Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-27
ess,.~re.. F'riis,=rae ARMY Eli.

From the National latslliea or
The two Houses Of Congress, we deeply regret
To state. faiis1 yesferlayto agree an Doe matter
in dispute On The Amy tid, 81 even 10 mike hny
approach towards an agreement Indeed, Tue
pri,sflect of an accommodation was rendered more
gloomy bY one hraneh--tbe House Of Refffsrn-
f4fige,--re-olyiug 10 Gdhere to the contested
clause. This move l.. in parliamentary laws.
a8aUfiuc an mtimnfuH, shutting the door II any
cLsnge If pps ton. and leaving to The other
branch the only alternatives Of yielding or losing
The bill This decision ofthe House being am
naapcod 10 the Senate Mr.. Hunter chairman OF
tie Finance committee in that body, moved that
the Senaie also adhere to it, disagreement 10 tho
obnoxious clause which motion. if carried, would
Of eour-e b. the death Of the bill. The motion
led 10 ma animated aud deeply interesting debate
Mr. Bell. Il Tennessee, earnestly and eloquent
" app,-ing the extreme -tep of ddheriHg, aud
adgaeaiing further attempts to accommodate the
difficulty and save the bi lie was followed 10y
Mr.. Hunter in mastery speech in reply, and by
Mr. Cnss aud Mr.. Wade in able and interesting
-leechc- on the general question The Senate
adjourned II five o'clock without taking the qnr-
ton. A, We shah spread the debate fully before
our rem lors 10 not attempt any synopsis Of
the respective grounds taken. The whole de
hnie wa eniurnily Senatorial in ability aud dig
uifY mud VIZ deeply interes ing.as well from th"
crilcal nature If the motion a. the mumentaous
consequences which hung upon its decision. The
day's prncprdiug~ IN both Houses excited the
profanndcst interest both within and without the
halls. rendered kecner by the cosencss Of the
votes in the House Of Representatives on every
tot question, each If which throughout the day
wa decided uniavorably by majority Of either
two or three votes. We have never Witnessed,
through IT, many trial., such uniformity and such
lrnHety.
Tho House of Representatives was Informed,
soon nftcr assembling, that the Senate bad pass
ID The army bill, with AN amendment ,tlking out
The konsas prov~o. The question was then Ia
ken np5n agreeing to the Senate's amcndment
and tins Wa ncgatyed, 81 10 90. The Senate be-
ing informed thereof, aud insisting upon lis n
meudmcnt, the bill camo hack to the Iiouse, and
Mr. Campbell of Ohio moved that the House in
>>t upon IL disagreement to the Sennte's amen
ment and a-k a committee of conference. This
va decided in the negative by the close vote Of
81 10 g. Mr.. Cobb Of Georgia moved to recedr
this WIS lo-l by vote Of 90 to 81. MIR. Wash
burn, If Maine, then moved that the House adj
hefn 10 it, disagreement Ia the Senates amend
mont. I his WIS cnarrird. 81 10 63, and accord
IN 10 parliamentary usage. if the Senate IL not
yieH. the bill is 1t.
Balious propositions were made first fer the
adjournment of beth Houses at O'Clock SiHe die,
then ior adjournment of the House Ia Mundav,
nna ln-tly for the consideration of other hpsiur-~;
hnl all these failed. Mr.. Cobb Of Alabama. with
view 10 reach the army appropriation bill a. It
was left at the adjournment on Monday, moved
Ia cnu.lc the business on the Speakers Table.
h1t b., fore this was put tine House took recess
Of Gnif an hour 10 enable the clerks to bring up
the business, and ut near ) O'Clock the House
oaourned