The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-04-12
For Market Reports see Fourth Page.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES session.

hnu registered, DY yeas IL, nays ~, the
Vice-P President voting nay.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill for the pro-
lection of witnesses in criminal cases in the
District of Columbia
Mr.. Pugh, from the Judiciary committee,
asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of the memorial of bon. D.
S. Dickinson, of New York, relative to the
establishment of q. S. District court at
Binghampton, New York.
Mr.. Gwin moved to take up the bill for
the transportation of the mails overland to
the Pacific.
Mr.. Green opposed the motion. He had
to go away, and he desired to express him
self on the bill.
Dir. Rice moved to recommit the bill to
the committee on post offices and post
roads.
Mr.. Hale thought the Butterfeld route
stood in the way of a satisfactory arrange
ment of the mail service to the Pacific
There was, however little difference of
opinion as to the Salt Lake route. He
thought it ought to be considered at once.
After farther debate the subject was
passed over, and Mr.. Hale introduced a res
olution instructing tine Committee on mail
! affairs to inquire whether any. corporeal
punishment has been substituted since the
abolition OF hegging in the Navy, and by
what authority; and what steps have been
taken in regard to the recent murder on
board the U. S. vessels; and what steps
may be necessary for the protection of
seanen on board of the U. S. and mer-
chant vessels. Adopted.
! Mr.. Mason offered a resolution, which he
would call up to- morrow, for the adjourn
ment of both Houses of Congress from the
! 10th to the 30th of April.
( h tI,
Mr.. johnson of Tenn. replied to Masons
remarks of yesterday. After some remarks
Of Mason in reply to johnson,
Ar. Wigfall said ne was tired of this
! twaddle about the people. He denied that
the Homestead bill was Democratic meas
ure, and asked when did it become part
of their platform. 1t has been adopted by
Republicans, and is designed to cut the
throats of SOutherners. Anybody that de-
| nies that this Government is n compact be-
! tween States, is no Democrat He reiterat-
ed that the Homestead bill constituted a
part of the Republican platform.
Pugh denied that the Republican plat
form says anything about the Homestead
I bill
WigfalI continued his remarks, which
were of very discursive character.
Douglas urged the propriety of fixing a
day for the final vote.
The bill was re-committed with instruc-
tons to be reported back Tuesday, and with
the understanding that it shall be pressed
to final vote.
The Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 18th, M.-Tbe House
resumed the consideration of the bill for the
admission of Kansas into the Union.
Mr.. Maynard said this subject came be-
f.
| than it did one year ago. Then the con-
test was between border rufians and emil
| grafton societies; between Sharp's rifles
AMI bowie knives. Blood was then flow
| ing from her wounds, and her virgin soil
was desecrated. Now all was peaceful.
1 He opposed the admission of Oregon and
/ Minnesota, because their respective consti-
tutions permitted alien suffrage, and besides
/ he did not believe Oregon now has the pop
ulation OF 0,00G. He referred to the OPP
| position Tennessee platform, in which the
! extension of the period of probation for for
| rigners is advocated, and that foreigners
| not naturalized should be prevented from
voting at the elections on the declaration
of principles. out of 10 members of Con-
| gress on this floor were elected by foreign
/ votes. He moved that the bill be recon-
mitted to the committee on territories, with
I
exclude all lands belonging to the Chero-
kee Indians. This we owe to the American
! character and our treaty of faith with
this tribe.
Mr.. Gooch made speech, denying that
the people of Kansas had formed their con-
stitution in violation of law, and said that
| the admission of new States was matter
for dissection of Congress. He trusted
! that Kansas would be admitted into the
! Union and thus the strife that has SO long
| existed in regard to her, be terminated.
Mr.. Quarles was opposed to the bill, and
said that Kansas having repudiated the
! English bill, was here without authority
| of law.
Mr.. Cox declared himself in favor of the
| passage of the bill, as friend of the peo-
/ pie of Kansas.
Mr.. Smith, of Va, and Mr.. Garrett, Sc
verally expressed their views against the
| bill
! Mr.. Grow closed the argument in favor
/ of the bill.
| Mr.. Maynard's motion 10 recommit was
| disagreed to- The bill was then passed
/ through by ayes 1872, nays 73. The bill
! declares that the State of Kansas shall be
admitted into the Union under the Wyau-
/ dotte Constitution on an equal footing with
| the original States in all respects whatso-
ever. The boundaries begin at the point
! the western boundary of Missouri, where
the 37th parallel of ninth latitude crosses
! the same; thence west on the said parallel
TO the 25th meridian of longitude west of
Washington thence north on that merid-
ian to the 34th parallel of latitude; thence
east on said parallel to the western bound
airy of Missouri; thence south with the
western boundary of that State to the place
OF beginning provided that nothing con-
tained in the Constitution of Kansas shall
be construed TO impair the rights of per-
sons or property now pertaining to the In
dians in the Territory, according to existing
treaties, nor shall their treaty be included
with the State until said tribe shall have
signified their assent thereto. Until the
next general apportionment, Kansas shall
be entitled to one member in the House of