The Washington union., 1858-03-14
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THIRTY--FIFTH CONGRESS-.
SATURDAY, MAEJn 10, 1893,
hENArE.
First Session.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETc,


portion OF the public debt of Texas owing mainly 10 the
loss of securities by tho holders OF the same and under
these circumstances these parties may bo able 70
make the necessary exhibition of Texas liabilities at the
department To enable them to obtain the money due
them and they may be compelled TO apply to the State
legislature for relief and nasmuch as Texas is entitled
TO any and all balances in the treasury OF the United
States which have not been paid TO the creof under
the Congress referred TO- they request their
senators and representatives TO every cxetion in their
power to obtain the passage of law authorizing the pay
ment OF any balance remaining IN tne treasury as afore
said the accredited agent Of the State of Texas
The resolutions referred to the Committee Fl
and ordered to be printed
Mr. BRIGHT presented the petition of ID. Meriwether,
praying Congress TO pass act making appropriation
for his salary superintendent of Indian Affairs in the
Territory OF New Mexico from July 27, 1854 to April 81
1857 which referred to the Committee Indian
Affairs.
Mr'HAMLIN presented the petition Of Cynthia Cony,
widow of Samuel Cony, praying pension account of
the services of her late husband during the of 1872
which was referred TO the Committee Pensions
Mr.. BIGIsER presented three petitions of merchants
and Others, citizens of Philadelphia in behalf of Raneys
line of ocean mail steamers between Philadelphia and
Savannah, and the West Indies and Brazil which
referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads
Mr. CAMERON presented the petition of Charles
Knapp, praying payment for iron furnished under con
tract with the Secretary OF the Treasury for the
tom house at New Orleans which referred 20 The
Committee ON Claims.
Mr. GWlN presented the petition of Arnold Harris and
S. f. Buttcrworth, suretics of William G. Kendall late
postmaster at New Orleans praying to be released from
the Judgment against them.
FROM COMMITTEE.
hr. IVERSON from the Committee on Claims report
ed bill for the relief of Joseph Hardy and Alton Long
which was read and passed to a second reading
BILL. PASSED
On motion by Mr.. FEssENDEN, the following bill
was taken up, considered, and passed
i Tor the relief Of the he;rs-atlaw of the late Abigail
Nason sister and aeysee of John Lord deceased
ADMISSION OF KANSAS
Inc Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for
the admission of the State of Kansas into theJJnon
MI WADE gave as a reason why he should speak upon
tins thrcadbare subject that the people of Ohio were
more deeply moved upon this question than they had
ever been moved before They were alarmed at the
progress OF the principles of depotm which they thought
they perceived connected with the administration of this
government In this matter they were no. alone for
the minds OF the American people bordering upon
te else Than the great question now before the Senate
ne regretted that the question of slavery should be
oeh thrust upon us, but its enormous magnitude seemed
to throw every other question into the shade Until it
should DC fairly settled way the other he did not
expect TO hear much else discussed great deal had
oeen said about northern aggression but In his iudg.
ent the aggrcssions had been all the other way As in
stances of what he deemed southern aggressons on the
rights OF fseemen he mentioned the annexation of Texas
the passage OF the fugitive slave law and the repeal of
the missouri Compromise and, not content with these
tile North to he still further driven to the
wall by the passage of this obnoxious BILL imposing
constitution upon the people of Kansas which they hate
and repudiate
In the course of his remarks, Mr. w caused some
merrment by saying, that when old Moses enticed
oic naon OF slaves to run away, no doubt he de
nounced by Pharaoh and the cbivalry of Egypt f-
lious @pohuonsts but there doughfaces then as
now There were some who preferred slavery in Egypt
10 freedom in Canaan, and those he supposed would be
cai'co national men NOT northem with south
ern principles but Israetes with Egyptian principles
III. w luf1e tn tIa coo.
other enabling act submitted by Mr.. DouaLAs e
AIR. STUART, Mr. GREEN, Mr. MASON and other sc,a-
tors obtained permission of Mr. w to make brief expana
ons OF their understanding the ATTENDING
that case, and the action the COMMITTEES ON Territories
who reported bill to the Senate containing no provision
that the constitution to be formed by the convention i'm
Kansas should be submitted to tho people for their ap-
proval or rejection
Mr.. BlGLER referred to the circumstances attending
the reporting by the Committee Territories of the
loombs BILL which had been the occasion unpleasant
controversy between Mr.. DOUGLAS and himself and re.
GREETED that he not in the Senate when this topic
was introduced and found himself loss to know how
TO meet what had been previously said Hcdecared that
ne ha been, and STILL under the impression that the
oomos Dill had been intended to bring Kansas into the
Cnion through the agency of popular votethat for
the election of delegates to the convention Mr. BcLsR
hiesteda dislnelination to discuss the subject
count OF the absence of the senator from Illinois
Mr. WILSON asked Mr.. B if he did not make q speech
IN Kansas in the of which he asserted that the
constitution ought to be submitted to the people
Mr. blilER replied that that was entirely irrelevant
10 the subject under discussion but he would the
question, Notwithstanding He did say in Kansas Tint
the constitution ought to be submitted to the peo-
pie but it was but justice to himself to add that
when he said that he had other question in view than
the one of slavery and had any asked him if it
would not be sufficient to submit the slavery question
he would have answered without hesitation that that
would have been all that necessary Furthermore
he made speech In September Immediately after his re-
turn from Kansas In which he held the precise views he
had uttered in the Senate this subject
Mr. BRODElsICK thought that this debate involving
as 1T did, question personal to the senator from Illinois
Mr. DOUGLASS ought not to go in his ABSENCE and he
hoped tat senator would either be sent for the
would adjourn, to give him an opportunity to be
here when the debate should be resumed He thought
entirely consistent with that previously presented by
him
Mr.. BIGLER could not consent to remain quiet under
mpuaton that he had sad in absence of the sem
ator from Illinois what he had not and would not saw in
his presence, and explained that what he had lust said
was consistent with his previous remarks subject
lie had at no time cast imputaon upon the senator from
Illinois
Mr.. BRODERlCK. That is my impression
MIR. BiGIER Then your impression is wrong The
senator from California seeks to put this question In
false view before the Senate and submit to such
an imputation.
Mr.. BR0DERICK went on to say that his impression
was that when the senator from Pennsylvania made a
statement former occasion of conversation at the
house of the senator from Illinois, which that senator
present. and that denied it, the senator from
Pennsylya took it back. Inasmuch as the senator
from Illinois SICK he hoped out of respect for him.
inc senate would adjourn else go with the con
sderaon OF other business and postpone this discussion