Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-13
THaRTY-FoURTH CoNeREss.

NAoNDA1s aug. H.
SBvATE.-A resolution was adopted. call
ing for information touching the maritime
proposition of the allied powers.
MI Pearce reported a Joint resolu ton
transferring from the State to the Interior De-
partment the duty of distributing to public Ii
braries andcolleges the printed documents for
that purpose. 1t also authorizes the giving of
such documents to the Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce throughout the coun-
try.
Mr.. Pearce then reported the House bill for
the purchase of DR., Kane's works on the ex-
ploration Of the Arctic seas.
MIR. Douglas, from the Committee on Ter
rltories, reported back the House bill to reor.
ganize the territory of Kanzas, with a written
report, which takes the ground that the SEN
ate bill, now before the House, is the best
plan for the pacifcation of Kanzas that the
Senate can devise. 1t then recommends the
House bill be laid on the table, as a test vote
on it rejection.
Mr.. Collamer read the minority report in
favor OF the enactment of the House bill,
1t was tabled-35 against u, as follows =
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bell of Tenn.
Benjamin, Biggs, Bigler, Bright, Brodhead,
Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay, Douglas, Evans.
Fitzpatrick, Geyer. Houston, Hunter, Iyerson,
Jones OF Tenn. Mallory, Mason, Pratt, Pugh,
Reid, Slidell, Stuart, Thompson of XIV.
Thompson OF n. Y; Toombs, Toucey, Wei.
Ter, Wright, Yulee
Noys-Messrs. Bell of N. H.; Collamer,
Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Foster, Hale Harlan.
Seward, Trumbull Wade, Wilson.
Mr.. Bigler called up his resolution, sub
mitted on Saturday, concerning Col. FIRE.
mont's accounts
Alter some debate, it was agreed to- Messrs,
Bigler, Wilson, Hale, Trumbull, and others.
spoke on the subject, and the latter moved
an amendment to include various inquiries
touching Buchanan.
The amendment was rejected, and the res
olution agreed to-
The Senate then struck out from the House
bill appropriating for executive, judicial and
legislative expenses, the appropriation of
Slo3,OOO for books voted to the members of
the House of Representatives.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the House, Mr.. Campbell of
Ohio, from the Committee of Ways and Means,
reported bill reducing the duties on imports
and for other purposes. Its consideration was
postponed until the third Monday in Deem
ber
message from the President was received,
returning with his objections, the bill for the
improvement of Des Moines Rapids. He saws
1t is liable to the objections urged against 9TH
err similar bills, and refers to his previous mes.
sage on the subject.
The House, under the operation of the pre-
vious question, repassed the bill, notwith-
standing the Presidents veto, by yeas 1870 to
nays 81.
The bill, making appropriations for the sup.
port OF the Post Office department, was then
passed without debate.
Mr.. Harrison, rising to personal explana-
ton, read an extract from Mr.. Burlingames
speech at Dayton, Ohio, in which he (Harri.
SOM was designated as a doughfaco, with the
remark that there would be no doughfaces il
doughiace constituents were not behind them.
lie lHarrlson) could scarcely believe that Mr.
burling0me went out of his way to endorse
the vague charge Of irresponsible persons, and
he trusted that it might yet be found that the
reporter was mistaken. But if the language
attributed to Mr.. Burlngame was intended
indirectly TO charge him or any portion of
ms constituents with trucking subserviency
70 any portion Of the count y, or to any party
IA The House, he pronounced the charge an
infamous and unmitigated calumny.
On motion Of Mr.. Campbell OF Ohio, the
Army Bill, returned from the Senate without
tne sherman proviso, was taken up;
MI Pennington suggested a substitute to
avoid all Constitutional soruples, declaring
thnt no part Of the military force, for the sup.
port Of which appropriations are made by this
act shall BIS employed to aid in the enforce.
mont oil any enactment of the body claiming
TO 10 The Territorial Logis aturo Of Kanzas,