Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-23
LATEST NEWS.
From the New York Herald.

TO be pursued at the opening oftht Ertfa NtS
sion Of Congress Gen. Qaitmdn's Direct Tar
ton Scheme, ete.-W Washington, Aug. ~, ieoo.--
Wise aud discreet mrmbcr- of the dem"cratic,re.
publican and American parties. acknowledged
leaders of both houses, express their determina'
ton tn resist any attempt 10 go into any leglsla
ton at the extra session. save on the Army OIL
or other greut public measures. The members
are 9 xhan sted from their excessive abors, and
painfully anxious to return 10 their homes.
The probability now is that the extra session
will not last over the week, aud may end on
Thursday. The twenty first JOINT rule savs:-
After six DAYS from the commencement ct
second or subsequent Congress all business
shall be resumed and acted on III the same
manner if an Adjournment had not taken place:
Thus the first business in order IN tho House
is the proposition t. rrcedc from their amend
ment to the Army bill If the joint rule is not
suspended, nothing can be done for six days but
T. talk on the Presidents Message. (Which Will,
doubtless. be sent in on Thursday and refer mat
tersto the several committees. 1t the Jclnt rule
is snspented-which of course. will he tho
1t simply does away with the six days interreg,
mum, and the regular order, as already stated,
com $ up. Unless by u two thirds, il is mpos
sble to change this course of proceedings; and
the voting yesterday demonstrated tho impossl-
bility of getting that number to take up any but
the regular business.
1t is equally certain. from the votes already
recorded. that the previous question will be sus-
tanned upon direct vote.thu. cutting off debate;
SO that, if the Joint rule is suspended. it seems
almost impossible to avoid the conviction that
n quorum being present-the bill will be- diSpos
en- of on the first day. as there yesterday Il
majority of four in favor of receding II the
joint rule should not be suspended then the same
result will follow ON the seventh day, no other
business coming up meanwhile. As soon as the
House recedes the President will sign the bill,
Al e. Al. 4. 4
termned to pass Joint resolution for an imme
diate Adjournment If the House sees fit not to
agree to it, then the President under the third
section of the second article of the constitution,
can at once adjourn both houses.
1t will thus be seen that factious minority
can in no event delaya decision ON the question,
nor can even "a majority of the House, after that
question Is settled, prntract the session beyond
the time which the Senate may designate and the
President approve.
The republicans feel badly whipped by the
proclamation.
Bu, very few of the mentors of Congress
have left the city. and the impres is TINT
there will be full attendance on Thursday, and
that the extra session will close this week.
1t is General Quitman's intention, at IN early
day next session, to move II consideration of the
propricty Of substituting direct taxation for the
present system of raising revenue. With this
view, the Generals call made for information
as to the entire cost Of the present system.
INTERESTING News FROM kANSAS-St. Louis
Aug. IL, lS56.-The Westport Border Rudian
in an extra issued on the 18th inst. says:-Lasi
Monday night 300 free sellers attacked the town
Franklin, Kansas, in which were only twcniypro-
slavery men. The fight lasted four hours, and
four pro slavery mrn and six free sellers were
killed. The nssail ,nts robbed the Post Office
and then set it on fire, and finally retrcated. car
ryng fthe cannon belonging To the town. La
terreports say that seventeen free oirrs were
killed and wounded. One hundred United States
troops occupied the town the next day. Three
hundred Of Lane men have entered Topeka.
CHICAGO. Aug. 49, 1856.
The following news from Kansas was ed
here this morning:-
The free sellers have discovered that the or
gained plan of the pro slavery party is 10 con
centrate men, arms and ammunition at different
points of the Territory, for the purpose OF max
ing II sudden and general attack Immediately af
ter the adjournment of Congress and cypel all the
free state settlers. Twelve fortified block hou-
ses have bern erected at different pro slavery
points which are well supplied with cannon, ii
iles and ammunition, garii,oned principally by
Mi>sourans.
On the night Of the I2th inst II company Of
free State men attacked the fort NJ Franklin for
the purpose of securing arms when ii Sht ensued
between them and the forces stationed there,
which lasted four hours. The free State
captured block house took cannon and fif
ty stand of arms-the latter included many of
the rifles seized at Lawrence, in May, by the pro-
slavery men. The Missourians rrtreated to Camp
Washington southwest of Lawrence and it Is
feared there will be further disturbance between
the parties although qnietness now exists.