Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
ThIrty-fiffh Copcrcss-Firsi Sess.ou.

HE SENATE, az the star 3 re-
port was about closing IN interesting matter was
broachcd, the preliminaries of which we have
briefly noticed.
Mr.. Stuart having announced that the Kansas
blll was retained by the Secretary Of the Senate,
at the request of the Senator from Louisiana
urged that ii was wrong in the Senator to have
made The request and wrong in The Secretary to
comply. IL a Senator may thus delay the trans
mission OF business between the two Houses of
Congress, any Senator can defeat any bill PASSED
within two days of the close Of the session. He
moved that the Secretary he directed to send the
bill Strai. Ltway to the House.
Mr.. Slidell alleged he had not violated the
rules OF the Senate. He had requested the reten-
ton OF the bill for reasons satisfactory to himself
He had the right to do this under the rules and
by established usage. The Senate had not order red
the bill sent TO the House.
Mr.. stuart admitted that if a Senator wished
to gam further information about measure, with
an intention in certain contingencies to move for
reconsideration, he might, through courtesy, be
allowed to retain bill.
Mr.. Bayard thought that from usage and under
the rules, Senator has the rig TO request a bill
to he retained.
MIR. Douglas called on the clerk to read the
order endorsed on the bill, and maintained that
no Senator has the right to prevent that order
from being fulfilled. In cases where the Senator
has come to the conclusion that he is wrong and
WISHES 10 change ms vote he suPPo'es such cour
tesy may be extended to him.
Mr.. Slidel remarked that the Senator did not
self
The Chair said that the Clerk had referred
the request to him, and after referring to the rules
and general usage, he had directed him to retain
the bill: Therefore, the RESPONSE blity rests with
him and not the Secretary.
The motion was finally laid on the table
Mr. Bright then moved TO reconsider the vote
on the passage of the Kansas bill
MT ulee moved to lay the motion on the Ia
Ole TIL tomorrow, and resume the consideI alton
of the Minnesota bill; which was agreed to-
Mr. Fitch called attention to some remarks
MADE by PIN on previous occasion, to the eff
feet that Mr. Douglas has not been consistent in
his alleged desire to forward the bill for the ad-
mission OF Minnesota. As this had been contra
dicted by Mr.. d., Mr.. L. desired to read from
the journal an extract to show that he
rect inasmuch as Mr.. ID. had objected to making
the Minnesota bill special order.
MT Douglas insisted that the record did not
show what Mr.. urged, and appealed to Mr.
Green to sustain his decla ration that he had uni
formly manifested d desire TO hasten the consid-
| Grafton Of the Minnesota bill.
Mr. Green allege d that Mr.. ID. had in the Com
miitee on Territories, appeared anxious to push
forward the Minnesota BILL.
MI Fitch appealed TO the record for the truth
OF his statement, and said that no Senator should
say with imPunty that he does not tell the truth.
Mr. Douglas did not intend TO deny what the
senator said nor the record, but only the charge
Of having desired to retard the Minnesota bill
Both gentlemen desired the record to be read,
but the Senate refused to grant that privilege,
and the matter was suf1ed to drop
The Minnesota bill was then taken up
Mr.. Kennedy declared his intention to vote
against the bill because the Constitution of
Minnesota grants the right Of franchise to other
than American citizens, recognized by the
Constitution of the United States. He commended
that the States have no right to make citizens of
aliens, or persons Of mixed blood and in support
OF this doctrine quoted from the speech of John
u: Calhoun, on the admission Of Michigan.
MI Johnson, of Tenn, repudiated the princi-
of the States
Without any action on the bill The Senate ad-
journed.
In The HOUSE, the consideration Of the Def
cheney bill was continued, without any decisive
action being had