The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-13
WAsuINGTON. March 10.

oENATE.--l ne oerate proceeded to consider
the bill appropriaGng three million dollars for
increasing the supply Of munitions OF war and
for the manufacture and collection OF small
arms, in accordance with the recommendation
Of the President. After some discussion the
bill was ordered to be engrossed for the third
reading. Yeas y, nays L.
The fUllowingare the yeas and nays:
YEAs--Messrs. Allen, Bgler, Bright, Cass,
Clay, Cr;ttenden, Fish, Gerry Hunter, Ever
son, johnson, Jones, Crow, Mallory, Pugh,
Reed, Sebastine, Slidell, Stuart, Toucg, Trum-
bull, Weller, and Yulee.
NAYs--Messrs. Adams Bell, (ofTenn, } Col
amer Fessenden, Foot, Hale, Harlan, Hous-
ton Seward, Sumner, Wade, and Wilson.
Mr.. Crittenden wished to know how the re-
cent improvements are to be applied to the
arms in the hands of the different States
Mr. Weller replied that it was proposed to
call them in. There were about three hundred
thousand muskets in the different States,
which will be rifed and supplied with locks,
ramrods and primers, rendering them efficient
weapons. The expense will be about three
dollars each.
Mr. Bel thought there was no reason for
such an appropriation and that the object of
the expenditure was not sufficiently stated
Mr. Weller said he was willing to make the
bill more specific. He did not apprehend war.
but he thought that when the treasury was
fall, it was good time to make preparation
for an cRemy.
Mr.. Seward said he would vote for the bill
| if it was 50 amended as to make appropriations
for specific purposes.
The vote ordering the bill to be engrossed
was then reconsidered, when Mr.. Weller NOV
ed an amendment, which was adop ed, in ac-
u,
Mr. Hunter spoke in favor Embarrassing the
material for defense, SO rs to be prepared for an
attack from any quarter
Mr. Cass said that England had suffered so
much in the Rdssan war that it was not at
all unlikely hat she would try to regain her
reputation by war in the Western Hemis-
phere He addressed the Senate at length on
the aggression ard audacity Of England criti-
cising the recent leaders in the London Times
on this country. lie could not see how the
Central American question could he referred
to Arbitration, as it was rot a boundary ques-
ton, or question Of Indemnity, but more
question about the meaning Of a word. No
arbitrator, whether he understood the English
language or not, could tell US what the word
occnpy means better than we know already.
Mr.. Hale-Ho did not believe in the pro
priety Of national armories and could see no
more necessity for having national arms manu-
featured in national machine shops than that
lofhaving naval uniforms made in national tai
lor shops. In order to show what little de-
pendence is to be placed IN newspapers allud-
/ ing to Mr.. Cass's quotations from the London
Times, he made extracts from the London
Telegraph which represented Messrs. Seward
and Foote extremely beligerant, and another
from La Pat1Te, Louis Napoleons organ,
which represented Mr. Banks, the Speaker of
the House, as black man. saying that in the
double capacity of a negro and an Abolition
ist, he had inspired profound disgust on the
part of the Southern members.
MIR. Iyerson defended the bill, and thought
there was iminent danger of war with England,
| as he did not believe the American people or
4 administration were in favor Of arbitration
/ Adjourned.
| f[oUsG.-Mr. Wheeler offered a resolution
which was adopted, instructing the Post Office
/ Committee to inquire into the expeyliency of
| erecting Public Buildings at Boston, Philadel-
lphia. Charleston and New York, suitable for
| Post Offices and the q. S. Court Rooms, in &C
cordance with the suggestion o. the President.
| Mr.. Campbell reported khe Consular and Army
i Appropriation bill.
Mr. Crawford made speech to show that it
wass-improper thatthe Committee on Elections
should be empowered to send for persons and
papers in the Kansas contested election case.
Mr. Crawford urged that Mr. Reedor repre-
scented revolutionary movement, outside of
the regularly established government of Kan
sas.
Mr. Campbell, Of Pennsylvania, advocated
! the resolution of the committee, accusing the
other side with an attempt to stife the inyes
tigation necessary to lead 10 a clear understan-
ding of the case.
Mr.. Saith, Of Alabama, contended the com
mittee had abandoned the issue raised by Mr.
/ Reeder. and call upon the House to give them
mower to contest the legality Of the election Of
every member OF the Legislature Of Kansas,
/ thus shielding their real purposes behind one
man, who had proved himself an arch agitator.
and hr rarin.ls snac.lIatinns cnrnrnittai such