The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-25
Congregational.

In the Senate. on the ll,h, Mr.. Polk, Of
Mo-, and Mr.. Benjamin. Of La, addrsscd
the Senate, On the slavery question, and
incidentally on Kansas. The latter gentle
man defended, with great ability tho Dcd
Scott decision.
In the House, Mr.. Stanton, Of Ohio. op-
posed an increase Of the army. The follow
ing interesting proccsslings then transpircd
in reference 10 the action of the House Com.
mittee on X ansas affairs in refusing to make
the investigation ordered by the House
Mr. Harris, Of Illinois rose 10 question
of privilege. saying that he and six other
members OF the House Kansas Committee
felt il due 10 themselves to present facts
showing the failure Of the committee TO exc.
cute the orders Of tho li0usc.
Mr.. Thatcher asked II this was privi.
legged question.
The Speaker thought not,
Mr. Harris appealed from the decision Of
the Speaker.
MrlStephens moved 10 lay the appeal on
the table.
The House refused to do so by vote of
81 against ~.
Mr. Marshall, Of Ky, moved that the
question be postponed until TO morrow,
Mr.. Stephens had no objections, provided
the majority report be then made.
Mr. Harris had no objection TO cmbody
that report in the journal and minutes Of
the committee. which he intended 10 present.
lie found that the report was published In
the Union 10 day, and he thought II should
be spread before the country that /, was
published In coniravention Of parliamentary
law and the rules Of the House but he was
not willing that the report should be- made
as the report Of the committee. as he, with
six other members Of Tho committee, declared
that the committee has not discharged its
duties under the terms oi the resolution mp
pointing them.
A further discussion cnsuoI on this point,
when Mr.. Marshall's motion was agreed 10.
The House Committee oi the Whole
briefly debated the diplomatic appropriation
bill aud directed that il pass
The House next took up tho deficiency
appropriation bill.
Mr. Case oI Ind, made mn anti LGcomp-
ton speech.
Mr.. iioycc, Of \. G., discussed our policy
with regard To the Mormon question he
thought thc practicable course 10 be sought
"a the preservation al our communication Ia
the Pacific. There are two ways 10 settle
ths question, pcncoably, and by war. The
former ~ the most humane aud economical
aLd therefore the best, while the latter would
,.n,lu.. t. a,,.t aguts ,f ..H,.trz xp.,,ti
make a he'll iora thousand years Of the passes
10 the Pacific.
The 90 onmttoe then rosc and the House
adjourned.
10 the Senate. on the 18th, Nr. Chandler
Of Mich, aud Hunter Of Va, spoke On Kan
sas enirs.
IN the iIouse. the following proceedings
took place
'ihc SPEAKER announced thai the rcndng
question was on the appeal Of Mr.. Harris.
al H.. from the decision oi the chair tha, be
could not read the journal or statements ol
the X ansas committee, 20 show that the
COMMITTEES had not executed the order of the
House, for the reason that the minority
could not make report from a committee,
aud therefore WAS not question OF p wi
lcge
Mr. Harris said that nothing but lmpcr.
atyc duty impclled him TO raisc tie qncs.
ton II was mol done rasby. The causes
quoted by The SPEAKER be- contrDJed were
not analogous to that under consideration
H. and 0tbrrs Oi the minority did not pro-
I4ss 10 make report from the committee,
bot merely wished 10 show that tho other
memhers Of the committee had disobeyci
the ORDER Of the IIouse. The minority re.
port 20 bill for legislative action. The sub
staniiyc pr0In.i'ion 10 that tho privilege u
the IiDisc have bern iDiringed, and that the
rninuts oi the committee are part 0f the ma
joriiy rcpWt The majority report had II
right 10 rcicr 10 Or produce those minutes.
Mr. stephens, oi Georgia. repeated that
10 such precedent lor the government Of the
IIDus' ~ had been claimed by Mr. Harris.
could H. found on the records Of the British
Parliament, or any legislative body in The
world The gentleman from lllilois bad
pot produced AN authority 10 sustain him b.
The question is whether tI,c reBiSsncss OF
tho majority or the minority Of committee
T. IA question of privilege lie oonteDded
that il WAS not.
Mr.. Grow, u PeunsyIyaGia, caused 70 bc
rcah the resolutions under 1bIcl, the CON
niilee was appointed, TO show tha, The eoia
mites .as Instructed ~ inquire into ail the
lcts co.n ct.J wilb the adoption Of the
iTcomp'on C01.tiiItion.
Nr. St1picIa rose tG a poio, Of order
Nj GfoN s-.ld that il came With u bid
grace from Nr =. who hai iHda.ged Ia lhe
utn r., lsuth!e u debate.
NJ st~pbrts cp ci that b. bal cJlalod
him II sIrcilJ u ,be question before tie
llou4. II Mr q. wanted ~ 20 into an IN
y.4' ystlJn ~ what he committee hal dolir,
b. i-isphcn.j nas really
IS Gfnw .4D that Parliamentary law