The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-25

ICoHLalAlHSa SectlOn declaring the laws OF the
Kansas Legislature void, providing for cor
ganization of that Territory, by new cleo.
ton, as entirely as if no effort to that end had
heretofore been made.
The bill, precisely as lost on Monday, in
Guiding the Kansas restriction proyso, was
then reported from the Committee of the
Whole and passsd-yeas SO, nays 85.
Adjourned.
! TO-DAY's Proceedings.
SENATE.-The army appropriation bill vas
received from the House.
Mr.. Hunter said there was no necessity for
It's reference: IS it was precisely the same as
that lost on Monday last. 1t was not his pur-
pose to debate the bill, and he thought the
question at issue should be decided to-day. He
moved to strike out the Kansas restriction
proyiSo.
Seward agreed with Hunter, that the SUBJ
ject should be perfectly understood He had
heretofore said what he wanted to say, and
contented himself by demanding the yeas and
nays, stating that he had paired off with
Toombs
The motion to strike out the proviso pre-
Vailed-yeas 80, nays Z, and the bill then
passed.
The Senate having received message rela-
tive to the action of the House on the army
bill, insisted on their amendment to the mess
age received from the House
Hunter thought under the circumstances
the bill should be allowed to fail, and moved
that the Senate adhere
Bell, of Tenn, said the House Lad taken
very unusual, supplementary and inexcusa-
BILE course. The proviso was after all but an
abstract idea, since Congress could never con-
troll the Executive in the discharge of his du-
ties. He hoped the bill would not be allowed
to fail, and suggested asking for Committee
of Conference.
Hunter replied ifhe believed Committee of
Conference could agree, he would consent, but
the action Of the two Houses on the former bill
and the vote in the House of Representatives
to adhere had satisfied him there was no hope
to passing the bill in proper form. He would
preserve the constitution and let the appro-
prat;on bill fail if necessary.
Cass regarded this as the most solemn cri-
SIS that had ever occurred in the history of
the country, and he hoped the people would
awake to a sense of the danger before it be-
comes too late.
Wade argued that instead of the House try
ing to dictate to the Senate, the Senate were
In fact trying to dictate to the House. He
urged the prOpriety of recedng so as to pass
the bill.
No conclusion. Adjourned
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr. Kelley, a resolu-
ton Was adopted, requesting the Speaker to
draw his warrant in fauor of Morris Childs, for
m:lage and per diem for last session, during
which he had not appeared in the House, in
consequence of illness.
A message was received from the Senate, an
nouncing the passage of the Army Bill, with
an amendment, Of striking out the Kansas re-
strictive proviso. The question was then tax
en- in the House, on receding from the proviso,
and it was lost-yeas 81, nays 96.
Campbell, of Ohio, moved to reconsider that
vote and lay the motion on the table Carried
by two majority.
A message was read from the Senate in re-
gard to the army bill.
Campbell, of Ohio, moved that the House |
insis on their proviso, and asked for a commit |
tee of conference.
Cobb Of Ga.-Allow me to make motion
that the House recede and regard this as test
question.
Campbell-Ill not yield my point at this
stage of the game.
Campbell's motion was lost by three major
ity.
Cobb of Ga, moved that the House recede. |
Lost-94, against So.
Washburnc of Me-, moved that the House |
adhere to its disagreement.
Orr-Wha will be the effect of adhering; |
Cries of "order ORDER
Speaker-Debate is inadmssable
Cobb. Of Ga You reject the bill?
WashburnS motion was agreed to-97
against SO.
Boco OK voted in the affirmative with view
of moving a reconsideration, but did not OBJ
tain the floor for that purpose.
Washburn moved to reconsider the vote by
which the House adhered to the proviso and
to lay that motion on the table. Carried by
one majority.
Sherman asked leave to offer resolution to
adjourn sine die this afternoon at o'clock.
Wilson made an Intellectual effort to recon-
slider the vote by which the House refused to
insist on the Kansas amendment, and ask for
a committee on conference.
Orr, during the proceedings, said the House
would doubtless be tomorrow under the ne
c ,ssity of proceeding with general legislation.
Repeated unsuccessful motions were made
to adjourn, and a short recess was taken to
await the action of the Senate.
Upon reassembling the House adjourned
Presidents Message.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
SENATE.-The Presidents message was re-
ceived and read. 1t was as follows:
Fellow citizens of the Senate and House of
In consequence of the fail
ure of Congress- at its recent session, to make
provision for the support of the Army, it be-
comes imperatively incumbent on me, to ex-
ercise the power which the Constitution con-
fers on the Executive on this extraordinary
occasion, and promptly convene the two
Houses, in order to afford them an opportuni- |
ty of reconsidering a subject of such vital in
terest to the peace and welfare of the Union.
The q rcnntinn Of n nrtinI nnthoritrr roctnd |