Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-09
NUMBER l.
The Lecompson Defer. in the House.

In the House of Represe natives on Thurs
day last, at one O'Clock, the Senate Kansas
| Bill was taken up, and the Bill being read
by lis title, Mr.. Giddngs objected to its fur
ther reading, and under the rules Of The
House, the Speaker prop1unded the qu> slion:
"Shall the Bill be rejected" The yeas and
! nays were ordered, and the result was as
follows:
YEAS 95, nays 1877.
Then the Senate Bill was read second
time and Mr.. Montgomery offered his SUBJ
s;itute. We have repeatedly given the points
OF the Montgomery Bill, but as they are itn-
portant and greatly oispute!,'' we will a.
gain present lhAn. the first section pro-
yides;
That the State of Kansas be, and is here
| py, admitted into the Union on TN equal
footing with the original States in slI re.
spects whatever; but inasmuch as 1t il great
| ly Disputed whether the consultation framed
at Lecutnpton on the 7Ih day of November
last, and now pending before Congress, was
tairly made, or expressed the will Of the
| people Of kpusas, Ihis admission of her into
the Uaion State is here declared - be
upon This fundamental condition precedent
namciy: that the said con stituion instrume Mt
shall be first sDbnited TO L vote oil the peo-
! pie Of Kansas and asseBted to 5y them, Ur a
| lnaJDrlty o! the voters, Mt an election TO be
held for the purpose: and az soon as sIch as
sent shall be given, and duly made KIN Jwn
by IA majority OF the commissioners herein
appointed to the President of the United
States he shal! announce the same by pro-
clamation; and thereafter, and without any
fuIth,r proceedings on the p,rt of Congress
the admission of the said State of Kansas
into the Union upon equal footing with
the original States; IN oil respects whatever
shall be complete and absolute.
Section 2I provides ior concurrent juris-
diciion on the rivers bordering the State ol
Kansas. Section 81 makes provisions for
the fairness aud freedom of elections author
lied by section lst. In case a Constitution
al Convention is called, the Lecompton Con-
! sli,u;ion being rejected by the people, it is
provided:
When so assembled, the convention sha
first determine, by vote, whether it is the
wish OF the proposed State to be admitted
into the Union ut that time; and, if so, shall
proceed to form a constitution and take all
State govern, in conformity with the FEEDER
al titHtion, subject to the approval and
ratification of the people of the prop osed
State.
And the said convention shall according
ly provide for its submission to the vote OF
the people Tor approval or rejection; and il
the majority OF votes shall be given for the
constitution SO framed as aforesaid, the gov
ernor OF the Territory shall within twenty
days after the result is known, notify the
President OF the United States of the same.
And thereupon the President shall announce
the same by proca uation, and thereafter,
and without any further proceedings what
ever on the part of Congress, the admission
Of the said Stute of Kansas into the Onion
upon an equal footing with the original States
in all respects whatever, shal: be complete
and absolute.
! Section 4th opens by prescribing the quail
fication OF electors thus:
All white male inhabitants Of said Terri
tory, over the age Of twenty years who
are legal voters under the laws of the Ter
ritory of Kansas, and none others, shall be
allowed to vote; and this shall be the only
qualification required to entitle the votel
to the right of suffrage in said election.
The rect of the Bill is mere matter o.
detail, and was printed in foil in Saturday 's
Commercial. After Mr.. Montgomery sub
stitute had been read Mr.. Qutman submitted
as substitute for the substitute OF Mr.. Mont
gomery, the Senate bill, erclUdtng tEerefr0m
she to!toloing language:
And that nothing in this act shall be con-
! iCtrucred 70 abriuytl nr iufruua a0y rjtrht nj
the people asserted in the Constiution o
Kansas u, all times to alter, reform, or abol
ish their form OF government in such manner
US they may think proper, Congress hereby
iisciaiDiDg any authority TO intervene or de
clare the construction OF the Constitution OF
any 5 ale, except to say that it be republic:
IN in torm, and NOT IN conflict with the Con
sfi;ution OF the UUiied Statesr.
Stephens, OF q eorgia, had the floor, hav
ing yielded it 10 Montgomery and to Quit
-now according to the Uni,n report:
Mr.. Mlrsholl, of Kentucky, appealed t.
the gentleman from Georgia to permit hiu
to amend the original bill. as it came lron
the Senate, by striking out the same claus
inserted by the gentlemen from Mississippi
Mr.. Stephens said he could not vi cid III
floor for that anne ndment.
Mr.. Pendleton, OF Ohio, remarking that
was the intention of the gentlem an iror
Georgia to demand the previous question
inquired of the Chair whether, in case tn
previous question should be sustained,
would be in order to move an amenient :.
the substitute offered by Mr.. Montgomery.
; The Speaker replied that if the previou
question was sustained the motion to amen
t would not be in order, and as hat would b
? an amendment to the amendment in tn
, third degree, If would not be in order if tn,
= previous question should be withdrawn or We
/ ted dowa.
Mr.. Stephens said the original bill hefor
them was the best that could be passed -
= No other amendments being in order, he de
nanded the previ1ns question.
Mr.. Marshall (amid loud cries OF 'ordcr'
said he wanted the House to bear in min
that the gentlemen from Georgia refused t
permit him to offer bis amendment.
Mr., Pendietuu, OF o., appealed 10 the ger
. lemen from Georgia to give him the tl,Jr
> / moment in order that might state his smcnt
: ment.
= Mr.. Stephens yielded.
NJ: PeudIeton stated that his amandmer
/, was to strike out of the fourth section OF ii
s bill these words, "'vho are the legal vote
: under the laws OF the Territory OF Kansas
The substitute might presc rbe qualification
tor voters at the election beld under ia III
would not be as far as those prescribed aud
e the Lecompton Constitution. He asked I!
u gentleman n from Pennsylvania if he wou
! be willing TO accept the muditilau on.
Glr. Montgomery refused.
u The vote on Quitman's substitute, 4
u naked Lecompton, was as follows: yeas
e nays l6O-- as tollws
> Yeas-Messrs. Atkins, Avery, Barlsda
d n.a.oh n.,,An.n R,,.in No. n.n.,,