New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-13
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHIsGros, Friday Sept. IL. 1856.
The First Controller Of the Treasury, Mr.. Whitlesey,
voted BY the House of Representatives to its officers,
Clerks and Messengers his decision has been laid be.
fore she Secretary OF the Treasury, who sanctions Mr.
Whtleseys official conduct me prenss s,p S No. o.
cesneous Bill, approved August IT, 1885, inserted tho
following clause:
"And to enable the Clerk of the House Of Represent.
atiyes to pay the additional compensation to it, employ.
ee and others authorized by the Resolution of the
House of Representatives of August ID, lSoO, sum
for that purpose Is hereby appropriated out OF any
monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and
hereby added to the contingent fund OF the House OF
Representatives.
fhe resolution of August u.s. referred TO- Of ects the
Clerk to pay out of the Contingent Fund OF th House,
TO such Of It's employees received the same at the
last Congress, the usual ext compensation and to
the other employees of the House, respectively twenty
per cent upon their annual compensation. Iho em.
ployees of amazed at the decision, Ia view
of the above law and resolution.
The President II is said has abandoned MS intention
of returning to the Warrenton " a. springs
Ii is understood that both Gov. Geary and General
Smith have been informed by telegraph that they will
be furnished with additional forces, if necessary, TO
maintain the public peace Of Kansas, and bring 70
punishment all persons who may commit acts Of VIC
ence and disorder. Those only who are regularly
rolled by Gen. Smith will be allowed to carry on military
opera tons in the Territory.
1t is understood that the telegraphc dispatch trans
mitted by the State Department to Gov. Geery, to
the following effect; -,
IF the militia, which previous orders sent by Col
Emory msde subject to the iequisition OF General
Smith, are not sufcient for the exgency, Mr.. Marcy
wishes to he notified by telegraph remarkng that the
nsunectionsIy invasion of Kansas by the way OF Ne
braska and the subsequent hostile attacks on the Post
Office ut FL ankin and the dwellings Of Col. Titus
and Mr.. Clark seem to have stimulated to unlawfnf
acts of the same character the border Of Missouri,
and that the President expects Gov Geary to mana ain
the public peace and bring to punishment all acts OF
violence disorder by whomsoever prepetrated, rely
ing on his (Geays energy and discretion, and the ap
proved capacity decision and GOODNESS of character Of
General Smith, to prevent or suppress all attempts 70
kindlc civil war in the Territory"
The telegraphic dispatch from the War Department
to Cen Smith bears date 9th inst, scquainfing him
that it is the purpose Of the President ~ 10 him
all the militia force necessary to maintain order and
suppress insurrecton and that military operations
shall be carried in Kansas otherwise th1n under his
instructions and ORDERS hence he is instructed not 10
permit the employment Of militia or any armed bodies
Of men, unless they have been regularly mustered into
theservice Of the United States.
II was decided at the Treasury Department to-day,
that under the operation Of the resolution OF the House
of Representatives, those employees only who receive
per diem compensation entitled t0 extra pay, while
the clerks thirty in number, also attached 10
that branch Of Congress- receiving annual salaries
excluded.
Mr. Speaker Banks is here.