The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-05-05
Kansas Debate in the House.

And silence was just what wanted
Kansas Debate in the House.
Mr.. Grow Rep. Pa. called up the bill
for the admission of Kansas into the Union.
He did not desire to discuss the question,
and therefore simply confined himself to
the statement of facts, saying that this was
the third bill which had been introduced
for the admission of Kansas into the Union,
the first having passed the House in July.
1856, but failed in the Senate. She had a
voting population of 1900 year ago,
which is greater vote than in two-thirds
of the Congressional Districts of the I'm
ion. From all he could learn, Kansas now
has population of from 10000 to 113,
600.
Mr.. Clark (Dem,, Mo- spoke of the
binding power of the English compromise,
which the people of Kansas have disregard
ed and violated. Besides, the Wyandot
Constitution infracts the treaty stipulations
by including 800, 900 acres of the Cherokee
land within the boundary.
Mr.. Grow inquired whether the same
boundaries were not prescribed in the Le-
compton Constitution, for which the gen
tleman voted.
Mr.. Clark said he voted for the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, but he did not know at
the time of the existence of the treaty slip
ulations which secure these lands to Indi-
ans, free of State control.
Mr. Grow showed that the bill under
consideration excepted out of the bounda-
ries such lands until the Indians signify
their wish to be included within the State.
Mr.. CIark-You ought to have said these
lands should form no part of the State.
Mr.. Morris (Dem., Ill asked Mr.. Clark
whether he did not vote for the admission of
Oregon.
Mr.. Clark replied that he did. and stated
his reasons for doing SO, adding that Ore
gon was loyal people. and sought not to
subvert the Government, and did not come
here clothed in the garb of defiance, like
Kansas.
Mr. Pendleton (Dem.. Ohio. intended
to vote for the bill. considering that by do
ing so he would be acting in the spirit of
the English compromise. The leading fea-
ture was the number of people. This re-
quirement had been substantially complied
with.
Ut. Barksdale (Dem., Mss pointed to
the fact that the English compromise re-
quires that the census shall be duly and le
gally taken. It has been ascertained that
Kansas has only aboat $4,000. not $4,000.
rs required by the Federal ratio for repre-
sentation in the House.
Mr.. Pendleton repeated that the main
fact to be determined was the population of
Kansas. The method of ascertaiDing was
secondary only. In December, 1858, the
President recommended that an appropria-
ton be made for taking this very census,
yet the Committee on Ways and Means paid
no regard to it The Senate Committee on
Finance proposed such an appropriation.
but the Senate voted it out in the face of
the declaration of Democratic Senator
from Ohio, that it would be considered a
waiver as to that part of the English COM
promise which requires the census to be Ia
ken. He said that ACCORDING to the best in
formation Kansas had population of no.
600, and he maintained that all the Indian
rights were preserved under the provisions
of this bill.
Mr.. PARROT Rep. Kansas said that al
though the Lecompton Constitution was
characterised as fraud, it was rendered to
Kansas as an organic law; and when this
was stricken down. there sprung from 1t q
mean and false continuance, called the En-
glish Compromise. 1t was entitled Fan act
to admit Kansas into the Union." when
everybody knew that it was intended to keep
Kansas out of the Union. The people
of Kansas had not succumbed to the re-
strictive provision. He thought it came
with singular facility from the gentleman
from Missouri Mr.. Clark. to charge the
people of Kansas with laviessness and dis
order. The Judgment of history is record
ed that there were repeated raids of rufians
and cut-throats from Missouri, and who
kindled the flames which afterward spread
with such fury all over the land.
Mr.. Clark (Dem.. No. said the distur-
Dances were instigated by the Emigrant Aid
Society.
Mr. Thayer (Rep.. Mass. explained that
that Society was simply business organi.
zation. It never paid the expenses of any
one to Kansas, or dollar for the purchase
of arms. and was amenable to the Courts
Mr.. Reagan DEM, Texas) asked wheth-
er the Society did not originate with politi-
clans In Washington
Mr.. Thayer replied that he framed the
charter of that Company. He was a