Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-13
CONVERSATIONAL.

lcOSclusioS % FRIDAY ; fkgcLEuINls
WAsnScros. Friday. Aag sES,
ARA The senase passed several pin ale
bills. and. after discussing 1t Tor nearly
i've hoa ;. adopted the report Of the Com.
mluee o. Indian Affairs.
No farther legislation j. now necessary
TO cradle X W. Thompson Z, receive
S42 900 for services renisfedth Mrnom-
inee Indians
WAsniSGFox. Saturday. Aug 9.---SES
srE. = Mr.. Hunter reported substitute
for The b'll regulating The compensation Of
members Of Congress. giving them So
500 instead q s. Oo9 year. with. a sec
iion providing that il any books be dis
ributed smoDg the members BY resola-
ion ofeishcr OF both the Houses. The price
given for the same shall be deducted from
the annual compensation, provided hat
this shal rot ex end to books ordered TO
De printed during The Congress FOR which
the respective members shall have been
elcc.ei.
NJ. Thomson. Of New Jersey. made =
speech 20 shcw that 10 Commodore STOCK
ton, and no. TO Colonel Fremont. was the
hoaor due claimed by the lailcr's friends.
u being the conqucror OF California.
Mr.. Jones. OF fenne ssee, examined The
platforms olthe parties now in the Presi.
DENTAL field AMI endorsed hat OF the
Democratic party. lie declared that he
should support Buchanan. believing that
the safety Of the country depends on bis
election.
Mt Bell, Of Tennessee, felt imperative.
/ y called upon TO denne his position =
Tie sas not a member of the American
party. bu. he should support Fillmore.
Mr.. Bigler submitted a resolution that
lies over calling upon The President for
copies of the vouchers on which FIR.
mOnl's accounts as an officer Of the Gov.
eminent. from his first expedition. were
settled. 50 that the nature OF the dis
bursements may appear; inquiring also
whether there Is any public money in his
hands unaccoun,ed FOR. or whether there
are any papers on hle IN the Dep artmen,s
from official sorrces charging him with
mslGeasance 10 off G, dc.
Mr.. Foo. made speech upon he sub
ject Of the wrongs Of Kansas. maintaining
that the repeal OF the Missouri Compro.
mise was the cause Of the present excite.
ment throughout the country. threatening
the perpetuity Of the Republic. The
primary purpose aud chief limits of the
abrogation were TO fasten slavery on Kan
sas. either peaceably or forcibly. lie
spoke Of Squstter Sovereignty rs feet
ing phantom now abandoned by its oripi
nal friends. ADD ofthe subjagation Of the
people o. Kansas by invaders aud usurp
ers. Adjourned.
4 HovsE On motion Of Mr. Kinga feso
luton was adopted requesting the Post
master General 70 make special aud .izi
liant inquiry as To the places where ant
persons who have unlawfully abstractec
or detained from Washington. books anc
public documcels distributed by member
Of Congress.
The House resumed consideration 9th,
bill making appropriations for Lighthous
IS. Coast and land Surveys, Custom hou
ses. Marine Hospitals, &C., and passed i,
Among the items in it are appropriation
Tor the Postoifice. Court and Customhou
ses in Philadelphia; six Revenue Gutter
, on the lakes. >75 600 for the purchase o
cuttings Of seeds for distribution through
, the Patent Office. and provides that afte
November 18th. the military superintend
/ ence Of public buildings be abolished. =
+ The vote was % against 20
Mr.. sherman. using a question priv
lege. called attention 10 the fact that Mr.
r Savage had in speech characterised III
report OF the Committee on Kansas affair
. a compound Of gross partiality. misrepre
| senlaiion and perversion Of the truth. 20
} forth with impotence and unblushin
. falsehoods. All sherman hal TO say was
/ that the language was violation of th
rules OF the House. breach Of that par
liamentary decorum and courtesy whlc
r should prevail among gentlemen, and NJ
I true.
Various bills were passed, when IA
: House took recess for general debate
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