, 1860-04-12
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WA&H3A1fdH. Apfl liz
EtSA78-1hs bill to auela tue P1teut Lava
was 1a4en up and rtjecied b5 5sas -. nass 19,
the Vice. prss 1ett totine IN tue negative.
ut. Hale introduced bill for The production
of witnesses iu criminal cases IN the District Of
Columbia.
Mr, tugh, from The Judiciary Committee.
asked to Le discharged from the further cons,d-
Grafton # the memorial Of Hon. Dauiel s. Dick
ln>on, of New York, 1elAtiye to the establish
1nent Of U. s. District Court at Binghsnptou,
NJ.
Ms. Gwin moved to take up the bill for the
transportation Of mails overland to the Pacific !
Mr. Green opposed the motion. He ba. to
20 away, and he desired to express himself on
| the bill.
Mr Rice moved 10 re commit the bill to the
Committee On Post Offices and Poet Roads.
Nr. Hale thought the ButtGrdeld ruute stood
/ mail service 10 the Pacsdc. There wa*, how
| ever, little difference Of opinion Us to The Salt
L.ke ROUTE Hs thought 1t ought to bs consid-
| cred at once.
Alter further debate. the subjee: was passcd
| ortr-
5lr Halls introduced Il resolution instructiug
the Commtieee on Naral AHairs to inquire
| whether Auy corporal punishment has been
substituted since tue abofrtioa Of HogginE in the
navs, and bv what authority; and what steps
hare bt en- taken IN regard 10 The recent murdsr
| IN bourd tue Uul I'd St2te. sessels, and What
steps may be necessary for the profession OF
s".'""" m board OF q. :. merchant vessels
| Adopted.
80. i. ason offered resolution which he would
call up Tomorrow, for the aHsuranlent Of bolh
Houses If Congress from the l.,h to the 39th OF
| April.
| The Homestead bill was takca ~.
blr. Johuson, of Tenn, replied y, Ar. acsa's
| remarks of yesterday.
| Alter some remarks Of Mr.. Nss7-. =, Tcr'r.
to Mr. Jthuson, Mr. W:stal ss' he Wa: 'sred
fEl1 fgr0 I'd 3,~FS Ia n i11
that the Homestead bill was q Democratic nea-
sure, and asked wlca did it become part
| their platform? 1t tas been atonted Of tho
RerutN Gang, and is de-4.ncd to cut the throats
Of S,n-s, mus. ANY 'iy that denies That this
| Gor~nmnn1 IS a cnmpact between Sta'es is no
Democrat. lie reItera.ed TINT the Homestead
hill constituted 4 part Of the Republican plat
| form.
UT. Puch denied that the Republican platform
says IN thing ubous the Homestead Iill.
Mr. W..'al- continued his sa.na'ks, wbic :
| were Of Il rery :i:cursiye character.
Mr. 3 Jusl urg'a the rropr:ety os fixing Il
day for the lun! vue.
The bill xas e.crn mi:tel with instructions
10 be reported back IuesdHy, aud with the I'M
derstaudtug tia. il eha!! b, passed TO final
vote. Adjourned.
1IorsE.-The House resumed the considers
t;nn # tie bill for the admission Of Kansas into
the Union.
Mr. Maynard said this subject came before
the House uuder different circumstances than it
did two Years ago. Then tue contest vas be-
tween Border Rutfians md Emigrans Aid Soci-
cites between Sharp's rifles aud bowie
knlees. Blood was theu flowing from h+r
wounds. and her virgin soil was dt'secrated.
Now all was peacefat. He was satisfied from
the argument yesterday Of Mr. Parrot. dele
gate from Kansas, that IT WAS his op'ulon
| that Kansas had not the required popula-
ton for representative in this House. lie
I nj Af1iS ef Hrar III,
uesota, bscause their respective Consti,u.
| tious permitted alien Suffrage, aad besides G
| did not believe Oregon now has q population
Of $4,000. He referred to the Opposition
| Tennessee platform n which the extension ol
the period oi probation tor foreigners Is adyo.
Gated, and that foreigners not uaturnlIzed shall
b. prevented from, voting ut the elections Ou
this declaration Of principles. seven Of ten
members of Congress on this annr ere elected
The provisions of the Wyandottc Constitution
he arsued, are obnoxious 10 this objection md
came within the category. II j ie,idence o
six months is sp1iclent to entit]e Foreigners te
citzenship,then change tue naturalization Laws
I If this period is too long, decure them citizen.
the n1onent they reach our soil, aud administer
to them the cath Of citizenship 60 that they muy
be punished If guilty of treuson, aud rewarded
if true anh Inyul to country and its interest:
Iie moved that tho bill be 1ecommt,ed to .L'
COMMITTEE On Territories with the instruction
to limit the boundary so as to exclude all land
belonging to tue Cherokee iud:aus. This NJ
} | owe u tue American character anl our treat,
| Of faith with this tribe.
Dir. Gonch made speech denying that th
| people Of hansas bad formed Their CONSTITUTION
in violation Of law, aud said that the admission
| OF new Suites was matter for tie discretion
OF Congress. lie trusted that Kansas would b
sdmi.tcd Tito The Union. aud thus the stri1
that hrs 80 loeg been enacted In regard to nc
BE- terminated.
Nr Qnarlo. was opposed to the bill. He sai
that Kansas hav'ng repudia,ed the English Lii
ssas here without uu'h 'rity Of law.
nr. Cox declared Himself III faror Of the pas
| sage Of the bill As ATTEND If the people OF kau
BRs.
,tr. Smith Of Virginia and Mr. Garnett seye
rally expressed their views against the bill.
Mr.. Grow closed tho argument in favor Of til
| hill.
Mr., Maynarl's motion to rccommit wa
disagreed to. The bill wns then passed 1hroug
, | by nyes 1872, noes IS.
TIE bill declares that the Stale Of nansa
shall be admitted into the Union under the w
andntte Constitution on I'll equal footing .Wit
tie original Stutes in all RESPECTS wha' soere'
> The bound aries begin At tue point on 'he wes
ern boundary Of Missouri where the 37.h pal
ailel If north latitude grasses the same. tuenc
west on The snid parallel to the a5eh merida
Of longitude west If Washington, tt.en:e mort
on that meridian te tue 44.h parallel ot .tnua'
thence east on said parallel to the weater
: boundary Of Missouri. thence suush to III
Weste q bounaary Of that Strte to the place
beginning. Propid<d. That nothing containc
iu tho Constitution Of Kansn ~ shal. be cun6srte
to impair the rights Of persons OF property no
p.rtainiag TO the Indians in the Territory ii
cordinS to existing treatcs, nor shall the
treuty be couc ude1 With tho State uotli ssi
=, tribe shall signify their as-eut thereto. INT
| the ncxt tcnefu apport,oumtnt, Kansas tha
{ b. entitled to one memb- r in the House Of ltet
! | resent.,lres. The remainder Of the bill cot
tar7s The usual ladd provisions md condition.
0 L :jourEed.