The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-20
Ecleatic Medical Journal.
Congressional.
W AstiINoToS, Aug

sohiNSiOHy mug U.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Joues, ofrep.
ncsscc, made speech in favor of Mr..
buchanan, and Mr.. Bell, Of the same
State, in favor of MIR. Fillmore. The
House passed the Lighthouse, Coast aud
Land survey Appropriation Bill.
WAsHISeroN, Aug. 10.
The bil introduced by Mr.. Faulkner,
ves,erday,n the House Of Representatives,
for the better organization OF tile army, in.
creases the pay of every commissioned Of.
ficer TO twenty dollars month, and FIXES
the ration al thirty cents. The loves,
grade is not 10 confer any rank, command
! or cmolument.
WASHINGTON, Aug IL.
The Senate laid on the table the house
bill 20 re organize Kansas, Ly vote Of
30 to l3. The Kansas Pro, iso to the
Executive, Judicial Legislative bill wus
stricken out. In the Iluuse, the Commit.
tee Of Ways and Means reported bill
reducing the tariff on imports, which WAS
postponed un;il the first Monday in ID.
cember. The President ha, ing vetoed
the till for the improvement OF the Dcs
MONIES Rapids, ine House passed il over
the veto 10y q vote Of 1870 to 81. The
Pos, Office and Light House Apron ria
ton Bills were passed. The Army Ap.
preparation Bill having been reported
from the Senate with Mr.. Slirrrnnns PRO.
viso stricken out, it was amended ly an
other rroviso against the employ ment Of
The military IN enforcing the acts OF the
Kansas Legislature, and returned to the
Senate.
WAsUISGTox, Aug, -.
Tic Senate has passed the Navy APP
preparation bill, aud has tabled The Ia ,iiic
Rail Road LiIl-25 against 90. The
llousc has refused, 10y the casting vote Of
the Speaker, to table the Pacific l,ailroad
hill. The Telegraph bill Mas re.,o,,eJ TO.
day 10y the Land Committee.
WAsnISGToN, Aug. l2.
In the Sci ate, to-day, Mr.. Douglas
made Nh elaborate report from the Ter,
torial Committee. against the House bill
to re organize Kansas 10y the restoration
of the Missouri Compromise.
In the House, Mr.. Campbell, from the
Committee Of Ways and Meas, reported
tariff hill, adding to the free list, salt.
raw wool below Is and above so cents,
all classes Of drug, aud dycslulls used in
manufactures, and all raw material. en-
tcring into our manufactures. Nothing
was done with sugar, AID the matter was
postponed for consideration ill the tl,irl
Monday III December.
The Presidents veto oi the apprnpria
lions for improvements of the Drs Mvites
rapids AMI the Mississippi river WAS rr.
ccivcd, but the bill passed not w,h.tandiug
,heye,o. The Postoffice aud Light House
appropriations also passed.
All the important business Of the ses.
sion is in state Of forwarLnc.s.
WAsmSGroS, Aug IL.
The Senate failed, 10y n vote Of 32 yeas
to II nays to pass the bill for the iInprev,.
ment Of the Des Moines Rapids over the
veto Of the President.
The House adhered to their amend
menls 10 tie Legislative, &c. Arpropria.
! ton bill.
| "AsHiNGToS, Aug Is.
The Senate disagreed with the lIou,e
in prohibiting Military Saperintendence
in she erection Of public buildings. II al.
so added to tho appropriation bill $780,.
600 for the Capitol extension.
The House passed the Senate I'LL reg
ulating consular and diplomatic salaries.
1t also amended the Senate bill for the
compensation Of members Of Congress, by
allowing $4,000 for the entire session.