New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-26
FROM WASHINGTON.


FRox WARRINGTON.
KANSAS AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE.
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WASHINGTON, Friday, July "a, 1856.
Before reading the journal this morning, call
of the House was ordered with the following re-
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After calling the roll, the doors were closed, and
the House proceeded to fllibuster, and ono hour
and half was consumed before any business was
done. No action was taken against absentees.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of tho
Whole on the State of the Union on the Army Ap-
preparation bill. The debate turned on the amend
mebt offered BY Mr.. Barbour of Indiana, which Is
a. follows:
"But Congress, hereby Disappearing of the code OF
sl]eR, lsws officially communicated to them by the
President, and which are represented to have been
enacted By body claiming 70 90 the n sss
her in which SAID alleged laws have been enforced by
the authori les Of said Territory expressly declare
that until these alleged law. shall have been affirmed
ing been enacted BY legal Legislature, cho'en IN
confcrmity with the orgsnic law by the people Of
Kanras no part Of the military force OF the United
States .hal be employee il aid Of their enforcement
tb. provisions to act a. part Of the posse e9mfa"s
Of any officer acting as msrshsl or sheriff n said Ter
ritosy."
Mr.. Wakenan Of New.York, moved to amend
by adding the following words, which was carried:
Said laws, and every part and parcel thereof, be-
ng heAeby declared null and void.
Mr. Barbour's amendment, as amended, was
then adopted by vote Of ~ to 81, and the Com.
mIttee rose and reported progress.
In the House, Mr.. Washburn Of Maine, from
tie Committee on Elections, reported two resolu-
tons on the Kansas Election case, the first de-
claring, frst that John w. Whitfield il not emit
tied to seat; second, that A. II. Rseder IL enti-
tied to seat. The resolutions and accompanying
report, which goes over the ground repeatedly
Travelled, were ordered printed, and Mr.. Wash
burn gave notice that he proposed to call the sub
ject up for the action of the House on Wednesday
Lext.
The House then went into committee Of the
Whole on the State Of the Union, and at 4 O'Clock
took recess until o'clock In the evening.
During tho debate on Mr.. Barbours amendment
in Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Whitfield, the
sitting Delegate from Kansas, said il was his wish
that the President would withdraw the United
States troops from the Territory of Kansas. He
thought the laws Of the Territory could be enforced
without them, and laws that could not be enforced
without troops he believed good for nothing He
said hs had been one Of the best abused men In the
conn unity. The Ness. York EssmixG Post had pub.
lished letter written within few days, charging
that be had said, somewhere in conversation, that
he was ready to head force of Missouri Border
Rufians and invade Nebraska. This he pro-
nOunced an unmitigated falsehOOd. He sid he had
also been charged with having headed force of
armed Miss0urisns TO invade Kansas, but it was
false. He had never done %; nor had be ever
seen bodies of armed Missourians cross the line to
20 into the Territory. He said when at Westport
be went over into the Territory to prevext fgM!
Mr.. Sherman-Mr. Chairman, do not now pro-
pose to enter into any debate a. to the validity of
the alleged laws Of Kansas. Ny own opinion upon
that subject il well known. 1t has been fully
ststed III the report of your Investigating Com
mittee. do not propose now even 10 discuss the
question whether these alleged laws ought to be
enforced. At proper tune will ask the in
diligence of the House for that purpose. ! rise
rather to answer the statement made BY the sitting
Delegate from Kansas Territory but . moment
since. 1t was this: BE says, among other things,
that the people of Missouri in armed bodies have
not rectn tly invaded the Territ,ry of Kansas and
that he, himself did not accompany an armed body
Of men from that State for the purpose of enforc.
ing there alleged laws Of Kansas. / 90 understood
the gentleman from Kansas TO state. Did under.
stsnd him correctly
Mr.. Whit6eld-You did.
n. Sherman Very well. state, Sir, upon
my honor, upon my character az q man,
and there are other witnesses now present who
will testify to the fact that there were bodies
Of armed men msrshaIed In WespOrt and other
places in Missouri, and marched over into
KsDsas Territory. myself saw them march in
military array In WestpOrt and other towns in
Missouri, and take up their line Of march for the
Territory. They openly avowed that they were
citizens OF Missouri, and that their object was to
90 into Kspsas and aid in enforcing these very
laws; l myself saw from 100 to 900 mounted
Len formed into companies, with no equipments
Under Heaven except such as were needed for
war. They wore the ordinary dress for sudden
forsy- flannel shirts pants0ons and felt hats They
were oil well armed with bowie knives, revolvers
and rifles, ard some carried with them their tenta
and provisions. This military array was gathered
In and about Westporti In the presence Of handre1h
the members Of your Committee and its ofiu,r
being among the number who witnessed Il.
must confess my astonish meLt that the r,ala