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the republicans and Americans 'under Jcs Of opposi
lion TO the administration and Lscompton.
THIKTY-FlF-aa OOsafsGsS.
yIISr SESSION.


TTaIKTY-FIF1a UOsGaEsS.
yrIsr SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2. 1865.
APPROPRIATION FOR TIN SOUND TREATY
The House bill making appropriation of s4Os 900 to
enable the President fulfil the treaty stpulaons the
ebolkloa Of the Sound dues was passed.
AMENDMENT on TIKI PASSENGER
Mr. SEWARD, (opp) Of NJ Y, introduced bill to amend
che act Of March 1857 regulating tbs carriage Of pas
esDgers In steamships and other vessels. Referred.
AMENDMENT PATENT LAws
Mr.. EVANS (adm.) Of s. G., submitted bill for tho
amendment OF the patent laws.
MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS FOR rx1As-voLUNrEns FOR nu
Mr. Houston, (opp.) Of Texas, presented q bill pro-
viding for the organization Of regiment Of mounted
volunteers for the protection Of the Texas frontiers Also
authorizing the President 70 raise four additional rsg
rnents Of volunteers
DOUGLAS KANSAS RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution presented BY Mr. Douglas on February
g. calling for Information Kansas affairs, taken up
Mr. DOUGLAS (opp) of ILL.,, said he wanted Information
force the Iecompon constitution through by withholding
the facts In the He making contradictory state
mens In the newspapers but had not been near the COM
mtvtee nor made any communication to them. was
trng with the dignity Of tho Senate wnen government
official thus battle their deliberations The returns
should opened eight days after the election and
the result transmitted to Congress- yet Mr. Calhoun still
keeps them shut up in his pocket Unless we
are TO be cheated the facs should be known How can
Ia In doub2 Every day the frauds accumulate-forgery
mounts forgery Mr. D. then alluded 70 the frauds in
Kickapoo, shawnee Delaware Crossing and proce ID
ing TO denounce Mr.. Calhoun when the hour of one
O'Clock arrived cutting short his speech.
ADMISSION KANSAS.
The special order being the bill for the admission OF
Kansas, was then taken up.
Mr.. 6onA.xa, opp Of w., continued his remarks
people Of Kansas was whether they would
be slaves. He alluded the Territorial laws and
several successive Governors who were sent out TO ad
minister them, and who were summarily removed be.
cause they could hot perform possbilities-becsuse
they could not enforce the laws and yet DO justice to all
said was idle to refort 70 special pleading to hide
the fact that that instrument was never submit.
repudiated It at once and forever. The President
admits that. The whole thing was q cheat and de-
cha. slave property its legal character tenure
precisely like other property and to the decision Of the
Supreme Court the bred Scot He would not deny
that the Supreme Court might give an opinion concerning
slavery when the question properly before it, but he
regretted that they should have taken advantage OF their
position 70 ISSUE cdAedrd, their endorsement poll
teal dogma The endorsers of nnodation paper sci
dom find profitable business He then discussed the
nature Of property man. contendpg that the only safety
Tor slavery to make 1t local. and asking what will be
gained BY making Kansas slave State The free State
people viii soon gain the ascendancy there, IL CAL
when they refuse pass laws for the election Of such
property, what will it be WORTH
Mr.. PUGH, (sdm.) Of Ohio, gave notice that he should
offer smendme at TO Mr. Green's substitute for the ad
mission Of Kansas and Minnesota together To tho effect
tina. the people may alter or abolish their form Of
ent In such manner as they may think proper that it
be republican and in accordance with the constitution Of
the United States.
Mr.. sxwAxD, opp OF N. y, got the floor, and the
Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1885,
The House resumed the consideration of the bill regu
latpg the and number of employees of the House. An
unintereeting discussion ensued
OFFICERS THE RETIRING BOARD.
The House med the consideration or Mr.. Stewards
motion reconsider the referring the Committee
of the Whole the senate bill authorizing the President TO
Retiring Board TO their former positions
Mr.. DAVIS, (opp) OF Nd, applauded the Retiring Board
for their fearless honesty in purgng the navy Of rotten
material He objected TO any replacement OF this mate
rial, and thought that the administration would have
much To answer Tor who should place man war I'M
der the command of an officer whom that Board, en-
dorsed by President and his Cabinet, have de-
olared unat for active duty.
MI Mls, (adm) Of s e. contended that the decisions
OF that Board In instances utterly repugnant
70 every OF justice and fair dealing The meanest
criminal may look 10 Executive cemeDcy, but not these
down, with their brilliant services wiped out by single
blow, ana had redress He did not believe it
cessary to resort 10 such extreme measures.
Mr. CHAPMAN (aem Of Pa said that while he would
not charge the Board with conspiracy and corruption he
would say that they were surrounded by influences of
most dangerous character They themselves bene
fitted by every vacancy they made. BY an inqusoria
process they struck down gallant gentlemen and OF the
two hundred who foil under their prescription not
could tell the Of his taking off,"
Mr. sHRx,S (opp) OF Ohio opposed the bill, because
the aggrieved parties had opportunities for fair trial be-
fore the Naval Courts OF Inquiry and ought to be willing
60 abide the judgment OF their The passage Of the
bill would make the Senate Court Of Errors TO revise the
action Of the Naval Board.
Mr. MnLsoS (sim) OF Va, saw no propriey In entering
into the merits d the Naval Board. The action OF thai
Board was condemned by the American press, by the
sentiment OF the American people, by resolutions OF the
State Legislatures by the solemn Judgment OF Congress
and By the deliberate, though unconscious, testimony OF
the Courts Of Inquiry themselves. He alluded 10 the
hArshness and haste with which the proceedings Of the
Court conducted adding thai the officers never had
fair trial.
withou, concluding tho subject, the House adjourned