Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

In the Senate, yesterday, after We went to
press, the bill to amend the act remodeling
the Consular and Diplomatic system Of the
United States was passed the amendments
proposed by Mr.. Benz amin having been pre-
viously adopted
On motion of Mr.. Seward, the bill for the
construction of harbor at tho mouth of
Grand river, Michigan, was taken up; and,
after discussion by many members, il was
passed-yeas %, nays II; as follows, ION the
question Of its engrossment y
leas-Messrs. Allen, Bell Of N. H., Bel OF
Tenn Benjamin, Bright, Cass, Dodge, Douglas,
Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, F oster, HARLAN, James,
Jones Of Iowa, Pugh, Sebastian, Seward, Stuart
TIumbull, Wade, and Wright-22
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Biggs, Big'er, Br d.
head, Brown, Butler, Clay, Fitzpatrick, n ouston,
HNn n,' lver,on, Mason, Pearce, Reid, Toombs,
The bill for the construction of harbor at
the mouth of Black Lake, Michigan was next
taken up, ard, after long and earnest debate,
1t was passed-yeas %, nays IS.
And then, after an Executive session, thew
adjourned.
In the House, the result of the vote on Mr..
Denvers motion to suspend the rule to enable
him to report the Pacific Railroad bill from
the Select Committee on that subject was an.
| nounced to be-not suspended-yeas rs, nays
81.
On motion Of Mr. Fuller, of Nc, the rule
was suspended, and the bill to authorize and
provide for change in the plan of the new
| custom house at Ellsworth, Me was taken ND
and passed
They next went into Committee, (Mr. Letter
In the chair and taking up the Army Ap-
preparation bill, Mr. Sherman moved its
amendment by adding to it as follows:
"And provtded, neUertheteSS, That no part
OF the military force of the United States here
| in provided for shall be employed in aid of
the enforcement Of the enactments by the al
legged legislative assembly Of the Territory of
| Kansas recently assembled at Shawnee Mis-.
| sion, until Congress shall have enacted either
that it was or was not a valid legislative as.
sembly, chosen, in conformity with the or
| ganic law, by the people of the said Territory :;
and prOpsded, That until Congress shall have
passed upon the validity of said legislative
assembly of Kansas, it shall be the duty of
the President to use the military force in said
Territory to preserve the peace, suppress in.
surrectioD, repel invasion, and protect DER.
sons and property therein and upon the ma
tional highways, in the State of Missouri or
elsewhere, from unlawful seizure and Sc arches
| And be u further proviled, That the
President is required to disarm the present or.
ganized militia of the Territory of kansas n
to recall all the United States arms therein
distributed. and to prevent armed men from
going into said Territory to disturb the public
peace or aid in the enforcement or resistance
Of real or pretended laws"
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, raised point of
order, cnntending that the said amendment
was not in order; and, the Chair having sus.
tanned Mr.. c. objection
Mr.. Sherman appealed; decision of the
onsir not sustained-yeas 81 noes "a.
| me said amendment was then debated at
sumo length by Messrs. Sherman, Grow, and
'0'@n'on TOR it, and Msssrs. Stephens, Phelps,