The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-08-14

First Session.
Wednesday,, august 6, 1856.
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First Session.
Wednesday,, August 6, 1856.
SENATE.
Mr.. Seward introduced bill to provide for
change of venue in certain criminal cases
now standing in courts of the United States
for the Territory of Kansas. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hunter moved to take up the Army ap-
preparation bill. The motion was rejected by
three majority.
Several bills for the improvement of rivers
and harbors were passed also, a bill for the
construction of a wagon road to the Pacific.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Orr presented the credentials of Mr..
Keitt, of South Carolina, who was sworn in.
Mr.. Thorington reported bill granting
lands in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Kansas, for
railroad purposes. Referred to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. Bennett, of New York, reported a bill
granting 100000 acres in Mississippi for rail
roads, which was considered and passed-yeas
SO, nays SO.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive ap-
preparation bill.
The clause appropriating 100000 to pay
the expenses of the courts of United States
being read, M. Grow moved proviso, that no
part of this money be expended for prosecuting
or OBTAINING any person or persons charged
with treason or other political offences in Kan
sas. Mr.. Stanton moved to add-"or any
prosecution which has heretofore been institu-
ted for political offences"
Both propositions were adopted-yeas 50,
nays 81.
The Committee then rose, when Mr.. Camp.
bell, of Ohio, offered substitute for the bill,
o. emitting the clause making appropriations for
the Kansas Legislature, and excluding the pro-
visos of Messrs. Dunn, Sherman, and Grow, re-
stricting the proposed expenditures.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, raised point, that
the substitute was not in order. The Speaker
sustained Mr.. Washburn's objection.
The House proceeded to act on amendments
reported to the bill
Mr.. Dunn's amendment, restoring the Mis-
souri, Compromise, was rejected--yeas As, nays
ITO. Mr.. Grows amendment was adopted
yeas "a, nays Co.. Mr. Sherman's amendment,
similar to Mr.. Crows, was rejected-yeas 80,
nays Ill. The clause appropriating $4,000
to pay the expenses of the Legislative Assem-
bly, of Kansas, was stricken out, by vote of
80 against SO. The proviso offered by Mr..
Grow, with Mr.. Stsnton's amendment thereto,
was auOpteu-yeaS OF, nays OF.
The vote being taken on the passage of the
bill, resulted-yeas "a, nays So. So the bill
passed.
The House took recess till P M.
Thursday, august Z, 1856.
SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Weller resolution was
adopted, calling on the President for any cor
respondence relative to the refusal of Honduras
to receive a commercial agent from this Gov.
eminent.
On motion of Mr.. Seward, resolution was
adopted, requesting the President to communi.
cate any information he may have, and his
opinion. on the expediency of establishing an
American Consulate at the Leucheu Islands.
The Senate took up the Army appropriation
bill, the question being on striking out an
amendment made to it in the House.
Mr.. Hunter said the amendment was irrele-
want, and if there no other reason, it should
be rejected but for the House to insert such a
proposition, and to insist upon it, to stop the
wheels of Government, was not only faetious,
but revolutionary.
Mr.. Wilson said, if the bill should fail to pass,
the responsibility will rest on the Senate and
not on the House, which made thorough ex-
animation of the affairs Of Kansas, and ascer-
tanned there has been a violation of the organic
law, trampiing down the rights of the people.
The House had acted with patriotism and in
telligence.
Mr.. Wade maintained that invaders made
uni ust and tyrannical laws, to which no citizen
ought to submit. "Pierce, the traitor" he said,
now sits in the Executive chair, stimulating
the people, as fast as he can, to civil war" The
object Of the Houses amendment was to prevent
outragesin Kansas, and should meet the appro.
baton Of every patriot.
Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky, commended that
the amendment should be stricken out
Mr.. Trumbull thought the amendment was
Just and proper.
Mr.. Hunter said, that if the bill should be lost
by the persistence of the House to that propo-
sition, the entire country would be indignant.
MIR. Butler said it was the most unconsttu-
tional proposition which had ever been adopted.
From iniammatory violence and unconsttu.
tional modes of obtaining objects, it was calcu.
lated to produce crisis that would induce the
South to take care of herself.
Mr.. Fessenden favored the amendment The
House were willing to make appropriations for
ell other objects connected with the army, but
imposed conditions upon that to be expended
in Kansas. If the Senate would defeat the bill
on account of this, on them be the responsibility.
After further debate the Senate struck out
the proviso by a vote of % against 9.
Mr.. Seward made long speech against the
bill, and Mr.. Stewart replied.
The bill was then passed by vote of u
against 8. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into Committee on the naval
appropriation bill.
The Senate bill to carry into effect the act
entitled "An act to provide for the accommo-
dstion of the United States courts for the dis
trict of Maryland, and Tor post Office at Balti-
more, Maryland" approved the 18th of Febru-
airy, 1856, was referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
The House considered, in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and subse,
quently passed, the Navy appropriation bill.
The House then went into Committee on the
bill making appropriations for the survey of the
coast, the lighthouse establishment survey of
the public lands, &c.
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, offered an amend
ment, which was agreed 70, sppropriating
100000 for the purchase of Q site in the city
of Baltimore, for the erection of building for
the accommodation of the Federal courts.
The House took a recess till o'clock, for
general political debate.
friday August 8, 1856.
No. SENATE.
The Senate passed the House bill granting a
million and half of acres of land to Mississippi