The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-03


Sherman, Of Ohio, said he agreed with ssery
NJ. II. "a sontena,d that tho Republic
cans voe = with ii syes open. Thsy
Inc Frss bdgs4 ksir lattl and 1ps-
Or 49, n u wanto1 plains -,
stra l4appeslsnity, - eAiE end
bond Sc u end ~ question.
Mr.. 00ings said be was about th1 last
10 agree to the Cristsndsn Montgomery
snsadnsnts and hs assured the gsutlsaan
that his only indsssnsnts 70 go.for y paa,
that he understood shat svery gsntls1aA be-
longing to tho Douglas wing ct the Dsnoen
rscy stood pledged 70 his 90 workers tostaud
! By them 10 the last.
:, Mr. Harris desired 70 cay thas from the ID
dsy e February whsa he Pfsgidens sent In
his special message till now, whsnevsr those
who hsvs sustained LseonYton found them
selves beaten they always rssorssd to parlis-
nsatary tactics and side motions, asd 10
them the delay 10 chargsabls. y
Mr.. Seward, Of Ga, entered . solemn pro-
test against al sush pFoceediugs, come from
what quarter they may, and urged % imms-
date vote on the Kansas report.
Mr. Keitt argued ag ainst delay. We must
have prompt actionif W expect to pass =
the appropriation bills and adjourn ct th6
time fixed,
Mr.. Garrett bsllDd discussion Of these
measures Va due p ~ their friends and
foes, bsoAass Il ~ differed from that
cent from the comi- ~ Of conference, and
hsnee, q the suggestion Of his friends, he
had moved postponsmsnt.
On molten q Mr.. Lstohsr, Of Pa, the
House, By la 70 %, adjourned.
Ssnate.--Ths Senate refused By q against
10 to recede from its amendment striking out
The provision for the payment Of rsperseYs.
and section Sd Of the House Ds6sisncy bill ,
aad On aotion Of M. Toombs committee
Of confer enos was appointed.
The report of the COMMITTEES Of conference
on,the Kansas bill vas taken up.
Mr.. DonklaS objected 10 the Ksosas con-
ference substitute, because il did not submit
the Lsoompton constitution fairly 20 the PEG
pls, but made the admission virtually CON.
tineent on their accsptancs or rejection of
the land grants. He objected too TO the OF :
Ter Of bride to oono Ia with 10000 popu.
lation un1Dr one S6s1f constitution and
not unleyJ IL have 1000 pndsf another.
What 10 t1o1 But CongressiC klntsrveations
Offering bounty on one hand IND penalty On
the other to control tl1psuit. This left no
freedom Of The slectiotp1br Eve months. He
had stood as he now stands, with tho De-
mocracysof his STATE on he.peinsipls Of sub.
aieAing the constitution u1Qsr which the
4oGD Of Kansas shall como Into the Union
| 10 We. Airect vote OF the people. That klo.
| 1e@e nd OF Democrats who acted with him
Dhgress and out Of Congress hav.
achieved aglumph. lie sought no personal
triumph "a would not, therefore, enter in.
to the question Of which party had baoksi
down from its original pretensions, altA 6Gkf
the governmsnt did say at the confidence.
ment Of thA6eeeion that Kansas must com,
in uncondlu Bnn11y under the Lscomptou con.
stitution, the administration has rscedet
! from shat proposition, and he and his peat,
| are asked to recede from the positions he,
| had taken because the other party has had,
90 many concessions, but thatit 10 NO reason
ws should ooncsde principle. From tina
he could mot reeeds. Strike out the lant
grant and strike out the Limitation OF popu
Iation and he would vote for the conf creme,
l proposition at oneo. In other words il 70,
4 want to make the position fair you mus
l make equal terms to Kansas under whatever
constitution she elects.
How, he asked his friend from Va. Mr.
Hunter, ~ southern man, he would like !,
have Congressional Intervention TO inluens,
the admission Of new States? The time
may be when there will be an anti SLAYER,
majority in Congress, and would he like
grant oil millions of acres a. bounty for
new free State to come in With 10000 pop
ulation.
1 lie took his stand firmly 10 the greet prin
ciple Of State equality Of right, without ref
erencs to their locality Or ~ nature Of thei
| institutions. What the conssousncs OF tn
position he had tsksn would be, he knew not
but il be could not rsmain IN public life wit
The principles he maintained. he would re
tire 70 private life whore he could enjoy til
approval Of his own oonscisnce.
Mr.. Brown, Of Miss, addressed the Senat
in favor OF the conference substitute II
described il q peace measure With healin
on i.s wing.
Mr.. Toombs warmly supp6 the confer
snce substitute, denied thS5 ~ bribs 0
land was offered. on tho contrary ths conu
mittee refused TO give K ansss the II 900 100
81 acres. which she asked.
Nj. Wilson replied to Mr.. 7. IN rsfsrsnc