Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-19
THlRTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, August I6.


priation bill was taken up.
Mr.. Weller submitted an amendment for
the establishment of a SINH monthly overland
mail to San Francisco from some point on the
Mississippi River, the cost for the same not to
exceed a million of dollars per annum.
Mr. Iverson said if California was going to
cost the Union so much, ii would be as well
to let the Union slide. The amendment was
then adopted and the bill passed.
The House bill to regulate the Diplomatic
and Consular systems OF the Untthd States,
and the annual Fortfcntion bill, was then
passed.
The vote on the bill for the improvement OF
the Des Moines Rapids was reconsideaed, and
the bill was then passed, over the Presidents
veto, by 80 against IA.
The bill for the improvement of the Patap-
SEQ River was also reconsidered, and passed,
over the Presidents veto.
The Post Route bill was passed.
Mr.. Hunter from the Committee of Confer
ence ON the Legislative, Judicial and Execu-
tive, Appropriation bill, reported that they
were unable to agree. He hoped the Senate
would recede from all its amendments, ex-
cepting those in reference to KanZas, and for
books to members.
Mr., Fish wanted the Senate to distinctly
understand, before voting on the question,
that by insisting on the omission of the Kan
zas amendment, the loss of the bill was GER
tain.
Mr.. Slidell was prepared to meet that issue,
and wished the fate of all the appropriation
bills was involved in the same question.
Mr.. Jones of Tenn, was willing to recede
from all the amendments in which the inter-
ests of his constituents alone were at stake, on
mere dollars and cents, but where the ques-
ton of principle was concerned he would tell
MIR. Fish that southern senators were stand
ing upon the rights of their people, and meant
to stand there.
Mr.. Seward thought it would be best to re-
duce the Issue to the simple one of the Kan
zas question, and let that be subject of nego.
tiatlon and Cancellation.
Mr.. Bayard was no more willing to recede
from the book amendment, than from the
hanz as amendment. Both were questions of
prin ciple.
The other amendments were then receded
from, but the Kanzas and book amendments
insisted upon.
The Steamer Appropriation bill was then
passed.
HousE.-Thirty- two Senate and private
bills were passed; also the Senate bill extend
ing to dramatic authors the privilege of COPY.
right.
The House then took a recess till p. NJ.
E0eaing SeSSion.-The bill introduced by
Mr.. Davis of Md, granting bounty lands to
the crews of private armed vessels who were
engaged in the wars with Great Britain, was
passed.
TGreat confusion prevailed in the proceed
ings, and messages were frequently inter-
changed between the two Houses Many in.
effectual motions were made to suspend the
rules for particular Objects
l.,
States in the discovery of guano was passed
The bill for the improvement of the Pataps-
co River, was passed, over the Presidents We
to, by l26 against AZ.
MIR. Campbell of OHIO, from the Committee
of Conference on the Army bill, reported that
they were unable to agree, and asked to be dis.
charged and not another similar committee
appointed.
Mr.. Quitman moved to agree to the Sen.
ates amendment, striking out the House pro.
viso restricting the employment of the army in
Kanzas. Motion disagreed to by seven ma.
jority.
The House then, IN accordance with the re-
quest of the Senate, appointed second Com
mittee of Conference on the Kanzas amend
ment to the army bill.
Mr.. Cobb Of Ca, made report from the
Committee Of Conference on the Legislative,
He thought that there should be a test vote
on the disagreeng amendments, to ascertain
whether the House meant to maintain its DO.
sition, or lose the bill.
The House receded from the amendment for
books to members, thus bringing down the is
sue to Kanzas matters.
The House receded by four majority from
the proviso that no money shall be drawn from
the treasury till the persons charged with trea-
son or other offences for their connection with
the Topeka Convention, or under the enact.
ments of the body claiming to be the Legisla.
ture,at Shawnee Mission, be released, and the
prosecutions abandoned.
The House also receded by Ave majority
from the proviso that no part OF the money
appriated shall be applied for the prosecution,
punishment, or detention OF persons charged
with treason or other political offences.
The House insisted by ten majority on the
amendment striking out the appropriation of
$4,000, to deiray the expenses Of the next
Kanzas Legislature.
Mr. Giddlngs, from the Committee of Con-
ference on the Army Bill reported that thew
were unable to agree. He defended the Re-
puoheans from the charges that they desired
TO withhold the means tor CARRYING on the
Government. He would not vote to enforce
bogus laws at the point of the bayonet.
Mr.. Faulkner said that Giddings's argu-
ments had been heretofore answered. and his
ISLANDERS refuted. The time for discussion was
past, and time for action had come.
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, commended that the
House had yielded all it ought to yield, and
the moment had arrived when they should
assert their right. There was nothing impro-
per in.the bill. The proviso merely provides
that the army shall not be used by the Presi
dent to enforce the alleged laws of Kanzas.-
If the bill is defeated, on the Senate rests the
responsibility.
Mr.. Faulkner moved that the House recede
from the provso. Disagreed to by majority
At 4.3O Sunday. A. NJ, the House adjourn
ed till A. M. Monday.
MONDAY, Aug IS.
SENATE.-A message was received from the
President in answer to the resolution calling
for Mr.. Fremont's accounts
The Committee of Conference on the Army
bill, reported that they were unable to agree.
and moved that the House insist upon its dis.
agreement. Agreed to-39 to 70.
HoUsE.-Mr. Aoker, elected in Missouri to
NIL the vacancy occasioned by the death of
MIR. Miller, was sworn in day.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from Mr.. Richardson OF Illinois, resigninp
his seat.
A resolution was adopted appointing
Committee to eng uire into the assault of Mr.,
McMullen upon Mr.. Granger, and report
next December.
EATING DoG.-Ata recent Buchanan meet.
ing IN Genoa, Cayuga County, one of the
speakers, butcher and q market man named