The Washington union., 1858-03-12
THIRTY--FlFTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
THURSDAY, MARCH III, 1888.
sen ATE.
First Session.
arxorIAls, PETITIONS, Enc.

for the purpose Of lighting with gas -Four and a half
street from Pennsylvania to the southern point of
the United States arsenal which referred 10 the
Committee the District OF Columbia
Mr. DOOLIITLE presented u memorial OF the ieeisa-
Of Wisconsin in behalf OF the claim OF John shaw
and also the memorial OF John Shaw, praying comens'i
ton for services and indemnity losses sustained IN fun
nishng supplies for several companies OF rangers uuns
the last with Great Britain which were referred 10
! the Committee Military Affairs.
Mr. CAMERON presented tive memorals nuneiousiy
signed by the first merchants and other ciuzens OF the
city of Philadelphia urging the establishment OF iue ol
mail steamers between that city and Brazil touching at
Savannah Ga and the West India Islands which
were referred TO the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance, To
whom was referred the bill from the House OF representa-
lives TO appropriate money supply deficiencies in the
appropriations for paper, printing, binding, and en-
craving ordered by the Senate and House o Representa-
lives Of the Thirty third and Thry-ourth Congresses
and which has been executed reported without amend
ment, and asked its immediate consideration and no
objection being made it was read third time and
passed
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
On motion by Mr. SEWARD, resolution adopted
requesting the President Of the United States to comnu
nicate the Senate any information in possession OF any
Of the executive departments in relation TO the alleged
discoveries guano IN the year 1855 and the measures
taken ascertain the correctness of the same and also
any report made to the Navy Department. in relation to
the discovery Of guano III JARVIS ana bakef isiios,
with the charts soundng and sailing directions for those
islands
On motion by Mr. FITCH, resolution adopted
o nesting the Secretary of tho Interior to communicate
10 tbo Senate copies of all instructions from his depart
ment 10 the United States marshal for the district OF
Utah. -.
On motion BY Mr.. HARLAN resolution was adopted
requesting the Setasry OF War to communicate TO the
Senate such information his department affords IN re-
ation to the sale of Fort Crawford military reservation
within the State Of Iowa.
AT PASSED
The f,,, owing bills considered and passed:
Bill for tho relief of Ephraim Hunt
Bill for the relief Of the heirs Of John b. Hand
ADHESION KANSAS.
Mr. HUNTER remarked that he had given notice yes
terdav Of his intention to 10 have recess daily
from four clock six o'clock, p. M IN order that the
Kansas debate might be concluded at the tine bxed or
taking the vote but from some conversation wh'oh Ns
had had with the other side, he a been Sed
to believe that there would be opportunity for all 10
speak on the question who desired without having night
sessions and therefore, he should withdraw the motion
Mr. WADE presumed the senator from Virginia alu-
lud to conversation with him and he wished to say
that hc could not mention any particuia me when ne
could pledge himself that the debate would be ished
There was no disposition s side of the chamber 20
prolong the time unnecessarily but lie thought they
ought have opportunity to debate tns bill IN the
usual hours of sitting, without being crowded into the
late hours night No reason had been assigned by the
surely the Senate had not thus far been over dget or
they had only sat Friday, he believed, during the
present session. and that was upon the extraordinary oc
ason OF passing the treasurynote BILL lie claimed The
right to speak In behalf the people Of Ohio and to do
il in seasonable hours but he did not wish to be under
stood as intending spend very long time in debating
tho bill, for he should not
Mr.. POLK then addressed the Senate IN an able ana
argumentatve speech in favor Of the admission at Kan
sas under the Lecompton constitution, lie remarked
that Kansas well Missouri situated in the ter
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the treaty guaranteed the right of admission into the
Union Of the States formed from that territory, an
equal footing with the original States Indeed, Kansas
was only separated from Missouri by en- imaginary line
and were there any good why she should not be
admitted, and if So what were they Has she not the
requisite population That is not denied by any one
do not her people desire to be admitted as State
There be as little donbt upon that point Nobody
has opposed her admission tos the that her people
preferred that she should continue TO occupy territorial
position Even tho disoganzers in the Territory, the
opponents Of law and ORDER long before the constu-
tiona convention assembled at Lecompton assumed to
form State constitution at Topeka and presented it
to Cougress asking admission under it as State into
this Union OF course the party in favor OF the Lecomp
constitution in fayof Of admission State and
this then, is subject which both parties agreed
Both parties desire that Kansas shall be made State
There IL only question which Congress has any
authority to ask and that is is the constitution sBpb
can in its form Mr. p remarked that he knew OF
except tho senator from Connecticut Mr.. FOSTER
who denied that and since u was generally conceded
there need OF arguing that CONT. mus the
whole question prssentcd in nutshell.
But this admission sesisted by argument by de-
nunciation by stratagem, and by all the means that
could be brought into requiston per Js ant neds and
he proceeded to notice and reply to of the obec
ons which have been urged This constitution had bec
assaed the ground that it not imbodimen of
the will Of the people but what the facts in rea
ton to its formation 1t the deliberate and formal
act Of convention OF the people Of the Territory, which
assembled for the purpose Of forming it, That conven
the result of series Of acts by the people done
with all the solemny and under the forms Of lawnot
in hot haste and without time for deiGeration and
hection but with sufficient time intervening between
each successive step of the proceeding to ascertain all the
facts and weigh their consequences and thus to judge of
the effect Of every step befo,a taking it The sense of
the people first taken the question of the pro-
priety Of forming constitution and State government
This done by taking vote of the people at regular
election with all the forms necessary to elicit fair
based, and true expression Of the popular will That
election held in pursuance OF law passed by the
territorial Legislature acting under the authority and in
conformity with the provisions of the organic act but it
not held until yoar and quarter had elapsed after
the law passed, thus giving ample tme for calm
and deliberate expression of opinion This vote not
taken at special election at which only few voters
might have turned out at the polls but it was held at
the time and place that members of the territorial
Legislature and other territorial officers chosen
Thus it was ordered that there might be the fullest
possible turn out Of the people, and therefore the res
uerance Of the popular will That the popular will was
fairly expressed there can be reasonable doubt.
The next step taken three months after this cleo
tion tanspred when the result Of tho election be-
fore the territorial legislature for its action Time enough