Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-08
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Washington, August d.
SENATR-Mr Seward introduced bill
which was referred to the judiciary
Committee providing for q change Of
venue in certain criminal cases now de-
Tending Of the United States for terri
tory in Kansas, founded On petition Of
Robinson and others presented yesterday.
Hunter moved to take up the Army ap-
prcpriation bill.
S.ward wan'ea to finish up the Internal
lmprovemt nj bill 10 day.
Hunter insisted that the appropriation
bill deserved precedence.
Douglas was for sitting out army bills.
Clayton thought appropriation bills
should be first acted on. as they were in
some danger Of being lost. Expressed his
dissent from TIE idea Of having nigh! ses-
to sit here al, night this hot weather, and
millions would be voted away by less than
a quorum.
Hunters motion was lost.
House. clause apprnrriating $4,000
TO pay expenses of U s Courts, was read:
Grow moved provision that no part Of
this money shall be expended for prosccu-
ton or detention of any person OF persons
charged with treason or any other politica
offence in Kansas, as Grow desired 10 with
hold support from the Courts in that Terri.
tory, in order that the prosecutions for al
legged treason may terminate.
Phelps wanted the question met in an open
and mainly way. Ams ndment in effect 70
posed 10 shield traitors from deserved pun
,shment.
Stanton moved an amendment adding or
any prose utiOn which has heretofore been
instituted for political offences. He wish
ed to express his disapprobat.on Of an army
being employed in nefarious or crushing out
free state settlers ard 10 preclude United
States government from paying out even
one dollar 10 filIibustering and maraudinG
parties.
Keith contended that these amendments
asked the House to make itself a judicial
body TO determine whether treason had been
committed, or decide in a.vanoe Of her
tribunal, whether the laws have been vio-
lated.
Crows smendmen: together with Stan
TOMS, was adopted, 60 against 81.
COMMITTEES rose when Campbell Of Obi
o offered a substitute for the bill emitting
clause making appropriation for Kansas
legislature, and excluding the provisions Of
Dunn, Sherman and Grow, rstricting the
pfOpOseu expenditures.
Washhurne OF Maine, raised the point
that substitute was not in oder. Was op.
posed n action Of committee on the whole
Union being superseded BY that Of ways
and means.
Campbell replied that he did not sneak
for that committee for himself and explain
ed at lenght his reasons for of ring . snb-
siitute. The speaker sustained the .otjec-
ton.
MORE or THE DUEL.
Campbell replies that his majority a Bur-.
lingame's ssfriend ehcs.s on 26ih ult, Re.
turns Lanes note, and says that he may
communicate with Burl,nGsme ss he he
thinks proper. Lane AZ lin addresses Camp
bell, iufo-ming him Brooks will swift Bur.
liogame's address Or return 70 the city until
Tuesday, and then mat ExPosE.
Campbell replies reitsrating hiS authority
TO act Tor Buriingame had ceased, that he
was not informed OF his address, end that
neither Bnrlingame or hinsslf feared the
thu satcned exposure.
Baltimore. August 8.
Further correspondence publish 81 in re- |
laiiON to the Brooks affair saws that inae-
much - Burlirgane was willing 10 meet |
Brooks anywhere, General Lane is directed
by the latter t. request that place Of neot-
ing be designated within Ten miles q Wasr
inStoe.