New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-01
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on Thursday at u o'clock. 1t was feared at first,
that as many members had left for their homes, it
Wonld be difficult to get a quorum. But this fear
was disspated at the hour Of assembling. One hun
dred and seventy-two members answered to their
names in the House, and about forty in the Senate.
1t was evident, that it was the settled deter1nna-
ton of both Houses not to take up any business ex
eept that for which they were called together-the
Army bill. Sundry efforts were made to revive bills
that were not perfected at the last session and the
lobby made desperate rally to secure considera.
ton Of some Of their schemes for plundering and
robbing the Treasury. But they met with sig
nal failure in each case The House adhered to its
determination to do nothing but consider the Army
bill. & s.5
On Thursday, the first day, several test votes were
taken the Black Republicans, however, always hav-
ing the majority. They continued thus until abont
o'clock, when on final trial Of strength, the vote
was IS to 92-the Black Republicans having ma
jority Of seven.
The House then adjourned, and the members. sepa-.
rated in groups to discuss the chances OF the next
day yesterday. On Thursday night it was disco
vered that more Southern members had arrived, and
that Haven Of New York and Davis of Maryland,
who had been voting with the Black Republicans,
out to be true. When the House met yesterday the
conservatives were confident Of carrying the day.
But the Republicans, it seems, had rallied some of
their absentees and the first trial Of strength the
vote was "a to 96 On subsequent vote each party
had gained tby arrivas) and the vote was 95 to
| 81. Thus they continued throughout the day, and
finally they adjourned at 5 o'clock, each side appa-
| rently determined to hold out to the bitter end 81
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publicans, convinced that their course was actious
and revolutionary, would yield the point, and suffer
the bill to pass without the Kansas proviso. But,
during the whole day, telegraphic dispatches we're
constantly received from various points in the North
telling them to hold fast and suffer the bill to be lost
sooner than surrender their position The consequence
was, the Northern members who disposed to re-
treat from their revolutionary course, were forced up
to the mark and made to brave it out to the last.
During the whole of yesterday, Mr. Davis and Mr.;
/ Haven voted consistently with the Southern men
throughout. Mr. Haven represents the Buffalo District
in New York, and is the law partner and intimate
personal friend of Mr.. Fillmore His course yesterday
has gained him many friends among the Southern,
members, and, being the immediate representative
and personal friend of Mr. Fillmore, he is regarded
as in some degree eforeshadowing Mr.. Fmores policy
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! The point of disagreement between the two Houses
is just this. The House inserts proviso to the bill
making appropriations for the Army, to the effect
that none of the United States troops are to be en-
ployed in enforcing the laws of the Territorial Legis
lature of Kansas The BILL with this proviso attached
is then sent up to the Senate. The Senate immedi-
atey strikes out the proviso, and returns the bill to
the House. The House again tacks on the provso
,f1r l,o,1-
rejects i-and thus the two Housesare on perpetual
crossostle, neither showing the slightest disposition
to yield. ,~..-- ...as., a. .@4
In fact the Senate ought not to yield and it is i'm
possible almost fori to yield. This proyiso is some
thing entirely new, unusual and Irregular in an army
bill Nothing of the sort has ever hampered the Army
bill before, and the course of the Black Republicans
cannot be otherwise regarded than as factious, i'm
practicable and revolutionary.
Three Black Republican absentees arrived last night
viz: Mess1s. Dunn of Indiana Ball of Ohio ant
Tyson of Philadelphia, and one conservative, Mr.
Oliver (Whig) Of Missouri. Other members have
been telegraphed to come back and may reach her
to-day. Some OF the members had got far a
Wheeling, Cincinnati, Columbus, and even ST. Louis
when the telegraph summoned them back.
Some of the Southern members are hopeful of
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pectation. One thing is very certain, that th
Southern men will never yield and if the Black Re
pubcans do not strike out their proviso, they mus
take the consequences of the loss of the BILL and tn
disbandment of the army.
In the meantime the most exciting news reache,
/ here this morning from Kansas. The Free-State mel
have captured the town of Lecompton-a pro-slayer
!, settlement-and have rescued Robinson, Lane an
9TH ,ho r.
treason, in organizing the Topeka Government, an
arming themselves to resist the laws. These Free
State have burned down houses and taken sewers
officers of the Territory prisoners, and are carryin
e on with a high hand The news has thrown til
President and Cabinet into state of CONSERVATION
and have reason to believe that at this very momer
j. special Cabinet meeting is in session, to consult
n to what is best to be DONE The President, it will /
recolectcd, removed Governor Shannon two or thre
! ! weeks ago, and appointed Pennsylvania name
t. Geary in his place. Geary instead Of proceeding
It to Kansas, has been lettering and lingering hel
VI about Washington ever since, and seemingly payn
no more attention to the Territory than feyerythn
a there was as calm and quiet as a midsummer's da
e In the meantime the Secretary of the Territory M
t. Woodson has been acting as Governor, but now tt
!, news that the Free-State men have arreste
It pu lcu uON uOuSe, Lueu There Is
Executive officer now left there, and would not
surprised to hear at any moment that the Mssouria
" had collected large force, made foray upon Il
e Free State men, and extirpated them with fire al
X sword. Such some of the consequences of Squa
ter Sovereignty in the Territories, backed by IL
it dubious hesitating, uncertain and piddling policy
Of the Administration and its persistent attempt to for
3 Governor from free State upon Kansas, instead
ID some well-known Southern man whom the peor
would respect and obey.
X find was in error in stating, in my asst lette
m that the bill for semimonthly mail from some poi
l. on the Mississippi to San Francisco had passed.
e passed the House, but in the confusion of the clos
e. hours of the Senate it was lost.
se Within the last few days, the Democratic membe
K of Congress have become terribly frightened at t
10 present Presidential prospects of their candida
The disruption of the Democratic party at the Nor
a. has become thorough complete and oyerwhelmir
n If it continue 1t is going on, Buchanan "
id hardly have corporal's guard of supporters in
ut single Northern State And, to add to their disco
\ future, Mr. Buchanans enunciaton of the doctrine
,e Squatter Sovereignty, in his letter of acceptan
le which was intended to proptate the North, has
only failed of its object in that section but is rapit
. breaking him down in the South. The Delhocra
ID members of Congress, awhile ago bitter against
H. Fillmore now admit that il he were not in the fe