Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-12

around Just which way they will. Here hun
dreds OF voices cried out, That's Scott Har-
rison! Mr.. Burlingame said, The quick
instinct OF the people relieves q man from be-
ing personal Three groans fr Scott Har-
rison were called for and given by the whole
assembly The speaker thought there would
be few dough.face representatives if there was
not dough face constituency behind them. "
He could scarcely believe that the gentle
man from Massachusetts, would have 50 far
forgotten the courtesy which was due from
one gentleman to another as thus to have gone
out of his way to endorse base charge against
. member Of the House by irresponsible per.
sons in a crowd and he trusted that it would
yet be found that the reporter of his remarks
had done him injustice. But if he was mis-
taken in this. and the language was intended
or any portion Of his constituents, with a
trucking subserviency to any section in this
country or any party in the House, he pro-
nounced the charge before the House and the
country as an Infamous and unmitigated cal
umpy.
The Post Office appropriation bill was next
taken up in Committee Of the Whole, and
having been reported back without amend.
ment, was duly passed.
the Senate, being taken up, and the question
being on agreeing to the action of the Senate
in striking out the clauses of tho said bill
concerning the future employment and action
of the army of the United States in Kansas
Mr.. Pennington moved to add the following
clauses to the said bill:
"Provaded, nevsrthsiess, That no part of
the military force of the United States herein
provided for shall be employed in aid of the
enforcement Of the enactments of the alleged
legislative assembly of the Territory of Kan.
sas recently assembled at Shawnee Mission,
until Congress shall have enacted either that
it was or was not valid legislative assembly,
chosen, in conformity with the organic law,
by the people of the said Territory ind pro-
Vided, That until Congress shall have passed
upon the validity of said legislative assembly
OF Kansas, it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent to use the military force in said Terri.
tory to preserve the peace, suppress insured.
ton, repel invasion. and protect persons and
property therein and upon the national high
ways, in the State of Missouri or elsewhere,
from unlawful seizure and searches
"And be at further providsd, That the
President is required to disarm the present
organized militia Of the Territory of Kansas,
to recall all the United States arms therein
distributed, and to prevent armed mon from
going into said Territory to disturb the public
peace or aid in the enforcement or resistance
OF real or pretended laws"
Mr.. Cobb, Of Ga, raised q point of order
The Speaker decided the proposed amend
ment In order, and Mr., Cobb appealed; deci.
sion of the Chair sustained-yeas 81, NAYS 81
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, offered an amend.
ment to the Senate 8 amendment; which was
agreed to-yeas l0l, nays "a.
And then, as amended, the said Senate
amendment was adopted.
After passing the Senate bills altering the
time tor holding the U. s District Courts for
South Carolina to authorize the Secretary of
the Navy to purchase additional ground ad.
joining certain Navy Yards and some others
OF local and individual interest only, they
went into Committee, Mr.. Eustis in the chair,O
and took recess until p. m.
On Re assembling the Committee were ad.
dressed on politics by Messrs Simons, Camp
bell Of Ohio, Walker, Letcher, Wright. and
others, ere the Committee rose, and the House
adjourned.
Proceedings Of To-day.
In the Senate, to-day, they passed the
Executive, Legislative and Judicial appropri.
alton bill from the House, and then proceeded
to consider some private bills on which de.
ssription of business they were en- gagged whom
the Star went to press.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Smith, of
Va, the bill for the relief Of Gustavus Hor.
ner, deceased, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Walbridge reported from the Public
Lands Committee the Pacific Railroad bill IA
copy OF that which the special Pacific Rail.
road Committee have long been endeavoring
TO get an opportunity to report as substitute
Tor the Missouri railroad land donating bill
which was read at tho Clerks desk.
Mr.. Orr raised point Of order, contsnding
that the subject having been referred to the
Select Committee it was not within tho prov
ince of the Public Lands Committee to report
on it
Mr.. Denver, on the part of the Select Com.
mite, endorsed the bill just reported.
Inc chair decided the report of Mr.. Wal.
bridge in order