The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-22
T He LAT EST NE W.
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEsRAPHs.
OPENING OF THE EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS-
Passage Of the Army Ban IN the House.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM KANSAS.
Reported Rescue Of the State Prisoners,
&c., &c.,

From the National Capital.
OPENING OF THE EXTRA SESSION OF CON0REss-PRo-
GRAhMB OF FUTURE PR0cEEDINGs-THE BRICK
CHURCH NOT TO BE POST OFFICE sITE-IMPoR-
TANT INDIAN TREATY, ETC.
WASHINGTON, August 81, 1855.
The Senate transacted business to-day but to con,ur
with the House that all bills should be perfected which
had been passed both houses but had not been pre-
sented the signatures Of the officers having been
signed had not been presented the President Tor his
approval. A short Executive session was held.
Great dissatisfaction exists among the republicans in
the House Mr. Speaker Banks desired Mr. Pennington,
ofNew Jersey to take the Chair to day, when going into
Committee OF the Whole the Army bill. he positively
refused declaring that he would not be further enanged
in their difficulties Mr. P. desired to offer again his
ameudmen. to the bin but declined, as they had fuzzy
edn once
Mr. L. D. Campbell oSers to bet that tie repAH can
ranks will give way, and that the army apprec alton
bin win become . Law IN few days. II Fassed the
House o day with rs old obnoxious provse' il, by
eight eory. The Senate will strive this r,rvso oli
tomorrow when two houses VIE be precsely where
they we're on Monsxy last
Tn, republicans rallied in flrre rumberr to day, the
moing having brought caite accession to their
ranks. They Md on straet. vote majority, and
tvs more ia reserve. Knight, Of Pennsylvania and
MN of Ohio determined to adhere 90 the proviso
The pregr~nme as laid down for Tomorrow is FOL
sows-The Senate will strike out the proviso to the Army
oil and eccd il back to .he House Committees OF con
ference VII then be appo!nted-they will fail to agree
Tie House will insist their Amendment and Will oher
joint resolution TO ad ourn which they will carry. The
senate VII refuse TO take any accn on the resolution,
In the absence Of Col Ncnolson editor Of the Cnion
who has gone Tennessee to look after matters there
quite aumber OF gentlemen have mounted the tripod
among whom are Mir Glett Clancy Jones' Mr. Seaman
besides quite q number of small fry.
II understood his evening that the President has
in pQffm
Church as the site Tor a New York Post 0aice.
Col Gea is still here, and viii not leave for Kansas
until provision is made for that TrTtory IL j. un
derstood he avors the rroposttn Of Mr. Campbell which
was rulee on, of order by the Speaker.
Mr. Barclay, of Penn, who s Buchanan man, threat
hat II they defeat the army bill he viii take the
stump for Fremont and carry his distc! BY ten thousand
According the communication OF the Secretary OF
War; the standing army, IN regiments numbers over
sand engaged in protecting the frontiers against the
depredations Ct hostile Indians.
An agent OF the Central Kansas Committee arrived here
TO night 70 lay before tie President TO morrow certified
documents showing the critical position Of settlers In
the TIRE atencd invasion Of the Missourians.
Many telegraph dispatches have been received by
Western and Northern members OF Congress- encoGrag
ing them 10 stand firm by the Kansas restriction to the
The Washington SentinsI ded of the neglect OF the Va
tonal Democratic Committee, by whose funds il Las re
Gently been partially sustained
All the democratic members n the House voted against
the Army bill, and Mr. Davis, of Maryland the only
souherner who voted IN the Affirmative
The tripare treaty between the United Stles and the
Creeks semnoes residing OF the ssssirpi
Is considered one OF the most important cuded
with the abo gnal tribes The Senate recently ratae
H. with amendments to which the delegation in this city
have assented il epprop !ates ss99, 600, for wnch
bin has the Senate, and awaits the action OF the
House. These Creeks and Semnoes surrender ands
such SemiDolcs in Florida may remove West while the
treaty 10 the last, that condition. pecu
mary and civil advantages, aud permits them TO enjoy
their own-a Seminole-gove rnment Independently Of
association wilh any other tribes-a failure TO obtain
which has been prominent objection heretofore TO their
immigration This, II Is supposed will have q tendescy
10 forever quiet Indian dlsturba in Forda-an iRl
porant cOnsderaon-in view OF the millions Of money
expended OF Indian hostltes in that State
Mr. Mix the chief CLERK has been commissioned TO act
rs Commissioner OF Indian Afars in the absence OF Col
Nanypenny.