New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-14
UOrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House passed tbe bill .xteOdpg the patent Of
Adamss printing pre- sses by majority OF 40 votes.
The SeDate's smt ndment 3 the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bul, theL taken
The gu, stion stated agr, eipg to The Senate
amendm. Mt to strike out the provso lat 60 oney b.
,ypeIctd until the peraoLs under indictment 10 Kan.
shall be discharged and the prosecutions dis
niesec, etc.
Mr.. PENNINGTON moved an amenment to the
S-rate's aIIthdrltLt, making q similsr provision,
thzt nothing therein sbOuG be Construed a. TO pre-
vent the Indictment, are-' punishment or detention,
il by any Court Of the Uned States 10 X .nsss Of
any person who ehal have violated any proylsor Of
ally act of Congrts- il the commirs Of acy offeo-e
sgalIst person or property. He lPeLninston) woulc
ntver vote collar 10 sustain these Indictments for
trtasOn, or upholc tae Bogus Legislature.
Mr.. LETCHER said the Cour's only could deter
whether those iLdiyidu.l ais gull or nacce Mt
he thought the House were poorly eWpoy ed c kiag
to lulliiy Judicial proceedir5s oy legs. ersctta,nt
he should Ike to know Whether Mr. Pennington and
his friends were afrald Of the C"ults
Mr.. PENNlNGTON-I am afraid Of the Corrta Of
Kansas Does the gentleman from Virginia (Letcher)
believe any parties guilty OF reaso0 II the Ierroy
Mr. LElCHER replied 10 the affirmative, saying
they had sol. mIy sworn to subved the Government.
Mr. CAMPBELL Ohio was satisfied that no per
in phop under arrest IN kanses for Treason
wollo be prosecuted or puI I,hed.
MIX LNKEL wished to know bow Mr.. Campbell
became the recipLt Of information ieuied TO other
gentlemen.
Mr.. Pehning'ons sme ndlLent was agreed 70 by
Ytas, 81; Nays. ~.
Various lncfft ctual efforts we,e mad. 10 further
suIsi d.
During tie ptocee6n g. Mr. GROW poke Of the
events il Kansas, IL connection with u Cyurs as
fsgSceful 10 humanity, and lnsIzi=c that The hmi.e
'iou OF the appropriation cou.l be maze without
uUtiOr.
Mr.. DAVIS (Ihd.l saii if Judge Lecompte was
properly reported theie was lot a shadow q r-ason
for the charge Of Treason Ibe House had reached
apCint when ievOlu lOnscy rrmec! wss Justlhsbe.
IL chi.C sh IN the extreme 70 wi htOt the apprO
JriaoI for The Kansas COnt- when the machinery by
Which the Government ceine= on itr business Is MT
arrested.
Mr.. kUNKEL said he bsi 90. to know when =
Mr.. Campbell derived Il information Z there Wou
be 10 prosecutions ia kaLsas.
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied It was well knc w be h.i
ympsthy WITH the preset a. nuL,.ratiOu nor Iith
tie patty that bfOvgh, thts wrons the country by
the repeal of the Nj, our !cmp'otnise He r-p- ated
lie knew aLd believed that tLo-- arre-teG K4a-
on the ccarge g trea.or ur viO,st Il II the Ia xs
Of wha' s teImtd tn b gu: L-gistare goulG not
rc Prost cLtec u pun sLueit. lie thei Aic :, Mr
huhst Lc lever Iii ytps ne conf 7eLc- rccO..
II BIN by -iS!u!t,e -ource Il ~ i, fOlma,ou
Dir lETChtk .al: the Pei ut ter DO mor-
rg'. 70 ci-ct arct the Ld'ot.G par 20 . Ksn.l te.o
IT ttey Htr' C-t'ioec III Nrg nia
Mr CAMPBELL lenarkcd he b.d rec.iy,1 II
othcla. c,nmU. cat.on but b.evet that ~ pro.ec
tots would n"t b. ceri,d OIL " the e,,.ut of ,,ess
Mi STANTON pu 10 leitl ia tie Exec. I'VE rro IL
tee lnd would oot therefore, 10 legsl.te For one Ia
-Ltr-o adu-t- 10 he proFlo dsIes 10, irs al cOnse
"a. noer.
NJ ORR 81, q bad 10 ,aicial ,of,rma'ior ,o com
q :. 81 ' - ls' 1t he I2i % 4 ~ bot b.'