The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-21

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.s ~ Ms s5l 81 ss44e sss'B Y sE II
~ Tfayer introduced ! bill con
.,i,ntlpr Dacotah a lapd district, and
sra,i,iimr fcr the admission 10 the House
Il aeleaate tlIercfroin. FIJI
~ Scott introduced q biIlts authorize
~ president, III conjunction with Caliiof-
~ run and mark the boundary be.
4 s W. he Territories Or the United States
and California
WAsHISGToN, April Ill.
q'he House resumed the consideration
i ~ i'm for the admission Of Kansas in
Y q the Union,
M. Maynard said this subject came be-
~ ne House under different circum-
. VI. than II did two years ago; then
she contest was between Border RnfIians
Wi Emirrant Aid Societies between
sharDs Rifles and Bowie knives. Blood
~ then flowing from her wounds, and
/. M virgin soil was deserted. Now al
80 pcaceful. He was satisfied from the
.rrnn,ent yesterday Of Mr.. Parrott, dele
ma from Kansas, that il was his opinion
hat Kansas had not the required popula-
tion Cor Representative IN this House.
III opposed the admission Of Oregon and
Minnesota, because their respective cor
stitutions permitted alien suffrage, and be-
eause he did not believe Oregon has now
ap0puIation of go, 600. He referred to
ne Opposition Tennessee platform, III
which, by the extention Of the period Of
nrObati0n for Foreigners not natnralized,
tthey should be prevented from voting at
the elections. On these principles, two
out of seven members III Congress on this
floor we're elected, The provisions Of the
,Wyahd0tte constitution, he argued, are
obnoxious I'd this objection. and came
within the catagory II q residence Of
sx months Is sufficient TO entitle foreign.
es to citizenship, then change the. natu-
raliEation laws If thisperiod IS toolong,
make them citizens the moment they reach
orr soil, and administer to them the oath
Of citizenship, SO that they may BE pun.
ished IL guilty of treason, and rewarded
II true and loyal to our country and it's
interests. He moved that the bill be re-
committed TO the committee on territories,
With Instructions to limit the boundary So
as TO exclude oil lands belonging to tile
cherokee Indians. This we owe to the
american character and our treaty Of
faith with that tribe.
The Homestead bill was taken mp.
1 Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, replied to
Mr. Mason's remarks Of yesterday. AZ
tex some remarks Of Mr.. Mason In replyto
Mr.. johnson, Mr.. Wigfall said he was
tired Of this twnddIe about the people:
denied that the Homestead bin was a de.
nocratic measure, and asked when did It
become q part Of their platform. II. has
been adopted by Republicans, and is dc.
signed 10 cut The Threats of Southerners
Any body who denies that the GoyerlIl,.
ment is . compact between States il
no Democrat. He reiterated that lie
Homestead bill constituted part Of tho Re-
publican platform. &. .5s. ..=. d.
& Mr.. Pagh denied that the Republican
platform says thing about a Homestead
bill. IA III mi i Isl. :3..5 III j.
MI. WfgfalI continued his remaks,
which were Of q very discursiYe charac-
ter u i.
Ii MIR. Douglas urged theFpropriety Of fix
ing day for the final vote. The bill
was rc-committed, with instructions to be
reported back Tuesday, and with the un-
Outstanding that It shall be pressed to a
lhnai yote. 4 &. .7t s5
The Kansas bill passed the House by a
large majority Onlythree from the slave
holding States voted for the bill, viz:
Messrs, Barrett, Etheridge and Webster.
An equal number5from the non-sIavehold-
ing States voted against it.. viz: Messrs.
English, Siekles ard Scott. Absent, or
not voting, were thirteen Southern and
three Northern Democrats and nine 0p.
position, including three South Ameri.
cans. d, =s, q. 81 & ss.,a isi & 8 i, T
The eolloqny between Messrs, Pryor
and Potter in the House to-day, has led
Y Initiating steps on the, part of Mr.
Pryor for o duel, an invitation having
been extended to Mr.. Potter through q
friend, TO leave the district for the bur.
pose Of Q receiving o challenge. Z.
3. ..s SENATE s. n, ..... 4 :.s
Mr. Gwin moved to take I'M the lin fol
the transportation of mails overland h
the Pacific. L fis " & 80. =
MT Green opposed the motion III,
.laa 70 go away, and had desired Ia IN
press himself on the bill.
Nr Rice moved to e-commit the bill
% the committee on Post Offices and Pos
Roads. + & 80 '', - = 70 =
ny, Hale thought the ButterfieId .rout,
: $1,000 an. way Of % satisfactory arrange
y, ment Of the mail service to the Pacific
Ilere was however, little difference 3
opinion as to the Salt Lake route. M,
slCsght i ought to beeonsidered al once
:. !, AZ. Gooch made a speech DENYING the
ne people Of Kansas had formed thei
s y in violation Of law and al,
mat The admission Of new States was /
MAILER, Tor the discrction Of Congress II,
trusted that Kansas would be admitte,
s.o the Union, and thus the strife TIM
,.s. e long existed in regard to her b
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