New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-31
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 80 1856.
The House has done glorious work for Freedom
to-day IL has passed the Army Appropriation Bill,
By vote of 81 to sc, with Mr. Sherman's amend.
msnt appended, which is as follows:
"Pr,ytd.d neyertheess That no part of the militia
y force of the United States herein provided for shall
be employed in and Of the enforcement of the enact
nente Of the alleged Legislative Assembly of the Ter
rtoIy Of Kansas, recently assembled at Shawnee
Mission until Congress shall have enacted either that
ii was not valid Legislative Assembly, chosen
In conformity with the organic law by the people of the
said Territory. AEd provided, That until Congress
shall have passed the validity of the said Legi.ls-
tive Assembly of Kansas it shall be the duty of the
President to the military force in said Territory to
preserve the peace suppress insunection repc inva
sion, and protect persons end property therein Gni
upon the national highways in the State Of Missouri,
from unlaH full seizures and searches. Ind be frih>r
yrorded That the President is required to disarm the
present organized militia of the Territory of Kansas
and recalls al the United States therein distrbu
ted and 10 preveit armed men from going into sad
TerItcsy to disturb Ihe public peace or aid in the en-
force ment resistance Of real pretended laws"
The bin as amend ed has gore to toe Seo.,e, aud
The responsibility is thrown upon that branch to
say whs ther supplies shall be voted to the Army Or
MT Not content with this, the House wheeled
into liae uc5er the lead of Mr.. Grow of Pa, and
substituted Mr.. Dunn's Free Kansas bill for Mr..
Grows and put it through to its final passage by
vote OF 80 to "a, and that has gone to the Senate
also.
Dano, Haven, Harrison & Co. voted for it. Tee
bill repeais the Kansas Nebraska Act restores the
Missouri Compromise, and provides carefully for
thorough Reorganization of the Territory, and the
Executive power and authority in and it to be
vested il q Governor who shsll hold his Office four
years; the appoin ment of Secretary aud the
election Of Courcil and House of Representatives
the first election to be on the Tuesday after the
hrst Mondag Of November next; that all the laws
passed By the Legislative Assembly aud Governor
shall DO submitted to tho Congress Of the United
States aad il dsapprovcd, shall be void aud OF no
effect aad that all laws pretended laws, whether
now existing or hereafter enacted in sail Territory,
i'll cOn..aventoo of the provisions of this Act shall
be void.
The Joint amendment Of Barbour and Wakeman
10 the Appropriation bill was lost by a vote OF -
10 50. This happened through the absence of
Free-State men without pair. Some FIVE or six
Free State Members were also present and did not
vote, bavips paired cff with Southern msn.
The Indisn Appropriation bills with Senate
amea3n en.s were reported by Mr. Campbell from
Committee of Ways and Means, and referred to
Committee on the Whole.
The.e ia considerable speculation whether the
Senate will reject or adop. this Kansas bdl. Many
believe that il will adop' the bill. If it does not,
the Hoase will ipsis' upon the amendment to the
Army Appropriation bill. H.
T. he A,soeigted PyeSs. - So.
WAsHIs0ToS, Wednesday, July 80, 1856.
Ths Secretary Of the Inleror has recommended 70
Congress tue passage Of Law fixing the time within
which the maps Of the definite location OF certain rail-
roads may b. 81. at the General aud Local Land O'-
6ces. He syggests that the peliod OF Twelve months
be designated for that purpose, applicable to th4
grants OF Ism made ut tha pres nt session OF congress
.or railroad purposes Oth;rTise, that inmedlate
cps bs tsken by the propr Department for restoring
any lands 70 entry ano ocstioD which may nave oeeh
withdraw for such railroads At preseLt there ID no
tine fxe1 fer fling maps completing sele,tions OF
bnds srj hepce the 1mmeOda IN OF the Secretary
Of the Interior made at ths euggestOn OF Nc Joseph
Wi<oo. th- scliDg Commissioner of the neral Lana
Once.