The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-17

use and progress OF the navy, gong back to
the foundation of the government. Very few
Senators. were in their seats. and there was
much conversation in audible tones. The
Chair several times called to order, when
Toonlbs said, talking does not disturb me in
the least. am glad to hear the Senators
discussing the subject. 1t ought to be discus
sed on this floor, behind the bar and all over
the country. Laughter.
At quarter past five Crittenden obtained
the floor by leave of Toonlbs and moved that
the Senate adjourn. Agreed, by 2 majority.
HOUSE MIR. Chngman asked that the reso-
I luton of the Senate fixing day for adjourn
ment, be considered.
Mr.. Dunn said he should objec. till the
Kansas question was settled. 69
Dir. tIouSton-Flx your own day. H
Mr.. Letcher preferred that the House should
go on with the trial of one of its members. 9
Clingman moved to suspend rules for the
purpose of taking up resolutions. III
Lost--yeas, Ito; nays, 9l-tworthirds fe-
ing required.
Campbell, of Ohio, asked that the further
consideration Of the report of the Committee
| on the Sumner assault might be postponed till
Wednesday, for the reason that the majority
of the Committee have had developed to them
some facts affecting one Of the parties impli
Gated. and they desire to consider the proprie-
| ty of offering an amendment to the pending
resolution--to this, objection was made.
Mr.. Mechan moved the previous question,
which was agreed to. tr
! Mr.. Edmunds, by general consent, made
statement affecting himself III
| Edmundson exculpated himself from the
improper conduct for which the House propos-
Ell to censure him. Campbell, of Ohio, deien-.
ded the report of the committee
! House voted on English's substitute that
the House declares its disapprobation of the
assault, and deems this a fit occasion to ex-l
press its disapprobation of language in debate
personally offensive TO individual members of
Congress. or to the States Of this Union
1 Disagreed to--35 against III. Voted on the
substitute Of the minority committee for reSo-
lutions Of majority, namely, that the House
have no jurisdiction over the assault commit
| TED by Brooks on Sumner, and therefore deem
u improper to express any opinion on the
subject. Rejected-yeas 66, nays las. Voted
first on the resolution of the majority of the
committee that Preston S. Brooks be and he
is forthwith expelled from this Houss as
Representative of South Carolna-yeas, LII
nays, 50. | s.a
| L Speaker-,The House has refused to agree
to the resolution, there not being a two-thirds
Brooks, after opposition, spokein his own
defence, and concluded by informing the
House that he had resigned his seat.
Next resolution of the coinmtt-e ker :
declaring disapprobation Of the conduct Of Ed
m Inds and Keitt in regard to The assault.
CImpbeil, of Ohio, and others, called for di-
vision OF the question. The Speaker decided
that 1t could not he divided for reasons tated.
p Jones' of Tenn, moved that the resolution
b. tabled Disagreed-yeas SO, nays Ill,
/ Pending the resolution, the House adjourned.
Raj road Accident. IA
a ssI 3. a' SPElNGFTELp, Mass, July IA. 1
Last nights mail train from New York to-
Boston was thrown off the track near Long
| Meadow. A rail was maliciously placed across
! the track. The engine, tender, baggage car,
and one passenger car, were badly sinashed -.
No passengers injured. Engineer Davidson
was badly, bat not fatally injured. One fire.
man had his skull fractured and one leg brok-
en-. The passengers and mails proceeded by
an extra train. The mail train from Boston.
was unable to pass until this m ,rning.
| @ WAshISGToN, July IA. q
The jury in the Herbert case are still out,
and unable to agree. 1t is reported they stand
/ 10 for acquittal and for conviction.
CHICAGO, July IA.
King -Stang of the Beaver Island Moraons,
died at his former residence in Racine county,
Wisconsin on Wednesday last ss7 .saas .
T. TELEGRAPH SU1r.--tA suit has just been
tired at Cleveland, in which the Michigan and
Erie Telegraph Company was sued by r. Cook
& Co. for the incorrect transmission Of dis
patch. They directed their agent to pay 10
cents for WOOL but the dispatch on delivery
read IS cents. Verdict fo5 the plaintiffs
$3.50 .--- - -'.s p -. =. 81 Is -. D
t. OF Mr. Partridge has again leftns pack
care oflate dates We are dependant upon the
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