Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-23

10 pIONiso Inc euect OF winch was 20 destroy
and abrogate the constitutional rights of this
body Is an sequal and coordinate branch Of
the government, or the army
bill must be lost. Where such an alternative
was presented, he would preserve the consti-
tuition and let the appropriation bills 90. He
was bound by his oath to support the constitu-
ton, and from that position he would never
recede an inch If the bill should be lost be
would let the issue 90 to the country. and let
the people decide where the responsibility Law.
He charged the House with first seeking to de-
stroy the constitutional rights of the Senate as
co. ordinate branch of the nation al iegisls-
ture; secondly, they seek to usurp in their
legislation the rights of the judiciary and,
thirdly, they propose to lodge in the hands Of
the Executive such powers and such discretion
o would be utterly unsafe, according to the
old notions of American constitu tionai liberty.
Even at the sacrifice of the appropriation bill,
be could not consent to such Unconstitutional
measures.
Mr.. Cass regarded this as the most solemn
crisis that had ever occurred in the history of
this country, and he hoped the people would
awake to sense of the dangers to which they
were exposed from the spirit of sectionslism
that now controls the other house of Congress
before it should be too late.
Mr.. Wade undertook to prove that, instead
of the House trying to dictate to the Senate,
it was in fact the Senate who were irving to
dictate to the House and he urged the bro.
priety Of receding from the Senate amend.
ment.
AT FIVE O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Cobb moved that the
House recede from its disagreement to the
Senate amendment; which was not agreed to
yeas o., nays 1875.
Mr.. McMullin, rising to privileged cues.
tiOD moved that fha
rected to summon Mr.. Greenwood of Ark, and
Mr.. Hall of Iowa.
But the Speaker ruled that motion out of
order.
The question was then put on a motion
made by Mr.. Washburn of Me-, to adhere !;
which was agreed to-yeas 81, nays SO.
Mr.. Washburn moved to reconsider that
vote, and to lay that motion on the table laid
on the table-yeas 81, nays %.
Mr.. Sherman asked leave to introduce q
joint resolution to adjourn SINE die at 4 m.
But objection being made leave was not
granted.
Intellectual efforts to take up other business,
to adjourn over until Monday, and to adjourn
tor the day, were next voted down by large
majorities.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Ala, moved to proceed to the
business on the Speakers table.
Pending the consideration of this motion
two Intellectual motions to adjourn were m ade,
and recess was taken for half an hour to en-
able the clerks to bring up the business
On reassembling they adjourned for the day.
Proceedings Of To-day.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Jones of Tenn =,
rising to personal explanation, caused to
be read an extract from a speech Of Senator
Trumbull, delivered recently in Philadelphia,
wherein Mr.. 7. was represented as having
proclaimed Mr.. j. as being incapable of ut
teripg a political truth, &c The extract
having been read, Mr.. Trumbull rising, dis
claimed the accuracy of the report, declaring
that he had used no such language.
Mr.. Clayton addressed the Senate in favor
of the appointment of joint select committee
Of eleven from the House, and seven from the
Senate to consider and report on the present
dead lock between the two Houses.
In the House, Mr.. Dawson moved to take
up the Senate's joint resolution to correct GER
tain errors explained above) in engrossing
the civil and miscellaneous appropriation bills.
Objected to.
Mr.. McMullin moved call OF the House.
Not ordered
The States were then called on for resolu-
tions.
On calling New York, Mr.. Matteson offered
declaratOry preamble and joint resolution
Affirming the present existence of tho Mis-
souri, restriction, directing the President to
| compel its enforcement, DC, DC ; on which he
demanded the previous question.
Mr. Dunn lit being only declaratory) moved
to lay 1t on the table; agreed to.