New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-16
Thirty-sixth oongress-First Session.
Reported for the Baltimore Sun.

Reported for the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, April 10 Seade-Mr. Sumner
presented the petition Of s. B. Sanborn, of Con
cord Mass, setting forth gross attempt to kidnap
him by certain persons pretending to act in the
name of the Senate Of the United States. Mr.. S.
remarked the petition was authenticated by an Aft
davit before a notary public, and proceeded to
state the facts which have hitherto been published
generally in the public papers. He thought this
act was conspicuous, both on account of the per-
son against whom it was directed, and on account
OF the place where the seizure was made. Mr..
Sanborn Is a quiet, peaceable citizen, of high char
acter whose occupation is the instruction Of youth
and the attempt to kidnap him was made at Con-
cord where another seizure was once attempted
which begun that revolutionary contest that ended
in our independ snce. The petitioner claims redress,
and Mr.. s. thought he was entitled to redress; the
Senate owed something to its own character to
wash its hands of the transaction. He moved its
reference to the Committee on the Judiciary and
that it be printed.
Mr.. Mason said that this man sanborn was shown
to helm correspondence with John Brown, or some
OF his associates, and thus his and connection
with that affair were brought to the knowledge Of
the Investigating Committee. He was summoned
In the usual manner to appear before the com
mittee and give such Information as might be
III his possession In reference to that affair. He
refused to obey that summons, giving as an
excuse, that he feared personal violence If he
came here. At the instance of the committee
q warrant was issued against him to arrest him
and bring him here. The sergeant-atarms was
sent to Boston, with directions il he could not find
the witness within reasonable time to depute his
authority to the United States Marshal at Boston.
This was done. Ii appears from the correspond
ence with the United States Marshal and District
Attorney at Boston, that when the officers thus de.
puted attempted TO make the arrest Mr.. Sanborn
resisted him and refused to go and was not until
they found It would be impossible to take him except
BY force, that they used force. He was afterwards
rescued by mob ut Concord; and after he had
been taken out of the possession of the officer who
had him in custody, writ Of habeas corpus was
lAft kant t&fa Al,
was discharged upon the single and narrow ground
that if the sergeantatarms was properly author
lied to make the arrest by the process of the Sem
ate, yet he could not depute his authority to any
alarms would make formal return of the process
to-day, being delayed by desire to obtain certified
copies OF some papers; and until then he would
move that the petition lie on tho table.
MIR. Fessenden asked that the memorial might be
read; and it was read accordingly. The motion to
| lay the memorial on the table was agreed to, Mr..
Sumner very reluctantly asserting thereto.
The homestead bill was taken up, and Mr.. Doc.
little made long speech, partly upon that subject
and partly on the slavery question, in the course
of which he advocated the deportation of free
negroes to some tropical cline, where they could
enjoy their rights and live in social equality.
Mr., Mason regarded the homestead bill as an alb
oittipn measure, brought forwarded and advocated
by the Republican party
Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, denied that it was
party question.
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pated IN by Messrs. Hammond, Chestnut, Wigfall
Hunter and others.
The Senate adjourned soon after four O'Clock.
House.-Mr. Taylor. member of the Committee
on the Judiciary, read his arguments in support o.
the Presidents protest. He denied that the HOUSE
has unlimited power TO initiate or carry out an in
restigaton of any kind. according to its mere viii
and pleasure. II so, this would not be conssten
| with the great principle of law everywhere reeog
nzed where the rights of individuals are concerned
and, as consequence, the adoption of the resolu
ton In relation 10 the President was in violence o
this great principle of law. He refers to the pow
ers Of the select committee as extraordinary AM
| against the President had been placed before th
Hunse,
tn conclusion he says the positions taken by tn
President are right, and the protest made by hin
has solid foundation on the provisions Of the con
stitution and those great principles which underii
every system Of law established for the admnistra
| ton OF Justice.
On motion of Mr.. Hickman. the further con
sideration OF this subject WAS postponed till Mon
/ dag next
On motion Of Mr.. Grow, the House proces ed t
/ the consideration of the hill for the admission o
Kansas intn the Union. Without desiring to MAX
speech upon the subject, he proceeded 10 give
statement of facts, showing that his was TIL
third bill which has been introduced for th
admission of Kansas into the Uuion. the frs
| having passed the House on the Sd Of July
| 1896, but which failed in tic Senate. Kansas,
year ago, had voting population of seventeen
thnasana, which Is q greater vote than in two
| sairds Q, me Congressional districts of the Union
i from an ne could learn. Kansas now has popnla
ton Of from one hundred and ten to one hundred
| and fifteen thousand Inhabitants.
j MT. Clark, of Missouri, opposed the bill. ON tn,
ground that the peapie of Kansas ought TO hays
followed out sha principles Of the English eompro