Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL.


ASHINGTON, July III.
! HoUsB.--Mr Cl;ngham asked that the resolution
sidered.
Mr.. Dunn said he should object till the Kansas
question was settled
| Mr.. Houston-FS your own day
MIR. Lotcher preferred that the House should go or
with the trial OF one of its members
| Clngman moved to suspend rules for the purpose
OF taking up resolutions.
Lost--yeas, Ito; nays, 9l-two third being re
quired
Campbell of Ohio, asked that the further consider
alton of the report of the committee on the Summer
assault might be postponed till Wednesday for the
reason that the majority of the Committee have haG
developed TO them some facts affecting one of the
parties implicated, and they desire to consider the
proprlety OF Offering amendment 10 the pending
resoluhon-to this objection made.
Mr. Meacham moved the previous question, which
was agreed to.
Mr. Edmunds, by general consent made state
ment affecting himself
Edmundson exculpated himself from the improper
conduct for which The House proposed to censure
him. Campbell, Of Ohio, defended the report of the
committee.
House voted on Englishs substitute that the
House declare its disapprobation of the assault, and
deems this lit occasion to express its disapproba
ton OF language in debate personally offensive to in
diylduai members of Congress- or to the States OF
this Union. Disagreed to35 against Ia Voted
on the substitute Of the minority committee for res
olutons of majority, namely. that the House have
Brooks Oh Sumner, and therefore deem it improper
to express any opinion on the subject. Rejected
yeas, 66 nays l43. Voted first on the resolution OF
the majority OF the committee that Preston s Brooks
be and he is forthwith expelled from the House as 0
representative of South Carolna-yeas, 1l5; nay 6
Speaker-Tho House has refused to agree to the
resolution, there not being two-thirds VOTE as re-
CURED by the Constitution thereon.
Brooks, after opposition spoke in his own defence
and concluded by informing the House that he had
resigned his foot
Next resolution of the committee taken up, de-
caring disapprobatono of the conduct of Edmundson
and keitt in regard to the assault
Campbell Of Ohio, and others called for division
Of the question. The Speaker decided that it could
not be divided for reasons stated
Jones, OF Tenn, moved that the resolution be ia
bled. Disagreed-yeas SO, nays Ill. Pending the
resolution, the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON 10th
Mr.. keitt after speaking in disparagment of
Massachusetts, and in no complimentary terms of
Mr.. BuclanaHs sentiments and rletoric-sad he
was in the senate when the assault was committed
he knew that it would be committed unless Mr.
Sumner should make an explanation or apologize
hut he repeated he knew not the time when nor the
place where the assault was committed he did not
anticipate it would be in the Senate Chamber, it
appeared that his offence was that he did not turn
utormer, a character which he regarded as infa
nous. He would never violate the confdeuee re-
posed in him even by his bittercst enenly.-uyair Il
4 man who had made false charges against ID. c..
and slandered distinguished senator, relative of
his late colleague, Mr. Brooks, for the individual
opinion of the House for which he cared nothing,
but be did for tho opinion Of the House official
ly expressed. He represented men who live on
battle plains which had been defined by Mr. Sum
ner and therefore he sensitive, he had already
sent his written resignation to the Governor OF SoGth
Carolina to take effect to-day, and would now an
nounce that he was no longer Member of Congress
The House took up resolutions of Committee on
Elections that |. c. Allen was not, and VIM 3. Ar
cher was elected q representative from Illinois and
invited to his seat. Adjourned.
The Senate then went into Executive session, and
the question was whether more than 200 nOmina-
tions or promotions by the President sent in some
two months ago to supply the vacancies eccasioned
by the action Of the lat Naval Beard should be
passed on before the House should take aotien on
the Senate bill providing remedy for meritorieus
officers aggrieved by the Naval Board.
The Senate will probably go into Executive SEES
sion tomorrow. Another procured to-day for
trial of Mr. Herbert, selected from los states
men.