New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-11
YOrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

r. In J
ritories ,eported back without am,ndnen., the Sen
ate bill for the admiseion Of Oregon into the Mon
he ssid there can be 90 qles,ion tnst there Is SUM
cieIt population in OregOs to eoE Oh hef sdns'.ga
into the Union under exiting law nnd compact IL
must Se at least 60,000 asd in his opinion II was
above slCO coo according to the ratio OF iheTease
Mr.. GROW pa. said the question Of population,
though p cafe rule, would ros always ooctrol ms
action. He would t'ke into coasldeTatioa the TINE
and circumstances Of the application. Bot Congress
had receI ty set TIE example not TO sdmi. State with
leis population than is required for representatives
IN Congress. kaIsas could not come in unless as
Slave ate. Congress would nDt give her an oppcr.
tnuity to throw of federal oppression and her wrongs
The population of Kansas much greater than that
of Oregon, aed re would never give bis sanction To
such an MUST Discrimination as was now pToPo'ei 10
favor OF Oregon.
Mr. GROW would never give consent to the aimis-
sion Of State shutting out the negro from tie courts
Of Justice.
Mr. HUGHES said the Republican party was
formed for the ayOwed purpose of bringing Free
States into the non and yet the same party opposed
the admission OF Oregon, which desired - come ID as
a Free State. This was done because Oregon was
Democratic according to the organs of their party.
Tie cpubcans wished 10 keep out oregon, lest that
State should have vote if the election OF the next
President should be thrown into the House.
Mr. STANTON-I suppose the gentleman wishes
to correctly represent this eide of the House.
Mr. HUGHES-I viii let THE y. \. TRIBUNE do
Mr.. STANTON-We prefer TO do that ourselves.
Mr NICHOLS advocated the admission of Oregon,
ard repudiatd Tie idea o its admission being party
question lie could not subsc he 70 the doctrines OF
some o hs colleagues in reeIere &c 70 The standaii OF
populaticp H. tLis respect Congress bas never held
It's 10 an arbitrary fHle, but had exercise lts as
cretior In reference % TIE provision in the Co1sti-
tuticn Of Oregon prohibiting nesr5es from euiD5 II the
Courts ne tain tha. msny OF the Free s.ses lad
cone ito the Union with the saoe provision. The
teop. Of Oregon ctmsuded The right Of governing
taemselves and it was the duty OF Congress 10
Mr. GRANGER opposed the admission of Oregon.
III. lad s,sed the agitation in refeIrnce
t,Karsss Id mad ain ost ruined the Democratic party.
II Tie Aduinst alton wished further agiaton, the
Republican party willing to wait upon them.
lie would pass over the question OF the population Oh
Oregon. fIe then objected to the provision in the
Constitution of Oregon, which allows unnatnralzed
foreigners 20 vote. He would never vote tor such
Constitution. He wss also opposed to the provision
which prohibits negroes from sueDg IN CoDrts.
Mr. MAYNARD opposed the bill, because 1t
granted the right of suffrage TO unnaturaAzed ior-
On motion of Mr. STEPHENS, the vote on the
bill then made the special order for II clock on
Saturday. -
The House here went into Committee of the Whole
but no quorum being present, the COMMITTEE rose anu
took recess until o'clock.
EvFNIsG SESSION..
Mr.. KElM Pa explained his position as repre-,
tentative OF Old BeIks County The great and ra1cA
change was caused by ths principle OF protection TO
labor and the distress produced by the late revuison
to the iron trade. UItss the tarif be revised, tne
vote q Beiks caDnot be obtained for any parry VINO
oppose protection apd tbe Presidential election may
birre uron that vote. The iutimste relation of the
coal ard iron trade wes commented on, aud a nope
expressed that all the interests OF the country North
and South, would be protected.
Mr. TAYLOR La spoke in favor ofthe acquisition
of Cuba. His plan TO fix upon sum Of money
for s purchase the extreme limit, hey md ~hcu
no stipulation csn be made and in the same act pro-
vice for her admission into the Union as State lie
argued that il was the part of prutence for SPAN 10
a. ataiIf tn in np
il would be a declaration TO the world that We do not
wish to acquire the territory. .
Mr. ABBOTT Me- certain that CUBA could
rot be scquiIeG now Spain beiog unwilling 20 sell so
far "a TIE present was concerned it could only be
obtaiced by cor quest but there 20 body OF men
who desire success by this He then eeded
To oppose the bu which passed the Senate at the last
session, repeating the fishing bouniies.
Mr. JACKSON Ca gave the GU lines ot speech,
intending smorg other things, to argle against tue
tpirit of snboIdir alton 70 law and trder whlcn pre-
walls in all sections OF the tIion, and "hloh A~u IL.
origin in the sugg. son made come years ago, thaI
,bsYe existed In the conscience OF every insn !aF
higher than the Constitution. lie expected t1 sooE
that the Administration had disc larged ts duy III
executing the reutraliy and African savetrade laws
and that the only party which can administer tce gov,
errt.ent iupanially IN all sectlons 10 the NiIona'
Mr., FABNSWORTH (Il.) maintained that the
principles of tie Republican party are the Say O.
tbose he'd by Jefferson, Madison, a1d other Ieailr.
Dtmccrs,s, He opposed the admission Of Oregon for
the reason that lie oIgant law prohibits ree negroes
| and u!a,toes fom the rgh. of residence there.
NJ. LANE Oregon said that nine out OF ten ot tne
| people of Oregon voted 10 exclude them lhere are
10 fee regrses there are they or Slavery wanted
NJ. FARNSWORTH, in reply to question by
Mr. Lare whether he 10 favor OF negro eqnaiiiy,
said the right of suffrage, sitting on Jdriss ho
ipg ofce etc, that was Tor the people OF OaesVn -
| determine. Bat what be complained OF was, thst
colorsd men deb6ed from their na'ura rights and
protectitn in the courts being deprived OF sintanlns
a suit therein. He also opposed to the aims'lon
OF Oregon so long the prohibition regarding hansa,
| remain in the English bill.
| Mr. LANE gave his reasons for believing that there
/ were at least 90 GOO white people ia Oregon.
! Mr.. GEORGE TAYLOR addressed the Committee
on the subject of public printing, engraving lltho,
graphic printing, binding &C., saying the grand tots
| paid for these objects during The last i've years y
81 80 37i But this does not incluce the paper iol
printing for plates and for maps which for the same
period amounted to the rum Of sl 67s i53. Nor dos
ipclude The amount paid for copies Of 1he CGHgreS
.toAai GioJe which purchased for Distribution,
$l15 $40. These various sums give the aggrt gate oi
$500 132, iLcUdng the reporting o the pToeeedhSs
/ Of Congress Bot in order to get the entire sun paa
by tie Government this account Il Is necetsaiyI 10
aScerta tie Incidental expenses cIeated py tIeso
publications; the psper and other matTls toi ioulus
which are charged 10 the accounts Ot the secretary
of the Senate and the Clerk Of the House ot Repre-
seIta,ives-the labo. and Clerks hire; and last but
equa y important, the expense OF sendiog THESE ooSu
mcnts over the country. He Id not deny that uituy
Of the publications useful; but thai tue beteA~
conferred are gIesty disproportoLcd TO The sums eA
pended and the came work couli have been done at
one hsf the cost His objections extend 10 the sys-
TEN, and 10 the wide spread corruption ana yenahty
connected with IT. il was not only corrupung the
public mind but II bringing Congress INTO dlse
pute anc thus contributing destroy all faith IN our
lDstitutiCIs.
He showed tie rapid increase OF the expenses of re-
porting the ctedlngs Of Cong,ess and u The copies