Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-23

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dian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations
with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30h
1856.
few amendments were made to the BILL when it was
laid aside to be reported to the House.
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
The committee then proceeded to consider the bill max
ing appropriations for the support Of the Military Acade
my for the year ending June S0th, 1856 e
MIR. OLIVER, Of Missouri, said that his colleague Mr.
BEsros had left this city and gone to Boston for the pur
pose Of doing all in his power to forward the supendous
enterprise Of constructing central railroad the Pacific
and had requested him to read speech to the House,
which he would now proceed to do.
The speech In opposition to the advocated
few days since by Mr. MACE to repeal the clause in the
Kansas and Nebraska bill which annuls the Missouri
compromise and to prohibit the admission of Kansas into
the Union o slave State. Mr. 3. opposes the first
the ground that cannot be passed during
this Congress- and only dsquet the settlers in Kansas
and retard its growth in populations and the second
because il win be superseded by the early application Of
Kansas for admission State into the Union, he hold
ing that she will be entitled to admission with without
slavery, as she may please.
Mr.. BARRY then addressed the committee the sub
ject Of KnowNothDgism From all that he could gather
this organization had in view several distinct purposes
first the exclusion Of foreigners from Office secondly
the extension Of the naturalization laws to twenty
years. thirdly the repeal Of the naturalization laws and
fourthy, the exclusion of Catholics from office. Against
these several points he argued at conendng that
repeal of the naturalization laws would be violation
for the PRONUNCIATION of the purposes above
toned secret political organization Such
ISOLATION In free country absurdty an outrage
those whose rights IL assailed gross injustice to
those whose rights it formed to defend With or
two exceptions the great of this party was
composed Of the Wing party Of the North and the posi-
ton which these Wings occupied he contrasted with
that which they held when Gen. scott was candidate
for the Presidency soliciting the foreign vote by all the
means in his power In regard to Foreigners in his
opinion there should be than could readily ANAL
gamate with people While this would be well for
national character, than this would be dangerous
Mr. BANKS then obtained the floor, and after brief
allusion point in the argument of Mr. BENTON pro-
ceeded to reply to Mr. BARRY He eloquenty defended
the right Of man, through the fundamentally of the
to give his vote In secrecy This secret
citation proposed to rule the elections of the country
through numerical strength and therefore possessed
element Of popularity which made secrecy impossible
He referred to the power exercised by the Pope
Roman Catholics power to absolve from their al
egance to the Government-and argued the danger OF
electing office who held the right of the Pope to
exercise such authority He alluded to the immense emf
grafton to Shores and in this connexion alluded to
the controlling power foreigners elections
He disclaimed intolerance declaring that would
be reluctant than himself to disturb that religious
liberation which every had the right enjoy under
our institutions.
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to the House.
when the committee and reported it's action thereto
The Indian appropriation bill and the military academy
bill then severaly read the third time and passed
The SPEAKER laid before the House q communication
from the President, transmitting report from the Sec
rotary of War; in answer to resolution of the I'd August
last requesting such information might be in the pos
session of the War Department relative to any difficulty
which might have arisen between the Greek and Seminole
Indians since their removal Of the Mississippi Laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
The House then adjourned.