The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
LAND-wARRAHT BILL.

quarter before six o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
LAND-wARRAsT BILL.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill to ena-
BILE the of land warrants to locate the any
Of the public domain subject to entry whether the mini
mum price shall be ST. rs or otherwise.
Mr. RUST of Arkansas proposed several amendments to
the bill pending when
Mr. THoRINGToN, of Iowa. moved to lay the bill on the
table, which motion was agreed to-yeas 100 nays H.
TARIFF.
Mr. CAMPBELL of Ohio under a suspension of the
rules reported from the Committee of Ways and Means
bill to reduce the duty imports and for other purposes
accompanied by report the subject of the tariff which
ordered be printed and postponed until the third
Monday in December next na.
1.-THE bill proposes increase the list of articles free of
duty, embracing those which enter into American
features and produced in this country WOOL
fifteen and fifty per pound at the port where
imported is to be admitted free of duty while the nerme-
date grades to remain subject to the present tariff
Committee OF Ways and Means were preparing and intend
ed to submit, q report on the subject
Leave granted to the minority to submit their report
at any time, and have IL printed
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, from the Committee of Ways
and Means asked leave to report series of resolutions
calling the Secretary Of the Treasury for information
regard the tariff TO be reported to the next session Of
Congress; which, together with an amendment of Mr..
QUITaAE, were adopted.
Mr. O. submitted motion that $4,000 extra copies of
the report Of the Committee Of Ways and Means the
tariff be printed for the of the members of the House
which, under the rules referred to the Committee
Printing.
The following message received from the President
of the United States by Sidney Webster esq his private
secretary:
To the House Of Representatives! .M..s.
return herewith to the House Of Representatives in
which IL originated bill entitled An act for continuing
the Of the De Mones rapids in the Mississippi
rver and submit 1t for reconsideration, because Is In
Judgment liable to the objections to the prosecution Of
spfa Inv forth
length In communication addressed by me to the two
houses Of Gongres, on the soh DAY OF December is and
on this occasion, respectfully refer. -
wAsHINoros August ii, 1855.
The question taken, "Will the House. upon recon
sderaon agree the passage Of said BILL notwthsand
ing the objections Of the Presdent2" and decided
in the affirmative two-thrds voting in favor thereofyeas
100, nays 81
NTERSAL-TsPRovEMEST BILL
Mr.. COLFAX of Indiana, moved a suspension Of the
rules In order enable him 10 submit motion that the
Committee Of the Whole he discharged from the further
consideration Of the bill making appropriation for
puinV the Improvement of harbor of refuge and
merce AT Michigan City, Lake Michigan, and for the
construction of breakwater thereat with view Of pro-
ceeding TO its consideration
The question taken, and the motion not agreed
toyeas lilo, nays SO, not two-thirds voting in favor
thereof .... * Fl.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION,
Mr.. HARRISON, OF Ohio made personal explanation
calling heattenton of the House attack made upon him
by member from Massachusetts Mr. BuRLIseAME which
he believed implication only Of his personal honor
but Of the integrity of his political He held in
his hand copy of the Cincinnati Gazette containing
what purpored TO be report Of speech recently made
by that gentleman Dayton Ohio lie regretted that the
gentleman was not now in his seat He had RETAINED
from calling the attention Of the House to the matter in
the hope that the gentleman would return to his seat in
the House and afford him an opportunity Of receiving
from his lips svowa disavowa Of the language
attributed him in the published report Mr.. BURLrN
CAMS was detained from his seat the session drawing
rapidly TO a close, and the poisoned shaft hurled him
was still ranking In the public mind, and he con-
strained by sense of duty to himself and his constituents
upon the patience Of tho House in the absence
Of the gentleman He did It with great reluctance be
would have preferred his 1t not his habit
look his antagonist in the face whether dealing words
OF blows The language to which he took exception was
as follows.
The Union also called you TO send prseca
Chat the stupidest you hnd) to Con
gress-a dough-faceso that the South
by his and turn him around Just which
wsy they will fere hundreds of voices cried That's
scorr HAsnrsosr( Mr., BualsoAmr said The quick in,
stinct OF the people relieves from being personal
Three proans for ScoTr HApRrsoS called for and
given BY The whole assembly, The peshe, thought there
dough-faoe constituency behind them
He could scarcely believe that the gentleman from Mas
sachusets would have far forgotten the courtesy which
due gentleman TO another as thus TO have
gone out of his way endorse base charge against
member of the House by irresponsible persons in crowd
and he trusted that II would yet be found that The reporter
Of his remarks had done him injustice But II he mis-
taken In ths and the language was intended either d
recty Indirectly, to charge him. or any portion OF bis
constituents with trucking subservency to any section
in this country party in the House. he pronounced
the charge before the House and the country ins
nous and unmtgated calumny.
rosr OFFICE
On motion Of Mr. CAMPBELL, Of Ohio, The House then