The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-06-04
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Monday. May 90.
In the Senate. Nc Weller introduced bill for the
construction Of military road from the Western
boundary o. Missouri 10 Carson Valley. aud another
for the construction Of a military road from Fl Psso
to Fort Yuma.
| Mr. Push male speech On Kansss matters. lie
opposed The admission 81 kansas into the Union with
its free state Constitution on sereuu, Of her mall 20.
pulaiiou. nc va se.y severe % the En,israni Ala
Societies. and replied to tie arguments Of Messr.
sumner and Seward.
M. Seward introduced biii 70 anihorEc that pro.
lection shall be given to Ancrrsn ci,en. who may
discover deposiie. u guano. u referred 10 Tho
Committee On Foreign Relations.
And tie Senate then adjourned.
In the House. on motion q Mr. Ball, The rules wer,
suspended 80 as y allow ii Tho introduction u re.
solution calling ar specific information connected with
al the branches u the work on the Capitol and the
Post Office extension. Ne said he wanted Tho country
TO sec the manner in which the law bad been dsre.
gardcd for that ts public money bad been wasted be
had lilile doubt.
The House passed several bills and resolutions.
Mr. Humphrey Marshall. from TIC Committee on
the Judiciary reported BIZ authorizing patents % =
sue on he haa adjudication u caiiorna land cisn.
prior % January, 1856. The consideration Of The sub
jccl vas postponed two weeks.
TaesJly. Nay %.
u is senate, NJ Tfumbull gave notice that !, wa.
Bic intention 10 Introduce bl 70 prevent civil wal
and restore peace to Kansas.
A bin was passed for he general Introduction Of 4
uniform for the Natural Code u Marine signals.
Mr. sdell called the attention q the Senate 10 II,
ielesraphie Dispatch giving Mr. summers statement
before The House Committee published this nom.
ing. This gave fi,o 10 long debate and some 81.
element.
NJ Cas- madr further explanation IL reference %
the Champion Correspondence ii which be had been
msrepresenied.
The special Order q Ihc day being he President.
seloes, 81. Toonbs defended the one ue,oing The b
for the improvement Of The mouth Of the Mississippi
river. The subject was further discussed, when the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, NJ. walbriigr. from the committee
Public Lands, reported hl granting 10000 sc,e.
q land 10 Michigan fof railroads. motion to lay the
bill on the table was neg Ilised and III, bill vas passed
by . vote of5sfo51.
Wednesday. Nav 81.
IN he senate. NJ. Pcarce, from the Select Commit.
tee 70 investigate The sumner sfsr, made report
stating that preeedcnts arc 20 e found only in TIC
House 81 Representatives, the Senate having never
been called % @ pronounce judgment in similar case
Several precedent. vee cited. and The Committee had
come 70 The conclusion that although the assault wa.
IN violation y the privileges of the senate Il was not
10 their Jurisdiction The oisnee was ony punishable
by the House. This being strict parliamentary law and
The requirements d The Constitution, The Committee
recommend thai The scnstc make NJ complaint 70 ihe
House. bat simply submit resolutions 70 that body. The
report was eoneuued IN, and ordered 70 ie printed.
Nj. Mason addressed che Senate II length ii sup.
Port Of the recent seiocs Of the President
II The House, bill was introduced csiinr public
land. ior railroads IN Minnesota. Nera.ka and Kan.
sas
4 BIZ was introduced eeing by lhe Government
lands % The State wherever Ioeaied.
iniroioesda 10 repeal ths act s,,a
bIishing The Court Of Claims.
Thsrcsoluiion was adopted, Mr. Toombs alone 70.
ting 10 The negatiTe.
4 bill vas passed granting million and half sores
offend 2 itr Louisiana Rsi.roIt..