, 1860-02-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
TliiRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS..FiRST SESSION.


r,,,nTy.s1xTu coyGpESS.. FIRST srSSIny.
"Aaiss1os' e. ~ ls'o'
sESA1E:-Ihe Chairman presented tue hansas
Constitution OF the Wyandotte Convention.
Mr. seward mosed lis reference 10 the con'
tnittec on IeffnoFles.
MF' bFo"n one.eo Fesosnt'on tnas toe com-
mlttee inquire "hetner tno PROVISIONS ot Tue
English bill are computed win.
Mr- ce"n1u askeo ior 1ne ases ano ha -:
Mr. ugh sad ne would vote ngalnst nll IN
AtractiooS- ne "antea II 10 70 10 Tue comhlltee
n ah 9htramH'eiieu tof1n.
Mr. Seward sag II was too early 10 5rinE up
this question. Inc senator from MISSISSIPPI
coula OBTAIN the information he oesifes py
making separate motlou. Ae would always
9ole 'os Iesolutions asklhg lntoImaa1on, ous ne
"an1e4 th1a presented sePafately.
MF; Mason sala ssat1te e1tstea 'ua. hnosas
tnuu'a mol 90 "am,''eo Us o1ate 91tll cel'
TAU pGpn'ataon hna beeo aseff'alheu ~ cen,
sus' hansas Sou4a not cotne III as ase artn m
sue possessea sae Fe4a1S"e PoPatauon' I've
resolution oniy lookeato obtaining in'ornia'oa
MneLnct W. .ae !aw nus oeen compnsia VILE. -
Inc 10" requiring cefsafn popn!anon 70 exist
prior to ths admission be wrong, let anai ne re-
pe"Iea; put "hAc II WAS q III" II sno"lo oc L.
spected:
At: brown sato tne eous.tuuon o. hansas
was lfamed IN crlmlna. violation o. the Laws OF
Iong'ess. NGw WIS the proper tome 70 naake
ue lnqutls- Me wanted lnlormatl"n, ana II IL
huouio prove lna1 'le act o. congress haa eeeh
SCI ~ nougn'; ne ""u'a 1eel eonss;alheu 10 vote
agalnst the admission OF Kansas.
Mr. tngh was entirely opposed 10 tue system
o. o. 'ns1Fucting comM'ttees and taxing from them
~ olscfetlon. tne aet ol Consross mad peen
violated. be would vote against The atlmlssion
Of ha1sas pn& II u were G. rfcctly asctrtained
that she had Tue requisite population, he wonld
nov sucAie auooi 4otns' ~ WAS necessary taat
tne 1ac1 snou'u oe AsSe'talue" oy t'le Feoe.al
census. congress *; naa sotea no means 10 take
1he eeesus' anu 'he o'ale nao 10 LAKE Tile eensus
herself:
alr. oa}a.a sa'a the resolution Was mol ID the
lorm OF an instrue.'ou, nnl merely looked u Lie
making Of certain ln4u'ry. =.
At. OooI!"'e nioSeu 70 alneuo Tue resolullon' y,
~ ;nnad;ats adn;as;nn ~ E,nsps ,n,ar | tba .bc
Wr,nJotts const,tut;nn
Str Pnoh st;lI sn;d hc ,rou,d ro,e or,;rst MI
instruct;ans. bnt he could vote for Mr. Brown'a
rasolni;on merely Of ino,,irr-
unon tha snecia1 order III. lull nrnh;hit;ny rhn
xsn. or 1n,,k notes under seo il, tbe Distr;ct of
ColnmLia
Tr ,,cnrr,1 conscnt however rct;s;orv and
rer,;3ris were received.
Mr. Harlan presented n netit;on in faxor of
repealiup the Fugitive Stare Law.
Mr. Gwin intrpsluccd u resolution instructin.,
tho commttre on Mij;tarv AfIairs to ;non;re ;nto
the expedicncy Of making provision Tor the
nayment OF the Indian WIZ debt of California.
adonted
Nj. Haven introduced bill for the copstruc-
finn Of n railroad from the Nissis,inni rivar fn
the e.starr boundary of Cyl,fnrn;u
FIR the examination Of claims Of citizens Of
Georcia md Alabama for losses sustained 10 the
CreeE wor NJ 1s.O Referred.
Mr.. browns resolutions we're called IN.
Nr. Hale smoke nj length on the slavery cues.
tiou and in defence of New Hampshire,
Mr.. Toombs replied.
Mr. Dootit,ie aid he xould answer The arru.
meuts Of the Senator from Georria at a future
day.
The sub;ect was postnoned till Tuesday. Exc.
/ cutiye session adiourned.
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or 10 Soc;ai ~ nm -, r.;m;n.r sre a',.hor
VI tae spe.a. Goa.tes ~ finn'e: Hus'ua H. ~,
,.ea ~ W appomlea sests'aay, "e.e ~ os e.
e. ~ :,,', t"Gs a3 .,la in',Ir ,u rn,
Pa'u Nv pl"uus =. aua tae ~" ~
;nto ~ nr;cas n,;d f,r ~ an1r,S;n,, and ian",
nn5 a1sn t,a pppl.1;c,,;a, ani ,,;n" a u XII. ~
Hoaas@s.;aaor fsiols nnd - rara.t H.. -. 'ns az
no"y,Ss4s usoo 1891 a." ~: ;ae's ..
/ +ts oo 49, .us.! ot''u.Sp", WI,
Guanss ~ 'as eats.s -" .l .ne puo
no !I.ntg ~ conn..on ~ WIZ sne .s E1eeus.
puslness ~ neessaa'3 ~ oe taooe' MILL po"e'
m.t ~ 10y 5adas..ooa st .,aso ,,h;a,.. ,o,,
,;ia"ai - S.s,s.;", ~ar,,n;t.e ~ "a.;sn
aheT a,ef reeorts
str. Grow said that ,io committee was til,
same rs the one now oraered- 1t made the in
vestigatiou, hut was not authorized to report q
any time, and the call for their report wa
never reached. II it had been, they were pre-
pared to report bill OH the subject. ALLOW
this committee 10 report ut unv time.
Mr. Dururtt-I am agreed to that,
The speaker announced the pending busines
to he the election Of Printer.
On motion of 3ir. Phelps, there was call o
tile Housed
Mr. Anderson, Of No., moved that the Hous
resolve itself into Committee Of tile Whole Of
the State Of the Union, and take up the Pos
Otice Appropriation bill. Estimating til
damages Ut six per cent. on tie sum due til
contractors, the amount is one thousand dol
lars day, and these contractors are bein
ruined.
Mr. Washburns thought the House had bet
ter have one more vote for Printer, and If tn
/ question was not then determined, they conl
then take up the Post Office Appropriation bill
Mr.. Anderson's motion was disagreed to b.
three majority.