Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-16
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~ The Senate resumed the consideration
: the bill providing for the improvement of nav
" CATION at the mouth Of the Mississippi rive
u which was vetoed by the President. Mr.. Slide
It spoke in favor of the bin, showing the inpol
d tance of the work, and answering the Pres
dents objections. u ssEs
Mr.. Cass said in the remarks he proposed I
= make on this occasion, he should not much ad
e vert the particular improvements provided 70
a in the bill before the Senate, the Importance Q
{ which had been SO ably and so eloquentfy Sc
!. forth by the two Senator'S from Louisiana. A
: to the improvements at st. Marys river and st
Clair Flats, in which his constituents were i'm
mediately interested, and which had been vetoet
by the President, no man could fail to perceivt
that the views of the President had undergone !
J. radical change relative to the subject since ht
f sent in his veto message on the river and har
!, Dor bill two years ago. On that occasion he de
clared that while he could dot sustain this, be-
cause it contained some Objectionable items, YET
there were some meritorious objects, and II sep,
arate bills making appropriations were sent to
. him, he would approve and sign them. fflS
was precisely the course pursued by the Senate.
II any objects were national and constitutional
certainly those bill which the President recent
lA vetoed would come under that head Mr.
Cass argued in favor Of the constitutienality OF
these improvements quoting the views OF .ieft-
CfSuh1 OaCnSUu w SooIot'h AAAt -
his position.
The question was then taken, shall the bill
pass, the objections of the President to the
tcontrary notwithstanding. and the vote resulted
in ayes 81, nays y. The chair announced that
two-thirds Of those present having voted for the
bill, it was passed
= Mr. Mason thought it required two-thirds of
all the members OF the Senate, and appealed
from the decision of the chair. A discussion
ensued, in which Messrs. Seward, Benjamin,
Thompson OF Kentucky, Slidell, Crittenden and
Others sustained the chair, and Messrs Butler
Clay, Toombs, Mason and others opposed the
decision. A vote being taken, the hair was
sustained by "a against Z.
i The Senate passed the st. Mary's River and
st. Cair's Flats Improvement bill over the Pres-
ident's veto--the former by % against To-, the
latter by % agpnst s. .ass
The House bill for the admission Of Kansas
was referred to the Committee on Territories.
HoUsE-A message was received from the
President relative toappropriations heretofore
made for the purpose OF procuring from hiram
Powers the sculptor, some work of art to adorn
the capitol.
Mr., Houston moved suspension of the rules in order
to act on the Senate fxing day for adjourn
The Senate bill authorizing people Of Kansas to form
Constitution and State Government ordered to be
printed together with the amendments offered by essIs
Dunn Haven and Bennett of N. Y.
Hr Campbell of Ohio, asked leave to offer resolution
the appointment OF select Committee by the
to cpor bill foo the adjustment of difficulties In Kan
sas, and tho restoration ofpeace and good erder em
cling provision oa tho restoration of the Missouri COM
PROMISE the protection of voters, the removal OF test
oaths, sc. ig ea.is5s5ss.l4ss S8s24s sla
Mr.. Cobb of Ga, said the Senate bill was sood enough
for him, and moved to adjourn. 20 ~ q
Washington, Suly 8.
Senate-Mr. Douglas said the proposition be
fore the Senate was plain one, namely, wheth
they would admit Kansas into the Union with
the Topeka constitution or whether they would
substitute the proposition which had been modi-
fed to obvate the objections made against it,
and adopted by the Senate. After a full and
thorough examination the other night, there
was no evidence whether the majority or minor
ity of the people of Kansas voted for the To-
peka constitution, but'it is known that the con-
stitution which had been presented here, and
which it is now proposed to legalize, was mutt
lated document. That fact was ascertaned not
only from general reports and newspaper state |
ments, but was proven by the report of the
House Committee of Investigation. In COM
menting on that report, Mr.. Douglas character
lied it as partial, unfair and unreliable. He ar
gued the fairness and .iustness of the PROPOSE I
tion submitted by them.
Mr. Coilamer, a member of the Committee on |
Territories. said the bill reported might appear
very plausible, but the existing circumstances |
of the case rendered the adoption Of that meas
ure exceedingly improper. He believed the |
only true and sound mode of redress for exist
ing evils, was just to remove the cause of these
evils. 1t would not do to say that these evils |
should be remeded, and at the same time de-
clare that the causes which produced them |
should not be touched. Such a course seemed
to be unreasonable, inconsistent and paradox |
cal with reference to the provision allowing the
settlers to return to Kansas, he said there was a
blockade of the Territory by men of violence,
whose habitations were. full of insolenee, of
cruelty, and thus it was impossible for
that drove them away was still in the as
tendency, for no provisions have been made for |
their security in the Territory, thus it was but
a mockery of justice to tell them if they would
return they would be allowed to vote, while they
had not the power to return. Hhnce they would
derive no advantage from the bill although its
proposition appeared to be so fair and plausible.
Mr.. Pierce spoke briefly in favor Of the amend
ment. s., 15fgt
Mr. Hale opposed it. He said the President
came from some of the best stock of New Hanlp-
shire, his father was brave and patriotic, and he
believed the son equally so. He had said this
when Ms. Pierce was at the zenith of his power
and expected to be candidate at next election,
he would say it now when the President had
fallen so low that the Senate could ride rough
shod over his yetoes and only eight or ten mem
bers would stand by him. He moved to amend
the amendment by extending the time allowing
residents to participate in its benefits until July
4th 1857. Lost-ayes Is, nays 49,
Mr.. Trumbull moved as an amendment to re-
peal all the Territorial laws of Kansas, and dis
miss all officers holding office under them.
Rejected; yeas, l2; nays 49, -
81,
of prohibiting slavery in that part of Louisiana
purchase north of Sc deg. so min not included
within the Territory Of Kansas
Rejected; ayes, u; nays, so.
The amendment as reported by the Committee
on Territories was then agreed to. Ayes, 80;
nays, 13 and the bill thus amended passed.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill for enlarging the
Custom House, Post Office and Court House at
Milwaukee and Detroit, and for the construction
of a building for a similar purpose at Dubuque,
was earnestly debated and then reported to
the Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
A message was received from the Senate an
nouncing the passage by that body of bills, for
the improveIl ent of thei mouth of the Mssissip-
pi, the Ct. Clair Flats and St. Marys River, not
withstanding the Presidents veto of the same.
An account Of the Senate proceedings and
the Presidents objections, accompanied the
message. t9
Mr.. Orr saw no necessity at this late period of
the session for discussion, and moved the preyi-
ons question.
Mr.. Quitman said this hostility to act on the
subject savored little of disrespect for the
President. tf&
Mr.. McMulen made an Intellectual attempt to
have the Presidents objections read. q
Mr. Orr's melton was agreed to, and the bill
to remove the obstructions at the mouth of the
Mississippi river read. The Speaker announced
the question, when the House, on the reconside-
ration Of the bill, agreed to its passage, ayes
143, noes So. The bill deepening the chan
mel over the st. Clair Flats passed, ayes 15e,
noes 90. .ae s
The bill for deepening the channel of the St.
Mary's river flats passed, ayes 1856, noes 81.
Mr.. Washburn, of H., gave notice that the
| first time the House should again go into Com
| mittee of the Whole on the State of the Union,
on and after Wednesday he would move to pass
over all other bills with view of reaching
those Heretofore reported making appropriations
| for rivers and harbors.
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