instead OF three representatives.
The yeas and nays we're ordered, bit previ-
GUS to being taken,
Mr.. Houston spoke against the extraordi.
nary stretch Of power involved in the matter
of allowing three req resentatives.
Messrs. King Of New York, and Hale Of
New Hampshire, also opposed the making the
number of representatives. matter OF favor.
claiming that Congress has no right TO stretch
the constitution OF the United States
MI Bright OF Indiana, argued that it was
no infringement Of the constitution to assume
that population Of two hundred and fifty
thousand is entitled to three Representatives.
California was admitted without census.
Mr. Mason of Virginia, said that the SEN
atecould not constitutonallv decide who were
elected, 1t would be an infringement of the
prerogative of the House, which possibly
would decide the election to be void He
wanted this vote recorded, that the enlighten
ed mind Of the country may see that this gov
eminent, though not eighty years of age, was
In state of decreptude and decay, and that
questions OF constitutional law are made to
bend to questions of political expedlency.
Mr. Green of Missouri, said that the num-
Der Of representatives was to be determined
by Congress, and the persons who are 10 he
those representatives, are to be determined by
this House alone. He read lists of States rem.
resented by Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and others, and demanded that Min.
neso'a' having a larger traction than many of
them, shaud have a representative therefor
BY the strict letter of the law she was entitled
to two.
Mr.. Pugh of Ohio incidentally referred to
Mr.. Mason's remarks that Minnesota is now
State and not a territory, and hence has
the right to elect officers to represent her in
Congress.
Mr., DooGttle's amendment of Mr.. .Fitch's
amendment was put and lost-yeas IA, nays
SO.
Mr.. Fitch's original amendment was then
put and lost-yeas IA, nays SO.
u
which was subjected to various y4rbal EZRA
lions from different senators, and ally as
sumed the shape that Minnesota shall have
two representatives till new census shall
show her entitled to third. Lost-yeas 10,
nays 81.
Mr.. Iverson moved that she DE entitled to
two til! the next apportonmeut Of representa-
tyes among the various States. Lost-yeas
%, nays 26
The question REQUIRED upon Mr. Douglass
motion to strike out the whole section. The
yeas and nays being asked, Mr.. Douglas
withdrew it.
Mr.. Benjamin Of Louisiana moved to re-
consider the vote taken. which motion being
carried by five majority, the question recur
red on NJ. Igerson's amendment which was
adopted yeas 30 nays 81.
Mr.. fulee Of Florida moved postponement
VI the SUBJECT u tomorrow.
Several senator's were DESTROYS of vote.
but the Senate went into executive session,
after which it adjourned
HOUSE.
Inc House went into Committee on the De-
feiency Bill.
MI Stephenson Of Kentucky spoke in favor
OF the immediate admission Of KanzAs under
the Lecompton Constitution.
Mr. q Inner pf Norfh frs-,ls,r
favor of admitting Kauzas without the LIE.
compton Constitution, leaving the people to
arly settle the question at issue, This would
be satisfactory to them and to the country.
and no principle would be compromised the e.
by,
Mr. Mills Of South Carolina advocated the
Lecomplon Constitution, saying that it was
natural that the South should feel sensitive.
as the question involved was, whether more
slave States should or should not be admitted
into the Union.
Nj. Burlngame of Massachusetts, trampled
the threat cf disunion scornfully and defiant.
y under his feet. He would shake hands
with the Gre-eaters to exterminate the dough-
faces who misrepresent the views of the
North. lie was prepared to vote for the Crit
tenden amendment. The Douglas Demo.
Gratis, Republicans, and Southern Americans,
have united on this for different reasons, but
without pre-concert, which showed the hon
esty OF their convictions. He appealed to the
young men OF the country, without distine
ton of party, to sustain the Douglas men.
who kept their faith and remained firm
while others have trenbled in the presence of
power.
MIR. parrott, claiming to be the representa-
tive Of the entire people of Kanzas, said that,
without the enjoyment of the rights to which