The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-26
Doings Of the Packed Committee.

The Committee appointed by Speaker Orr
to a,fe mot to P' OmOis) investigation into
the circumstances attending the formation
and alleged adoption OF the LecOmptOn Con-
stitutiOn, is fulfilling the most sanguine an-
ticipatiOns of the Border Ruthan party
throughout the country. The majority If
the Committee, under the lead of that un
scrupulOus partlzln, Stephens Of Georgia.
veto down every PROPOSITION which has the
leas tend ncy to uncover the villainy and
fraud connected with he LecomptOn SWIM
die. A. illustrating the determination oil
this packed majority to stranglc ali inquiry,
we give few of the resolutions which have
been offered by the minority. and which
have been prompt, lald on the table by the
votes 81 the L,comptonites. On every reSo-
Luton, it will be observed, the vote, stood
eight to seven.
The following was the FIRST resolution Of
fered il Vas Submitted by Mr.. Morrill, of
Verm, mt, and was ut once laid ON the table,
eight ~ seven
RssOiVS@, That in order to comply ~''I
the order of the nOu.e under which the
cUlniuIttee was organized, w.ich required
that We should inquire into all the iactS
Connected with the formation at said ic-
compton Constitution, and the laNs under
when the SANS was originated, and also
whether thr same l. acceptable and SltiSl'Ic
tory 10 "a majority OF the legal voters Oi Nan
sas the chairman he authorized To have
summoned 20 appear before the clmmittoe
the iOllo ling named per-Ons, VIZ GN.
Robt. j. Maker, Gen. JOAN Calnuun, Hon.
+ 4. Stanton John ID. Henderson, To
testify 10 all such iacts - they nave knpwl-
odgc, ana To produce all sucn docunents,
papers, votes aud returns Us have any rel'-
ton To tie election Oi delegates Ia the ls'-
COMPTON Constitutional Convention, or To
any election subsequently, held IN the Tsrii-
tor, Ul Kansas.
The minority then proposed the follow
ing:
R,SoircJ, That tn, census OF Kansas. tax.
en- under the act tie Territorial L,gIsla.
turc Ui Feb. -. lS57 Is fact connected
with tue lorna lOh ol the b'colnpton con-
stltutlhn, into which 'he cOmmittee' ny rus-
OlntIOh oi ther appointment, are uiree'eu 10
inquire. aud that they wall therefore Inqurc
int the same.
ThIs VAS laid on the table-eight to seven.
Resolved. That the legality OF the election
OF tue ueleSa''s To the co"''nunn "h'o"
Io''''u '.V 's'eV W" .O ''.'' '
ton Constitution, into which tins commit
Tee, by the Resolution Oi Inelr appointment,
arr u'roc'ed !" make "nqa'ry s"u 'ha' 'hey
-
-, ,,.. J'.,,,,,,,'n ,.,,y,,,,,,n an5 nm.
numh,r of vote. cast Tor each are acts eon.
nccIed with the formation OF sad cOu-titu-
, ,'u", '"' ', 80" ~, a,, o,,;r,
and nm. ir,mn,rs,,. viii ,h.r,inr. ,nou,r. ,,.
to the same
Tbi, WAS laid ON the table-eirbt to seven.
p...t.,J H., :, :. ;.,,.,,,, $40,
h.,,",, r..I',,,nn =, Nh. ,n,rr,r,y at The nd.
mission oI Ka ss.s into lhc L, ION under Ga,
lrcomp'on eo"s'''1t'on' whether or not a
ia'se i'i' 81 tue pe"p," u Ns nav " ',',
such !, tact As am. c,n,u,,,e, ar, rroulr,d
by the resolution .. tne House directing s.,d
oo'a''''ee 70 '"q'''e into ""a the eOlin,''s'
''''0 NV WV
This "aS laid on the table-eight To seven.