The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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SEN A TIE

Mr.. Morrel's Agricultural College bill was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
The private calendar was then taken up.
Nothing of public interest was transacted Ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
j. Clancy Jones asked the unanimous consent of
the House to print for the of the Committee on
Ways and Means the Indian Appropriation and In
dian Deficiency bills in order to forward the public
business.
Mr.. George Taylor objected.
Mr.. Jones said he wished to have this noted
Mr.. Savage endeavored to have considered the
Soldiers Pension bill, but the House went into Com
mittee with the Private Calendar
AT O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. English, the Com
mttee rose, when he made a report from the Com
mttee of Conference on the Kansas Bill, signed by
Messrs. English and Stephens, the part of the
House, and Messrs Green and Hunter on the part
of the Senate. Messrs. Howard and Seward dis
senting.
The substitute as reported was read. The amend
ed ordinance proposes to give to Kansas certain
lands which Mr.. English explained by saying that
the proposition on the ordinance sent here by the
Lecompton Constitution was wholly inadmissible,
as 1T proposed to give Kansas %, $50, l60 of
land, worth 24 400 200 and this exclusive of other
benefits claimed
The amendment which the Committee proposed
gives to her the usual grant, viz She will receive
twenty millions of acres less than under her ordi-
nance, making a difference to the United States of
S25, 900. The amendment agreed on, he said may
not be perfect, but it will have a tendency to end
all sectional strife. If the substitute shall be
adopted the question will depart from Congress,
and it is hoped and believed, will retui
He made an earnest and eloquent appeal to adopt
the proposition
The substitute proposes to admit Kansas under
the Lecompton Constitution, if the people of Kan
shall adopt the amended ordinance. If it should
be rejected, then new convention is to be called to
frame constitution, etc. ,-..-......s
Mr.. Howard said that this was new bill, and re-
CURED consideration and full examination. 1t pro-
posed one set of conditions to the people of the ter
ritory applying for admission under one constitu
tion and another set of conditions for State apply
ing under another constitution, set of cOndi
tions Tor slave State and another set for free
state He moved that the further consideration
OF the question be postponed till Thursday week.
MI. stephens moved to postpone till Monday
next
Mr.: Hill moved postponement till the second
Monday in May
Mr.. Campbell thought this motion was a iudcious
one.
Mr.. Hills motion was then agreed to. Yeas los
Mays los.
Several gentlemen gave their reasons for the
votes which they gave
Mr.. Hill wanted to give the reasons for his mo-
ton, but Mr. Gastrele objected Mr. Hill made
some response, being in that ministry, and it was
evident that difficulty was brewing
The Speaker called for the sergeant arms to take
MIR. Hill into custody, but the threatening storm
was arrested by Mr.. Hill returning to his seat.
Various motions to adjourn were made and voted
O'Clock.