Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-12
THIRTY-FoURTn CONGRESS.
MONDAY, March TO-.

SENATE.-Ihe Senate considered the bill
appropriating three millions of dollars for in
creasing the ornaments and munitions of war
and for the manufacture and alteration of
small arms in accordance with the recent re-
commentator of the President.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading by a vote of % against u.
Mr.. Seward would vote Tor the bill if
amended so as to make definite appropriations
for specific purposes.
The vote ordering the bill to be engrossed
was reeonsidered, when Mr.. Weller moved an
amendment in accordance with Mr.. Stewards
suggestion.
Mr.. Cass addressed the Senate relative to
the aggressions and audaety Of the English
government, quoting from the London Times
recent article against this country, and max
ing thereon sarcastic running commentary.
He said England has suffered so much in the
war with Russia, that it is not at all unlikely
that she may try to retrieve her reputation by
a war in the Western Hemisphere.
Mr.. Hale said he could not believe in the
proDrlety of the national armories; he could
see no more necessity of having arms manu-
featured in national machine shops, than OF
having naval uniforms manufactured Ill ma
tional tailor shops; nor did ne admit the ne
cessity of such an increase in the efficiency of
the army at this time. Abiding to Mr.. Cass'
quotations from the London Times. he said
little dependence was to be placed on foreign
newspapers; he read an extract from the Lon
don telegraph, which represented Mr.. Seward
and Mr.. Foote as being extremely belligerent,
and another from La Patg'ie, Louis Napoleon's
organ, which represented Mr.. Banks, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, as
black man, saying that 6 in the double ca.
paeity of Lcolored man and abolitionist, he
had inspired profound disgust in the minds OF
Southern members
The reading of those extracts occasoned
excessive laughter.
MIR. Iyerson defended the bill, and thought
there was imminent danger OF a war with
England.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Wheeler offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Post Of
flee Committee to inquire into the expedieney
of erecting public buildings in Boston, Phila
delphia, Charleston, and New York, suitable
for Post Offices and for U. S. Court rooms, in
accordance with the suggestions in the Presi-
dents message.
Mr.. Campbell. of Ohio, reported Consular
Diplomatic, and Army appropriation bills.
Mr.. Crawford addressed the House, to show
that it was improper that the Committee on
Elections be empowered to send for persons
Mr.. Campbell, Of Pennsylvania. advocated
the resolution Of the Committee, and accused
those on the other side of an intention to sti-
file such investigation as was necessary to a
proper understanding Of the question.
Mr.. Kunkle administration democraO adj
vocated the resolution to send for persons and
papers, and, during his remarks, said that
Notwithstanding intimidations, emigrants
from Pennsylvania still continue to settle in
Kanzas, and if the time comes when an in
vading force from Missouri shall interfere with
their rights, it will be found that they will
maintain their rights to the death.
Mr.. Oliver, of Missouri. in behalf Of the
people OF that State, said that if emigrants
from tie East go to Kanzas for the purpose of
controlling the elections, in open defiance of
the principles, of the Kanzas- Nebraska bill,
and prejudicial to the institution of slavery
in Missouri, strife, contention, and perhaps
bloodshed will result The people Of Mis-
SCUM are conscious of their rights, and have
nerve enough to maintain them.
Mr.. Kunkie-'fIn Pennsylvania we form
no emigrant aid societies. People go to Kan
zas of their own accord, and have right to
60"
Mr.. Oliver-''Was not society of that
kind formed here, by members of Congress,
before the Kanzas bill was pas ed ~
Mr.. Kunkle-"1 am not here to say whe-
ther suoh societies were formed in Massachu-
sets or elsewhere.
know tbaii not the gen teman
ration for controlling the institutions of Kan
zas with capital Of five millions of dol
lars?'
Mr.. Kunkle-"I know nothing about Il =
settlers are there now, and others on their
way, notwithstanding the violence in Kan
zas. Freemen are not easily frightened -
He said he could tell the gentleman that there
are men on earth who will more firmly main.
tain their rights than the Pennsvlyanians.
or If necessary, sell their lives more dealy,-
He Oliver, must not involve them in ILLEGAL
acts.
Mr.. Oliver explained, and said that when
ever 1t was seen that the elections and insti
tntIons of Kanzas were controlled bv bona
tide settlers. he and every man in the South
Were willing to abide by the will of the ma
Jority, though it might be against the institu.
tlon OF slavery. That is the position Of his
constituents and of the whole South. If
troubles ensue, they will mainly be attributa-
Bile TO the intermeddling of the emigrant aid
societies 1.-THE East
| A message was received from The President
asking an appropriation of $500, 900 tor sun
| preston OF hostilities in Oregon
| Adjourned.