The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-10
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ing that day as the end of the debate on
the question. Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia.
had given notice of his intention to move
the previous question. The important
hour Of one o'clock arrived. The bill
was read for the first. time. Dir. Gid
dings objected to the second reading
under the rule. The question occurred
a aShall the bill be rejected" Mr.. Stephens
demanded the yeas and nays, which
stood so. affirmative, 137 negative. The
bill was then read the second time. We
copy from the telegraphic dispatch Of
April 1st:
Mr.. Stephens would not now discuss
the bill, having understood that sabsti-
tute was to be submitted. He gave way
to
Mr. Montgomery, who offered the Crit
tenden substitute as amended by the Anti
Lecompton Democratic conference, propo-
cling to admit Kansas into the Union, and
refer the Lecompton Constitution to
vote of the people, and in the event of
Its rejection Convention be called to
form new Constitution, to be allowed
one Representative in the House of. Rep
reseptatiyes until the next Federal census
MIR. Montgomery said he had no re-
marks to make, the substitute was its best
interpreter. He had furnished copies TO
the members and was ready to supply
others.
Mr.. Qaitman offered substitute which
is the same as the Senate bill with the
omission of the declaration clause, that
the people have the right at all times
to alter or amend their constitution in
such manner as they may think proper.
Humphrey Marshall wished to amend
the original Senate bill by striking out
the same clause proposed to be omitted in
MIR. Quitman,s substitute.
Mr.. Stephens refused to yield the floor
for that purpose, aud demanded the pre-
vious question.
Mr.. Marshall wanted Stephens refusal
to be borne in mind and entered on the
record.
The question of Quitman's substitute
was then negativsd-yeas ~, nays 160.
Mr.. Montgomery's substitute was adop-
ted-yeas 12o, nays 112.
Applause in the galleries.
The House then proceeded to vote on
the bill, as amended by Mr.. Montgome-
ry's substitute
NAYs-Ahl, Anderson, Arnold, Atkins.
Avery, Barksdale, Bishop, Bocoek, Bon
ham, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Bur-
nett, Burns, Caskie, Clark of No., Clay,
Clemens, Glingman, Cobb, Johnson, Coch-
rane, Corning, Craig of No., Craige of n.
G., Crawford, Curry, Davidson, Dawson of
Miss, Dewart, Eerrick, Dowdell, Ed
mondson, Elliot, Eustis, Faulkner, Flor
ence, Garnett, Gartrell, Gillis, Goode,
Greenwood, Gregg, Hatch, Hawking, Hill,
Hopkins, Houston, Hughes, Huyler, Jack
son, Jenkins, Jewett, Jones of Tenn, j.
G. Jones', Keitt, Kelley, Kunkel of Nd,
Lamar, Landy, Leidy, Letcher, Massey,
Mcqueen, Maynard, Mason, Miles, Nib
Ter, Millson, Moore, Nibirck, Peyton,
Phelps, Phillips, Powell, Quitman, Ready.
Regan, REILLY, Ruffin, Russell, Sandidge,
Savage, Scales, Scott, Soaring, Seward,
Shaw of N. c., Shorter, Sickles, Single
ton, Smith Of Tenn, Smith of Virginia,
Stalworth. Stephens, Stevenson, Stewart
of Maryland; Taleor, Taylor of n. Y,
Taylor of Louisiana, Trippe, Ward, War
rem. Watkins, White, Winslow, Woodson,
Wortendyke, Wright of Georgia, Wright
llef Tenn, Zollicoffer.
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Adrian, An
drews, Bennett, Billinghurst, Bingham,
Blair, Bliss, Brayton, Burlington, Burlin-
gar Burroughs, Campbell, Cass, Chaffee,
ChafAan, CLARK OF Conn.,, Clark of NY,
Clawson, G. B. Gochrane, Cockeren. Col
fax, Corning, Covode, Cox, Cragin, Curtis,
Damrell, Davis of Nd, Davis of Ind, Da-
Wis of Mass, Davis of Iowa, Dawee
Dean, Dick, Dodge, Durfee. Edie, Eng.
lish, Farnsworth, Fenton, Foley, Foster
Giddings, Gilman, Gilmer, Gooch, Good.
win, Granger, Groesbeek, Grow, Hall O
Ohio, Hall of Mass, Harlan, Harris OF Nd
Harris of H., Haskins, Hickman, Hoard
Horton, Howard, Owen, Jones, Kellogg
Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, Kemble of Penn
sylyania, Lawrence, Leach, Letter, Love
10y, McKibben, Marshall of Kentucky
Marshall of Ill, Mattison, Montgomery
Morgan, Morrill,. Morris of Pa, Morris O
! ILL.,. Morse of Maryland, Morse of Ny.
Mott, Murray, Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Par
ker, Pendleton, Petit, Pike, Potter. Pat
tie, Parviance, Ricaud, Richie, Robbins
Roberts, Royce, Shaw of ILL.,, Sherman o
| Ohio, Sherman of NY, Smith of al.
| Springer, Stanton, Stewart of Pa, Tap
pan. Thayer, Thompson, Tompkins. I'm
derwood, Wade, Walbridge, Waldron
Walton, Washburne of Wis, Washburl
lof Me-, Washburne of Ill, Wilson anc
Wood.
Thus this great outrage upon the right
of the people was stripped of its power t.
ipjure us.
| Our readers willrejoice with us on tllil
occasion, as it is victory which late news
from Congress had hardly taught US t
look for. The booming of cannon which
was kept up until a late hour on Tuesday
night evidenced the JOY which was felt il
Lawrence on the receipt of this glorious
Intelligence.
The demonstration at Leavenworth VI a,
said to be of a very exciting character
A friend has kindly furnished US with
detailed account of the doings at Wyan
dott, which we publish In another plaee
1t VIII be read with the deepest interest
particularly in the States, as proof of ths
deep-seated detestation of the people o.
Kansas towards that infamous swindle.
The bill. as it passed the House, pro-
yided that the Lecompton Constitution
shall be submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie of Kansas, and if adopted by ma
jority of them, when such fact should
be officially communicated by the Gov
ernor to the President, the latter should
issue his Proclamation declaring Kansas
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