Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-08
THIRrY-FoUaTH CONGRESS.

"WEDNESDAY, August 6.
| SENATE Mr.. Seward introduced a bill.
! which was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee, providing for change of venue in GER
tain criminal cases now pending in Courts of
| the United Suites for the Territory of Kanzas.
Inc oil was founded on the petition OF Gov.
hoblnson-and Others presented yesterday,
The Senate then considered and passed the
bills making appropriations for the following
| purposes for the improvement of the har
bors of ApalaehIcola, Charleston, S. c.. Cane
| Cod, Providence, Georgetown, D. c, for
the improvement Of Hurlgate the harbor of
Bayou Da Fourche the inland passage be-
tween st, Johns and st. Marys rivers, Fla. :;
the harbor OF Mobile; for a steam dredge on
Lake Michigan; the improvement of Cape
Fear and the Illinois and Red Rivers for a
survey OF Achafalaya Bay, and approaches !;
Tor survey OF the Falls of Red River.
The bill fora wagon road to the Pacific, and
hive private bills were then passed.
{ Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Keitt of South Carolina took
his seat.
Several railroad land bills were referred to
the Committee of the Whole and one grant,
ing million and half acres to Mississippi
Tor railroad purposes, was passed--98 against
SO.
The House then went into Committee on
the legislative, judicial, and executive appro-
priation bill.
The clause appropriating $500, 900 to paw
expenses of the courts of the United States
was read.
Mr. Grow moved the proviso that no part
OF this money should be employed in PROSE
cutting or OBTAINING any person or persons
charged with treason or any other offence in
Kan2as. He desired to withhold support
from the courts in the Territory, in order
that the prosecutions for the alleged treason
might terminate.
Mr. Stanton moved to amend by adding
6 or any prosecution which has, heretofore
been instituted for political Offences" He
wished to express his disapprobation of an
Army being employed in the nefalious work
OF crushing out Free State settlers, and to
preclude from paying out even one dollar to
the hlllbustering and marauding parties.
Mr.. Grows amendment together with Mr..
Stanton's, were adopted by 60 against 81.
The Committee rose, when the House pro-
ceeded on the amendments reported to the bill.
The question was then on Mr.. Crows
amendment to the appropriation for the Judi.
cary Of kanzas, that the money shall not he
drawn from the Treasury till the criminal
prosecutions pending in the territory against
the persons charged with treason or alleged
violation OF the laws passed by a body of men
at Shawnee Mission, claiming to be the Leg
stature, shall be'dismissod by the Court. and
every person who has been or may be restrain
cd Of his liberty by such prosecution. Agreed
to by 81 against 60.
Inc clause appropriating 500, 900 for the
expenses oil the Leg islotive Assembly of Kan
sas was stricken out by 30 agai, st IS.
MI Grows and Mr.. Stantons amendment,
that no part Of the money be expended in
prosecuting or OBTAINING any person charged
WIN treason was agreed to-S2 against o.
The bill was then passed by a vote OF "a
against 90, the Democrats, together with the
South Americans, and MIR. Dunn, Of Ind,
and Mr.. Bennett, of N. y, voting in the neg
alive.
The House then took recess till 8 p. NJ.