Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-09-03
From the Charleston Standard.
WASHINGTON, August 81,

There are yet no signs of an agreement be-
tween the two houses of Congress-, on the sub
ject of the Army Appropriation Bill, and great
variety of opinion exists as to the probable re.
suit Of the dispute. Yesterday, like Monday,
passed without any thing practical being done.
Mr. Weller called up his bill for annuling the
obnoxious laws of Kansas Territory, and an
interesting debate followed, which exhibited the
fact that the Democratic side of the Senate
were much divided among themselves as TO what
steps should be taken to secure the bill and
protect the general welfare. Mr.Bayard express
ed willingness to support Mr. Weller's bill as
sort of an amendment 10 the organic LAWN
the nature of a" bill of rights" which every
State has embodied in her Constitution; and US
Kansas had as yet no Constitution, he would
support the bill proposed-as he believed the
people there entitled 10 just such a declaration
Of great natural rights but he was opposed to
the revision of any particular laws of Kansas,
as such revision would be at war with the
spirit of the Kansas and Nebraska act, which
guaranteed 10 the citizens the right to adopt
just such laws as they deemed proper for their
own government, not in conflict with the Con-
s,itution or laws of the United States. If they
were in conflict with the Constitution, it would
be the exclusive province Of the judiciary to de-
lermine that fact. He (Mr. Bayard) would,
therefore, oppose any such revision in this view
of the subject. Gov. Brown, of Mississippi,
one of the ablest and most influential Senators
on the floor, fully coincided, but would oppose
the bill, and any and all Legislation touching the
laws of Kansas Senators Butler, Mason and
Others took the same view of the case; while
Senator Weller thought that all unconstitution-
al legislation should be wiped from the statute
books without waiting for the action of tho Ju-
dietary. Senator Cass thought that Congress
could and should revise any improper Legislation
by the legislative assembly of Territory, and
defended his views, for The one hundredth time,
on the question of squatter sovereignty. During
The pending Of the question of Weller's bill.
the Senate adjourned.
Mr. Criltenden gave notice, yesterday, Of his
intention to introduce bill changing the terri.
toria organization of Kansas, and assimulate it
to all the old territories. by Withdrawing all leg
islative functions from the assembly, and vesting
them solely iu the Governor and Judges. Such
was the organization of all the old territories
and after repeating all the obnoxious laws, he
thinks his bill will be panacea for all the bor-
der difficulties. Mr. T.. conlemplstes making
great speech on his proposition to-day if it came
up for action.
The House did literally nothing yesterday, if
not worse than nothing. The Special Committee
on the fight between Gen. McMullen, of Virgi.
nia, and Mr.. Granger of New York, made their
reports (mnjority and minority yesterday, much
| to the amusement of the House and galleries.
From the facts i, appeared that Gen. N. was the
assaulted party, but Mr.. Simmons, of New York,
The Back Republican Chairman of the Commit
Ice, labored hard to prove otherwise, and in The
attempt, rendered himself an object of contempt
and ridicule. The reports will be printed.
No move was made in the House yesterday
on the Army Bill. To-day the general docket
is in order, and the business of the regular ses-
sion will likely be resumed. lvANHoE