The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-30

thereto.
PEELED separate himself from the party with which he
usually acted in the he should give upon the various
amendments under consideration II was wen known that
he uniformly from the commencement been opposed TO
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and IN favor OF le
gmate and fair legislation 70 prohibit slavery from Kan
sas, but he had opposed IN oommtsee Of inc Whoie e
amendments offered by the gentleman from Indiana Mr.
BARBouR and his colleague Mr. SHERMAN and should do
now the ground that they proposed independent
legislation in appropriation BILL he believed in viola
ton the rules and the usage of the House He would
vote against the amendments but he wished II distinctly
understood that he in favor Of the principles contained
in them II the duty of the Committee on Territories
the Committee the Judiciary TO have introduced
early in the session to purify the Legislation OF
Kansas declaring the laws passed by the territorial egs
ature null and void but nothing had been done ana
now al the close Of eghmonths session. and within
three weeks of the time fixed for adjournment he found
these parties seeking to accomplish their designs indirectly
by adding proviso to the appropriation bills, In violation
of law and usage and under such circumstances as would
in bis Judgment tend to the defeat OF these billie lie spoke
of this because he had already received limitations that
similar provisions to those now proposed were TO be APP
pended to the other appropriation bills reported by The
Committee of Ways and Means. These bills had been be-
fore the House for four months and he claimed that mas
much the Committee of Ways and Means had no juris-
dicon the subject maer contained in the amend
the outset his friends had right 10 claim the
privilege to put the responsibility upon that p
fixing the upon those bills. In his judgment,
this kind of legislation ought not to be resorted to except
when all other proper had failed He would go
far the arhest of those who claimed to be friends OF
freedom in proper fair and legitimate legislation and he
thought that was their duty first pass BILL standing
its merits to exclude slavery from Kansas and Ne
braska. He would send such bill to the Senate
and if kat body refused to pass it. he would then, as
last resort favor and vote for such provsoes to the ap
preparation bills as were submitted by Mr. BARBOUR
and Mr.. SHERMAN. But gentlemen would now vote for
these propositions because they complained that great
wrong had been done by the Kansas and Nebraska bill
and thus do that which would amount to defeat Of the
army-appropriation bl--wthhoding supplies from an
army men, many of whom had been sent across
the plains defend the Pacific coast and who were now
Drawing dangers in every form and meeting death at every
STEP because in 1854 there mistake in the legislation
of the country. ............
lie desired to know why gentlemen who were now sup
porting these prosoes had not introduced them when the
deficiency bill was before the House What had
they then voting their supplies and their per
diem and mileage to withhold such restrictions from the
b Thy had they waited until the close ohe session. when
eight months of the session had expired and then
forward and ask that the appropriation bills should receive
a weight of this kind He felt the embarrassment of his
position and therefore felt it due to himself to explain the
for the vote he should place upon the record
Mr.. GIDDlNGS of Ohio, said that the reason why the
provsoes appended to the bill referred tohe de-
icency billin which their own pay was provided for
most plain to every man-they were not germane
The House providing for the support OF the
my and the President was using that army to- overthrow
tue constitution Of the country, and called upon them to
aid him by making appropriations to enable him to carry
ont that design This provision needed therefore, to
the constitution of the country and the rights of the
people against Executive usurpaton He asked his col
league he felt bound to aid the Executive in thus
overthrowine the liberties of the country
IT.
swered the question His colleague did deem provisoes
of this kind germane the deficiency BILL and yet he knew
full well that there were deficiencies provided for in that
bill for the army, and clauses contained in it to which
such provisions just applicable the clause in the
bill under consideration which the amendment made
in committee yesterday. He would go far his col
league any 9th in resisting by all lawful const
tutona the usurpatons of the Executive in using
the army to trampe down the rights Of the citizens of
Kansas.
The question then stated to be the following
amendment offered by Mr.. BARBOUR of Indiana and re-
ported from the Committee of the Whole:
But Congress- hereby disappearing of the code of alleged
laws officially communicated to them by the President and
which represented to have been enacted by body claim
ing to be the territorial legislature OF Kansas and also dis
been enforced by the authorities of said Territory expressly
declare that until these alleged laws shall have been affirmed
enacted by legal Legislature chosen in conformity with the
organic law BY the people Of Kansas no part The military
enforcement shall any citizen of Kansas be required
der these provisions to act part of the posse coniats
OF officer acting marshal sheriff in said Territory
The question taken and the amendment was not
agreed to-yeas SO, nays S9-as follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour, Ben
nett Of New York. Benson, Bilnghurs Bishop, Bliss,
Bradshaw, Brenton, Duinton Campbell Of Pennsy lvans,
back, Damreli, Day, Dean, Dick, DOdd, Dunn Duree,
Ede, Emrie Fiagle, Galloway Gddpgs, Gilbert Granger
New York, Horton Of Ohio, ughsob Kelsey King Knapp,
Knight, Knowon Knox Kunkel, Letter, Matteson, Nc
OILS Norton Oliver Of New York, Parker, FELTON, Perry,
Petit Pike, Pr.ngle, Purvance, Richie, Sabin Sage
SapP Sherman simmons Spinner, stanton, Stranahan,
dron, "ashburne OF Wisconsin, washburne of Illinois,
Wssdburn Of Maine, Watson, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood
worth-ss.
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, BarksdaIe, Bell Bowie, Branch
CaTle, Caruthsrs Cakie, Cobb Of Georgia, Cobb Of Ala
bama, Cox, Craige, Crawford, Cullen Davidson Davis
Of Maryland Denver, Dowdel Edmundson English Eus-
tbs, Faulkner Foster, Fuller Of Maine, Goode, Green
wood, Harris of Maryland Harris OF Alabama Harris Of
Illinois, Harrison Haven Hoffman, Houston, Jewett Jones
Of Tennessee Jones OF Pennsylvania, Kennett, kdwe,
Lake Lindley, Lumpkin, II. Marshall OF Kentucky, Mar
shall Of illinois, Maxwell Miller Of Indiana Mlson Moore,
Packer Peck, Phelps, Powell, Puryear, Qutman Reade
Ready Ricaud, Rivers, Rufn, Savage Seward, Shorter
Smith Of Tennessee Smith Of Virginia. Smith of Alabama
Tyson, Underwood Vail, Walk Walker Warner, Watkins,
Wells Whitney, Williams, Winslow, Wright Of Mssssp-
pi, Wright Of Tennessee, and Zollicofer--s9.
The question then taken the following amend
ment Of Mr. SHERMAN Of Ohio reported from the Committee
Of the Whole:
"And provided, nspcrelss, That part Of the military
force Of the United States herein provided for shall be
poyed in aid Of the enforcement OF the enacmens by the
alleged legislative assembly OF the Territory of Kansas
Gently assembled at Shawnee Mission, until Congress shall
have enacted either that IL valid
assembly, chosen in conformity with the law BY the
gress shall have passed upon the validity OF said legislative
assembly Of Kansas II shall be the duty OF the President
the military force In said Territory preserve the peace
suppress nsurrection repe INVASION and protect persons
property therein and the national highways
State OF Missouri elsewhere from unlawful seizure and
searches
"And be further prouided, That the President IL re-
quired 70 dsam the present organized militia of the Terri
distributed and TO prevent armed from going into said
Territory 10 disturb the public aid in the enforce
resistance Of real or pretended laws"
The amendment agreed o-yeas OIL, nays s6ss fol-