Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-08-08
Congressional Nous,
WAsnrNeroS, Saturday, August 2.
HOTJSE.

The House after passing seseA~A
vate bills, went into Committee on lne
Fertilization Appropriation bill. After
the bill had been amended, it was report
ed to the house with a recommendation 10
strike out the enactiug clause with view
to its defeat. This was disagreed to ny
a vote of so against 50. A point was
then raised. that the first business IN Or
der was to vote on the amendments, IN
GLIDING Mr.. Benson's appropriation OF
100000, for Notifications at the mouth
of the Kennebec river and S4z,oVo Ior
the purchase of additional land on Staten
Island for defensive purposes. The Speak
er decided. that the only thing reported
from the Committee of the Whole was
the Recommendation to strike out the en-
acting clause, and thus that all the amend
ments we're cut off and the vote must be
on the bill originally reported. After an
Intellectual motion to lay it on the table,
the bill was passed. The bill appropri-
ates Sl58,300, including $4,000 for
Fort Richmond, and $4,000 for Fort
Monterey. ...
Mr.. Herbert made an unsuccessful eff
fort to introduce a resolution authorizing
the Intervention of the United States land
and naval forces in San Francisco affairs.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, ON the bill to defray the
expenses of the Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial departments of the govern
ment .aF ...
Mr.. Herbert made personal explana-
tor, saying that various charges had been
made against him from both the Pacific
and Atlantic coast. He branded them as
falsehoods, and declared that not one Of
his accusers could compare with him in
point of purity, honor and integrity. The
charges, he said, came from political enc,
mics, and he considered them compliment
tary rather than disgraceful.
The bill was discussed at considerabl,
length, when the House took a recess til
n P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Lumpkin of Ca, spoke of tn
Black Republican party as being organ
lied on sectional principles, and said it
success would be the commencement of
rev olution, for that party would conduC
the government in accordance with til
views of the triumphant majority, and n
Southern man could accept office unde
it. The politicians of the party intends
to bring about disruption of the Unior
To the rabid spirit of anti-slavery, h
E said, might be attributed the existin
evils.
Mr.. Wade Of Ohio. while engaged j
! his avowed object of calling mems minC
, to better and purer days of the republi
said if the Constitution was to be used
q an instrument to propagate human bon,
o age, it could not endure, nor was it d.
sirable that it should. 1t has not bee
possible to construct Union on the SCI
timents disclosed by the modern sha
q Black Democracy who would substitu
a for the Constitution machine for slav
ry extension without limit of time
Il space.
d Mr.. Letcher of Va. characterized NJ
: Wade's speech as the most ultra he h.
Il heard from any quarter, and was incline
t; to think the gentleman's affection for Il
1T Union as strong as the devils love f
1t holy water. (Laughter.) He (Wad
d no longer ago than Tuesday last vot
ID for the Fugitive Slave law as embodi
IS in Mr.. Dunn's bill.
1t Mr.. Wade replied it was a bitter nj
II but being driven into the corner by f
ie sham democracy who are engaged in
i effort to engraft slavery in Kansas,
III was willing they should have the law U
II til he could get a fair lick at it. naun
If ter.)
Mr.. Letcher, resuming, said the ge
y tleman together with his Republic
friends voted for law which they h
= ever and ever denounced in the face
~ God as violation of the Constitute
- lie regarded these as revolutionary tim
aud alluded to the movements of the 7
publican and Free State men of Kan,
as reasonable.
Mr.. kuffin of North Carolina spoke
Fremont as a mere adventurer and la
IT. Ill, '''iN III
graober and as the fit exponent of
Republican party. The people had I
sunk SO tar as to elect manikin. NOV
:. by wires in the hands of political mo,
teoanks. These abolition disorganiz
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