Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty. fifth Coneress-FirstSe ssion.

In THE SENATE, yesterday, the bill granting
presumption right to the Society of Friends to
lands in Kansas, was laid aside without action
The bill for the admission of Kansas az re-
Celved from the House with amendments was
then taken up
Mr.. Green's motion to disagree to the amend &.
mente was before the Senate, and he made few
brief remarks thereon.
Mr.. Bigler commended that the amendment WI:
antagonistic to Democratic principles and 81. ar
violation OF the Democratic doctrine of non inter
vention. He also showed that its action would
be to keep up an excitement relative to the Kan
sds question for an indefinite time and that il
was no guarantee against recurrence of the very
same condition of things before a future session
OF Congress, as exist now
Mr. Douglas favored the concurrence of the
Senate in the amendment
MIR. Pug Ia said that he believed a fair construc-
uon OF the instructions from the Legislature of
ms State wonld Justify him in voting against
this House bill, we'll as against the Senate bill
for the admission Of Kansas and he proceeded TO
give the reasons why the proposition under con-
sideration was wholly inadmssible.
On the question being taken tue amendment
was disagreed to-yeas 81 nays 23-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjsmin, Biggs.
BlsleT. Bright, Brown, Clay, Evans. Fitch, Fitz-
patrick. Green, Gwn, Hammond. Houston, Hunter.
see, Jones. Kennedy. Mallory, Mason, Pearce Polk,
ppsh Sebastian, SlideIl, thompson of Kentucky,
NAYs-Messrs. Bell. BroderIck. Cameron, Chand-
ier, Clark; Col amer Crlttenden, Dixon, Doottls,
m,
harlan, King, Seward. Simmons, Stuart TruInbull,
Wade, and Wilson'S
ABSENT OR NOT VoTiNG.-Mess-s Bates, Davis,
Dufkee, Henderson, Reid, sumner and TooInbs-7
Without transacting any further business the
Senate ad jonrned until Monday.
lS THE HOUSE, i'm the Committee of the w hole
the General Deficiency bill was discussed by
Messrs. Nichols, Lovejoy, Phelps, Faulkner,
Underwood and Stanton
In the course Of the debate Mr. Ioyeioy re-
marked that there were gross frauds in contracts
tof army supplies One contractor had told him
that he received ninety ht cents per bush. for
corn delivered at -. Louis, where it was worth
only thlIfy-three and thirty four cents The ey-
penSes OF our Government In its War and Navy
Departments were increasing with a rapidity to
him appalling.
Messrs. Phelps, Faulkner and Underwood
united IN denying these statements and
MI +. produced documents TO show that por-
tons oil the nominal army department aDpropria-
tons are expended for the construc ton ofthe Cant
tol dhu The various other public buildings i'm the
CITY OF w ashingtOn, together with the aoueduct
ana that the whole not used for the ma in
t+nanre OF the army. He denied that fraudulent
contracts Were made for furnishing supplies for
Tue army. Mr.. Underwood was correct in his
statement OF the manner in which the horses
were purchased, and he commended that the y
could not make money in delivering such horses
as would be received after inspection by the
proper officers at Fort Leavenworth at 1859 each.
the price indicated. He justified the course Of
the Administration in reg ard TO the Utah expedi
tion and said that the troops had been sent Ia
that Territory not for the purpose of making war
upon the inhabitants, but to prevent the Indians
from harrasslDS the emis rams and to establish a
military post :
Without transacting further business the Com
mittee rose and the House adjourned.