Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-14

lcocLUsIoS OF YESTERDAY PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, August S.-SESATE-The Senate
passed several private bills, and, after discus
sing it for nearly FIVE hours, adopted the report
of the Committee on Indian Affairs.
No further legislation is now necessary TO
enable r. w. Thompson to receive $4,000 for
services rendered the Menominee Indians.
Weller moved the consideration of the Pacific
Railroad Bill, but there being no quorum, the
Senate adjourned.
HousE-The House considered The bill ma
king appropriations for the Coast Survey, Gus
tom h Marine Hospitals, &c.
the continuation..of the Washington aqueduct,
was lost by IS majority.
The proceedings were dull, and without dis
posing of the bill the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. g..
SENATE.-The Senate took up and passed the
joint resolution authorizing Prof. Bache, of the
Coast Survey, TO accept a medal presented him
by the King of Sweden.
Mr.. Hunter reported a substitute for the bill
regulating the compensation Of members of C.yn.
gress, giving them s. ,400, instead of So 600 q
year, with a section providing that if any books
be distributed among the ~members by a resolu.
ton of either or both the houses. the price piyer
for the same shall be deducted from the annual
compensation, provided that this shall not ex,
tend to books or1ered to be printed during the
Congress for which the respective members shall
have been elected.
Mr.. Thomson, of New Jersey, made q speech
to show that to Commodore Stockton, and not t.
Col. Fremont, was the honor due claimed by the
l~atter's friends of being the conqueror of Cali
forpia.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, examined the plat
forms OF the parties now in the Presidential
field, and endorsed that of the Democratic
party. He declared that he should support
Buchanan, believing that the safety of the
country depends on his election.
Mr.. Bell, of Tennessee, felt imperatively call
ed upon to define his position. He was not a
member of the American party, but he should
support Fillmore.
over, calling upon the President for copies OF
the vouchers on which Fremont's accounts as
an officer of the Government. from his first ex-
petition, were settled, so that the nature Of the
disbursements may appear: inQuiring, also,
whether there is any public moneys in his hands
unaccounted for, or whether there are any pa
pers on file in the Departments from official
sources, charging him with malfeasance in Of
fee, DC.
Mr.. Foot made a speech upon the subject Of
the wrongs of Kansas, maintaining that the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise was the cause
Of the present excitement throughout the coun.
try, threatening the perpetuity Of the Republic.
The primary purpose and chief limits of the
abrogation were to fasten slavery on Kansas
either peacably or forcibly. He spoke Of SQUAT
ter Sovereignty as a f~eeting phantom now aban-
doned by its original friends. and of the subiu.
CATION Of the people of Kansas by invaders and
usurpers. Adjourned.
HousE.-On motion of Mr.. King q resolution
was adopted requesting the Postmaster Genef.
al make special aud vigilant enquiry Is to
the places where, and persons who, have unlav
fully distracted or detained from Washington
books and public documents distributed by
members Of Congress.
The House resumed consideration of the bill
making appropriations for Lighthouses, Coast
and Land Surveys, Custom houses, Marine
Hospitals, DC, and passed it. Among the items
in il are appropriations for a Pustofice, Court
and Custom houses, in Philadelphia six Rev
enue Cutters on the Lakes, SIS 900 for the pur-
through the Patent Office, and provides that af-
ter November fifteenth the military superinten-
dence Of public buildings be abolished. The
vote was 63 against 30.
Mr.. Sherman, using a question Of privilege,
called attention to the fact that Mr.. Savage had
in a speech characterized the report Of the Com.
mittee on Kansas affairs a compound of gross
Partially, misrepresentation and perversion of
the truth, put forth with ~impudence and un-
blushing falsehoods. All Mr.. Sherman had to
say was, that the language was a violation of
the rules Of the House, a breach Of that parlia-
mentary decorum and courtesy which should
prevail among gentlemen, and not true.
Various bills were passed, when the House
took a recess for general debate.