Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-12
LaSt Night's ReDOrt,
XXXVIth CONGRESs--FIRsT SESSION.
WAsHINeTON, April IL.


W AShANSAONy ApAAi IL.
The House reeumed the consideration of the
bill for the admission of Kansas into the
Union.
Mr. Maynard said this subject comes before
the House nnder different circumstances than
it did two years ago. Then the con est was
between border rufh1ns and enigrant aid go
cieties-bstween Sharpe's rifles and Bowie
knives. Blood was then flowing from her
wounds and her virgin soil was desecrated.-
Now all was peaceful. He was satisfied from
the argument yesterday of Mr.. Parrot, delegate
from Kansas, that it was his opinion that Kan
sas had not the required population for a rep
resentative in this House. He opposed the
I admission of Oregon and Minnesota because
their respective constituents permitted alien
suffrage; besides, he did no. believe Oregon
/ now has a population of $4,000 He referred
to the opposition Tenn. platform in which the
q tension of the time of probation for foreign>
-, is advocated, and that foreigners not natu-
raIiz ID should be prevented from voting at the
eIecto US,
,f tar n, smbeTs of Congress on this floor were
eioctaJ The provisions of the WyandOtte
G1nsIitutio, \, he argued, are obnoxious to this
obioct;on an come within the category. Ii
reSidence of SIX months is sufficient to enttle
foreigners to citiz. 'nshiP, then change the nat
uralization law. II this period Is too long de-
clarge them citizsu,S the moment they reach
our soil and adminisl er to them the oath Ct
citizenship so that the. may De Punlseed
found guilty Of treason anu Is"alueu II tue
md I,yaI to our country q. nd its interests de
1.o,a5 that the hill be recon mitted TO the Com
- -, Territories with the instructions to
| limit the boundary so as to exclude an lands
beIonging to the Cherokee hIGlans. IhIs we
| owe 10 the American charter and our treaty oi
/ faith with this tribe.
Mr.. Gooch made a speech denying that the
| ueopIe Of Kansas had formed then constitution
in violation of law, anal said that the a1misslon
of new States was a matter for the dlscreH
ton of Congress. He trusted th at Kansas would
be admitted into the Union and thus the strife
that has SO long existed in regard to her, be
terminated
Mr.. OuarIes was opposed to the bdl and said
tbst Kansas having repudiated the En- ylIsh bill,
was here without aunthortty OF law.
4 Mr.. Cox declared himself IN favor ofths pass
age of the bill as a friend Of the people ol
NJ smith of Va, and Mr. Garnett, seVerally
--nressed their views against the bill
Mr.. Grow closed the argument in favor Of
EMr Maynard's motion to recommit was dis
agreed TO,
The bill was then passed through by ayes
lS2, nays 70.
The bill declares that the State Of Kansas
shall be admitted into the Union under the
the Wyandotte Constitution on an equal foot
inc with the original States in all respects
whatever. The boundaries begin at the PolnI
in tbe Western boundary Of MISSOURI, where
,be ann parallel ofnor d lat crosses tn same
thence West on the said parallel to the @0'h
neridean of long west Of Washlngtoni tnenee
nor on that meridian to the 4th parallel oi
lat thence east on said parallel 70 ihe western
boundary of Missouri; thence South with thu
,Destsrn boundary of tha. State to the place o
] bsTinnino; provided that nothing contained Ii
, tbs Constitution of Kansas shall be constTue'
~ impair the rights Of persons or properly nov
nsrtainiug to the Indians in the Territory az
rordinp to existing treaties, nor shall thei
treaty be included with the State until sal
tribe shall signify their assent thereto. Unt
the next general apportiOnment Kansas sha
be entitled to one member in the House
RepresentatiVes. The remainder Of the bi