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Thirty-FInh Congrcss-Ftrst Session.
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WASHINGTON, April l.-Stnate.-Nr. Brown, from
the Committee the District of Columbia, reported
bill to establish an Auxiliary Guard for the protec-
ton of public and private property in the city OF
Washington and repeating all acts heretofore passed
/ in relation to that subject :, which was read and
| passed to a second reading.
| On motion by Mr.. Hamlin resolution was adopted
| directing the Committee on Commerce to inquire
| into the expediency OF amending section 81 OF the
| act entitled -" An act for enrolling and licensing
ships and vessels 10 the coasting trade and fisheries
and for regulating the same" passed February Is,
| 1898.
| Mr.. Iyerson moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of the bill from the House of Repre-
sentatives to provide for the organization of regi-
| ment Of mounted volunteers for the defence of the
frontier OF Texns and to authorize the President to
call into the service of the United States four add.
| tional regiments of volunteers.
After some debate the motion was agreed to and
| the bill was read.
| Mr.. Hunter moved TO amend the bill BY striking
out four and inserting two to reduce the
number Of additional regiments to three in the
whole which was agreed to, and the bill so amended
was adopted.
| message was received from the House of Repre.
sentatives by Mr.. Allen, their clerk informing the
Senate that the House had passed the Senate bill for
the admission of the State Of Kansas into the Union
with an amendment in which the concurrence of the
Mr.. Green moved that the bill Just returned from
the House to be taken up for consideration; which
was agreed TO.
Mr. G. then moved that the Senate disagree to the
| House amendment; pending which the Senate adj
journed.
Houss-Mr. Bayard, Of Tennessee submitted the
following resolution, which was unanimously agreed
to:
Resolved That the Committee on the District of
Columbia be, and they are hereby instructed to in
qure into the suciency of the present police force
for the preservation of the peace and for the protec
ton OF persons and property in said District and
whether 1t is expedient for Congress to adopt any
measure or take any action in relation thereto with
liberty to report at any time by bill or otherwise.
On motion OF Mr.. Stevens, of Georgia, the House
proceeded to the consideration OF business the
Speakers table,
Senate resolution authorizing Lieut.. W. N LETTERS
to accept sword OF honor from her Majesty the
Queen OF Spain was taken up read third time, and
passed.
Senate resolution for the reception of Mohammed
Pasha, Of the Turkish navy and to facilitate the OBJ
ecs Of his mission in experimenting the construc
ton OF a yesseE0f-war in the United States was
taken up and laid on the table.
Mr.. Florence, of Pennsylvania from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, reported bill to equaze the
army, navy and marine pensions; and it was read
twice and committed.
Mr.. Hickman, of Pennsylvania, from the Com.
mttee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported Joint
resolution authorizing the pensions to which certain
officers and soldiers Of the revolutionary army are
entitled to be paid to their widows and other legal
representatives and it was read twice and com
mtted.
Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia. remarking that the hour
Of o'clock had arrived, moved that Senate bill for
the admission of Kansas be taken up.
The motion being agreed TO, the bill was read a
first time by its title
MIR. Gddings of Ohio, objected to its further read:
ing
The Speaker then stated that under the rules Of
the House, il became his duty to PROFOUND the ques
ton, !" Shall the bill be rejected ~
Mr.. Stephens demanded the yeas and NAYS
The yeas and nays ordered, and being taken
resnted-yeas 95, nays 1877.
Mr.. Montgomery, Of Pennsylvania, then submitted
substitute for the bill, which provides that the lie.
compton Constitution shall be submitted to vote of
the people OF Kansas and assented to by a majority
OF them as condition of her admission into the
Union that such assent shall be given and
made known to the President, he shall announce the
TACT by proclamation, and nothing further shall be
necessary TO her admission as State. It is provid.
ed, also that in order TO insure free and fair elec.
ton, the Governor and Secretary of the Territory of
Kansas, and the presiding officers Of its Legislature
shall constitute Board OF Commissioners to carry
into effect the provisions of the act, and to use ali
proper means toward that end. The manner of hold.
ing the election is then pointed out
Mr. Qatman submitted a substitute for the sub
stitute OF Mr.. Montgomery the Senate BILL excluding
therefrom the following language
And that nothing in this act shall be construed
TO abrdge or Infringe any right OF the people asserted
In the constitution Of Kansas at all times to alter re.
manner as they may think proper, Congress hereby
discaimlng any authority to intervene or declare the
construction OF the Constitution of any State except
% say that it be republican in FORM and not in con.
hict with the constitution of the United States
The yeas and nays were taken, and resulted-yeas
". nays l60.
The question required upon the substitute of Mr..
Montgomery, which was agreed to--yeas 100, nays
The question being finally upon the Senate bill as
amended, ii was adoptedyeas l2O nays liz, as fol-
lows:
leas-Messrs. Abbott, Adrain, Andrews, Bennett.
bllhnghqrst, Bingham Blair, Bliss, Brayton, Buffn-
ton, Burlingame Burroughs, Campbell, Case Chat.
lee, Chapman, Ezra Clark. Horace r. Clark Claw.
son. Clark B. Cochrane, Cockerell, Colfax COmins
Covode, Cox, Cragin, Curtis, Damrell H. Winter
Davis, John g, Davis, Timothy Davis of Massaehu.
sets, Timothy Davis of Iowa, Dawes Dean, Dick
Dimmick, Dodd, Durfee, Edie, English, Farnsworth,
renton, Foley, Foster, Giddings, Gilman, Gilmer
Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Groesheck, Grow Law
renee W. Hall, Robert b Hall, Harlan, ]. Morrison
harris, Thomas l.. Harris, Haskin, Hoard, Horton
toward Owen Jones, Kellogg Kelsey, Kilgore,
Knapp, john G. Kunke Lawrence, Leach Letter
i;oseloy Mehibbin, Humphrey Marshall, Samuel S.
S Es Matteson, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrill,,
Edward JOY Morris, Isaac ~ Morris, Freeman n
Morse, Oliver A. Morse, Mott Murray, Nichols DIN.
Palmer, Parker, Pendleton Petit Pike Potter Pot.
We n, rufslance, Ricand Richie, Robbins Roberts,
noy ' aaron shaw, John Sherman, Judson W. sher-
art, Tappan, Thayer thompson. Tompkins' Hinder.
WOOL wade, Walbrldge, wadron, Walton, Cadwala.
der q Washburne, Ellhu B. Washburne. Israel wash.
burn, Wilson aud Wood-l2O -
Nays hessrs. Ali, Anderson, Arnold. Atkins
Avery, Barksdale, Bishop Boeock, Bonham. Bowie
Boyce, branch, Bryan Burnett, Burns Caskie, John
y. Clark, Clay, Clemens, Clinpman Cohh 'Iohn
goohrane, Corning, James Craig, Burton Craige
Crawford, Curry, Davidson, Reuben Davis, Dewart |
DoWdel Edmunson Elliott, Eustis Faulkner Flor |
enee, Garnett, Gartrell, Gillis Goode Greenwoo5
Gregg, Hatch, Hawkins, Hickman, Hill, Hopkins'
Houston, Hughes, Huyer, jackson. jenkins, Jewett
1eo '" Jones, J. Clancy Jones, Keitt Kelly. jacob
n. kunkle, Lamar, Landy, Ledy, Letcher, Maclay'
Mcqueen, Mason, Maynard, Miles, Miller, Mlso1'
MOORE, Nblack, Peyton, Phelps, Phillips Powell
yuaman, Ready, Reagan, Reilly, Ruffin, Russell
Saaalge, Savage, Scales Scott, Soaring, Seward.
Henry u. shaw, Shorter, Siekes, Singleton, Samuel
z. sui'ni William Smith, stalwoFth, Stephens Ste
MIS- James A. Stewart, Talbot George Taylor,
Mlles Taylor, Trppe, Ward Warren Watkins White
p11Seiey, Nlnslow, Woodson, wortendyke, Augustus
~ ~. ngn., Jonn '. Wright, and ZOllicoter-ll2
a, nj, montgomery moved that the vote nv which
tnc Dill was passed be reconsi1erad ara ~. "a