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.s1zs,l. WAshNsroS, Aug.

| SES4TE.-A message was received from the
President in answer tot the resolution calling for
information relative to the protocol of the Peace
Congress as to privateering.
The Senate discussed and passed C35 against
I'D the bill regulating compensation of mem
bers. Congress add.
HorsE.-rhe House passed bill extending
the patent for the Adams Printing Press, by 40
majority.
The Senate's amendment tothe Legislative,
Executive and Judicial appropriation bill was ia
ken up.
The question stated agreeing that the Senates
amendment to strike out the proyiso that no
money should be expended until persons under
! indictment in Kansas be discharged and prose
cution dismissed, sc.
| Mr.. Pennington moved an amendment to the
ISenate's amendment making similar provisions.
| but that nothing therein shall he so construed
as to prevent the indictment, arrest prosecution,
punishment or detention in or by any court of
the United States in Kansas, OF of any person
who shall have violated any provision Of any
act of Congress in the commission of any of
fence against any person or property. Penning-
| ton would never vote dollar TO sustain those
indictments for treason TO uphold bogus legis
lature.
1 Mr. Letcher said that courts could only de-
4 termine whether those individuals were guilty
or innocent, and thought the House was poorly
employed in seeking to nullify judicial proceed
4 ings by legal enactment. He should like TO
know whether Mr.. Pennington and his friends
4 were afraid of the courts.
4 Mr.. Pennington-I am afraid of the courts of
Kansas. Does the gentleman from Virginia he
lieve any parties guilty Of treason.
/ Mr.. Letcher replied Misunderstanding have
| solemnly sworn to subvert the Government.
AIR. Campbell was satisfied no person now
| in prison under arrest in Kansas for treason
would he prosecuted or punished.
4 L.. l,,N,,.
! bell became recipient of the Information denied
to other gentleman.
| Mr.pehingtons amendment was agreed to
ayes 81, nays y.
Various Intellectual efforts were made to fur
Their amend.
4 During these proceedings Mr. Grow spoke of
events in Kansas, in connection with its courts,
as a disgrace to humanity, and insisted that. the
limitation of appropriations could be made with
out a revolution.
i Mr.. Davis, Of Nd, said that if Judge Le-
comptc was properly reported, there was not n
shadow for charge of tveaSoni the House had
not reached point when revolutionary RENE
dy was justifable;i it was childish in the ex-
IRENE to withhold appropriations from Kansas
courts, when the machinery. by which the Gov
ernment carries on its business is not to be ar
frosted.
Mr.. Kunkel said he had a right to know where
Mr.. Campbell got his information that there will
be no prosecutions in Kansas.
Mr. Campbell replied, that it was well known
Inc had no sympathy with the present admins
ltration, nor with the party which brought these
wrongs upon the country by the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise. Ho reported he knew
and believed those men arrested in Kansas, on
charge of treason, for violation of laws of what
lis termed n bogus legislature, would not be
prosecuted to punishment, and said to kunkel
he never should violute the confidence reposcd
Fba Of hiC inf
Mr.. Lctclcr said the President had no more
fright to discharge the indicted parties in Kansas
than il they were detained i'll Virginia.
Mr. Campbell remarked that he had received
Inc official communication, but believed thcpros-
ecutions would not be carried on to the extent
lof treason.
Mr.. Stanton pnt no faith in the executive
promise and would not therefore so legislate.-
For one lie should adhere to the proviso disrc-
lgarding all consequences.
Mr. Orr said while he had no official inforrna-
ton to communicate to the House, he had no
doubt that the superstition Of Air. Campbell was
correct He did not concur with Mr.. Letcher
that the President has no right to control the
prosecutions in Kansas but thought the cxecu-
tive could enter nolle prosecute. He did not be-
lleve the accused went far enough to constitute
treason.
Mr. Galloway advocated the limitation of the
appropriations, and said they We're by stern ne
tCeSSItY reduced 10 Illats alternative.
Humphrey Marshall thought the House ought
4 to breathe frcer and deeper than they had for
months past, and was gratifed that President
Pierce had made n confidential communication
to the premier of this House. s
Mr.. Campbell said the gentleman from Ky.
had no authority for using that kind of Ian
guage
Mr. Marshall said he had right to draw such
differences of those who have been kicking up
such fuss in Kansas and nov, wanted to be let
off. He wanted the country to know those from
the North and South who have been defending
ionr sovereign rights, that they may cry out
Eureka" Wan ID
Mr.. Giddings congratulated the country on an
auspiCiOus fact, the representative voice ut least
had been heard at the other end of the avenue F;
he thanked God he had been permitted to see
Mr.. Campbell wished to speak, but Giddings
refused to yield the floor. Much confusion pre-
vailed throughout the proceedings, during which
Campbell said in reply to the remark of Cid
tdings if the conflict must be met, and his col
league must meet on equal terms, here or else
where.
t. Ciddings, suliling.-Please don't talk about
meeting elsewhere Qaughter.)
Mr.. Campbell earncstIy-I mean IN debate.
Mr.. Craige made an Intellectual motion for the
committee to rise that he might offer resolution
requesting the President to furnish the House
Will
the dismissal of the prosecutions in Kansas.
Mr. Smith of Virginia, did not believe the
President would rather undertake to prejudice
the action to complete the authorities of Kansas
or step IN officially to influence the action Of the
House with reference to the duties contided in
them. fl
Mr.. Cumback thought the President had taken
ia long time to find out the persons imprisoned
in Kansas were not guilty of treason
Mr.. Seward had always doubted whether the
treason was committed or not but this was the
question which belonged to the courts, if the
lproyiso is to be engrafted in the appropriation
bills let them go, if the President truckes to it
tbc it So Iewould not swallow that which he
did not approve of