Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-22
From the Washington Union
THE NMENT.

Loss OF THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL-TRE
Triumph OF Faction, AND THE lSAuGuhAriuN OF
REyUIUTIOS.
The two Houses Of Congress closed their session
Yesterday, at H. o'clock, NJ. All the important and
nee, ssary appropriation bills were pnssei nni hp-
proved, except the bill making appropriations for the
army for the next Year, commencing on the 3oth ol
June, lSj6. That bill was lost in consequence OF n
disagreement between The Two houses III regard 10
thu following proviso:
.Pr0ridCi, howcCrr, and II rs hereby declared, thar
no part OF the military force OF The United States for
the support of which appropriations are made by thus
act, shall be employed IN aid of the enforcement o.!
any enactment uf the body claiming To be the terri
t0rir, legislature OF Kansas, until such enactmen's
shall nave been NH nj and approved by Congress
but this prOviso shall not be 80 construed rs To pre-
vent the President from employing al adequate mill
tary force, but il shall b. his duty 10 employ such
force 10 prevent invasion of said territory by armed
bands Of non residents, acting or claiming 10 act rs Il
poss, c0m,t0tuS OF any teicrr IN SAID territory IN the
enforcement e any such enactment, und 10 pro'ect
persons aud property therciE, and upon the national
hirh leading To said territory, from all unlawful
searches and seizures; and II shall be his further duty
t. take efficient Treasures 10 cOnip.i the return ui
mud withhold all arms ofthe United States distributed
in or to said territory ill pursuance of any law OF the
United States authorizing The distribution VI arms 10
the States and Territories"
On this pr0ri>o three committees OF conference re-
ported 10 their respective houses That 'lley could mol
agree, aud each house reiuoec "a recece from It's po.
sltluD, i ne lGkt report !" a lil'lDS " vi. p'iIbS
Yesterday at lnt o'clock in wHicli ;.e committee
recommended that the ac;i0a ct the Sa"G;t III striking
out tie pr0r,So br insisted upon. After o very anIIna
ted debate, the Senate, by Il vote OF three TO one com
CURED in the report, and sent the blil TO the House
fer their action. Tie action ui the House Wa taken,
under the previous question whether Il would insist
upon the pr0cIso. The effect OF iRS'Si'"g would have
been To raise u fourth committee ui conference, and
il was with this dIstiuc; uhjec. tina; tbs Senate voted
tn insist on their amendment, aud not To "dterc. a
vote IT, 0dhtre would 'sp0 t8cf0 have been u defeat OF
the bill. On tho vote in Tie House on insisting on lis
| or0riso, the majority was against insisting. Inc next
regular vote woald have been Oh rtccdiHS, an1 Inc
last vote indicated strongly that n majority would re-
eide, and thue pass the bill. AT that tine there was
ba. one half hour of the session remaining, ald' rs
was manifest that there was not sufficient limo 10 x"
through, and secure the bill, u resolution was INTRO
duced by Mr.. Millsou TO extend the session Tor TWO
| Lonrs, This resolution WAS objected TO by the repub'
| lirans; and Il motion to suspend the rules was made,
the Speaker having decided that II was not a PRIV
legged question, and on II the ayes ahu noes were ue,
maadcd. The House, however refused 10 suspend Tue
| rules, and the bill was lost, rs II was then wrnIl hve
| minutes of the hour of adjournment. There's scarcely
| n doubt that, ii the session had been prolonged Tor TWO
hours, the army Appropriation bill would nave passed.
The Tim, WIS not prolonged because there were u
few more than One-thirG, and they republicans, who
determined factiouSly 10 exert their power 10 defeat
the bill. This was evidently done under the Influence
of the leading republicans ot the Senate whose pur'
pose 10 defeat the bill rather than r-cede from me
proviso had Just been openly and boldly avowcd IN
the Senats
Wills, the vote on suspending tho rules in the
House was being taken, the Senate rescindei lie al
iourning resolution, aud proposed TO the House to
extend the session for two hours, (several OF the Lead
ing republicans voting against it, This resolution
reached tho House for thor concurrence hve min
utcs before IL O'Clock, and WAS immediately taken up
The ayes aud noes were again demanded by the re-
publicaus, aud the call Ind commenced, when tho
Speaker rose and arrested the voting. Al this mo
ment Mr.. Millson addressed the Speaker in n loud
voice, saying that lie rose to a point OF order. The
Speaker proceeded without needing him, and de-
clured the House adjourned sine de. Mr.. Nilsson
poin. of order would have been that, IA the SENATE
had rescinded the Edjourning resolution, and the
House was engaged in considering whether it would
a!so res,ini, it was not competent for the Speaker I.
iuterpose arbitrarily to arrest the progress, Of the vote
But The defeat Of the bill was resolved on; aud Al
I. majority Of the House had indicated q Willingness
To pass it, a factious minority of republicans, aided
by the arbitrary conduct of the Speaker consInatec
The revolutionary action which was begun by the
original abortion Of the pror,So.