Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-29
rtIIRTY.FOURTH CONGHEsS-Ex'rns Session
THURSDAY, August q, 1886.
SENATE.

Mr.. Cass presented a letter from Hepet"' h.''"
y, Smith, WHICH he obtained Al Inc wa nepa,." ~
giyiu, an account of the movements ot the troops !"
Kansas which was read. Gen. siiltl STATES ,"a' 'he ~
purts which have been going ths roIhdt" ~ the ne"eP"
pp.rs mr.. pross fabricati0ns, and TINT the troops nave no.
done anything to interfere with the citsHehS' ehceP'"E
TO uuard the prisoners charged with treason:
The Senate proceeded TO consider the bill miro
duced Yesterday by Mr.. Weller TO repeal CERTAIN
laws of the Legislature Of Kansas.
sir. Hunter said the Senate had already tnrice pass
i ed Balls containing TIC game provision rs ms ano
sent them to the House, but ths lloIs0 fsG refused ''
FWEils The Senate on the one hand is willing To re
peal csrlaiu Jays ylIich they believe 10 DO contrary
to the constitution OF tie UlIted States, the majority
Of the House would not consent TO Get thus parfia'iy
unless they could at the same time repeal n great ma
ny more Of thoup. vac thus nanifhs'iy ihposs'o't
that this bill could ever leGutre u laHj siiI INC onl.
effect Of continuing tho de6nis on u Houlq " " uu
lay the action Of the Senate Vii thu appropriation u.
and perhaps get up another political i--GG' tnc''
Was no necessity for this; the political issues were nj
! read, vel defined before the people; the Senate ha'
already expres3ei H. opinion upon TINS point ne
would, therefore, 10 o!des 10 get up Tue army nn
now upon the rablei move that the uni u Jag
tTb,e. Ain. ..o,;,, -
allow him to male g fey Femarks, aud Mr. nun'e'
Withdrew it.
Mr.. Weller then stated that ne had introduced INA
bill yi,t,uut consultation with any oi his poliucai ae.
soolatet, ami he regretted yery ouch that he was MOI
sustained by them ia his dcslre IL qgdopt 9 conciliato,
ry course towards the House. While he eitterl4l!1oI
a grea, regard for their opinions, he was CoIhpelie'
10 differ from them in relation 10 this matter. ne was
sctuated by a desire to wipe out Of the statute book OIL
/ oLs of the Territories laws, which, III his Judgment
were clepr.y unconstitutional and at the sam: tune
o. ehcirn.s ali CT tbs COMMITTEE on military analIs' ue
was aux!uus ~ do ali IN hs pofer 10 i"G,i''alo ~
pdssusc OF the army appropriation ~. re "ouo
COMPROMISE whenever il could be dGpn Tidiott ne
| sacrifice Of principle. But when he lad brought i''
. VET his bill, ac,uated by these motives he was MOI
met w = .,i:;t ii Cancellation.
% The Senate. ron Il assn"huse;ts (Mr. wilson, pro-
posed an amendment 10 that oil glhIch he knew
! r,uld never receive the sanction OF the inaiOr.iy el
. the SeuSts, with whom Mr.. Weller was politically al
! GiiateG. Hle4 pc 2nnl that his effort 10 settle Tue
unfortunate difficulty Getwss;: the two Houses wa
; THIS met with opposition froGl bis own BT:!y iri-nds'
a., VIZ met by the other side OF the CHAMBER %,I'ii ct
Temps to iosd !! down With obnoxious GinshuH1sn.'
so Us to prevent its passage. hs had no iuFthrr com
promises 10 offer. lie had n5 e.a'pe'ttJI IeennEs
a.aiuyt the House; but the matter had now 1e@IA4e =
contest of oh, .ica, endurance, and lie was fpiiIen'
to let things take their 0"" course, ahd seq WIZ"
House would yield first. -,
the table. ,h,
Dir. Wilson asked E%r tie :@s' and naysi t !" Yeus
question being take n the motion wac ee!ee" '' -N
Yeas-idam Allen, Bayard, BenjsmiE, biSgs'
Bisler, Broudhsai. BrQyn, Butler, Cas-, o,"y'
Dodge, Douglas, Geyer, Hunter lvrrson, So'I Trs,t
Jones of Tenn, Mallory Mason, frsr's' t''''
Pugh, Reid, Sebastian, TUucey and Weller. r,.n
Says-Bell Of Tenn, Clayton, Crltlenusu' W voI
! Foster, Esrlpn, Houston, Seward, lrunou"' ""o
and Wilson .a,;,.r tho army
s,urnpriation bill. Mr. Hunte. stated i;;:s. his OH
wa, tie one upon which the two House c!.agteea at
1 the adjournment of the last scrs'oi' mere n"'
! been three conferences upon H. "hIen "Eih
! cessfnI: bat slti!oug. tha last vote OF the iioiSc was
IA adhere to their disagreement :; fhe Schatr a'nt"u.
! ,:eut, he vas willing to give the House o. ihhny
| churces to vote upon the question as uiey cooiu n"'.,
and he therefore moved that the SENATE ips'''' a"u
ask another conference, ~ ..
make this motion. and he desired TO take aSny "i
grounds of objection that tho bena'o hSI nol sn Tv
a proper degree of courtesy towards inc HOUSE, lni'
would give the House two more oPppr'u"' a y -" ,e
. upoa The question. When tn" bill should go back I"
! the houss, e there should be a lnhjnrlty IN mat oody
in favor Of pa.4.L: the bill III the usual i"r'"'
they would haye Nh olP"rtiHT;i;% 10 receue, u - al
other committee of conference shouia D. Ippo'h'e",
and it should be reported to the 1touse, 'nele Gun
: be still aIGther chance to take Il vote upon reced.'lg'
Thus they would have ample opportunity 10 recons'-
der what he could not hell Regarding as an unwl:e
and nasty determination upon tlesr part 10 persist III
the proposition I: which the seuqtp co|u He'''
agree. -, fo- ,bs
motion of Mr. Hunter with great pieasbto: nul he
rose principally for the purpose of correcting On er,
; runeuus impression which scented 10 nave pIe'"''9u
! IN ANN. quarters viii reference to his remarks OF u
f,,ne- occasiop with regard to this bill. Ii has neeh
though, he was willing to recede. but he expressed ~
such opinion, although te earnestly contendea lhe
Sunate ought to insist and asa y CoHEinlt!ee Oh con-
ference, instead of adhering. He took ihiG oppGr'u-
uity TO ask Mr.. Cas- whether he understood rom
: thCss letters which he had this morning eaused "
be read, tai there was ut that time no a's'uro"noo
in KansaSi n.;o,
MIR. Cnss replied thai they yere the latest official
.,,rn rIicfI Ind heen rpoaiyau e. tL6 W ar DrphtL-
men,, and they showed what had been EsG18G.. VI
! the military there. AS to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IT,
: po-t., lbsre might be sons foundation Tor Ine.i, ~
though it wqs very probable tue ac'u'' "u'' "
, things was exaggerated.
MI. Bell said he l1d .pice before Eean led to sup
pose ali tho difficulties were Terminated from lnttflnF,
ton derived from tbs Executive repEtMeI.s, Gu"
from the officers in commSnG in hansas n'A' ."
we're ample forces there to suppress G!tG!soTuel; IP,
ON both these occasions, however, il, turned OFT ne PFu
b,an deceived, and he did not wish TO be aYce'peu
again. II The difficulties still exist there, NJ lie Sn'
afraid was tie Gaze, he hoped measures WouIn oe
taken to restore tranquility. aud he hailed WIN p,eH en,
ure the movement OF the Senator from |irg'h'a y
another committee OF conference on tbts .H!.
Mr.. Clayton was glad TO hear the motIon OF az
Senator from Virginia, but he thought ths' II "uus =
have been tar better to start right anu pursue "
strniybt forward course, than TO go wrong ana navy
70 hack out. The majority Of the SENATE were "roUl
the other day when they undertook To adhere u nc"
disagree nent Oh the bill precisely lie 'nls, w -
boped they would now agree TO another conference
He proceeded to comment with much severity "
What he termed the Infamous laws Of the hansaS 10
risla,ure. paying they should be repealed oeioie ~.
adiournreut 81 Congress. and if the Senate REFUSE "
take that step the responsibility would rest upon 'hem
i One of those laws sentenceG a ulR: 10 hard laool iU
not less than two years for discussing ING tsrstio'
whether slavery does or does got legally eT'st! ~ I'm ~
sas. Ii was not less than two years, but II m'bnt W
6fty wears; and il a man should I've to the age "i NE
thussleh he might be confined nine hundreli &nu out
y.srs for that offence. This was as tyrannlcai MI 40
as was eysr passed. by the Stuarts, Tudors or fialtA
vppots of Engis:d. These laws also require 'es
osrhs TO support the fugitive slave law. ana mp
were hundreds 81 honest men IN the oHlon' "",
whiis they never intended to resist that la"' "out
never take ar oath TO support it. Such lsvs ne cn4r
: acter led as Infamous and oppressive ana 'hrle H't'
| other as bad a. these, and unless the conuh'tee "
5 conference should 90 the whole length aud rePea
3 these abominable laws the responsibility Oh rt'+'i"t
Eil resi- upon the Senate as well "a the House
3 Mr.. Wilson read extracts from the Congressiou"
Globe on tie dststs In former years upon appr.op1la
j ton bills. 10 show the coytse Of the House III user
s ing the Kansas proysQ yes nel'hsr H!preGsueu.t.
. nor uroarlianentary, apd the Senator from Flie'4ie
8 himself Mr.. HunierI he'd voted Cor measures VI yea
eral legislation when inserted in appropriation oEs
Thsg there was no pretence that such action WEE %
volu;ioGsfy Or ~fnctious; but now the cry Is iaIseC
c tina, the responsibility of defeating the army. bill mus
, rest upon the House of Representatives, IN eouse
> GueDce Of their proviso, t1 -hieh the Senate Ieiuss"
syree. The Senator from Virginia the othSl un,
g moved to sdhere, and said he WAS willing 70 le! ,'
] issue 90 tefors The country and take the resPohsIo.is
=. ty-but now the majority dared not accept thar is.Se
! and were willing to ask another conference, ano ~ = a :.
? Senator took the lead and nsda the mouon. iH !.
] was neither more nor less than bscting oui, anu !
, showed that their position was untenaole. ne lhs.
r proceeded TO read extracts from articles written o'
James Madison in the Federalist, to show tnsi II wa