The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-09
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS.

WILMINGTON, Feb. S--Scadte.-The Kansas ques-
ion was discussed. The senate refused to adopt
Wilson's resolutions to refer the message TO Sc
lect committee, with power to send for persons
and papers. but referred tue message and the Lee
compton Constitution to the Committee on Terri
tories.
Mr. Douglas made several attempts to introduce
the resolution calling for information on Kansas
affairs, pending which, the Senate adjourned.
Mr. Calhoun, the President of the Kansas Con-
vention, is preparing a statement to the public,
relative to Kansas affairs. He has said, privately,
that he did vote 10 the Convention to submit the
whole Constitution TO the people, but was defeat
ed, and then went for vote on the slavery ar
ticls.
Hoase-The consideration of the Kansas ques-
tion resumed.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Stephens, Of Geor
ga,' to refer the Presidents Kansas message to the
Committee Territories, was lost by vote OF ll3
to 104.
The amendment submitted by Mr. Harris. of H.
linois. referring the message to select committee
of fifteen, was carried-114 to 1l1-as follows:
Icns.-Messrs. Abbott, Adran, Andre as, Ben
nett, Biiinghurst. Bingham, Blair Bliss, Bray
ton, Burlington, Burlingame, Burns, Burroussh,
Campbell, Chase, Chaffee Chapman, Clark OF Con
necticut; Clawson, c Cochrane, Cockerille, Col
fax: ComiRgs Covode, Cox, CragiD, Curtis Damrell.
ii W Davis, G. Davis, I Davis. of Massachusetts;
Davis, of Iowa; Dawes, Deans Dewart. Dick. Dodd,
Durfee. Eide, English. Farnswarth Foley Foster,
Fenton, Giddngs, Gilman, Goodwin, Granger, Gros-
IL
ris Haskin, Hickman. Uoord, Horton, Howard,
DIN, Owen, Jones, Kellogg, Kelsey. 'kiigore.
Knapp, J C. Kunkel, Lawrence, Leach. Lester,
Loveioy McKibben, s s Marshall, Montgomery,
Morgan, Morrill, e Morris. Morse. 0 Morse,
Mott, Murray, Niblack, Nichols. Palmer, Palker,
Petit Pike Potter, Pottle, Purviauce, Richie,
Robbins, Roberts, Royce, Shaw, W Sherman,
Sherman. r Smith, Spinner, Stanton. Stewart,
Tappan, Thayer. Thompson, Tompkins, Wade, Wal
bridge, Waldron, Walton, Washburn, b
Washburn. Washburn, Wilson and Wood-l1i.
Nays -Messrs. Ahl, Anderson, Arnold, Atkins,
Avery. Barksdale, Bishop, Bocock, Bowie. Boyce,
Branch Bryan, Burnett, Burns Caskie b Clark,
Clay. Clemens, Clingman, Cobb, Cochrane, Cor
ming, Craig, B Crage, Craw ford. Curry, Davidson,
X Davis, Dimmick. Dowdell, Edmundson Elliot,
Eustins. Faulkner. Florence, Garrett Ia Gartrell
ellis. Goode, Greenwood, Gregg, Hatch, Hawkins,
Hill, Hopkins. Houston, Hughes, Iiuyler, Jackson
Jenkins, JeDnett, W Jones, J g Jones' Keitt,
Kelly, Kunkel of Md, Lamar. Landy, Letcher
Maclay, Mcqueen, ii Marshall Mason, Maynard,
Phelps, Phillips, Powell, Quitman, Ready, R-a
gan. Ricard, Ruffin, Russell, fSanddge, Savage,
Scales, Scott, Soaring, Seward, ii NJ Shaw, Shorter:
Sckies, Singleton,W Smith. Smith, StaIlwortb
Stephens, Stevenson, J Stewart, Talbot, G Taylor
Taylor, Trippe, Wade Warren, Watkins, White
Whiteley, Wiuslow, Woodson, Wortendyke,
Wright, Wright. and Zollicoffer-111.
This action precludes the possibility of any re-
port during the present session, as the committee
are instructed tie send for persons and papers.
The House adjourned after referring the message
before the Senate.