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THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL g. 1856

gentlemen ought to have sense enough to
know it.
The Speaker reminded gentlemen that debate
was out of order, and insisted upon gentlemen
taking their seats
Order having been restored
Mr. Dan, OF Ohio moved that the House adj
Journ which motion was agreed to-yeas 49,
nays 44-no quorum present.
And, at quarter past five o'clock, the House
Friday, March %, 1856.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE
The House then resumed the consideration
OF the bill defining the rights of voters and the
duties OF commissioners of elections in the city
of Washington, and for other purposes, the
question being on the motion of Mr.. Jones, OF
Tennessee, to lay on the table the motion of Mr..
McCarty, of New York, to reconsider the vote
by which the House refused to recommit the
bill to the Committee for the District of Co.
lumbia.
The question was taken, and the motion OF
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, was disagreed to
yeas IS, nays 70.
The motion to reconsider was then decided
IN the affirmative by the casting vote of the
Speaker-yeas "a, nays SO.
The question recurring on the motion to re-
commit the bill, it was put, and decided in the
affirmative by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Allison, Ball, Barbour, Ben.
son, Bishop, Bradshaw, Broom, Burlington, Bur-
lingame, Campbell of Pennsylvania, Campbell
of Kentucky, Campbell of Ohio, Garlic, Clark
of New York, Clark of Connecticut, Clawson,
Colfax, Comins, Cox, Cragin, Cumback, Dam
rell, Davis of Maryland, Dick, Durfee, Edwards,
Emrie, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Flagler, Gil.
BERT Hall of Massachusetts, Harlan, Harris Of
Maryland, Haven, Hoffman, Horton of Ohio
Kennett, King, Knight Knowlton, Knox, Lake,
81. Marshall of Kentucky, Matteson, McCarty,
Miller of New York, Millward, Moore, Norton,
Parker, Pearce, Pelton, Pennington, Petit
Pike, Porter, Pringle, Puryear, Reade, Ready,
Ricaud, Richie, Robbins, Sabin, Sage, Sapp,
Scott Smith of Tennessee, Smith of Alabama,
Sneed, Stanton, Tappan, Todd, Trafton, Trippe,
Tyson, Underwood, Walk, Walbridge, Waldron,
Walker, WEIGH, Woodruff, Woodwork, and
Zollicoffer-87.
NAYs-Messrs. Barclay, Bell, Bennett of Mis-
sissippi, Billinghurst, Bowie, Boyce, Branch,
Brooks, Burnett, Cadwsader, Caruthers, Caske,
Cingman, Cobb of Georgia, Cobb of Alabama,
Craige, Crawford, Davidson, Day, Denver, Dodd
Fuller of Maine, Giddings, Goode, Greenwood,
Grow, Hall of Iowa, Harris of Alabama, Harris
of Illinois, Herbert, Horton of New York,
Houston, Hughston, Jones of Tennessee, Jones
of Pennsylvania, Keitt, Kelsey, Kidwell, Letch-
er, Lumpkin, Marshall of Illinois, Maxwell, Nc
Mullin, Mcqueen, Mescham, Miller of Indiana,
Millson, Mott, Nichols, Oliver Of New York,
Orr, Peck, Perry, Phelps, Powell, Quitman,
Rufin, Rust, Savage, Spinner, Stewart, Tai.
bolt, Vail, Wade, Warner, Washburne of ILL.,
nois Watson, Wells, Winslow, and Wright of
Tennessee-75.
Mr.. Smith, of Tennessee, (having voted in
the affirmative for that purpose,) moved to re-
consider the vote just taken.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table; which motion
was agreed to-yeas 70, nays 73.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, the bill
making appropriations for the payment of in
valid and other pensions, returned from the
Senate with amendments, was taken from the
Speakers table, and referred to the Committee
of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported bill making ap-
preparations for certain civil expenses of the
Government tor the year ending June 80, 1857,
and a bill making appropriations for the legis-
lative, executive, and judicial expenses of the
Government for the year ending June 30, 1857
which were severally read twice and committed.
Mr.. Lane, of Oregon, by consent of the House,
proceeded to make an explanation concerning
the condition of affairs in that Territory. He
had waited thus long in the hope of obtaining
an opportunity to bring this subject to the no.
tice of the House and country and was glad
that the time had come when he would be per.
United to urge this matter upon the attention
of the body.
The news received by the last arrival from
Al L a.
Of the previous announcements of murders and
massacres of the most horrible desert tion COM
mitted by the Indians inhabiting those distant
Territories. Yet he might say that nothing
effective had been done by the Administration,
notwithstanding they doubtless desired to afford
the people that protection of which they were
so much in need, and to which they were so
clearly entitled. The troops which had been
ordered there for the protection of the inhabit-
ants, had failed to give that security which the
people had expected they would afford and in
Washington Territory the Indians had taken
possession of the principal settlements, while
San Juan and Whitney Islands had been seized
and robbed, and were still held by them. Thirty
families had been tomahawked or led to the
stake, and mothers had been compelled to stand
by and see the sufferings of their husbands and
children, as the torch was applied to the fagots
In conclusion, he asked the consent of the
House to introduce and put upon its passage a
bill appropristing 100000 for suppressing In
dian hostilities in the Territories of Washing
ton and Oregon.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, would interpose no
objection to the introduction of the bill for pur-
pose of reference to the Committee Of Ways and
Means, but he could not consent to its now be-
ing put upon its passage.
Some conversation ensued, when the bill was
read twice by its title, and referred to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Walker, of Alabama, asked consent TO
submit the following resolution:
Resolred, That in the judgment Of this House
it is not proper for the Kansas investigating
Committee to proceed to that Territory and en-
ter upon their inquiries until the Committee on
the Judiciary report upon the resolution offered
by the gentleman from Alabama, Mr.. Walker,
instructing them to ascertain whether said in
vestigating committee have power to coerce the
attendance of witnesses and punish for contempt.
Objection was made.
The Speaker stated, as the business in order,
the question on the reference of the bill making
appropriations for the payment of certain claims,
heretofore reported from the Court of Claims.
Mr. Jones, of Pennsylvania, being entitled to
the floor, yielded to a motion that the House
adjourn. Pending which
On motion, it was ordered that when the
House adjourn to-day, it adjourn to meet on
Monday next-yeas SO, nays So.
And then, at twenty minutes past o'clock,
the House adjourned.
Monday, March 81, 1856.
SENATE
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee OH the Dis