The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-30
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 80 1856.
SENATE.
COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEES.

Mr. BELL. of Tennessee asked that resolution sub
United time since giving additional compensation 70
certain employees of the Senate and in the Congressional
Library, be taken up for consideration.
Mr. MASON hoped that resolution would not be adopt
ed committee had been appointed at former session
regulate and graduate all the salaries Of the officers OF
the Senate. That COMMITTEES, after careful considera-
ton of the subject had submitted report which was
adopted by the Senate The salaries having been thus
fixed AT Just and reasonable rate il not advisable TO
give extra allowance.
The question being TAKEN the motion take up the
resolution was not agreed TO-
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
On motion by Mr. CLAY the following resolution was
taken up and adopted
Resolved Secretary Interior be directed TO
report the Senate at the commencement of the next
sion Of Congress as accurately practicable the amount
made by the bill passed BY the House Of at
the recent session. entitled Gan act provide for the settle
men of the claims of the officers of the revolutionary army
and of the widows and orphan children of those who died in
the service"
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS
Mr.. HOUSTON said that although he had taken very
little part in the discussions which had been held in the
Senate recently he had not been nattenve I'M
concerned listener He had seen ten years service in this
body and thirty years ago he was in the public councils OF
the nation but during the whole time OF his service in pub
lie life he had crisis like the present portendng
such evils TO the peace and threatening the perpeui
U of this republic He wished in his powE to cast
oil the troubled waters and he would be glad to see
senators cooperating in different work than exaspera-
ting the rrated feelings of the North and South and pro-
ducng and more alienation than now exists 1t was
evident to every that the times sadly out OF joint
and there must be occasion for it. There must be
latent disease that required remedy and thus the
first step in seeking to produce better state ana
give peace and tranquility 10 the country would be to
go back to first principles and seek the root Of the evil
In doing he deemed that he had found the Pandoras
box from whence all the difficulties had originated in the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise Before that fatal step
taken all was quiet, tranquility, and harmony; but
since that time all has been dseord and contention blood
shed and strife This result had been predicted by him at
He then made the remark that the aged might
witness the of the evil consequences which
would flow from that repeal but the youngest child then
born would not live to behold their termination He hoped
however, that they would terminate without any fearful
disaster this Union He hoped and believed that the
wisdom of the American people would devise some remedy
for these troubles which had sprung from the ambitious
views of individuals and he trusted that Providence which
had guided this nation through many pers in days past
had yet rich blessings in store to lavish upon US.
If the Missouri Compromise could be repealed after hav-
ing been regarded sacred compact for third of CEN
tury he organic by which the Territories of Nebraska
and Kansas organized was also epeaabl and con-
sequenty all the acts of the territorial legislature which
been made in pursuance of that organic act He
sumed no one would deny that the people of Kansas did
not OF their unbiased free will and accord enact the
laws said exist in that Territory 1t was done by
influences and those laws were proscrptive
and contrary the spirit of the constitution they were
disgrace to the and ought not 10 be suffered TO remain
on the statute-book.
Mr. H. then proceeded to define his political position.
He reared Jackson democrat and he was still true to
the principles which had been msted into his mind in his
early years He believed his teacher honest and acted
upon his principles but the democracy OF the present
day different thing He now found himself acting in
association, not with the democratic party but with the
national American party He proceeded to defend their
principles and asserted that they did not against
sect seek TO prescribe sect but their warfare was
against the union of Church and State which was danger
to liberty and to the constitution For his part he
would disturb the doaor the pagan in the exercise
OF his religious opinions but when be that every art
being made of put down Professionalism and to
establish Popery and TO give all political power into the
hands of those whose first obligation to discounte
and prosecute and exterminate Proestants
that in their power he felt that it the first duty OF
American Proestants put themselves the defensive
and endavor by whatever they possessed TO thwar
these esucal designs He in favor OF free religion
and open Bible
Mr.. CLAY inquired whether the senator from Texas
to have understood inasmuch as he had left the
democratic party in consequence of their repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise and bad joined the American par
~ that the latter in favor of restoration of that
! compromise?
Mr.. HOUSTON replied that the American party were
in favor party Of restoring the Missouri Compro
mice although some members OF il might be That party
opposed all agitatons that would eudanger the
peace of the country threaten the perpetuy of the
Union. For his part be thought it would now be
mpolitc and unwsP Snd there were insuperable obee
tons its restoration but he would freely give more
than half of all that he possessed If it could be restored
TO leave things exactly they before it re-
pealcd But his cardinal principle was that the Union
and should be preserved and If he were TO hear
Il man Of the party TO which he belonged utter a word
against this Union although hreescore years might have
somewhat relaxed the vgor Of his frame he would knock
2
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the bill alter
and amend the Of Congress entitled AN organ
ze the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas approved the
3o,h OF May, 1854.
The question the motion of Mr.. HuNTER to lay
the bill the table and il agreed to-yeas ~ nays
las follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Allen BayRrd Bright, Brodhead,
Brown, Butler, Clay Douglas Geyer, Houston, Hunter,
lverson Johnson Jones Of Tennessee Mason, Pratt Pugh
Reid, T9uosys Weller, and wright-a2 c,...,. n.
hA1S-hehrs. Bell Of Tennessee, Crittenden, Durkee,
Foot, Foster Harlan, Seward, Thompson Of Kentucky,
Trumbul Wade and Wilson-ll.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration of the
resolution submitted by Mr. SEWARD yesterday in relation
the removal Of the desks Of the members of the Senate
from the Senate chamber and on motion by Mr.. SEW
ARD il postponed until the third Wednesday in De
cember next.
LRMY-APPRoPMAuoS BILL.
message received from the House Of Representa-
ves informing the Senate that the House had passed new
army appropriation BILL in which the concurrence Of the
Senate requested The bill having been taken up for
consideration,
Mr. HUNTER moved that the Kansas proviso be stricken
out Of the bill which agreed to-yeas 20, nays 7-as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams Allen, Bayard, Bell Of Tennos-
Bright, BrodheRd, Brown, Butler, Cas- Clay, Crit
son. Jones Of Tennessee, Mason Pratt Pugh Reid Thomp
son Of Kentucky, Toucey, Weller, and Wright-26.
NAYS-Mcssrs Durkee, Foot Foster, Harlan, Trumbull,
Wade, and wilson,
The bill then read third time and passed after
which the Senate took a
RESOLUTION
Upon reassembling, after some unimportant business
Mr. CASS moved that the Senate proceed to the consid