The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-30
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES
Thirty Fourth Congress-Extra Session.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1856.
SEN ATE.
ARMY-ARPRoPRIATIos BILL.


The question stated to be on the motion of Mr.. Hun
adhere TO the disagreement between the two houses
on the army appropriation bill.
Mr. BELL, OF Tennessee took the floor to express his
Mr. HUNTER suggested that it would be desirable for
the Senate to act upon that question at and the
tor from Tennessee could base his remarks the bill of
the senator from Kentucky, Mr. CRITTEsDES The
why be wanted to take the vote Immediately In order
that the House may know what the Senate going TO do
If this amendment should be adhered to- another bill might
be introduced in the House butt until the vote was taken
they would take action might possibly be supposed
that the Senate would give way.
Mr. BELL acquiesced in the suggestion and the vote
being taken the motion TO adhere agreed toyea 81
nays CAS- follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs
Biger, Bright Brodhead Brown Butler Cass Clay, Crit
johnson Jones of tennessee Mason Pearce Pratt Pugh
Reid Sebastian Thompson of Kentucky, TOuoey, Weller
N1ls-Messrs Durkee, Foot, Foster, Harlan Trumbul
and Wado-6
JUDGE TERRY-uGLANcE COMMITTEE
Mr. HOUSTON presented memorial from the legisla
ture Of Texas praying the intervention OF Congress In be
California Mr. II. remarked that il understood in
Texas from which State Judge Terry emigrated to
California that he was now peculiarly unfortunately cir
cumstanced in the State Of California owing the
lutionary there exsting and his friends in
Texas who among the most respectable citizens there
DESTROYS far Congress or the federal
could consistently interpose in bis behalf that II might be
done II TO be regarded evidence OF the deep
aud intense interest which the subject had excited in Texas
that the legislature of that State had memoralized Con-
gress in behalf Of this genemans liberation He would
leave the subject TO disposal Of the Senate having dis
charged his duty in the Of the memorial but
be would remark that Judge Terry while In Texas, had
borne high character as honorable man, and was an
ornament to the community.
Mr. BROWN stated that q more honorable man than
Judge Terry breathed the air of heaven. He bad
known him from infancy and he knew his parents before
him, and all his connexions There was no blemish upon
his character.
Mr. HOUSTON moved that the memorial be referred to
the Committee the Judiciary which was agreed TO.
Mr. BELL Of Tennessee before entering upon the subject
Of affairs In Kansas desired TO make two remarks
reference the memorial which had just been presented
by senator from Texas He had in his pocket letter
from Of his friends in California in whom he
had great confidence bearing testimony Judge Terrys
high character but stating at the same time that It was his
mpu Of disposition that had been the Of his
getting involved in this difficulty and that had IL not
been for ks unfortunate occurrence the Vigilance Com
mtee would have been dissolved long before this time
The writer Of the letter member Of the
tee and deeply interested in behalf Of Judge Terys
safety aud he further stated In his letter that there
party interest originally involved in the formation Of
this Vigilance Committee There disloyal senti-
especially against the government Of the United
States The attempt afterwards made however to give
Il party complexion but there in fact foundation
for hs The object Of tho writer OF this communication
was when suitable opportunity should be presented and
the subject should be before the Senate that these facts
should be made public,
Mr. WELLER regretted that anything had been said
which made IL necessary for him to utter word upon this
subject but be did not agree with the senator from Ten
In the opinion that the Vigilance Committee would
have been dsbanded before this time but for the arrest OF
Judge Terry he believed that after they had proceeded
far they had having executed two or three men, and
caused the deportation Of ten or fifteen more they would
stop there but that Il their Intention to 20 still
further II they had Eve thousand under arms, be
was satisfied that they would remain under until the
merit presidential election The remarks Of the senator
nom tennessee were calculated produce the impression
that the mprudenoe Of Judge Terry had been the means Of
coBtinuing IN operation the Vigilance Committee He was