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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March |!

WAsHINGToN, March II.
After the presentation of large number of pc
titions, and the introduction of bills, etc. the Sen
ate proceeded to the consideration of the Kansas
bill.
Mr.. Chandler made speech in opposition to the
admission, and Mr.. Hunter spoke in favor of it.
hlr. Kennedy made strong American speech
He said he had no favors to gain from the Democ-
racy, but he would vote for the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton constitution. He must 90
with one other OF the two parties. On national
questions he could not 60 with the opposition, be-
that party sectional and not national
He regretted the admission of Minnesota and Kan
sas had been coupled, because the Minnesota con-
stituton confers the elective franchise on aliens and
halfbreeds. He said that Maryland was true to all
the interests of the South.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House passed the Consular and Diplomatic
Bill.
Mr.. Clingman. from the Committee on Foreon
Affairs, reported bill making appropriation of
$50 to pay for the repairs to the Norwegian bark
Ellen, which rescued the passengers of the steamer
Central America-passed.
The House also passed the Senate bill authorizing
certain ofhcers and men, engaged in the several ex-
petitions from the United States, engaged in search
ing for Sir John Franklin, to receive medals from
the British Government.
The Speaker announced that the pending question
was the appeal of Mr. Harris of Illinois from the
decision of the chair: that he could not read the
journal and statement of the Kansas committee to
show that the committee had not executed the order
of the House, for the reason that minority could
not make a report from a committee, and therefore
it was question of privilege.
Mr.. Harris said that nothing but imperative duty
impeed him to raise the question. 1t was not done
rashly. The cases quoted by the Speaker he con
tended, were not analogous to that under consider
alton. He and others of the minority don't propose
to make report from the committee, but merely to
show that the other members of the committee have
disobeyed the order of the House. The minority
p1anss lafir
tive proposition is: The privileges of the House
have been infrnged and the minutes of the commit
the part of that report and therefore they had
right to refer to or produce those minutes He
repeated that this was not report but merely a
production of facts to sustain the action of the mi
nority. He quoted authorities showing that the
House may entertain such movement as question
of privilege.
The doctrine is laid down, that when n Committae
is remiss in duty, it is sufficient ground for further
proceedings in the House. If so how is it ever 10
be known to the House, that the Committee is re-
miss unless that knowledge is brought to the House
and one member is sufficient to produce the fact?
Mr. Stephens repeated that there was no precedent
for the movement claimed by Mr.. Harris, could be
found in the British Parliament, any legislative
body in the world. The gentleman from Illinois
had not produced authority to sustain him. The
question is whether remissness in a majority or a
minority of the Committee, is question of priv
1ege. 1t is not No precedent or authority, could
be found in Hansard, or any other authority. The
gentleman had utterly failed. He considered this
the most important movement ever made in the
House, since the foundation of the Government. II
is revolutionary and strikes at the foundation of the
rules and orders OF the House, and under its opera
tions the House could do no business
Mr.. Stephens commended that the majority must
first make their report, before the House can deter
mine whether the committee have executed the Or
ders of the House. He was prepared to show that
it had been fully executed If the report is not sat
isfactory to the House, let them discharge the com
mittee recommt it or turn it over to another CON-
mittee He ready to meet the issue, but was
opposed to the sideway of overturning rules and
ders of the House, and the upsetting of Parliamen
tary law
Mr.. Grow caused to be read the resolutions un
der which the committee was appointed, to show
that the committee were instructed to inquire into
all the facts connected with the adoption of the lie
compton constitution, and whether said constitution
was satisfactory to majority of the legal voters Of
Kansas
Mr. Stephens rose to point of order.
Mr. Grow said that came with a bad grace from
Mr. Stevens who had been INDUCED in the utmost
latitude of debate.
Mr. Stephens replied, that he had confined him
self strictly to the question before the House.
IF Mr. Grow wanted to go into an investigation Of
what the Committee had done, he was ready.
Mr.. Grow said that Parliamentary law require;
that majority of the friends of the measure be put
ON the Committee, but the presiding officer had put
a majority of its opponents 1t is correct prin
ciple that child should not be put to nurse with
one who cares nothing abont it.
Mr.. Winslow called Mr. Grow to order.
Mr. Grow. Of course.
The Speaker said the question was delicate one
as Nr. Grow was commenting on the action OF the
chair.
Mr.. Grow resumed saying if the majority OF 3
Committee violate the orders of the House, how l.
the House to take action to ascertain the fact unes;
by the statement of one or more of the members o.
that committee.
Mr.. Stephens said he was ready to show, when
the report comes up, that the Committee examined
every material fact.