Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-13
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One week q The session remains, and !. n.ns 1856
tant business Of Coges remains be disntn me inpu
appropriation bills = far advanced as usual o. H.
pending Procrsstiaatins secns to be cemma are st
legislative bodies, posponing important matt an viii
hour when they are ssd q /, the heat Of the The
f iexislaton 10 the present the less dom Tor
gress the better no anythps Co..
tives The they do and the sooner tb.,
's The Senate ate .psa' Monday. Tuesday and Tie
numbero OF Bills Of this sort reported from the cohe
Commerce. Twice NJ. Hunter urged upon the SSnIee
importance Of taking sone Of TIE appropriation Se 1 tie
however important. And boasted By tSe Sass
press that Democratic Senate followed Mr SEepo
lead in this natter he having general charge ~ seWa,
The boast is well founded, and places those n e b
the Senate who favored these bills and insisted
% Ss attitude .s s ~ The
of the black Republicans. Such association ouo e Prince
them question the orthodoxy IF the position they make
WI here and there an sscspoa the bills duly p,;
session may prevent action them there and the ohe
be laid over to the next session. The President wi then
them but most Of them can probably get wo-,hrds ss
On Thursday the Senate took up and acted On u.
appropriation BILL The Committee Finance rec army
single amendment only-to strike out the
in other words the Sherman amendment added to
the House. long debate occurred on this ne bill
volvng the whole merits Of the Kansas controversy % H.
nine O'Clock at night the black Republicans gave a
the amendment struck Whenever snv Up, aud
in the Senate has the connection With
is reasonable expectation that day and night will b.
sumed in the discussion Of its wrongs and anotbe con-
for freedom be INDUCED in by the black Republ
Senate having amended the bill by striking out the he
amendment the issue Is now made between the two Hs
the loss Of the BILL will it back out from the and
tOnary position it has assumed? If the House now
to the clause the Dill WI! 60 to Committee Of CONFERENCE
House appointed by Mr.. Speaker Banks the Iii e
said to be in his hands, What be expected from
is ready let the Union slide under certain que who
Will he say that the abrogaon of the laws of Knsas
at least to forbid their execution by the President
the state of circumstances usying revolution Tbe S.
The House has been dilgent in consideration of tho n
pration bills still pending before it. The bill for the p
port of the Navy has passed through without Kansas %
of Ways and Means with other items added hr @
House ITSELF The bill providing for the support of the I
isIave executive and judicial branches of he leg
not fortunate the Navy bill. As it contained @
era items for the support of the Kansas Territorial Cover
ment black Republication could permit it to mass I
Mr. Grow. These not only restrain the executive branch
the government but attempt also to the udcav
majority Of the House thus assuming control each
mcnt directing that all indictments and prosecutions in %
Territory Of Kansas under its laws shall be withdraw %
fore any payment of money is made under this BILL h
step in the path of revolution. is the Legitimate ret
of that hgher-lawism, which mocks at the Constitutes
when stands in the way of those who profess to own
other guide than that of Conscience conscience however
controlled BY passion and hatred of the Sonth Yet The
whole black Republican party follow this lead, and attempt
in defiance of the Constitution to render the courts Of bs
country and obedient to the commands
majority in one branch of the egslatng power Let fine
country sec in this the efforts of the abolition party to over
throw those checks and balances which has been taught
regard Necessary maintain form of government
resolution has passed the House to pay Andrew H.
Recdcr per diem and mileage while he was contesng the