Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-31
CONGRE ssIONAL..

In the Senate, yesterday, after We went to
press, the army appropriation bill was further
discussed by Messrs Rusk, Hunter, Dawson
Pearcc, and Bell, upon the amendment of Mr.
Shields, for adding to the military force O,
the government Ere they adjourned, Mr..
Houston obtained the floor
In the House, it was agreed, in the Commit
tee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union, thu
bill authorizing the construction of q subter.
ranean line of telegraph from the Mississipp
or Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, was "a
ken up, after long discussion as to vhethe,
1t was such bill as legitimately came within
the class of territorial business, set, as in spe
cial order for this day. The said bill was ad
vocated at length.
Mr.. Lane, OF Oregon, urged the committee
| to lay aside tais bill and take up some one OF
| the many territorial bills, for action on which
there was pressing necessity.
| We here quote the Intelligencer's report
Mr.. Farley. rise to q ques. lion of order.
Mr.. Lane. 1 do not yield to the gentle
mans point OF order. The gentleman has no
right to call me to order.
Mr.. Farley L have as mach business to
call you to order as you had to call me Il
order. -.
Mr. Lane It's allie. a.-..
Mr.. Farley. You are damned rascal,
The two members, who were occupying DO
| sIions adjacent to each other, Immediately
closed, and struggle of brief duration On
sued amid loud cries Of order aud a rush of
many gentlemen toward the combatants, for
the purpose Of interposing between them
The Chair in the mean time called loudly to
order, and directed tae Sergeant. at Arms 10
exercise his authority to abate the dis turbance.
The belligerents were at length fOrcibly Sep
arated, and quiet was soon restored.
Mr.. Davis, of Indiana, hoped that. as the
measure under conside a lion was one of great
Importance, appropriating some two millions
| Of acres of the public lands, its consideration
would be postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Benton rose to address the committee
against the bill, declaring that be would fight
it out to the last minute of his time. and in
doing that would destroy the Territorial bust
ness, which he was most unwilling to do. lie
yielded, however, to Mr.. Lane, of Oregon
Mr. Lano. will appeal to the committee,
as intended to do when that fellow call cd
le to order
Uproarious cries of " order" q" order" and
Farley.
Mr.; Lane. Well, when the gentleman
called me TO order.
| until order is restored in the hall
The confusion having subsidized
Mr. Lane resumed bis remarks. He hoped
to be respec full to the committee he did not
wish to excite any angry feelings. He was
not angry. de was as cool at he ever was
He appealed to gentlemen, az there was no
prospect OF any moro days being set apart for
Territorial business during this session, to
postpone the confederation of this bill He
vas not an enemy TO the bill, but was sincere
ly anxious to see the Territorial measures
Mr.. Farley did not anticipate the character
OF the opposition which was 10 be made az cinst
this measure when it was brought up for con
sderation. 1t did not intimidate him at ALI
lie feared not that kind OF opposition, es
pecially whom he knew lat he was ripht lat
II come from whomsoever it might. He asked
the committee to decide upon the measure on o
way or tns other, especially as it had been be-
lore tho House during the entire session.
Tho debate on this bill was further oon
tinued by Msssrs. Benton, Latham and Others
until the committee rose, and the House ad
journed.
Preceding Of To Day.
In tho Senate, after disposing Of petitions,
bills introduced, and reports made -
Mr. Bayard, rising to a personal explans.
ton, addressed the Senate at great length in
refutation Of what he conceived TO be asher.
sions on the memory of his father, in Jeffsr.
sons Works recently printed BY the order of
Congress. ..,s.,.
In the H1use, Mr. Edmundson, rising to .
personal explanation, remarked that finding
himself recorded in the journal, in the firm.
alive on the French spoIiation bill, he had to
say that this was mistake, as he voted in the
negative On that occasion, as many surround.
ing members were witnesses. -. -
mr.; houston asked leave to move the print.
Ing of substitute for the tariff bill nov 6sSors
the House, which said substitute he desired 10
move tomorrow, if the subject come up. -
granted. NV
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