Worcester daily spy., 1858-03-13
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THIRTY-FIFTH CONGR EsS.
WASHINGTON, Friday, March l2.
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| MI. Chahdler, OF Michigan, addressed the
Senate on Kauzas affairs. He made strong
and elaborate argument against the Lecomp-
ton constitution, and closed with a spirited
defence of Northern working men.
Mr.. Hunter of Virginia replied, and gave
a rapid sketch of events IN Kanzas down to
the time of her application for admission. He
spoke at great length, repeating the old argu-
| menls for the immediate apmission Of Kanzas
under the constitution before them.
HOUSE..
The House passed the Consular and Diplo-
matte Bill.
The Speaker announced that the pending
| question was on the appeal of Mr.. Harris Of
| Illinois from the decision of the chair, that
he could not read the statement OF the Kanzas
Committee TO show that the Committee had
not executed the order of the House for the
reason that the minority could not make
committee, and therefore it has no question of
privilege.
Mr.. Harris said, nothing but imperative
duty impeled him to raise the question. 1t
was not done rashly. Gases quoted by speak
er, he contended, were not analogous to that
under consideration. He and others of the
minority do not propose to make report
from Committee, but merely to show that
other members of the Committee have diso-
beyed the orders of the House. The minor
ity report no bill for Legislative action. The
substantive proposition is that the privileges
OF the. House have been infringed, and that
the minutes of the Committee are part of
the majority report, therefore the minority
mad a right to refer to or to produce them ;
that this was not report but merely pro-
ductlon of facts to sustain the action of the
minority. He quoted authorities to show the
House that the House may entertain such
movement as unestiOn Of rriv;laoa Tbo
doctrine is laid down that when committee
is remiss in duty, it is sufficient ground for
further proceedings in the House. If this be
so, how is it ever to be known to the House
that committee is remiss unless that knowl-
edge is brought to the House, and one mem
Der is sufficient to produce the fact.
MI. Stephens of Georgia. reported that no
precedent for the movement as had been
claimed by Mr.. Harris, could be found in the
records of the British parliament, or any leg
lsiative body in the world. The gentleman
from illinois had not produc ed an authority
to sustain him. The question is whether the
remissness OF the majority or minority of
Committee Is question of privilege. He con-
Guided that it could not be, and SAID that no
precedent or authority could be found in Han
sard, or any other authority. The gentleman
= had utterly failed to make out his case. He
(dr. StePhens) considered this the most i'm
portant movement ever made in the House
since the formation of the government. 1t is
revolutionary and strikes to the foundation of
the rules and orders of the House, and under
Its operation the House conld do no business
Mr. stephens further contended that the ma
jority must first make report before the
House can determine whether the Committee
have executed the order of the House. He
was prepared to show that it had been fully
executed. If the report is not satisfactory to
the House. let them discharge the Com mittee
and recommtor turn the question to another
Committee. He was ready to meet the issue,
but was opposed to sideway of overturning
the rules and orders of the House and upset
ting parliamentary law.
Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania caused to be
read the reasons under which the Committee
was appointed, to show that the Committee
was instructed to inquire into all the facts
connected with the adoption of the Lecomp-
ton Constipation, aid whether the Constitu-
ton was satisfactory to a majority of the le-
gal voters of Kanzas.
MIR. Stephens rose to point OF order.
Mr.. Grow said that it came with bad
grace from Mr.. Stephens, who had INDUCED
in the utmost latitude of debate.
Mr.. Stephens replied that he had confined
himself strictly to the question before the
House. If Mr.. Grow wanted to go into an
investigation of what the Committee had
done, he (Stephens) was ready.
Mr.. Grow said that parliamentary law re-
qNired that majority of the friends of the
measure should have been put on the com
mittee, but the presiding officer had put
majority Of the opponents on. 1t is correct
principle that child should not be put to
nurse with one that cares nothing about it.
Mr.. Wiuslow of North Carolina called Mr..
Grow to order.
IheSpeaker said the question was a delicate
one, as Mr.. Grow was commenting on the
action of the Chair.
Mr.. Grow resumed, saying that if the ma
Jority of committee violated the order ofthe
House, how is the House to take action or to
ascertain that fact, unless by the statement of
one or more of the members of that commit.
tee.
Mr.. Stephens said he was ready to show
when the report comes up that the committee
had examined every material fact.
Mr.. Grow replied that the committee had
not discretion. They were directed to inves-
tigate all the facts.
Mr.. English of Indiana asked how they
were to know whether the committee had
executed the order of the House under the
present aspect of the House. The gentleman
from Illinois (Harris) says the Honse have not
done so. Mr.. Stephens takes precisely the
opposite ground. He (English) thought tho
proper way was to submit the official record,
which he understood embraced the entire ac-
ton of the committee, including the report of
the majority. Let each branch Of the CEN.
mittee put in their papers.
Mr.. Quitman of Mississippi called the gen.
tleman to order, saying that he was ready to
show that the committee had done its duty.
The Speaker said that the reports could be
received by general consent and it would
then be proper for the House to take such ac-
tion as they might think proper.
Mr.. English appealed to gentlemen on all
sides of the House to receive the papers and
fix day for their consideration.
Mr. Washburne of Maine objected.
Mr.. Harris of North Carolina offered a pro-
position that each branch of the committee be
allowed to present papers, and that the furth-
er consideration of the subject be postponed
till Tuesday next.
Mr. Underwood of Kentucky, offered sim
liar proposition.
Objections were made to the reception of
both.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, suggested to Mr..
English to atfix a proviso to the effect that no
amendment shall be made to the report of the
majority, in the form of bill to admit Kan
zes, so long as any five members desired to be
heard on the fact.
Mr.. Hunter of Alabama, said that no SINH
lar proposition had ever been made.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, said that he recol'
lected that foreign State was once admitted
into the Union by joint resolution, and why
could not the attempt be made to admit Kan
| zas in the Nyav