The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-14

WASHINGTON, req. In
SENArE-Mr Johnston, of Tenn, brought
up his resolution that the President be in
structed to request the heads of the Depart
ments to prepare their estimates for 1860, on
basis not to exceed $50, 000,o eO, inclusive
of interest on the national debt, and that
part of the Presidents message with regard
to the revenue, be referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. Gwin. of Cal, moved to refer the lat
ter part to select committee, composed of
the chairmen of the various committees.
Mr.. Hunter, of Va, chairman of the Com
mittee, objected, as it was impossible for
him to serve, his whole time being occupied
on the Finance Committee. t
Mr.. Davis of Miss, chairman of the Mill
tary Committee, mentioned that the extern
sive reductions are already proposed by his
committee. q =
HoUsE-The House resumed the consid-
Grafton of the admission of Oregon.
Mr.. Valandingham, of Ohio, said that
when Kansas should come here as Oregon
has come, peaceably and orderly, and with
the consent of her people, he should vote for
her immediate admission. But Kansas was
not here and Oregon was. There was no
possible connection between the two,
and he would not vote to establish any.
Both would be free States He found Ore
gon here and he would take the first that
came and vote for her admission. He was
opposed to Grows amendment, and to sill
others which only delayed or embarrassed
the bill. But he thanked Grow and his
Republican friends for opposing the admis-
sion of Oregon. They stood unveiled now,
and had squared up and wiped out the last
session.
Mr.. Lane related circumstances attending
the formation of Oregon, and earnestly
urged its admission. He said that he had
no doubt that its white population was over
ety-threeithousand. KID -..
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, said that the .ad-
mission OF Oregon was only a question of
time. He was glad his colleague, Valland-
ingham, had found something to be thank
fui for. So far as he was concerned his COL
league was welcome to all he could make of
it in Ohio. 1t was last year decided by al
most united voice of the Democratic party
that Kansas should not be admitted without
a constitution of her own making, without
having her representation in Congress as
certained by census. This was recognized
and spread upon the records of the country
as part of the Democratic principles, and
there was no escape from it. IF Kansas had
been admitted upon the Montgomery Crit
tenden amendment, it was very we'll known
that she would have sent two Republican
Senators. All that he asked was that when
State came here protesting to be free, with
two Democratic Senators, elected to serve
during the next Presidential term, that there
be meted to her the same fate as was APP
piled to Kansas, and not adopt one rule for
the admission of Democratic States This
is the true secret of the question He indi-
Gated his objections to the Oregon constitu-
ton, and said that he would not, by voting
for the admission under it, give vitality to
the bred Scott decision.
Mr. Stephens, of Ca, was glad he had op-
portunity of showing the utter groundless-
ness of the charge made against the Demo
cratic party; that last winter the party ap-
| piled one rule of admission in one case, and
a different one in another. He held that the
| people of Oregon could justly lay claims to
admission under the previous ordinances
| and compacts of the Republicans.
He had believed that their opponents had
| done wrong in regard to Kansas, why should
| they pursue a similar course and keep free
| State out of the Union? Two wrongs never
make right. The gentlemen on the Re-
publican side had found fault with the Ore
| gon constitution because it excluded free
negroes and mulattos and denies them the
privilege of suing in courts, but political
friends of these very gentlemen framed the
Topeka constitution, which makes similar
provisions. He then answered various OBJ
jections which had been made to the Oregon
| constitution.