Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-01
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDIHas.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on Saturday, after we wen
to press, at the conclusion of the speech of NJ
Houston, the bill of Mr.. Crittenden for the
yeas 26, nays 1I-Messrs. Bell of Tennessee
Crittenden and Thompson of Ken ucky, voting
with the Republican minority.
A message from the House, transmitting
another Army appropriation bill was received
Mr.. Hunter moved that the Kansas proviso
embraced therein be stricken out; agreed to
yeas 26. nays7.
And Is thus amended the said bill wat
passed. .---.. .........
Shortly afterwards joint resolution to ter
inmate the called session at 81 m. Of that
day, was received from the House; and it wa.
concurred in.
vote of thanks to the Hon. J d. Brigh,
for the dignity and impartiality with which he
had presided over the Senate, was unanimously
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Brodhead the usual com
mittee was appointed TO notify the Preside ri
of the readiness Of the two Houses to adjourn
sire ate.
Subsequently Mr.. Brodhead reported from
that committee that the President had no fur
Their communication to make to Congress;
pro tenn. declared the Senate adjourned san,
die
In the House, the army appropriation bill
as reported by Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, was
pnssed-yeas SO, nays II.
On motion Of Mr.. Benson, Senate Joint
resolution authorizing the acceptance Of gold
medals by Surgeons Williamson and Har.
r'sOn from the Emperor of France Lieutenant
Ho1fa
and Professor Bache from Sweden, was taken
from the Speakers table read three times and
passed.
Senate resolution authorizing Alexander D
Bacho to accept the medal presented to him
from the King Of Sweden " as also taken from
the Speakers table, read three times and
passed-yeas 150 nays so.
message from the Senate "a received, re-
turning the army appropriation bill, amend ID
by striking out the Kansas proviso; which
amendment was concurred in-yeas l0l, nays
81, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aiken, Akers, Barksdale, Bel
Bennett Of Miss Bccock, Bowie, Boyce, Branch
Burnett, Cadwalsder, Campbell Of XIV Garlic
Caskie, Clingnan, Cobb Of Ga Cobb Of Ala
OF Md Denver. DOwdell, Edmundson, Elliot
Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner. Florence
Fuller OF Me, Goode, Greenwood Hall Of Iowa
Harris Of Maryland. Harris Of Alabama, harris
=
man, Houston, Jewett, Jones Of Tennessee Jores
ot pennsylvania, keitt, Kelly, Kennett, Kidwell,
Lake, Letcher, Lumpkin, A. X. Marshall OF
hsntuS.y. n MARSHALL II Kentucky, Marshall of
III, Maxwell, McMullin, Mcqueen, Miller Ct
Ind, Millson, Oliver Of No, Orr, Packer, Peck,
Phelps, Porter, Powell, Puryear, Quitman, RI.
cand, Rivers, Rufin, Rust, Sandidge, Savage
seward, Shorte:, sm tn Of Tenn, Smith Of va =,
Smith OF Alabama, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart,
Swope, Talbot, Taylor, Tyson, Underwood
Vail, Walker, Warner, Wells, Wheeler, Whit.
ney, Williams, Winslow, Wright Of Mississippi,
Wright Of Tenn and Zollicoffer- 1O1
Nays-Messrs. Albright Allison, Barbour. Bar
clay, Bennett OF ~. Y Benson, Billinghurst,
bingham, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Butiing ton,
Campbell Ct Pa Campbell of Ohio, Chsfse
Clarke Of Connecticut, Clawson, Colfax Comins,
CoVode, Cragin, Cumback, Damrell, Davis OF
Mass, Dean, De witt. Dick, Dickson, Dodd,
Dunn, Durfee, Edte, Edwards, Emrie, Flagler,
HALFWAY sI,ow Giddinss Gilbert Granger Grow,
hughston, Kelsey. King, Knapp, Knight. Knowl-
ton, Knox, Kunkel, Letter, Mace Maiteson, Nc
Carly, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Merton,
oliver Di,, OF n ", Parker, Relton, Pennington,
bins, oberts, Robson, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Scott
Sherman, Simmons, Spinner, Stanton, Strana
han, Tapnan, Tho'ington, Thurston, Todd, Traf-
Hashburne OF Wis Washburne Of III Wash
burn OF Ne, Wood, Woodruff, and Woodwork
81.
On motion Of Mr. Cullen, the Senate bill for
fixing the time for holding the election in Del
aware for mel ber Of Congress was passed
Mr.. Whitney asked leave to introduce bill
for the repeal Of the (so called) black laws of
Kansas. But Mr.. Washburnc, Of Ill and
many other Republican members obiected so
leave was not granted.
Mr.. Pennington reported from the FOREIGN
Affairs Committee a Senate Joint resolution
authorizing DR.. Kane and the officers ASSOC
ciated with him to accept such token Of &C.
acknowledgement from the British Government
as 1t may please to present; which was duly
passed
Mr.. Phelps asked leave to movc to take up
the senate bill making an appropriation to
carry into effect the recent treaty between this
Government and the Creek and Seminole In
dams But objections were made from the
aide of the chamber
Mr.. Grow moved the following resolution
RssotUsd, That the President be, and he is
hereby, respectfully requested to direct the
district attorney of the United States for the
Territory OF Kansas to apply to the proper
court in and for said Territory for leave to
enter noAe prosequt on all indictments now
pending for treason, or for any other political
offences alleged or pretended to have been
committed in said Territory.
Mr.. McMullin moved to lay it on the table.
message announcing that tho President
had signed the army appropriation bill was
received.
A message was received from the Senate
notifying the House that that body had agreed
to the resolution of the House fixing hall, pas.
three o'clock as the hour for final adjourn.
ment
Mr. Cobb, of Ga, moved that the House
adjourn, and demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered
The Clerk was proceeding with the call of
the roll, when, the hour Of half-past three
o'clock having arrived, the Speaker stopped
the call and said In obedience to resoIu-
t,on OF the two Houses fixing this hour for the