The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-14
News from wass.ingten.

PROGRAMME OF THE SENATE on TIE MfSNESoTA AND
KANSAS CONsTTTUrI0Ns--CAr or TIE MEMBERS
OF THE HoUsE-THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS IN
wAsHISoroS. Feb. 10, 1888.
The caucus OF democratic Senators held this morning.
being an adjourned meeting from Thursday, resoi ad.
first dispose Of the Army b and then TO Jake up the
bill for the admission of Minnesota to which will be offer
cd amendment to adm, Kansas al t,ae same time.
TIE bill or amendment 10 the Minnesota bill for the sd-
mission of Kansas will contain provision recognizing the
right the people of tbs. State to change their constu
ton any they please This proposed ciause "a In
tended the objection raised against tina. provision
OF the Lecompton constitution whica prohibits the change
the consultation till 1864. The bill will pass the Senate
by majority Of eight ten certsiny II expected tbs
bill will be brought up tuesday, and nothing else win
be done till that is disposed Of.
democratic met in tho hail Of the House this
evening at half PAST O'Clock. John Cochrane, Of
New York, caedto the Chair and J. H. Reagan, cf
Texas, acted Secretary. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
stated the object Of the meeting to be TO effect possible
concert of action in the democrats party relative TO tho
business before Congress frequently happeued he
said, that the republicans In majority and the
reason why it was 80 WAS that they always tho
ground when the roll called whereas the democrats
often absented themselves from the hall after certain
hour in the day. He desired to remedy this in
He moved that committee Of five be appoint
ed with power To call meetings and attend TO business
generally. Speeches were then made by Messrs. CD
mems, Of Virginia; Taylor, Of New YORK; Stewart,
of Maryland Caskie, Of Virginia. Clark, o(
Missouri Barksdae of Mississippi Burnett Of kentucky;
CLANCY JONES' Pennsylvania and Savage Of Tennessee,
in which considerable latitude OF debate ndulged in
They discussed the Lecompton constitution the Pacific
Railroad the Arn bill and fact almost every measure
before Congress MIR. Barksdae pitched into the Douglas
democrats who present. He thought uo person
should be allowed the who does not intend 70 be
bound by It's action. This caused little uneasness tho
part of Messrs Marshall Of Illinois Montgomery and Hey
OF Penna English Of Indiana McKbbin Of California and
Cox Of Ohio. Mr. Marshall desired to explain why ho
there which he permitted TO do Bp without coming
to any determination 10 what the intend 10 do
in future relative to those gentlemen after adopting Mr..
stephens proposition to appoint committee, &C., tho
caucus adjourned.
Tore Is impression abroad that the motion or M.
Stephens of Georgia. TO refer the message Of the Prcs
dent relative to Kansas TO the Committee Territories
lost by vote the ayes reported Ii3, nays
ia. Blu. will be by reference 10 the ayes and
nays that Mr. Speaker Orr did not vote His vote would
have made the ayes 114 nays ia. By the rules of The
House the Speaker does unless the House be
equally divided, unless his vote, given TO the mi
nority viii make the division equal, and in OF such
equal division the question shall be Lost AS his voting
would have made the vote equal and the motion would
still have been lost appears the name Of Mr.. Speaker
Orr called This, therefore, clearly shows that
the opposition Mr. Stephens proposition had vote
of majority to brag about The honors easy,
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and that two regularly organized governments exist in
Mexico. Three Of the -four Of Zuosges Cabinet are
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