Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-27
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.

WASHINGTON, August lS.-lhe session ter
minated at IL o'clock to-day. according to pre-
vious order, and motion TO suspend the rules
Of the House, with view 10 prolong the ses-
sion for few hours, was lost tor want OF Il
tyo.thirds vote, though it had a large majority.
There WAS no object in prolongins The session,
except to pass the army appropriation bill, and
i, is nv opinion that The maj jorty Of the House
was prepared to yield their Kansas propiso to
The bill. A few ultra men prevented the result.
Three conferences were held upon The army
bill, and neither could agree. The Senate stood
firm upon their refusal To be cOerced by the
House into party and sectional measure, which
,f itself involved gross violation OF the Con-
slituliun by arming the President with power
10 declare martial law in Kansas and Missouri.
Til. President would, of course, refuse TO cxer-
rise the power; but, still, if the Senate should
submit 10 such coercion, il would leave all power
in the hands of the majority Of the House
rendering that body similar 10 The long Parlia.
menl." OF, az Gen. Cass will say, toa French Con-
y.ntiou. Both parties now accept The issue
WHICH has been thus made between the two
Houses, aud they 90 before the people there.
upun, al the Presidential election.
# has been rumored that the President would,
upon the failure Of the army bill, call Congress
together again Immediately by proclamation.
Mr.. Clayton declared in The Scnsle that it was
The Presidents duty to do So The President
has !he power to summon them to resume their
legislative functions tomorrow. For Con-
gress that is already elected it is not necessary
for the President to give! notice, some weeks
ahead, in order 10 bring them together.
But in an extra session, The House might be
agaip obstinate and faciious; Il majority might
b. well disposed, but on the eve of an election
they might be controlled by their mere party
bickrrs
There is Il difference of opinion upon the
point whether tine army can BE- kept up without
The appropriations, or whether it. w"uId Ge di''
banded in consequences Of The failure OF I'd" np-
prop7;aion of twelve millions for the service
Some say that the army can neither be paid nor
fed. and. must BE- disbanded in such case. Others
think tha, it makes no difference at all whether
the appropriation BE- made now or in the deti.
cicnry bill next December. Means could 1c found
TO provide for provisions and transportation, &C..
fnr three months more, just as all this has been
done since tile lsl of July last for since that
day there has been no appropriations. los.
WAsIIrSGTos, Augut 2l.--A quorum OF both
Houses Of Congress asseulhIcd to-day IL p'iriu.
ance Of the Presidents proclamation. The ales-
size relates entirely TO The Army Appropriation
hiil. setting forth The evils which will result from
refusal TO vote the supplies for Tho Army,
rumpclIiug complete cessation uf all its opera
Iinns, and its practical disarmament, thus invi-
Ting borders of savages FROM the Western llnlns
aud Rocky Mountains TO spread devastation
along fruolier OF more tlan tnnr thousand miles
and deliver up sparse population OF vast ex-
tent of country to rapine and murder
Tho Senate suspended The rule making the
expiration Of six days necessary before The bills
reported by preceding Congress can be Ia
ken up. i,
Wavs and Means, reported the previous Army
bill with the Kansas riders, which passed by
vote of SO 10 IS. nj,
The Senate will take up The matter on Friday.
WASHINGTON, August 22-The Sonate To-Day
rejected the Kansas rider sent from the house.
and passed thus, the Army appropriations
BILL" as in the regular session.
On receiving The biil from the Senate, Inc
House, by majority of t'ro, restored these
+. riders" and then by majority OF Jour voted
to adhere to thcm
A motion 10 reconsider the resolve to adhere
was laid on tho table by one vote in majority,
and thus the determination Of the House MA.
j ority is expressed in the most decided form.
The Senate adjourned before taking vote on
the question of adherence or conference. and it
is believed that the notion Of the House will
result again in defeating any appropriation for
the army.
WASHINGTON, August 2a.--Thc Senate ha'-
inr adhered 10 lis amendment on the new Army
A III, and the House 10 it's amendment on the
q Id one, both bills are dead. A new bill will
b c introduced on Monday.
U Richer says: " No man can eilher I've pious-
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