The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-26

slavery rerontraooe but ooucSSd 10 temperate language
from lie societ! OF Ffeuds OF New York.
PgInioSs.
Petsors from Commander Jackson Of tie Navy. FOR
rarase ocpay and presenting additional evidence in the
case OF Anson Tart, were presente and referred.
ADVERSE
Reports were mace sgainst hs petition 70 beauty the
Custom Hoxie 1t surngou. Iowa, aud against remnner
atng Captain Cempbolls C. mpsng Ia tue war OF 1917
FRANKLIN.
resolution was adorted requesting the Secretary OF
the Nav 70 inform toe Senate Of the capabilities Of the
chip Frank lin 70 be converted into screw steamer
CALIFORNIA AFFAIRS
Bls were passed for the erection OF additional land
Offices in California; ana for the relief Of William Allen Of
Portland Maine.
MARINE SIGNALS
The bill for the general Introduction OF "a International
code OF marine signals reported from the Committee
en- Commerce without amendment.
THE VOLUNTEERS ARMY BILL
Mr. Ivxuos, (adm) OF Ga made an Intellectual motion
70 take up the Army bill
Tho consider atou OF the bill the admission OF Min
neaota therefore resumed the question being on Mr
Dougss melton 70 strike out the second section OF the
presontative and such additional number the census
may show-hr Douglas object being to give the state
population instead Of With the incomplete census
which only give two and q mo.ety.
MessrS TooMs (adm Of Ga and others proposed teen.
NIGEL amendments, but Expressed no vital dinerenoe OF
opinion With the exception Of
Mr. BROWN, (sdm) Of Miss, who protested
work. He would vote for the admission Of Mime
oa because he wished 70 keep faith in the slavery
ton; but there many portions OF the constitution 70
which he objected especially the basis OF the franchise
which allows unnaturalzed Foreigners TO VOTE and also
Issop put pants spurs and shirt collars get drunk,
and thus hxec fulfil the constitutional essentials of the
ballot box
Mr. WILSON, (opp OF Mass, agreed with the Senator
from Mississippi We havo only before the legal evil
derce Of hundred and forty thousand inhabitants
and he DID cot why she should three
tives when the State OF Vermont with three hundred
thousand, has only three He In favor Of allowing
one Representative now, and the census,
hereafter 20 be taken, shall show she entitled to,
and made motion to that effect This motion, he sad,
would acr. her now, and she could make new census,
and send additional members even before this Congress
adjourned
further deslitcry discussion occurred the clause
regulating tire number Of representatives.
Mr. JobSsos, (adm) Of Tenn, ia favor OF the Sec
tcn He denied that the federal government
go Into sovereign State 70 tx tho qualifications OF
voters.
Mr. MASON, (adm.) OF Va, oppose1 allowing Min.
pescsa three representatives inssmuch the constu.
tional proportion is representative for ninety two
Thousand rhabtscts while Minnesota has only OFT: al
record huntred anc forty nine thousand. Hence 1t
is absolutely forbidden by The federal constitution 10 give
her uncue political weight.
Mr. C,.nTFNpEs, (opp) OF KY FOR adbering
tatve Ccnjectrra computations would be dangerous.
Every ferfe sentative om ,be ci States represents
large surplus, ard it would not he fair to give
State Iportonmo5t in 1855, wtc the Old ones retain
the appcrtocrcer. o. tho yce- 1850
Iibsly tr T,-sss moved that Minnesota be permitted
to have three representatives, Uut is echej
and such number tie may show
entitled TO.
Wuhcu, salrg a vote, the Senate INTO Executive
session. su1 coon afterwards adjourned.