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WAsIIlNliroN, Feb. .
HousE-Thc House resumed the considers
ton Of the Printing Deficiency bill.
The House spent several hours in considers
ton of the printing deficiency bill, which APP
lprnpriate,l $T90,00D, and after amending reject
ed it by 81 to l35.
The Presidents Message was received ard
read, and Stephens moved it be printed and re-
Eferretl to the COMMITTEES On Territories, aud as
the hour was late q o'ciOck), thought 1t better
to adjourn.
Mr.. Harris of Illinois hoped the House would
not adjourn. -s..,-f--
Messrs. Grew and Hughes struggled for the
floor, which was accorded TO the latter, who
yielded ii to Mr.. Letchcr who made motion 10
adiourn-dclrated
Mr.. Hughes submitted a resolution proposing
to submit the Message to a select committee of
Is 10 report ON the propriety aud cxpedielcy
of the admission of Kansas into tho Union,
with power TO report by bill or otherwise.
AIR. Bocnck moved an adjournment; ncgatiyed
by majority. Much excitement prevailed; the
Speaker demanded of the gentlemen standing to
resume their seats and knocked his hammer
till they did so.
Mr., Hughes modified his resolution so as to
simply refer the message to a select committee
of thirteen without instructions. If such u
committee be appointed lie did not wish to be
its chairman. -
Several other bills were offered and adj
ljourned.
SENATE.-A message was received from the
President transmitting the LecOmptOn COnstitu-
ton, which was read. 1t quotes severe Ian
guage of Gov. Walker, declaring the city of
Lawrence to be the hot bed of abolitioniSm. It
says the dividing line in Kansas is not between
two political parties, in other places but it is
between those who are loyalto Government and
those who are endeavoring to destroy it by
force of usilrpation, and says that Kansas is at
/ this day as much Slave State as Georgia and
of Kansas under this Constitution as the only
means of restoring tranquility. Thepeople can
amend 1t hereafter as they think proper.
Bigler moved the printing of the Message
and its reference to the Committee on Terrific.
lies.
Trnmbull was unwilling to let the matter
lpass from the consideration of the Senate with
out remark; that he looked upon it as an incOr-
rect history from beginning to end.
| Mr.. Douglas said he should reserve any reply
which he might have to make to what his col
league had said relative to the Nebraska bill
until future occasion, and should at all times
himself be ready to Vihdicate the prinCiples of
that bill from all assaults, no matter from what
quarter they might come. lie would not now
so into an argument relative to the question
raised by the message. His opinions have been
clearly expressed on all these matters on pre-
viouS occasion andihc thought the better course
would be to refer the message at once. to a com
mittee Territories where all the disputed
questions in fact could be examined before it
should come before the Senate for action.
Hoping that, course would be adopted, he ask
ell leave to present a remonstrancc sigRed by
certain gentlemen as Government and State Off
GERS in Kansas, protesting against the reception
of that State into the UuIOn under the LecOInp-
ton Constitution, which he would refer to the
Committee OH Territories, and To BE- printed
Mr.. TOombs made few remarks, and tho
Senate adjourned.