Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

/ CONGRESSIONAL
| 500 - WAsuINGToS, August IL.
SEXATE-AIr Mason submitted a resolution
which was adopted, calling on the President for
information as to what measures have been ta-
ken by this Governmental regard to the propo-
stions adopted on the Congress of the allied
lpowersof Europe, recently held at Paris respect
ing theabolition of priyateering and the doctrine
that free ships make free goods. Mr.. Mason
I said it was somewhat remarkable that these
powers should have presented their propositions
as q new question when it was well known that
the United States had contended for their adop-
Ition ever since the foundation of this Govern
ment .a= Il 81 IL
| Mr.. Pearce reported joint resolution trans
ferringf from the State to the interior department
| the duty of distributing, to public libraries aud
Colleges the documents printed for that purpose.
I.Also to documents to boards of trade and cham
bers of Commerce throughout the country.
| Mr.. Pcarce reported tie House bill for the
purchase of Dr. kane'S work on the exploration
of the Arctic seas
| Mr. Douglas, from the committee on Terrific
ries. reported back tile House bill to recognize
the territory of Kansas with written report,
Ewhich-takes the ground that the Senate bill now
before the House is the best plan for the pacltl-
cation of Kansas that the Senate can devise, and
recommends that the hill be laid on the table as
Ia test vote on its rejection
Mir. Calllmcr read the minority report OF the
same committee recommending tile enactment
iof the House bill.
AR Biglers resolution, offered Saturday,
relative to tie accounts Of Col. Fremont, was
adopted.
Mr. Weller moved to take up the Pacific R. K.
BILL disagreed to, lac said he had yielded to the
river and llarbor bill, and now the friends of
those measures failed toa assist him in considering
that bill
Mr.. Seward remarked that he always
1 willing.
/ Mr.. Weller did Seward the justice to say that
there was not, in the Senate, u member who had
\ rendered more uniform and efficient service in
behalf not only of the Pacific Railroad bill, but
all measures for the benefit of California than the
Senator from New York.
| The Senate struch out from the House bill aP-
proprating for the executive, Judicial, and legis-
lative expenses, the provisoS relative to Kansas
HoUsE.-Thc House tabled by 80 majority the
bill to enable owners of Land warrants to locate
the same on any of the public dominion subject to
entry, whether the minimum price be l,25 per
acre otherwise.
4 Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, from the committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill reducing du-
ties on imports and for other purposes. The
consideration of the bill postponed till the
third Monday in December. Mr.. Campbell OF
! Ohio, from the same committee, introduced Il
resolution, which was adopted, calling on the
/ Secretary of the Treasury to furnish 4 large
mass of Information affecting the interests of
the different sections of the country in conncc-
ton WITH the tariff, looking TO the enlargement
of the free list, the growth of the material,
/ the promotion of the manufacture of the tiucr
materials, the extension of our export trade, and
asking various suggestions from the Treasury
relative to the revenue laws, &c.
4 4 message was received from the President,
returning, with his objections the bill for the
&c la
says it is liable to the same objections other
similar bills and refers to his previous message
for his views that subject.
4 The bill was then laid on the table-yeas So,
nays 12.
/ The message having been read, the question
received on its passage, notwithstanding the
! Presidents veto, the following vote-yeas $50,
nays 81.
! The House passed without debate the bill
making appropriations for the support of the
Post-ofiicc department.
Mr.. Harrison rising to make personal exPla-
nation, read an. extract from Mr.. Burlingame's
ISpeech at Dayton Ohio, in which Mr.. Harrison
was designated as n idoughface, with the remark
that there would be no doughfacesif doughiaced
constituents were not behind them.
Mr.. Harrison could scarcely believe Burlin-
game went out of his way to endorse vague
charge Of irresponsible persons, and trusted it
might vet be found that the reporter was mista-
ken. But If the language attributed to Burlin-
game WAS, intended, directly or Indirectly, to
charge him or any portion of his constituents
with trucking subscrvieucy to any portion of
the country, or to any party i'll the House, he
pronounced the charge mn infamous and unmit-
Iigated calunny.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell of o., the Army
bill returned from the Senate without the Sher-
man proviSo be taken up. Hc simply asked the
iGlerR to read single clause from the Cnnstitu-
ton. ef
Mr. Giddings-I object
Mr.. Letcher-It is out Of order to read the
Constitution.
1.-THE ID article of amendments to the Consti-
tution was subsequently read.
/ Dir. Campbell SAID, having sworn to support
the constitution he should vote against the Sher-
man proviso
Mr Pennington suggested substitute to avoid
Iall constitutional scruples namely, declaring no
part military force for support of which Gppropr-
atoms made by thisactbe employed as aid in en-
Forcenient of any enactment of the body claim
ling to be territorial legislatures Kansas, until
such epactments shall be confirmed or approved
by Congress; but this proyiso shall not be so
constructed as to prevent the President from
employing adequate military force, but it shall
lbe his duty to employ such force to prevent the
Invasion of the territory by armed bands, non
Presidents, or any other body of non residents
acting as posse conitatus Of any officer in the
territory in the enforcement Of any such enact.
lment and to protect persons and property there
in and upon the national MI hway leading to the
TERRITORY for all unlawful searches and seizures;
lit shall be further his duty to take efficient meas
urcs to compel the return of and WITHHOLD all
farms of the United States distributed to send to
the territory in pursuaneeof law.
SIR. Campbell of Ohio, said as Pennington's
proSiso did not violate the letter or spirit Of the
tConstitution and taking all circumstances into
iconsideTation hetgould accept it, moved the pre-.