The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-09-06
SAINT PAUL. NNESoTA SATURDAY., SEPTEMBER s, 1856.


The new Committee of Conference on the
army bill met this afternoon, but without
coming to any decision, and adjourned till
this evening. There is no prospect of their
agreeing, the Democrats thinking themselves
strong enough to pass the bill without the
proviso. 0za es-s..r, t Z A 6 -
The following is one Of the letters from
General Smith, read in the Senate to day BY
General Cass :5adoqgs els vs.ss e5i.l~r s;i -
FoRr LEAvsNwoRTH, Aug. l4.i1
I have received a letter from Gov. Shan
non, asking me to take the field with the
whole disposable force in the Territory. to
prevent the ingress Of Lanes party by the
Northern boundary of the Territory The
einformation given to the government has
been SO exaggerated, and to my knowledge
is SO incorrect, that decline making inter-
ference in the matter. @o.s
Captain P. j. Wood, with his company of
cavalry, is upon the Northern frontier and
shall depend upon his reports to govern my
actions.
Two companies along the Kansas were
sent by the commanding officer, by the Gov
ernor's request to break up camps of armed
men at several places. He reported on the
arrival of the troops at the points designated
not only were there no, camps found, but
none had ever existed there or anywhere
else in the neighborhood.
I know each party is trying to engage the
action of the troops in expelling their adver-
saries, and place no dependence on the re-
ports that do not come from what consider
good authority.
..4 Your obedient servant,
...g.-s 49,. PERsIFER F. SMITH.
The Senate thus far have declined yielding
anything on the point connected with the
army bill. 1.''
Mr. Campbell was satisfied that the two
Houses would not be able to agree to argue
any proposition relative to the army bill
which will tend to relieve the people of the
Territory from the difficulties that now sur
round them, and it would not be proper to
enter into the details connected with the
difficulty.
He had resolution to say for himself that
he entered upon the conference with the
hope that something might be done to bring
both bodies into agreement, SO as to pass
the bill and return home. He had submit
ted to the conference the naked proposition
that no portion of the money be expended
for enforcing tie enactments of the body
claiming to be the territorial Legislature of
Kansas-leaying out the subsequent part of
the proviso calling upon the President to ex-
ercise jurisdiction over the highways. He
was willing to yield that much to the scruple
of Senators as to the constitutional power IN
the premises !; but the committee of the Sc
nate refused to yield even that.
afr. Campbell said it of course became ne
cessary that they should proceed further to
consider the merits of the Senate's PROPOSE
tion, which involved independent legislation
The conference failed because the Senate's
committee declined to yield the simple pro-
position that the army shall not be employed
to enforce laws that are founded on fraud.
The difficulty presented by the Senate was
that the incorporation of such a proviso in
the Army Bill would be independent legisla-
ton. It certainly struck him as somewhat
strange that such an objection as that should
come from the Senate.
It would be recollected that the House
passed the Post Office appropriation bill On
recommendation of the Postmaster General.
amendment appropriating half million for a
Francisco, with pre- -emption rights.
1t was necessary to carry into effect exist
ing laws. He was willing to go with him
who you'd go farthest, but he should be
false to himself false to his constituents, and
false to his God if he endorsed the enact
ments of the Kansas Legislature.
The members are anxious to. return to
their homes, but, nevertheless,as long as
there is hope of bringing the two Houses
together he would remain.
He moved that the House further adhere
to it's disagreement.
Mr.. Stevens, in replying to Mr.. Campbell,
said the House was not competent to pass on
those laws that was matter that belong
ed to the courts. Congress had no more iu-
risdiction to pass on the laws of Kansas
than those of Nebraska OF any other terri
tory. z.,fi.. .s +-.F ,-;
The proviso to the Army Bill looked to
Congress for passing, on the validity of the
Kansas ,ws. He repeated that Congress
had no right to act on the premises. The
remedy is to carry the subject up to the Su-
preme Court of the United States, where
the validity of all laws are determined. -ge
The Senate, unlike the House, never
made point on the House, whenever it was
insisted on striking out an amendment out
side Of the legitimate objects of an appropri-
alton bill, and never attempted to stop the
wheels of government. .sa
IF Legislation for Kansas was desired why
not introduce separate and independent
bill. He moved the House recede from the
amendment. Motion negatived by 81 against
100. y, -ss,,
Mr.. Campbell's motion to adhere was
adopted by 101 against 81.
A motion to reconsider the vote was ia
bled by majority. -.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohi,, moved that the
House take up the Senate bill for the heirs
Of General St. Clair, an officer Of the revolu-
tiop. - -, -
Mr.. Fletcher-The Army bill is Of more
Importance than all others, and object. >.
The House passed the Senate bill to sup
port the omission in the enrolment bill of
last session, It appropriates 1856 900 for a
Marine Hospital in Cincinnati and over $l3,-
600 for roadway, &c., around the San Fran
cisco Custom House, 81 -.
SENArE--Mr. Crittenden asked leave to
introduce bill, of which he gave notice on
Wednesday, to amend theact of 1854, organ
izing the Territories Of Nebraska and Kan.
sas. He explained its various provisions, and
made remarks on the general subjects.
During the last session, the Senate passed
q bill for the admission of Kansas as State,
which was not acceptable to the House and not
acted on by that body If the provisions of
that bill we're unsatisfactory to- them, they
might have made such changes as they
thought necessary, and asked concurrence