The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-10
CONG REss AL,
rHmry-roURrH coxGREss-rIRsr SESSION.
WAsHINGToN, July Z.

WASHINGTON, July Z.
SENATE.-Mr Cass said in the remarks he
proposed to make on this occasion he should
not SO much advert to the particular improve
ment provided for in the bill before the Sen
ate, the importance of which had been SO ably
and eloquently set forth 10y the two Senators
from Louisiana, as to the improvements, at st.
Mary's river and St. Clair flats, in which his
constituents were Immediately interested and
which had also been vetoed by the President
No man could fail to perceive that the views
of the President had undergone radical
change relative to the subject since he sent in
his veto message on the river aud harbor bill
two years ago. On that occasion SO decided,
while he could not sustain this bill because it
contained some Objectionable themes, yet there
were some meritorious objects, and if separate
bills, making appropriations, were sent to him,
he would approve and sign them.
This was precisely the course the State pur-
sued--if any object were national and consti-
tutional certainly these in the bills which the
President recently vetoed would come under
that head Mr. CasS argued in favor Of the
constitutonalty Of these improvements, quo
ting the views of jackson and Calhoun to sus-
tain him in his positions.
The question was then taken shall the bill
pass, the objections Of the President to the con-
trary Notwithstanding and the vote resulted /:
Ayes 81, nays II.
The Chair announced that twenty three of
those present having voted for the bill it was
passed MIR. Mason thought it required two
thirds of all the members of the Senate, and
appealed from the decision of the Chair \
discussion en;ued, in which Messrs. Seward,
Benjamin, Thompson, of Kentucky, Slidell,
Crittenden, and others, sustained the Chair,
and Butler, Clay, Toombs Mason, and others,
opposed the decision. Vote being taken, the
Chair was sustained by 81 against Z.
The Senate passed the st. Mays river and
St Clair flats improvement bills over the Pres
ident's veto-the former by % against TO- and
the latter by % against 8. House bill for the
admission of Kansas was referred to the Com
mittec on Territories. Adjourned.
HoUsE-A message was read from the
President relative to appropriations heretofore
made for the purpose of procuring from Hiram
Powers, the Sculptor, some work of art to
adorn the Capitol, from which, it appears, such
purpose is still pending. The House ordered
it to be engrossed for third reading. The
] bill provides for settlement Of the claims of
the officers of the revolution, and orphans of
those who died in service.
4 Mr.. Houston moved suspension of the
rules, in order to act on the Senates reSolu-
ton fixing day for the adjournment of Con-
gress -negatived by IA versus 50.
/ The Senate bill authorizing the people of
Kansas to form Constitution and State Gov
eminent, was ordered to be printed, together
with the amendments offered by Messrs
Dunn, Ravens and Bennett, of N. Y.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, asked leave to offer
a resolution for the appointment Of a Select
Committee by the Speaker, for the adjustment
of the difficulties in Kansas and the restora-
ton of peace and good order embracing a
provision for the restoration of the Missouri
Compromise, the protection of.yoters, the re-
moval of test oaths, &c.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, said the Senate bill
was good enough for him, and moved to ad-
journ.