The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-08-28

The motion to strike out the proviso prevail
| ed-yeas 35, nays 7. The bill was then passed.
A message was received from the House in
forming the Senate that the former had disa-
greed to the amendment of the Senate striking
out the Kansas proviso. The Senate insisted
on its amendment.
Mr.. Pugh introduced bill, which was pass
ed, to supply the accidental omission in the en-
roment of the civil bill, of the appropriation for
the Marine Hospital at Cincinnati, and for a
road way round the San Francisco custom
house.
message was received from the House, that
| they adhere to their proviso.
Mr.. Hunter said he thought, under the cir
cumstances, the bill should be allowed to fail,
| and he moved that the Senate adhere.
Mr.. Bell, of Tennessee, said that the House
had taken very unusual and supplementary
| and inexcusable course. The proviso was, after
| all, but an abstract idea, since Congress could
never control the Executive in the discharge of
his duties. He hoped the bill would not be
| allowed to fail, and suggested asking a commit
tee of conference.
| Mr.. Hunter replied, that if he believed oom.
mittee of conference could agree, he would con.
sent, but he was satisfied there was no hope OF
passing the bill in proper form. He would
preserve the Constitution, and let the appropria-
ton bills fail, if necessary.
| Mr.. Cass said he regarded this as the most
solemn crisis that has ever occurred in the his
tory of the country, and he hoped the people
would awake to the sense of their danger before
it was too late
MIR. Wade argued, that instead of the House
trying to dictate terms to the Senate. the Senate
were in fact trying to dictate to the House; and
he concluded by urging the propriety of the
Senate receding so as to pass the bill.
| Without coming to vote, the Senate ad
journed.
HOUSE.
| A message was received from the Senate
relative to its action on the army bill. The
| question was taken on striking out the proviso.
Lost-yeas "a, nays Sc.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, moved a reconsidera-
ton of the vote, and to lay that motion upon
the table. The question was decided in the af
| firmative-yeas 81, nays 50.
A message was received from the Senate that
| they insist on their amendment to the army bill
disagreed to by the House of Representatives
| Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, moved that the House
further insist, and ask committee of confer
ence.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, appealed to Mr.. Camp
bell to permit him to make a motion to recede
and make that test vote.
Mr.. Campbell refused to yield his point " a,
this stage of the game"
The House disagreed to the motion of Mr.
Campbell-yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, moved that the
House adhere to its amendment.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia, moved that the House
recede from it; and the question having been
taken, it was decided in the negative-yeas 81
nays Sc.
/ Mr.. Washburn's motion to adhere was
agreed to-yeas 81, nays 90.
He then moved to reconsider the vote, and tt
lay that motion upon the table; which was
agreed to-yeas 81, nays 90.
Mr.. Sherman asked leave to offer resolution
that, the Senate concurring, the President of tn,
Senate and the Speaker of the House be di
rected to adjourn their respective Houses to
day, at four o'clock, sine die. Objections wer
made.
Mr.. Millson made fruitless effort to recon
slider the vote by which the House refused t.
ask committee of conference on the army bill
Various unsuccessful motions to adjourn wer,
made, the question being determined by yea
and nays.
Finally, after short recess, the House ad
iourned.