Year: 1859

favorable but the Central route impractcable from the
which was read and ordered to be printed together with
lengthy scientific paper to the purport by Lieu
tenant Maury, of the Observatory.
Mr.. BROwN, adm. of Miss, again spoke TO the const
tuti0nality Of the question
Mr.. MASON here moved TO adjourn.


Mr.. GwIN, (adm) q CAL, demonstrated, and called for
the yeas and nays, when the motion prevailed and the
Senate adjourned


House OF Representatives.


WASHINGTON, Jan. co. 1859.
The SPEAKER announced Messrs Sherman, OF Ohio; Bo
cock Richie, Groesbeek and Ready the select commit
tee the charges Of alleged corruption in the Navy De-
partment.


THE PRE- EMPrON LAWS


The bill to amend the pre- cmption laws reported yes
terday, came up.


Mr. BLAIR, (opp) Of No., offered the Homestead bill
an amendment, but 1t was ruled out Of order.


Mr. GROW, (opp.) Of Pa, offered an amendment that
from and after the passage of this act public lands
shall be exposed for sale by proclamation Of the President
unless returns Of the surveys thereof shall have been duly
filed in the Land Office ten years more; which was
adopted by fifteen majority


The House by four majority rejected the bill by
fusing to order il to be engrossed for third reading


Much time was consumed by the calling Of the yeas and
nays on collateral questions.


The House went into Committee on the Presidents
Message, and immediately took till o'clock


EVENING SESSION.


Mr. PuRvANCE, (opp) of Pa said in the course Of his
speech that he wshedtO test the Of the democrats
whether they ready to sustain the President in his
recommendation OF specific duties? He replied to Mr..
Washburn of Maine, emarking that that gentleman's
platform might suit that State but Pennsylvania must be
permitted to make her and insisting that protection
to domestic manufactures must be OF the panks which
she would never surrender.


Mr. THOMPSON, (opp.) Of N. Y, dissented from Mr..
Washburns late speech and objected to the inerences
which Mr. Marshall, Of Kentucky drew from it. He de-
MED any mans right to make platform for the re-
publican party, which had no narrow planks, and
cd no of and
therefore ramped on all new platforms He was in favor
Of the Union and all good and true men. But for this
they would not have succeeded In the recent elections
and they would be defeated when the Union repu
dated He advocated peace instead Of cuhroat policy
responsible only for the few evils they practice
but for the old ones which they tolerate Az to the nan
Ss system SnmSae oa % The double DIE
It acts the principle hat every man is knave he
borrowing million Of dollars. He urged protection to
home industry, and in conclusion, said we too poor
buyEe Cuba and ESTABLISHING an armed protectorate over
Mexico and gentlemen inflated with the restless
spirit Of manifest destiny that they could scarcely be kept


Mr.. PHELPS, (adm) Of Min, made speech in favor of
the bill amendatory Of the presumption laws. He


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the deporabe effects Of the present imperfect laws which
give undue advantages TO speculators


At nine O'Clock there were only twenty members in the
House and about one hundred and fifty auditors.


Mr.. CAvASAUGH, of Mh., showed the wonderful
growth Of Minnesota and deprecated the private entry Of
lands secondng the views of his colleague in favor of the
preemptiOn system


The committee rose and the House adjourned


MIR. Crows Minority Report Against Oregon.


Mr. Crow from the Committee on Territories made the
following report


VIEWS MINORITY OF TIE COMMITTEE TERRITORIES ON
THE APPLICATION OF THE PEOPLE OF OREGON FOR ADM1s-
SION INTO THE UNION.


vided that New States may be admitted by the Congress
into the Union" The time, mode and manner Of admis
sion therefore left by the constitution wholly TO the
discretion of Congress In the exercise thereof States
have been admitted some with some without previous
Of Congress authorizing the people Of the Territory TO
form constitution and State government The Territories
of the Union have thus been transformed into States with
out uniformity in the mode and manner Of procedure and
without any uniform rule as TO the number of population
ne mo- S " a. ha s M ing
application Of the proposed State.


The two houses Of Congress- however, at the last
sion declared in their action on the application for the
admission of Kansas State that its then existing popu
tion was sufficient for its immediate admission into the
Union as slave Sate but il its people unwilling
come into the Union with such constitution, then they
were authorized to elect delegates 10 form constitution
and State government preparatory to their application for
by census duly and legally taken that the population OF
said Territory equals exceeds the ratio Of representa-


Ues On e ho o Of the United States That reson
upon the aco6 Of the people Of Kansas received the ap
prova the President and is law upon the statute book
TO- day. The President, not satisfied with his official ap
prova of the the time Of its passage takes OCCASION
In discussing the Kansas question in his annual message


the opening of the present session Of Congress to
relative to the admission Of Kansas q State,
that surely IL is not unreasonable to require the
people Of Kansas, before making third at
tempt 10 wait until the number of their inhabitants
shall amount ninety three thousand four hundred aud
twenty Had the reas0nabeness Of this requirement sug
gested itself to the President in his message transmitting
the Iecompon constitution to Congress- much valuable
time in the legislation Of the country might might have
been saved, and dangerous sectional agitation avoided


The President, in the annual message further de-
cares that any attempt by the people of Kansas form
State constitution before the number of their population
reaches the required amount, would be in express vio
aton of the provisions of act of Congress- and the
Judgment of the President, therefore, could lawfully
be made should be attempted. Judging of the future by
the past conduct Of the Executive towards the people
Kansas the President would declare case of rebellion
or treason and the army of the republic would again
employed under the plea Of preserving law and order
to suppress constitutional liberty in Kansas This is the
first instance the history Of the government where
Congress has declared that the same population which
is recognized sufficient for slave State was not sui
ciept for free State and the Chief Magistrate of the re-
public not only sanctions such Discrimination but avows
his readiness TO insist on IL in the execution of the law
far they affect the people Of Kansas The under
minority of your committee unable TO appreciate the
fairness or Justice Of this kind Of legislation towards the
people of different Territories and unwilling give
Their sanction in any way to discrimination to the
amount Of population required for free or slave State
and much less as to the controlling political character Of
the proposed state The application for both Kansas and
Oregon TO be admitted into the Union presented at
the last of Congress. Neither had authorized
by previous act of Congress to form constitution so
in that respect they were both alike. As nearly could
be asccrained (no census having taken either
since 1850, there was little difference to the
number Of their population. Each had elected State
Legislature and other officers and far they alike
prepared to enter the Union. The only real difference
that existed in the two prior the application OF
either was that Oregon had a Territorial government
not unsatisfactory to her people, and Legislature chosen
by her own citizens while the Territorial organization
Of Kansas usurpaon by fraud and force and its
political powers were welded by usurpers and dcspos
without expressing my opinion TO the proprcty Of
restriction new States TO the population II general
in character or as 10 the necessity of any previous
act of Congress authorizing the formation OF a State
government and without nquripg whether the constu
ton submitted by the people of Oregon republican in
form and consistent in It's provisions with the guarantees
the constitution OF the United Satcs while the restric


en the action OF the people Of Kansas remains the
statute book unless made OF universal application to all
the Territories tho undersigned feel that this approval OF