Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-12
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THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
aWAsHINGToN, Thursday. March II.


SENATE.
Mr., Polk spoke in favor of the admission
of Kanzas. He proceeded to explain away
the alleged election frauds as informalities,
denying the statements Of Walker, Stanton,
and others, that majority of the voters had
been disfranchised, and that the Mssonriens
had invaded the ,polls in Kanzas. lie con-
cluded by asserting that all inhabitants of
Kanzas are not turbulent disorganizers, they
are solid men, anxious for peace and quiet
The true course to give that peace was the
passage Of the Lecompton bill.
Mr.. Benjumin of Louisiana, commenced by
saying that, as a member of the Judiciary
Committee, he felt that it was his duty to de-
tend the judges of the land against the as.
pensions thrown upon them. Previous TO
touching upon that point, however he would
show that it was a vital error to suppose that
slavery was established by positive legislation
in the South. Slavery, he contended was
the creature of the common law of England,
in which country it existed, and was protect.
ed by the common and statute law as far back
as the days of Queen Elizabeth who herself
dealt i'll slaves Our ancestors brought the
laws and institutions of England to this Con.
tinent as their birthright, and hence slavery
was the common law of the thirteen original
Colonies.
HOUSE.
The bill for the increase of the army by
volunteers was taken up.
Mr. Stanton of Ohio favored the bill, but
thought the disturbances in Utah could be
quelled in one campaign. Therefore the in.
crease should be merely temporary. He en-.
larged upon the apparent motive of the ad-
ministration in demanding the increase of the
regular army. The increased executive pat
ronage was wanted to influence the passage
of the Lecompton constitution. The Pres-
dent had no right to use the army except in
cases of open war. He had no right to use it
IN the Boston Slave case, or to quell the mu-
nlclpa riot in Washington, and least of all
had he the right to station his troops in Kan
zas.
Mr. Harris Of Illinois, rose to question of
privilege, saying that he and six other mem
bers Of the House Kanzas Committee, felt 1t
due to themselves to present the facts, show
ing the failure of the committee TO execute the
orders OF the House.
Mr.. Fletcher asked if this was privileged
question.
The Speaker thought it was not
Mr.. Harris appealed from the decision of the
Speaker.
Mr.. Stephens moved to lay the appeal on
the table. The House refused to do SO y97
against l12.
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky
moved that the question be postponed till to.
morrow.
= Mr.. Stephens had 20 objection, provided
the majority report be then made.
Mr.. Harris had no objection to embody
that report in the journal and minutes of the
committee, which he intended to present He
found that the report was published in the
Union Of today, and he thought it singular
that 1t should be spread before the country in
contravention of parliamentary law and the
rules OF the House. but he was not willing
that the report should be made as the report
OF the committee, las he with six other members
OF the committee, declared that the committee
has not discharged its duties under the
terms of the resolution appointing them.
further discussion ensued on this point, when
MI. Marshall motion was agreed to.
The House in Committee of tho Whole
briefly debated the Diplomatic Appropriation
bill, and directed that it be reported to the
House with the recommendation that it pass
The House next took up the Deficiency
Appropriation bill.
MIR. Case OF Indiana made an anti Lecomp.
ton speech.
MIR. Boyce of South Carolina discussed our
policy with regard to the Mormon question.
lie thought the practical object to be sought
is the preservation Of communication with the
Pacific. There are two modes to settle this
question-peaeeably and by wsr The for.
mer is the most humane and economical, and
therefore the best while the latter would
conduce to such state of affairs as would
make hell for thousand years of the passes
to the Pacific.
The committee arose, and the House ad-
journed.