Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-14
Congregational.

"AchiNbAONB UAOhOoys august 4"
SENATE MIR. Mason submitted a resolution s
which was adopted, calling on the Preside ut
for information as to what measures have be,,n
taken by this Government in regard to the prop
osition adopted in the Congress Of the Allied
Powers Of Europe, recently held at Paris, re-
specting the abolition of privateering. and the
doctrine that free ships make free goods.
Mr.. Mason said it was somewhat remarkable
that those powers should have presented their
propositions as a new question, when it was
well known that the United States had contend
ed for their adoption ever since the foundation
of this Government.
Mr.. Pearce reported a Joint resolution trans
ferring from the State to the Interior Depart
ment the duty of distributing to public libra
ries and colleges the documents printed for
that purpose; also, to authorize the giving Of
documents to boards of trade and chamber of
commerce throughout the country. =
Mr.. Pearce reported the House bill for the
purchase of DR.. kane's work on the exploration
of the Arctic seas. 81
Mr.. Douglas, from the Committee on Territo-
ries, reported back the House bill toreorganize
the Territory Of Kansas, with a written report,
which takes the ground that the Senate bill
now before the House is the best plan for the
paci6cation of Kansas that the Senators can
devise, and recommends that the bill be laid on
the table as a test vote on Its rejection.
WI OOllduutt Tcdu he uiinOtity IcpOfbOi ~
same committee, recommending the enactment
Of the House bill.
Mr.. Bigler's resolution offered Saturday, rel
alive to the accounts of Colonel Fremont wis
adopted.
Mr.. Weller moved to take up the Pacific Rail-
road bill. Disagreed to. He said he had yielded
to the river and harbor bills, and now the
friends of these measures failed to assist him
in considering that BILL
Mr.. Seward said he was always willing.
Mr.. Weller did Mr.. Seward the justice TO
say that there was no member of the Senate
who had rendered more uniform and efficient
service in behalf, not only Of the Pacific Rail-
road bill, but all measures for the benefit of
California, than the Senator from New York.
The Senate struck out from the House bill
appropriating for executive, judicial and legls-
lative expenses, the provisions relative TO kan
sas--30 against IL.
HousESThe House tabled by % majority the
bill to enable the owners of land warrants to
locate the same on any of the public domain,
subject to entry, whether the maximum price
be 81 % per acre or Otherwise
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, from the Comm ittee
of Ways and Means, reported a bill reducing
the duties on imports and for other purposes,
the consideration of which was postponed until
the third Monday in December.
Mr.. Campbell then introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury TO furnish a large mass of inform
alton affecting the interests Of the different sec
tions of the country in connection with the
tariff, locking to the enlargement of the free
list, the growth of the raw material, the forma-
ton of manufactures of the finer materials, the
extension of our export trade, and asking vari-
Gus suggestions from the Treasury relative to
the revenue laws, &c.
A message was received from the President
of the United States returning, with HE object
ions, the bill for the improvement OF the Des-
moines Rapids. He says it is liable to the
same objections as other similar bills, and re-
fers to his previous message for his views on
that subject. The bill was then laid on the
tsble-yeas 35, nays IL. fF.r
The message having been read, the question
was put or the passage Of the bill under the
operation of the previous question, when it was
passed over the veto-ayes 1870. noes ID.
The House passed, without debate, the bill
making appropriations for the support of The
Post-office Department.
Mr.. Harrison, rising to a personal explana
ton, read an extract from Mr.. Burlingame's
speech at Dayton, Ohio, in which Harrison was
designated as g sadopghface," with the remark
that there would be no doughiaces IL doashfaee
constituents were not behind them.
Mr.. Harrison could hardly believe that Bur-
lingame went out of his way to indorse vague
charges Of irresponsible persons, and trusted it
might yet be found that the reporter was mis-
taken ; but if the language attributed to Bur
lingame was intended, directly or indirectly, TO
charge him, or any portion Of his constituents,
with trucking subseryiency to any portion of
| the country, or to any party in the House, be
pronounced the charge infamous and an unmit-
igated calumny.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, the
Army bill, returned from the Senate without
the Sherman proviso. was taken up. He simply
asked the Clerk to read q clause from the Con-
stitution. %
Mr.. Giddings-I object.
Mr.. Letcher-It's out of order to read the
Constitution here.
The second article of the amendments to the
Constitution was subsequently, read.
Mr.. Campbell said that having sworn to sup.
port the CONSTITUTION, he should vote against
Mr.. Sherman's Proviso. ~
Mr.. Pennington suggested a substitute, to
avoid constitutional s~cfuples, viz: Declaring
that no part of the military force, for the sup
port Of which the appropriations are made by
this act, be employed to aid the enforcement OF
any enactment Of the body claiming to be the
Territorial Legislature Of Kansas, until such
enactments shall be confirmed and approved
! bv. Congress but this proyiso shall not be SC
constructed as to prevent the President from
employing adequate military force, but it shall
be his duty to employ such force to prevent the
invasion of the Territory by armed bands OF
non-residents, or any other body of non resi-
dents, acting as a posse comitatus af any Officer
in the Territory in the enforcement OF any such
enactment, and to protect persons and property
therein.