Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-09-06

The appropriations amount 70 'o"''sen n1h''
ion dollars
Many private bills failed to receive the sig
nature OF the President for want Of Tine.
Congress adjourned sine de- There are
Tumors that an extra session will be called.
Sixiy.one members received $4,000 each,
from The iih OF March 1855 TO the 9TH OF
March 1856, and the rest received proportion.
ate sums.
ESrRA SEssloS.-Aug, 2l.-Congress met
to-day in accordance with the call OF the Pres
ident. Both Houses had quorum,
A message was received from the President
relating entirely TO the army appropriation bill.
The message sets forth the evils resulting from
a refusal 10 vote supplies TO the army which
IN fact compels complete cessation Of all its
operations, aud acts practically as lis disband.
ment; thus inviting the hordes Of predatory
savaces from the western plains and Rocky
Mountains to spread devastation along from
tier of more than 1000 miles in extent, and
delivering up the sparce population Of that vast
tract Of country to rapine and murder
The Senate suspended the rules which make
six days time before bills and reports Of pro-
ceedings in Congress be taken up.
In the House, Campbell Of Ohio reported
the former army appropriation bill with the
Kansas proviso still attached, which passed BY
q vote of % to SIS.
Aug. 22.-The Senate passed the army bill
to-day without the Kansas proviso attached by
the House.
The House restored the provso by major.
ity of two, and voted to adhere to it by ma
jority of four.
A motion TO reconsider the latter vote was
tabled he n maiority of one
The Senate adjourned before the House
voted on the motion to adhere to the proviso.
The adherence Of the House TO the amend
ment has undoubtedly killed the bill.
August 23.-The Senate adhered 10 the
amendment to the army bill by n vote of 80 TO
80.
The bill is undoubtedly killed. Clayton
offered a resolution for u joint committee of
conference, which lies over until Monday.
The House tabled resolution restoring the
Missouri Compromise, by vote of 10l TO SO.
The House took the former army bill from
the table, and adhered TO its amendment by
% to 81.
More Abolition Violence in Knnsas---2I
Persons Killed.
ST. Louis, Aug 1S.-We learn here to-day
that the abolitionists have made an attack on
the town of Franklin, in Kansas but that, after
a fight of four hours, during which the post
office was burnt and four citizens were killed.
the ussailans were compelled 10 retire with
loss oil seventeen killed.
United States troops now occupy the town.
Gen. Lane is at Topeka with 300 men.
August 19.-To.day we are informed that
Browns company has attacked and burnt
Georgia colony. Six men were killed in the
attack.
Col. Treadwell and his company have been
taken prisoners.
Aug. 21.-Accouns received last night from
Kansas confirm the capture of Franklin, and
mention other serious outrages.
The excitement in western Missouri contin-
ues to increase.
An army is assembling in jackson county,
and will march into the Territory forthwith.
A despatch received here to-day, from near
Lecompton, Kansas, dated the 18th inst, says:
1.-THE abolItionists have came on here, and the
United States troops are whipped and taken
prisoners by them, and our men are being
overwhelmed their property destroyed, and
themselves driven out. Lecomptun is in the
hands of the aboliionists, and the troops there
beaten. Will you come to our rescue before
we are all murdered? We are out of powder
and lead. The abolitionists force is 500
strong"
LATER INTELLIGEYcE.-A later dispatch has
been received here which states that Lecomp-
ton has not been taken, but is defended by the
citizens and United States troops.
The aboltionists attacked twelve men who
had fortified a position for themselves; but
they were repulsed with loss Of fourteen
killed and six wounded.
Aug 22.-The correspondent Of the Repub-
ican, writing under date of the 10Th, says that
Gov. Shannon and nearly all the citizens of
Lecomplon have deserted the place.
Secretary Woodsons house was burned and
he was prisoner.
Sheriff Jones was also in the hands Of the
free.soilers.
The house of Gen. Clark, the Indian agent,
was burned, and himself and family detained
as prisoners
Extensive preparations are being made for
war everywhere.
steamer had arrived with three companies
of volunteers ready for the field.
Three companies of cavalry and one of ar
tillery intended leaving Leavenworth city on
the 10Th. A bloody conflict is daily expected.
CHICAGO, August 19.-Tt is ascertained thssts
the pros.avery men oil Kansas are concentrating
men and arms for general attack on the free
soilers Twelve block-houses have been built
in different parts of the Territory, and are
garrisoned and supplied with arms. -
At meeting of Missourians at Kansas city,
it was resolved to send two thousand men into
the Territory.
Lexington, at like meeting, resolved to
send its quota
The border towns are in state of the most
intense excitement, and general mastering Of
the pro-slavery men is called for.
The attack on Franklin was to capture the
arms collected there. One bocl;-house, fifty
stand Of arms, and one cannon were taken.