The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr.. CLINGMAN, of North Carolina reminded the House
that the Senate some time since had passed joint resolu
ton approprang $4,000 to purcha~ and restore TO the
British government the British ship 2esoute, abandoned
in the Polar by her crew. and which had been
cred and brought to this country by an American whaer
The English papers had been compimenting US on our
liberaliy and he hoped there would be objection to
considering the resolution and passing it,
Cries of Agreed"
There being no objection the House proceeded to consd
Senate joint resolution authorizing the purchase and
restoration to the British government Of the ship Resou
late OF the Brit sh navy the question being on ordering
the resolution to third reading,
Mr. JONES Of Tennessee, said that he could not vote
for the passage of the resolution he not satisfied
that Congress had power purchase ships give away.
The resolution read third time and passed
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama hoped that the House would
agree 10 take up the appropriation bill from the Senate TO
enable the provisions of recent treaty with certain In
dian tribes be carried The treaty provided for the
removal of portion OF the Indians from the State of
Florida and 1t important that the bill should be passed
to enable the government TO execute the provisions Of the
treaty. The treaty had been recently ratified and he
dersood that the provisions OF the bill strict con-
formiry with the articles Of the treaty.
GlDDlNGS and company objected.
ARMY-APPRoPRIAuoS BILL
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio stated that the committee of
conference on the dsapreeng votes of the two houses upon
the bill had been unable to agree and
that the difficulty which stood in the way Of agreement
the condition Of things in reference TO Kansas The
House bad adhered provso which restricted the opera
tons Of the army and provided that portion of the
money appropriated should be expended for the purpose
enforcing the onactments Of the parties claiming 10 be the
territorial Legislature Of Kansas and the Senate had refused
10 yield anything upon point connected with this
bill. He satisfied that the two houses would not
DO able TO agree upon any proposition attached the
army bill which would tend relieve the people Of
Kansas from the difficulties which surround them.
1t would not be profitable perhaps it wond be
proper TO go into any detail of the circumstances
nected with the conference between the houses and
he had only TO soy for himself that he entered that
ference with hope that something might be yielded
each side that would bring the Bodies together and
enable them 90 the bill and their homes lie
was now satisfied that that hope vain lie had sub
mited in the committee for consideration the naked prop
oson that portion Of tho army should be used for the
purpose Of enforcing the onactments Of the territorial leg
isature Of Kansas leaving all the subsequent portion
Of the provso which the House had heretofore adopted
calling upon the President TO exercise his jurisdiction
the highways leading 10 Kansas. He willing, one
member TO yield that much to what seemed 10 be the
pies Of senators in regard to their power be-
eving that the naked proviso all sufficient The
that much and became unnecessary proceed further
TO consider the merits Of other propositions which,
extent proposed Independent legislation in reference this
matter The conference fell because the committee the
part Of the Senate had declined to yield the simple prop
oson that the army should be used enforce those
unlawful enactmen which had been proved least to his
satisfaction, to be founded on fraud.
He said that the assigned by the Senate for their
refusal to accept the provso that carrying into
bill for the support of the army independent legislation
and thought it somewhat remarkable that objection OF
that kind should from that body, when 1t known
that not appropriation bill had been sent there which
had not been returned with Of independent eg
ation attached required TO carry out any existing
laws And yet in the face of these facts the Senate told
the House that it great wrong to attach simple
provso the army bill providing that that army should
not be used for the purpose Of executing laws which the