The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-28

CsAmtTnt 10 away TAXING Fp"ct v'o
the lands VI the United States, When they @y that
they VIII agree to this contract, thus modified from
the torn u the contract contained in tho ordinance an
uexed 70 me Iccompton constitution, they are " DC ad
ined Into the Union as State upon the proclamation
OF the President Accordingly this bin proposes 70 enact
that ksnsas shall be received into tho Union upon the
Iecompton constitution upon equal terms with the other
States OF the Union, up0n the fundamental condition.
however, tsAt they shall signify by vote Of the people
their acceAnce OF this modification of the contract which
is proposed, .t. .4tr
This bl then proceeds to offer an alternative PROPOSE
ton; If they slut determine not to accept this mos
fled contract 1t provides that there shall bo no more
conventions, and they shall not be admitted m a
State ntothe Union until they have population sum
cient to cne them to member of the House Of Rep
rcscntaves according to tho existing ratio Of representa-
tion. Both these propositions the original Senate bill
and tho hill submitted by tho committee OF confer
ence are only right in themselves but perfectly in
consistent with each other The bill passed by the Sen
ae recognised the authority of the convention at Ic
compton, end tho validity Of the action under IT, 1t
props ~: " admit them upon It, but upon the funda
mental condition that they should ccde away their right
tax the lands of the United States Birth these propo
stions alike in these respects both acknowledge the
authority of the Leconpton convention both admit tho
validity OF tho constitution formed by that convention
both upon the principle that they had right TO
qure that constitution to be submitted to vote OF tho
people These principles recognised fully and en-
tirey by both. But the proposition Of the committee
goes further than the Senate bill in this respect The
-
vide for the contingency that the majority Of the pco
pie of Kansas might not accept this modification Of
the contract which proposed to thcm while the bill
OF the committee Of goes further and makes
provision TO that contingency We do not propose
TO submit tho constitution 10 tho peoples but we say In
regard to this contract will not accept the terms you
offer, but will accept those other terms, and If you
choose TO bc admitted upon them you may Weaccept the
constitution, but do not accept the ordinance which
contains contract with regard TO the taxing powcr II
you choose to take lesser grant of land, viii make
you grant which liberal If not you have no right to
come in until your population u sufficient Asa general
proposition, the people Of Territory ought TO In
as State until they have sufficient popuationt to cntitic
them TO one represen tave the House of Representa-
tives We say In this we will waive that consdcra
ton for the sake Of settling this agitation, if you will
come in upon these conditions, and make final DISPOSE
tion Of the whole matter II you refuse to do that the
consideration fails upon which willing to make
the exception Of admitting new State with an insufficient
population We then only say, you must be quiet
until you have people enough to cntle You to admis
sion. We thus establish sound general principle,
whose Justice cannot be disputed and whenever they 10
come In there Is doubt but that we shall deal with
the as regards land grants, with the same fairness and
beray MS we always have in regard to other States
Tho consequence will lc that If they reject present
proposition the best thing that be done will bc to
have truce for four five years 1t may be that it will
end In lnsing peace but if this agitation shall be kept
up for three four five years longer, no man eah tell
what the result will bic. "A fjlI ~ t.s y, l,.t .5t
Mr.. COLLAhER made long speech In the course OF
wiiel, he stated first, why he and his political friends
opposed the original Senate bill sccond why they
yotct for the House amendment and third. why they
could not vote for the proposition Of tho committee OF
conference. &ff8 s0 tts4stt 3siHtg 0
Mr HALE argued that this bill offered bribe Of lands
worth fye millions of dollars for the admission of Kansas
40 & ftsvc State.
Mr.. WADE opposed the report Of the committee of
conference and took occasion TO rcteato the old charges
Of election frauds in Kansas, and also made sweeping
charges against the Executive of corruption scrviity
&c.soF Yl}r9 a8 ~ 34sj figt
Mr.. GREEN defended the administration from the
saus of Mr. WADE, and vindicated the proposition
submitted being fair and just. He denied that the
friends of the Lccompton constitution had abandoned
their position in reference to the legality Of that nstru
ment They do not propose to submit the constitution
vote Of the people, but only to allow the people To
vote agreement with respect to land grants in con-
sdeaon of their waivng the right to tax tho lands be-
longing TO the federal government This matter has
always been subject of agreement In all the States.
At half past four o clock Mr.. SEWARD moved to ad-
journ.
Mr.. HUNTER would make no objection, IL IL was un-
derstood that vote should be taken the report Of the
committee tomorrow night.
Mr.. SEWARD would make agreement to that ef-
feet discaimng Mt the time any intention Of de-
string delay the decision of the pending question
The question being taken, the motion to adjourn was
not agreed to2-ycas 22 nays %. aa
After dcsultory debate the report Of the commit
tee of conference made the special order for half past
twelve o'clock tomorrow whercupon 3
The Senate adjourned a0aIisANis6t la salt
uOITSE or REpRESENTATIVES