Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the senate, yesterday, alter we went to
press, On motion of Mr. Hunter the Deficiency
bill was taken up. After considering and dis
posing of several amendments of but little
public interest, the appropriation Of $500, 900
to continue the work on the Washington
aqueduct was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 5.
The amendment appropriating 500, 600 for
was agreed to, after having been amended by
striking out the following proviso
PrOUtded, hotceUer, That the Secretary If
War be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell
under the direction Of the President, all mill
tary sites which have been, or which may
hereafter become, unnecessary for military
purposes; and that the money arising from
the sales of such sites shall be paid into the
treasury and shall constitute fund for the
purchase and improvement of other sites which
it may become necessary to occupy fox the de-
fence of the frontiers. And it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of War to report, with
in one month after the commencement of each
session of Congress, the action of the depart.
ment under the authority hereby conferred,
showing the number and description Of sites
sold and the amount received for each, with a
detailed account of the application Of the
money received"
Several other amendments, making District
of Columbia appropriations, were then con-
propriating $4,000 for the repair Of the East
crn Branch and Potomac bridges, no quorum
being present, they adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Hickman concluded his
speech in favor Of the pending resolution to
authorize the Elections Committee to send for
persons and papers in the Kansas contested
election case
The question was then put on the motion of
Mr.. Bennett, Of Miss, to recommit the said
resolution, with the Phelps instructions not
agreed to.
The question was next put on the amend.
ment or substitute of Mr.. Dunn, appointing a
committee of three members of the House to
proceed to Kansas and there to investigate
all the facts connected with the elections
there, the violations Of the public peace of
the Territory, &C., the said investigation to
be conducted secrstly, with penalties for the
violation of secrecy in the case, according
two assistant sergeants- at arms and clerk to
the said committee, and a military escort, and
also SIC, 900 for the expenses Of the investiga-
ton, &C.; agreed to-yeas l0l, nays 90, as
follows
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Ball, Barbour, Barclay,
Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Burlington. Burlin
game, James H Campbell, Lewis d. Campbell
Chatfee, Bayard Clark, Ezra Ink, Clawson,
Coifax,, Coinins, Covode, Cragin, Cumback,
Ahhotu1 DdFis, LAY, Dcdil, Dlck, DICK
son, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Edie, Edwards, En-
RE, Flagler, Gallowav, Giddings, Gilbert, Gran
yer, Grow, Hall. r b. Hall, Harlan, Harrison,
Haven, Hickman, Thomas X. Horton, v. Hor-
ton, Howard, Hughston, Kelsey, King, Knapp,
Knight, knowltOn, Knox, Letter, Mace, Matte
son, Meacham, Killian Miller, Millward, Moore,
Morgan, Morrill,, Mott Murray, Nichols, Merton,
Andrew Oliver, Parker, Petit, Pike, Pringle,
kitchie, Robbins, Roberts, Sage, sapp, Scott
sherman, Summons, Spinner, Sranahan, Thor
ington, Todd, Trafton, Tyson, Wade, Wakeman,
Walbridge, Waldron, G. C. Washburne f.. b
Washburne, Israel Washbun, Watson, WEIGH,
woodruff, and WoodwOrth-l0l.
Nays-Alessrs. Aiken, Allen, Bell, Hendley s..
Bennett, Bocock, Bowie. Boyce, Branch, Brooks,
Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader, John P. Campbell
Garlic, Caruthers, Caskie, Clingman, Howell
Cobb, Williamson X w. Cobb, Cox, Cra'ge,
Crawford, Davidson, H. Winter Davis, Dowdtn
Edmundson, Elliott, English, Eustis, Evans,
Faulkner, Florence, Thomas d Fuller, Goode,
NJ orrison Harris, Sampson w. Harris, Thomas
Il. Harris, Herbert, Hoffman, Houston, George
w Jones, j. CLANCY Jones, Kelly, Kennett, Kid
well, Lake, Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin, Alex
ander Marshall, Humphrey Marshall, Samuel
>. Marshall, Maxwell, McMullen, Mcqueen
smith Miller, Millson, Mordecai Oliver, Orr,
Paine, Peck, Phelps, Porter, Powell, Quitman
Ready, Ricaud, Richardson, Rufnn, Sandidge,
Savage, Seward, Shorter, Samuel A Smith, VIII.
liam smith, William X. Smith, Sneed, Stewart,
swoPe, Talbot, Taylor Trippe, Underwood
Vail, Walk, Walker, Warner, Watkins, Wheeler,
Whitney, Winslow, John v. Wright, and Zolli-
And then they adjourned.