Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-06
coRREspoaDEHcE OF rHE srA1pA4D.
WAsHmafon CirY, Aueust2, 1856.

The Rsaate - spent nearly The whole Psst week in
but the msoey csa quetiy VIA until . have
NJ Stuart. q Miehiesn. s. whom s.sy q the Sls have
been reported has notice 70 er friends that they
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orally receive more than vote 80 they viii pro
badly be passed the Presidents yeto which they are
Three four millions Of dollars will be spent
in the construction of harbo Of local interest only little
thrown away in this locality and larger sum, perhaps, in
According to promise Mr. Dunn made effort on Monday
to get up the Senates Kansas BILL but not receiving the
failed On Tuesday, however, Mr. Dunn discovered that
reconsider the reference the Committee Of the
Whole Of resolution declaring the laws Of Kansas null and
disposed of and motion to reconsider can be taken up at
time, he called the House reconzdered the refer
organize the Territorial government OF agreed
to- and the bill finally passed. &c. nays "a provides
rtory q Kansas and especially the restoration Of the
Missouri restriction, that the OF the Wmot
PrOvso to that Territory 1t also contains provision that
slaves in the Territory be Withdrawn, and that
slaves flying the Territory shall be returned the
sentato ola claim their services proper This
vision swallowed BY the black Republicans with
wry faces and with several distinct protests
question having ordered and cut OF, they
could do nothing but swallow it down as it Stood
On the motion of Mr. Sherman of Ohio, the House added
amendment to the Army appropriation BILL which in
tended to forbid the use of in support Of the laws
if the House insists the bill must Committee Of Con-
ference It is BY of the three coordinate
branches of the legislative power the other two,
by threatening withhold the Of support from
of the public SERVICE into acquiescence with its de-
mands and of course really towards Selling upon
the entire control of the legislative power 1t is step
wards revolution.
Thursday and Friday were consumed in disposng of the
election Reeder not present.
long statement from him read presenting over again
for the housandh time all the arguments for Free Kan
1t is designed eleconeering document. Whit
addressed the length support of the validity
of his claim the But neither argument
could the majority from their Of dePrivng
him Of his seat had decreed Greeley and those
black Republican party and the work must be
done. By of 10 81 it declared that Whit
field duly but the House recoed at the idea
of giving Reeder The vote stood ~ in his tavor
noes l13 against him. So the seat is vacant cleo
ton will probably be held n November, when the strength
of the two parties Kansas should be fairly tested If no
supplemental Kansas bill is passed at present session.
election be held under the laws OF Kansas as now
stand under laws which the black Republicans
clared VOID when they voted to reject Whitfield.
The Special Committee the Pacific Railroad could not
report BILL the House refusing suspend the rules to
enable Gen. Denver to introduce it. Probably Its
ton will 20 the session, only two weeks
remau of this bill to pay to the heirs of those revou
tionary officers who entitled to half Tor life, the
Communication received has passed the House and is be-
fore the Senate It will probably pass
The harmonious action of the Hards and Sofs in New
York the formation of the Democratic State ticket and an
good for the success OF
and Breckenridge in that State in November next Union
amonp ali the Democrats of the State Of New York