The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-14
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TH1RrY-FoURrH coNGREss-FIRsT SESSION.

| WASHINGTON, June IL.
SENATE.-Mr. Bright having returned, Mr.
Stuart resigned the Post of President pro tenn:
when Mr.. Bright was again elected. He made
a short address, citing presidents to show that
in comforting the appointment upon Mr.. Stu
art he did not intend to assume any authority
that did not belong to him, and which had not
been heretofore exercired in similar cases.
The Chair laid before the Senate the resolu-
tons Of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
in reference to the assault upon Sumner, which
were read
Mr.. Butler said:
1t was foregone conclusion, because they
pronounced Judgment before the subject had
been investigated and he called it an insulting
mockery for the Legislature of Massachusetts,
to ask the Senate to investigate the matter
after they had pronounced Judgment upon it.
lie would say no more, but would move to lay
the resolution on the table, and to have it
printed. Agreed to.
Fifty-fve thousand copies of the agricultu-
raj portion of the Patent Office Report were or
dered to be printed
Crittenden moved to take up the resolution
introduced by him, yesterday, to send Gen.
Scott to Kansas
Yulee hoped the consideration of the reso-
luton would be postponed for few days,
as not half Il e Senator's seats were filed
Clayton said if what was proposed should be
done at all it should be done at once. He
anticipated benefit from the resolution, and
hoped it would be adopted. The sending of
Scott to Kansas must have the effect of calm
ing the public mind.
Brown opposed taking up the resolution, be-
leving that interference by the Senate in the
matter would be calculated to increase the
alarm. He did not believe, however, that the
state of affairs in Kansas was such as to call
for extraordinary proceedings He was not
willing to assume any part of the executive
functions, and would leave the subject with
the President. He was against mingling the
responsibilities of the executive and legislative
branches. fany difficulty should ensue he
wanted to know who to blame.
Bell of Tenn, remarked it was not known
but that majority of the Senate were in favor
of the resolution. He would ask the Senator
from Mississippi (Brown,) who had said no
such serious proceedings were Transporting in
Kansas as would Justify this course, whether
he did not credit the accounts daily received
from both sides relative to exciting difficulties.
riot and bloodshed. In view of these things
no Senator can doubt they demand immediate
consideration.
Brown replied, that, to very limited ex-
tent, he credited the Geographic accounts rela-
tive to the disturbances in Kansas. He be-
leved that part of them were manufactured for
the occasion. 1t had been so heretofore, and
was very likely to be so now; that he was not
prepared to cast censure upon tile President, |
but the adoption of the resolution would be !
understood by the country an expression of
the opinion of the Senate that the President
had not performed his duty as he ought to
have done.
A debate occurred on the subject of Crit
tenden's resolution till the hour of adjourn
ment.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the House
a message from the President in reply to the
calling for any information in his
possession, regarding the action of the leading
powers of Europe relative to privateering, and
the proceedings Of the late Paris Conference,
with reference thereto, saying that no infor-
nation of that kind had been officially commu
nicated to this Government.
After repeated but Intellectual efforts to pro-
cure working majority, although a quorum
was present the House adjourned.