Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-29
xxxIv CoNGRGss....Exarn Session.

Wednesday, Aug. II.
SENATE.-Mr. Cass presented letters from
Gen. persiier F. Smith, which he obtained
at the War Department, giving an account of
the movements of the U. S. troops in Kansas.
The letters were read.
Gen. Smith states that the reports which
have been going the rounds in the newspa-
pers, are gross fabrIcations, and that the
troops have not done anything to interfere
with the citizens, excepting to guard the pris-
oners charged with treason.
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill
introduced yesterday, by Mr., Weller, to re-
peal certain laws of the Kansas Legislature.
Mr.. Hunter stated that the Senate had al
ready passed measures containing the same
prov sons as this, and sent them to the House.
lie, (IIunter,) said that while the Senate on
one hand is willing to repeal certain laws
which they believe contrary to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, majority of the
House would not consent to act thus partially
unless they could at the same time, repeal
great many more of them.
Nj. Weller said he had introduced the bill
without consulting any of his political asso
ciates, and he regretted very much that he
was not sustained by them in his desire to
adopt conciliatory course towards the House.
While he entertained great regard for their
opinion, he was compelled to differ with them
in relation to this matter. He was actuuted
by desire TO wipe out of the Statute Book
some of the Territorial laws. which, in his
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feGS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bayard, Ben
lamln, broauhead, Briggs, blgler, Bright,
brown, Butler, Cass, Clay, Dodge, Douglas,
Geyer' huIter, INerSoh' Johnson Jones OF
Tennessee, Mallory, Mason Pearce Pratt
| Pugh Reid. Sebastian, Tousey. Weller.
Naus-Messrs. Bell of Tenn. CLAYTON.
| Crittenden. Foote. Foster Harlan Houston
| Seward. TrumbuU. Wade. Wilson.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
| Army Bill.
Mr.. Hunter stated that the bill was the bill
upon which the two houses disagreed at the
! adjournment of the last session. There had
been conferences upon 1t which were unsue-
cessful. but although the last vote oftbe House
was to adhere to their disagreement, he was
willing to give the House as many chances
to vote upon this question. as they could
have. and he therefore moved the Senate in.
sist and ask another conference, This would
give the House two more opportunities to
vote upon the question. When The hin
should 90 back to the House. If there sbon1d
he majority in that body in favor of ,assirC,
the bill in the usual form, they would have a3
| opportunity to lecede; or if another Commit
tee of Conference should be Amounted and he
unable to agree when that fact sbonld he re-
norted TO the House. there would stiU he an
other chance for the House to take another
vote upon receding.
! Mr.. Bell of Tenn, took this opDortunitv 70
ask Mr.. Cass whether he understood from
| those letters which he had caused to be read
1850 -..-------5, ,hore existed at this time no
disturbances IN kanaes.
Mr. Cass rePiied tnat they We're the latest
o ono returns that haQ been received at the
! var department. ana they showed what had
oeeh tne CONDUCT OF the hlIltafy there As to
the subsequent Geographic reports, there
might oe some louhoatloh Tor them, although
was very Prooaole thaI Ihe actual condition
VI thll.Ss vas eAas9etateu'
| MI Den salu' twice nelore' ne mad been led
TO suppose that Vne ailheulties were termlna-
teu' Du' lnAurina'loh oerlFeo nom the EXecu-
| i've LePat'iueh's' anu iroIh oHlcers IN com
Inaho OIL hanZas, that thete were ample forces
~ suppress al ulsoIueF' pom Ooth those oc-
Casiohs' however, IL turned out that he had
Oeeh deceived ana ne ola not wish to be de-
ceiVeu again. II dli1culCes sui exist there,
as ne was AFRAID was the case he hoped that
measures "oula DC taNeh TO restore tranquil
lty.
MI clayton was glad TO hear the motion of
the senator from Virginia, but he thought 1t
would nave oeen much better TO start right
ana pursue straight forward course, than to
| go wrong and nave to back out. The major
lty OF the senate were wrong the other day,
"heh they undertook TO adhere to their disa-
| greement on phi precisely like this, and he
| noPeu they would mol agree to another OF con-
lere9ce' ne proceeded TO comment with
huch severity on what he termed the infam-
Gus laws OF the hanzas Legislature, saying
they should De repeated before the adjourn
IuehC Oh congress anu II the Senate refuse
| 10 take the STEP the responsibility must rest
| upon them. One OF those laws sentenced a
man TO hard LABOR Tor not less than two years,