Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-06
IKxvI,h cersR sss-RIRsI SESSION
Prsesedins. Of Yesterday Afternssp.

9
IL TIE SENATE, yesterday, after our report
closed, Mr Pugh presented communication from
VIM. Medin, First Comptroller of the 7 fsasury,
inviting investigation of the charges contained
in the preamble and resolutions submitted in the
Senate by Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on the District
Of Columbia, to when were referred the bill to
Incorporate the New jerusalem Church; of the
city of Washington and the bil1to incorporate
the Mount Oiivet Cemetery. in the District of CO.
lumbia severally reported them back with amend
mCnts
Mr.. r. also submitted a resolution. which lies
over, that Saturday of the present week be set
aside for the consideration of business relating to
the District of Columbia.
The Vice President appointed Messrs. Pearce,
Ynlee and Cameron as tue committee on the part
of the Senate on the disagreeDg VOTES of the two
Houses on the Post Office Deficiency bill.
The bill for the admission of Kansas into the
Union being taken up
Mr. Green spoke in opposition to the bill in its
present form. He would hail Kansas as a new
State in this Confederacy when she came with
he contended that the present bill did not give
such boundaries. He should not go at all into
the question Of the moral character of slavery.
We have no jurisdiction over that subject and
we stultify ourselves whether we waste our time
in attacking or defending that institution. He
should not stop to inquire whether the Consttu-
tion under which a new State sought admission
into the Union provided for the existence or the
exclusion Of slavery; but simply, whether the
Constitution was republican in form and whether
the boundaries were proper. And 1t was impor-
tant TO examine these things carefully for the
State being once admitted, no error could then be
corrected He proceeded to give a history of the
affairs in Kansas during several years past refer
ring 10 the Emigrant Aid Society, the Topeka
Constitution, &c. He thought the population of
kansas was smaller now than when the Lecomp-
ton Constitution was formed, and gave his reasons
for that opinion More than one-third Of the Ter
ritory had been cut Off and the recent discoveries
OF gold at Pixies Peak had caused a rush Of pop
ulation In that direction. The present population
OF Kansas, from the best information that we have,
IS only about 90, 700.
Mir. Collamer replied that IL the boundaries
were so arranged as to make ii democratic State
probably the Senator would be satisfied
Mr.. Green said that he did not have any refer
that the Senator from Vermont knew that he did
not when he intimated such thing
Mr.. Collamer thought that was equivalent to
saying ''You lie, and you know you lie!"
MIR. Green made an explanation.
MI Collamer said IL was a source Of rDortifica-
ton to him. after living to his time Of life that
he should be charged with deliberate falsehood
ne wished 10 give the Senator chance to with
draw his offensive remarks.
Mr. Green had nothing more to say on that SUBJ
iject.
Mr. Wigfall also addressed the Senate in oppo-
The Army appropriation bill being taken up,
OH motion Of Mr.. Hunter, the amendment making
an appropriation for a regiment of Texas mounted
without disposing Of the BILL at o'clock the
Senate adjourned, after a continuous session of
eight hours.
In THE House, the body having passed the
Senate bill to carry out the recommendations Of
the President in his special message relative to
The recently captured Africans
Mr.. Curry moved to amend the title of the bill
oy making u read - An act protecting aud sup
porting the colony in Liberia, and attaching the
= Society permanently to the United
states Government"
Mr.. Pryor made brief speech against the bill
w lille he did not doubt that the Constitution con-
ferred the power TO suppress the African slave
trade he denied that there was authority to take
care ana support these Africans lie was OPP
posed 10 opening up such an illimitable expense
ana said the S25O,OOO now appropriated were TO
maintain those Africans captured only within
single month. Instead Of sending them back to
africa, he would pursue the more humane course
and reduce them 10 quasi condition of seryitude
under an apprentice system.
Mr.. Mtllson replied to his colleague, DENYING
the soundness Of mis- pos tions Nothing was said
IN this Dill about the American Colonization So
clety, nor was anything said about II In the law
He maintained that Government had no right to
reduce free men to slavery: Were these Africans
remain within its limits Virginia he knew
woulds Rrt. lie said these recaptured Africans
must be returned 20 Africa, because we can do
nothing else with them; we cannot help ourselves
MT curry desired to speak, but was prevented
10y tho Honss s=cnIding the demand fos the pre-
vious question, under the operation of which Mr.
Curry's amendment TO the title Of the bill was re-
jected.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the Missouri cOntested-election case, the resolu-
uons reported by the Committee of Elections
being before them, viz:
]. That J. K. Barrett is not entitled to the seat
in this House a member from the first Congress
sional district Of Missouri; and,
= That +. =. Blair is entitled to the seat
MI Dawes opened the debate in support of the
resolutions
Mr. Gilmer opposed them. House adjourned