The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-08

tain lands which was read and passed second read
Mr. NJ, from the COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs TO whom
referred the memorial Of the officers Of the Japan sIPe-
diton, submitted adverse report On the same.
| tsE BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. STUART ssked and obtained leave to introduce
joint resolution for enargng the cusomhouse post once
and courthouse Detroit Michigan which was read
three times by unanimous consent aAd passed
4 81 -rs, ~ HOUSE HILL REFERRxp.
The bill from the House of Representatives making APP
preparations for the legislative executive, and judicial
penses of for the year ending the Both of june
1851 aud for other purposes read twice and referred
TO the Committee on Finance.
pEPREDArIoss OF THE CREEK INDIANS.
On motion by Mr. FITZPATRICK the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the bill provide for the exana
ton aud of certain claims of citizens of Georgia
and Alabama of losses sustained by depreda
tons of the Greek Indians which made the special
order for Tuesday next at twelve o'clock
#a ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. CLAYTON said that he very DESTROYS of dis
charging duty which had been devolysd upon him The
COMMITTEES the Post Office and Post Roads had reported
bill authorizing the Postmaster General to contract with
Cornelius Vanderbilt for the transportation Of the United
States mails steamships between New York and South
ampon England and the chairman of the committee had
devolved upon him the duty OF calling II up and pressing
it upon the consideration of the Serate lie, therefore
that be taken up for consideration now as II was
| a matter of considerable importance. . . ...
Mr. CoLLAMER hoped, II the subject was taken up that
it would receive full and thorough examination. At an
early part of the present session. the Committee the
Post Office and Post Roads had examined the NATTER and
had reported bill to regulate the whole subject OF ocean
navigation connected with the transportation OF
the mails That bill placed all the contracts under the
Of the Secretary OF the Navy and the Postmaster
General; but the present proposition was one which
chang that policy very materially
The morning hour having EXPIRED the special order was
Mr. HUNTER moved to postpone the special order and
proceed the consideration OF the army appropriation bill
Mr. CLAYTON called for the yeas and nays that
,on hoping that it would be defeated in order that his bill
might be taken up
The question being taken, the motion of Mr.. HUsrEI
was agreed to-yeas 80, nays AS follows: =
| YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bell of New Hampshire
Bigg Brodhead Brown, Clay, Colamer, Dodge, Douglas
Durkes Evans Fesenden, Fitzpatrick Foot Foster Geyer
Pratt Reid Sebastian, slide Stuart Thompson of Ken
lucky Thomson of New Jersey, Trumbull, Weller Wilson
NAYS-Messrs. Clayton, Seward, Wade, and Yulse-4.
| ARMY APPROPRIATIONS
The Senate accordingly proceeded in committee o.
the whole the consideration of the bill from the House
of making appropriations for the support
of the army for the year ending the so.h Of june 1887
with amendment being to strike out the following pro-
yiso:
Provided neperhe,ess, That part Of the military
force the United States herein provided for shall be
in aid of the of the al
legged legislative assembly of the Territory OF Kansas re
Gently assembled Shawnee Mission,
enacted either that not valid legislative
assembly, chosen conformity with the organic law by the
people Of the said Territory And preeded That until Con
assembly of Kansas it shall be the duty OF the President
military force in said Territory to the peace
nsurrecton repe INVASION and protect persons
and property therein and the national In the
State of Missouri elsewhere, from unlawful seizure and
And be It further prorided, That the President is
CURED dsam the present organized militia OF the Terri
tory of Kansas recall all the United States therein
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Territory disturb the public peace or aid in the enforce
ment resistance of real or pretended laws
The question was on concurrng in the report Of the
committee
Mr. HUNTER remarked that the proviso which pro-
posed be stricken out irrelevant TO the bill and II
there other objection to il ought tor stricken
out for that reason for house Of Congress to in
sert Objectionable proposition into an appropriation
bin and insist upon it at the risk OF stopping the wheels
of government was course not only facnous but revou-
Messrs WILSON, WADE, FEssENDEN, and TRUM.
BULL argued that the action of the House was ustabe
and proper and that IL the bill should be defeated the
sponsibility would rest upon the Senate
Messrs THOMPSON Of Kentucky, BUTLER, and DOUG
LAS sustained the report of the committee in able and elo
quent speeches
The debate was continued until nearly seven o'clock
when the question being taken the amendment of The
committee was concurred inyeas 49, nays Gas follows
YEAs-Messrs Adams, Allen, Bayard, Bell Of Tennessee
Geyer Hunter Iverson Jones Of Iowa Jones Of Tennessee
Mallory, Mason, Pratt Pugh Reid Sebastian, Sdell, Stu
thompson
Ter Wright, and Yulee-29
NAYS-Messrs Colamer, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Har
Ian, Seward Trumbul Wade, and Wilson,
The bill was reported the Senate and ordered to be
| engrossed for third reading as amended.
Mr. SEWARD addressed the Senate at some length on
the subject stating that he could vote for the bill In ts
present form.
Mr. STUART said that he felt II bis duty TO reply to
the extraordinary speech Of the senator from New York
That emnenly responsible for the present
troubles In Kansas and bis present argument seemed n-
tended encourage the House Of Representatives In fac
tious opposition to the Senate and the President
Mr. roof wished to speak at length the subject Of
affairs In Kansas but dislked 10 detan the See ut this
late hour If objection made be would avail him
self Of the opportunity on Saturday next
agreed agreed
After few remarks from Mr.. SEWARD, the bill was
read third time and passedyeas 81, nays s-as fol-
lows
-YEAS-Mc,srs. Adams, Allen, Bsyard, Bggs, Bright,
Brown Butler Clay, Douglas, Geyer, Hunter, Iverson,
James Jones Of Iowa, Mallory Searce Pratt Pugh, Reid
Sebastian, Sde Stuart Thompson Of Kentucky, Thomson
Of New Jersey, Weller Wright, and Yuee-H
NAYS-Messrs Dutkee, Foot, Foster, Harlan Seward,
Trumbull, Wade, and Wilson's.
On motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,