Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 10th

W ASHlNGTON, March lOth,
It's ascertalned that about twenty-five
m ora speeches are to be delivered in the Sen
ate. On the Kansas Bill. Notwithstanding it
supposed that a vote will be taken on it next
week
The speeches in the Ilouoa to-day, on the
eame subject, were read from manuscript
Fifty members at least desire tho floor
WAsHINGToH March llth
Thu anti-Lecvmptonites are in fine spirits
= night, anticipating victory to morrow on
the mvement Of Mr.. Harris of Illinois, to-
dag in the House. Meesrs Blair of Mo,
Davis, Harris and Richard Of Maryland and
Grier Of North Carolina and Marshall of
Ky, are the only members from the slave
states voting with the majority of fifteen,
adverse to the speaker decision against Mr.
Harris question of privilege
This, with the exception of Mr.. Blair, rep
ro.onts the American party.
The Lccomptonitcs claim that on prcyi-
ous vote, by which the call of the House was
refused by 9 majority, 30 of the friends and
only } of the Anti-Lccomptonitcs were absent.
WAsHINGToN, March -.
The report, circulated in various quarters,
that Gen. Cass intends leaving the Cabinet
is a fabrication. lie is hale hearty and la
hore more hours than any other member of
the Cabinet.
The President has received an autograph
e., al
medal containing the likeness of the Prin-
cess Royal and Frederick William The let
ter is Il friendly one, and contains sentiments
OF high regard.
WA>HlNGroN, March t..
The statement that Mr. Harris Of H.. in
tended to submit to the House to-day, in be
half Of tho anti-lccompton members Of the
Kansas committe, embraces a complete + t.
cord Of its minutes and proceedings.
They say they indulge in no reflections
di>crcditabc to the character or integrity of
the majority, who have stripped the rcSolu-
ton under which the committee was appoint
ed, Of all practical effect, and substituted
their own views and spcculaton> alone, in
great measure. for the evidence which ought
TO have been collected by the committee.
With the exception of the call upon Mr..
Calhoun proposed by one of the minority
and an inquiry as to the appointment of
delegates, the majority have resisted success
fully every effort at inquiry by either of the
minority, while they themselves have elected
nothing relativeto the matters of inquiry not
already beforethe pnblic Indeed some and the
most important items of information admit
ted by the majority in the resolutions adopt
ed by them at the last session to be essential
to the Investigations have never been obtained
by the committee,
They say that the committee, by an ad-
tournament sine die, brought its labors to
close, having, in the opinion of the minority,
failed to execute the orders Of the House, and
also to accomplish any one purpose for which
the committee was raised.
There has been ample time to procure all
the information sought by the House, had the
committee taken proper steps to obtain it,
WASHINGTON, March 18th.
The Senate has been engaged to-day on
nrivsta business
Mr. Wade has commenced forciblo Kan
,ss.neech
In the House Mr.. Stanton refused to offer
resolution turning Mr. Wocott over to the
District Court
WAsHlNGToY, March H.
Tribune Correspondence.l
IF the six Americans VIII o voted the othe,
dav in favor of compelling the Kansas specia
committee to investigate fairly can be
relied upon there will he no difficulty il
securing the result.
Tho plan is to permit the committee tn re
r,r, and then to sul,,it g. resolution re
committinc tbo ,yholo subort and addin,
ono s,u,b ,mori.,n and ono Anti-Icconn.
ton Domocrot to the committee
This evade- the necessity Of a question %
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