Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-05-06

Of the bill granting pensions 10 Che soldiers
Of The war or 1912. - - - = ,:-. -.
b Mr. Curry opposed the bill as. proposing
to besisw more gratuitiss at an annual ex-
penss Of $li 900, 600, a. large as the total
expenditures Of the Government were in
1925. sn' . ' - ..,- ',.a
Messrs. Clark and Anderson of Missou-
ri, and Curtis of Iowa, spoke in favor Of
the bill. and Mr.. Quitman In opposition TO II.
The Committee then rose and he ho5,s
adjourned. l.s
SESArr. The business during the morn
ing hours was unimportsnt. 1T
! Thespeeial order--the Conferences Com
mittee report-was then taken up.
Mr.. Criitenden took the floor. He said
that the offer made by the Committee of Con-
ference in the substitute presented is merely
equiralensto to bribe Of the public lands 10
accept the Lecomptsn Constitution He
went on TO say that the Conferences sutsti-
tute is poor, mained and imperfect one for
the bill adopted by the House. After de-
fniDg his position for adhsring to his amend
ed bill adopted BY the House in preference
10 the Conferences, substitute now offered, he
invited the Senate impartially to do. justice
without recrimination and without sectional
prejudices. In reference to the geographi-
cal position Of Kentucky, he pointed out her
interests as peculiarly in favor ofshe main
tainanes of the Union and Of the p-eserYs-
tion of cordiality among all sections.
He concluded with an earnest appeal tc
all parties and sections to respect the mag
nifcent proportions and destiny of this IN
ion, which already is recognized as among
the great powers, but will soon be rscog-
nized as the greatest, if we avoid sectional
strife and petty. causes Of division. ,..l
Mr.. Crittenden was heard with attention
by a crowded house. ra'.T47s -3i j'''.''"
Mr.. Hunter made an able argument, re.
plying ser,atim to Mr.. Crittenden's points.
He said to throw back the people Of Kansas
into Territorial condition, would produce
a truce Of three or four years, which truce
might be improved into permanent peace,
and his distracting question pass out Of
federal politics, thereby giving time to attend
to the great objects, both moral and political,
which address themselves TO our attention.
d Mr.. Collamer took the floor and made an
old-fashiOned Kansas speech. s.....r,-,
Mr.. Green replied in defense Of the Ex-
ecutire, and said that Mr.. Wade X describ-
ing as corrupt acted as the slanderer of tho
Executive. He also said that the assertion
of Mr.. Crittanden that tho Administration
have:abandoned their position by submitting
the Lecompton, Constitution TO the people IS
not true. ,....,.- ........ -,
Mr.. Crittenden took exceptions 70 the
emphasis with which Mr.. Green used the
words not true. " -tEE =.
Some verbal sparrihg ensued, in which
Mr.. Green likened Mr.. Cri,tenden TO
Kentucky climber phrase which Mr.
Criuenden professsd himself unable to COM
prehend. After few other remarks,
Mr.. Green resumed his speech denying
the charge that the lands donated by the
Kansas Lil were in the nature Of bribe.
Mr.. Hale discussed the merits of the Con-
ference substitute, saying that by no possi-
bili,y could Kansas come into The Union un-
der that substitute, except as a slave State,
and the substitute offers premium Of S.
100000 for her to come in as q slave State.
Mr.. Hale tlfen went into severe comments
on the President, saying that there exists
no real equality; that President Buchanan
gave away, by single dash of his pen, an
island { (Vancouvsr's) occupying to the Pa
cifc the same position that Cuba, which he
wants to buy for 5000. 1000, 900, doe, to the
Atlantic. Our right to VancOayer's was
ndeniable, but il is situated in latitude
where il could not be made slave State
whereas Cuba can.
Mr.. Wade strongly censured, the action
of the Csmnittee as humiliating 10 the South,
and utterly repugnant to the north. He
spoke for more than an hour, using forcibls
terms in condemnation Of the Executive,
which he characterized as corrupt.
Mr.. Seward moved 10 adlOurns ssss-s
Mr. Hunter had no ob'ectiens il the de-
bate wonld finish tomorrow. -
Mr.. Seward said be was debating in good
faith, and il the subject reached tomorrow
night he would close. bu, he did not admit
the right Of The majority toiinpose contracts
on debate. - =
Mr.. Iversen called the vote, Yeas %
nay %. Lost. Yf-sS
Mr.. Seward then moved tllas
be postponed as the