The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-26

consideration Of the bill providing fog the compulsory pre-
payment of postage all transient printed natter which
was read third time aud passed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until Monday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before the House a number Of re-
ports from the Court Of Claims which appropriately
referred.
This being the day set apart for the consideration Of pr
bills the first business in order stated 10 be call
ing the standing committees for bills and reports OF pr
waite nature.
Mr. LETCHER Of Virginia. moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the House resolve itself into Committee OF the
Whole the state of the Union for the purpose Of rsu
ing the consideration Of the army appropriation bill
Mr. GIDDINGS, OF Ohio, appealed to the gentleman nom
Virginia TO withdraw the motion, as this was opecuon
day and the House might dispose OF all the private bills TO
which there was no objection.
Mr. LETCHER Of Virginia, replied that he would do
he of the opinion that the motion he submitted
embraced higher duty imposed on them The 18th OF
August the day fixed for the final adjournment was rap
idly approaching and they had not single appropriation
bill before the Senate for that body upon III action
upon those bills longer deferred they would probably
back from the Senate loaded with amendments at the
hours of the session. and the House would be forced to
agree to them without reading the amendments.
Mr. CAMPBELL OF Ohio concurred in what the gentle
from Virginia had said and regarded 1t as matter
of great magnitude that these bills should at once De con-
sidered and disposed Of
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia, of opinion that if the
House went into Committee of the Whole the private
calendar something might be Accomplished but IT went
into committee the army BILL some revolutionary meas
ure would be proposed, and the day would be wasted
liz.
ing objection day. he would object to the consideration of
every private bill that called up.
After further discussion the question was taken and the
motion was reected--yeas So, nays lo4.
PRIVATE DILls
A number private bills then reported from the
various standing committees and committed to the Com
mittee of the Whole House.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of bust
the Speakers table when the bill for the relief of
Charles J. Ingerso granting him pay and per diem from
the Gath day of January s40 the nth day of July of
Tho ms ypar nn1 from he
the 18th day of January l84l during which time he
conesting the seat Of Charles Naylor was taken ups
| Mr. ALLISON, of Pennsylvania moved to lay theb bill
on the table; which was agreed to-yeas l20 nays ST
Senate bill for the relief Of Arson Dart next
sidered and, after long discussion, was, motion of
Mr. RUST Of Arkansas, laid on the tabeayes 60 noes
The bill for the relief of West Drinkwaer and Others
next taken up read three times and passedyeas 10
nays 6s.
THE VANDERBILT
| Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia. moved that the House
cept the invitation of Commodore Vanderbilt to visit the
steamer Vanderbilt and fix the hour of o'clock Saturday
afternoon as the time and also that the SPEAKER be
quested to notify him of their acceptance which motion
was agreed to.
| EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS. &c., ...r.
/ The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President of the United States transmitting letter
from the Postmaster General and copy of conditional
contract entered into under instructions from the Pres
dent for the purchase of lot and building thereon for
post office in the city of Philadelphia and recommending
that appropriation of 25O00o be made to complete the
purchase also appropriation SoO,000 TO make
the required alterations and furnish the necessary cases.
boxes &c, to fit it up for city post office; which
ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered
| to be printed. ~,
Also a message from the President present ting copy
of minutes of council held at Fort Pierre Nebraska
Territory the LIST day of March, 1885, by Brevet Brig
adler General VIM. s. Harvey, United States army,
handing the Sioux expedition with the delegations from
nine of the bands of Sioux
Regarding the stpulations between General Harvey and
the nine bands of the Sioux desirable both for the Uni
ted States and for the Indians the President recommends
appropriation by Congress of the sum of 100000 to
enable the to execute the spulatons entered
into by General Harvey. The communication refer
red to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be
printed
Also letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
hitting estimate Of the deficiencies in the appropriations
for Minnesota Territory for the year ending june 1856
which referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
| and ordered TO be printed. .s~.
| PRIVATE BILLS
| On motion of Mr. GIDDINGS the House then resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole House, (Mr WASH
BURN of Maine in the char and proceeded to consider
the bills the private calendar large number of bills
acted upon and such objected to were
laid aside to be reported TO the House with recommends
/ ton that they pass.
Tho committee then rose and the bills thus reported
were read third time and passed.
The House then went into the Committee of the Whole
the state Of the Union and the committee took
until o'clock, P. m.
| EVENING SESSION
The Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
reassembled at O'clock p M Mr. HAVEN in the chair
| Mr. CRAWFORD, in discussing the slavery question,
said that for the first thirty years after the establishment
of our government effort made to restrict the
institution Of slavery in the formation OF territorial
governments and, in alluson to the Missouri resric-
ton he said that the North had never stood by IL
except when IL worked to its advantage while the South
recognised it in the Oregon bill The compromise
gave the South nothing to which she entitled
except the principle contained In the Utah and New Mexico
bills Now the only thing secured to the South is about
to be repudated by the two parties opposed TO the democ
| rncy.
i Mr.. JEWETT went into discussion of general politics
The election Of Mr. Fremont would in his opinion lead
dissolution OF the Union. The democratic party had
spoken by the Cincinnati Convention He said that the
principle of the knownothing organization In direct
opposition not only to the constitution of the United
States but TO the constitution OF every State in the Union
| Of which he had any knowledge.
Mr. cox TO reply 10 Of the positions assumed
by his colleague who had just spoken. lie in favor
| of Willard Fillmore for the presidency.
The discussion was further continued by Messrs Barks
dale and Reid.
The committee rose and them notion the House nd
| journed.
| PROSPECTS IN THE NORTHWEST.
letter dated Gboa, Ohio, says:
Judge Douglass bin for the restoration Of peace in
Kansas has given the black republicans duck ft Some