The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-04-17
Thursday, april 10, 1856.

1NUTSOuy, <1pTH ~, 1904
SENATE.
A motion made by Mr.. Stuart to take up the
river and harbor bill failed by the following
vote.
YEAs-Messrs. Bell of New Hampshire, Bell
of Tennessee, Benjamin, Bright, Cass, Col
lamer, Dodge, Foot, Geyer, Hale, Hamlin. Har-
Ian, Pugh, Seward, Stuart, Sumner, and Trum-
bull-l7.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams Beyard, Bggs, Big
Ter, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay, Crittenden,
Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Houston, Hunter,
Iverson Mason, Reid, Rusk, Sebastian, Slidell,
Toombs Toucey, Weller, Wright, and Yulee-25.
The Senate resumed the considerations of
the motion to print the memorial presented by
Mr.. Cass, a day or two since, from persons
composing the selfstyled Legislature of Kansas,
There was an evident disposition manifested
to bring this question to close, and after a
long debate, in which Messrs. Seward, Butler,
Hamlin, Hale, Douglas, Bayard, Crittenden,
Mason, Yulee, Weller, Toucey, Rusk, Trum-
bull, Benjamin, Cass, and others, participated,
the subject was disposed of by the adoption of
the following resolution, introduced by Mr..
Mason.
Resolcecl, That the order of the 7th instant,
referring the paper purporting to be memorial
of certain individuals representing themselves as
Senators and Representatives in the General
Assembly of the State of Kansas to the Com
mittee oil " Ierritories be rescinded and the
Committee On Printing be discharged from the
consideration of the said paper.
Tie vote stood for the resolution as follows /:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Benjamin,
Biggs, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Butler, Cass,
Crittenden, Dodge, Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick,
Geyer, Hanlin. Houston, Hunter, lverson,
Jones of Iowa, Mason, Pugh, Reid, Rusk, Sebas.
tan, Slidell, Stuart, Toucey, Trumbull, Weller,
Wright, and fulee-s2.
NAYs-Messrs. Harlan, Seward, and Sum-
ner-3.
1t is proper for the Reporter to state that
the document had been previously referred to
the Committee on Printing, by the deciG;oa OF
the Chair.
Mr.. Cass made statement before the final
vote was taken, to the effect that, upon con-
versing with the gentleman who requested him
to present it, he had become satisfied that it
was not such document as ought to be re-
ceived.
The Senate adjourned at quarter past
five P. NJ,
The House resumed the consideration of the
resolutions in the Illinois Contested Election
Case.
The reports Of the Committee of Elections,
confirming Mr.. s. s. Marshall in his seat, and
declaring vacant the seat to which Mr.. Trum-
bull, since chosen Senator, had been elected,
were adopted. One of the resolutions provides
fos paying the usual mileage and per diem to
the contestants. A report vas made from the
same committee, declaring Mr.. T. j. D. Fuller,
of Maine, duly elected member. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole to con-
slider the amendments of the Senate to the de-
fciency bill. An extended discussion ensued,
principally upon the amendment proposing
100000 for continuing the Washington Aque-
duct. This appropriation was opposed, on the
ground that the people of the Union ought not
to be taxed for the benefit of the people of
Washington and the officials located here. 1t
was advocated for the reason that the Govern
ment was now committed to the work; that it
was only question of time whether it should
have aid now, at the appropriate season for
carrying it on efficiently, or be deferred for an,
other year. 1t was also sustained, ON the ground
that the large amount of public property here
needed protection against fire, and that it was
the duty of Congress to guard against the losses
which delay would necessarily create by injury
to the work from exposure to the weather. The
Committee rose without coming to vote.