The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-04
xxxIvth Congrcsx..Extra session.
The Proriso Defeated The Army b'H
Passsd-
Al Propositions to Modify the Konso'
Lams Voted Dozen in each House.

Al Propositions to Modify the Adns0s Il
Lams Voted Dozen IN each House. q
wAsulsGros, Aug. 80.
IIoUsE.--Mr. Campbell, OF Ohio, obtained !.
unanimous consentt to report by direction OF ,
the Committee Of WAYS and Means, \ bill
making appropriations for the army. !"
He said it was the old Army Bill with the
following proviso: .
That no part of the military force of the
United States, the support for which nppro- :.
priations are made by this net, shall be en-
ployed in aid of tho enforcement OF any en-
ac,ment heretofore passed in the bodies ,
claiming to be the Legislature Of Kansas.
MIR. Campbell demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Georgia, applied to Mr..
Campbell to allow him TO make u motion to
strike out the proviso in order that the sense
of the House be taken on that question, ana
act on the passage Of the bill. [Cres OF
that's right.
Mr. Davis, Of Maryland, desired u test
vote on proposition he wished to offer.
Or. Campbell refused to withdraw his de-
mand for the previous question.
Mr.. Stevens said that there were gentle
/ men absent who did not expect that vote
/ would be taken so soon, moving call OF
/ the House. 1913 members answered to their
name.
/ The doors were then closed, to hear ex-
cuses from absentees. The bill then passed
as originally reported, bya vote of 80
against 10. On motion OF MIR. Benson, th.
House took up and passed the Senate's joint
resolution authorizing the acceptance oi
Gold Medals by Surgeons Williams AMI Har-
rison and the Emperor of France by Lieut..
Maurv, from Prussia, Holland and Bremen,
and b, Prof. Bache from sweden, also par-
hitting DIR. Kane and the officers connected
> with HIM in the Arctic expedition, TO accept
testimonials Of respect from the British Gov
, eminent. A message was then received
, I ON the Senate return NJ the army bill
with an amendment striking out the pro-
viso.
! The House under the operation of the
. previous question, then concurred in the
. >enute's amendment, striking out the pro
!. viso, by yeas lOl, nays %. The Senate
\ bill fixing the time for election in Dela-
: ware Of Representatives to Congress was
passed.
Nj. Whitney asked but did not obtain
leave to introduce bill to repeal certain en-
y actments of the Kansas Legislature, to de-
!, fne and secure the rights of the people in
r that tcrritosy.
A message was here received from the
- President that he had signed the army
/ bill.
,e Mr. Grow offered resolution that tn,
r. President be respectfully requested TO di-
!. rect the District Attorney for the Tcrritor,
of Kansas to apply to the proper court fol
leave 10 enter nolle prosequi on oil the in
:, dictment- now pending for treason or an,
other political u.fense alleged TO have beer
!" committed in that territory.
al The question on the resolution was defeat
D. ed by calling the ayes and nays on motor
to adjourn until IA time conveniently fixed TO
the termination of the session at half past
~ O'Clock, when the Speaker declared the iions
as adjourned sine die, before the committee wnt
% were appointed TO wait on the President wa
40 reported.
SaNArE--on motion of Mr.. Clay, reso
luton Was adopted requiring the Secretar
n of the Interior to report next session th
:, amount required to pay he allowances pro
:. posed providing for the settlement Of tn
u claims OF the officers OF The revolutionar
army, and of the widows and children c
those who died IN the service.
IL Mr.. Houston said although he had take
er, but very little part in the debate which la
cd been INDUCED IN the Senate recently, he ha
not been an inattentive or unconcerned II,
tener. He had seen ten years service in Oh
q. Senate, and thirty years ago was in the pub
lic councils OF the country; but he had NJ
he seen crisis like the present, portendln
wa such evils TO peace and even thteateniu
the perpetuity Of this Republic. He wlshe
it Was IN his power To cast OIL upon tt
troubled waters, and should DO glad 10 ST
ist Senators cooperating IN u different wor
'rv than exasperating the irritable feeling OF tn
na north, and producing more alienation tina
efs NOW exists. Ii Is evident TO every body thu
IN the times are sadly out of joint, and the
Ia must be some occasion for 1t. There mu
ms he some latent disease that required rem
pa iy, and thus the first step IN seeking 10 pr
duce better state of things and give pea
Lee aud tranquility 10 the country would be
at 30 back to the FIRST principles and seek Il
wn root of the evil. In dong SO he deemed
are had found the pandora's box whence all t
ave difficulties origlnated-the repeal OF Il
hey Missouri Compromise. Before that step "
OF taken all was quiet, tranquility AM harmon
ing now ull ~ boodshed AMI strife. This res,
ris- was predicted by him al the time. lie h
ury made the remark that the aged might witne
cry the commencement OF the evil consequence
~ that would follow that repeal but the youn
Ms est child snen born would not live 70 behu
nnu the termination. lie hoped however and b
me teyed they would terminate without n
isrs fearful disorder to the Union, and that I
im- wisdom Of the American people would 4
ary wise some remedy fer these troubles, viii
mad sprang from the ambitious views OF
Kiln diyiduals, and that Providence which b
'aen guided this nation through peri Is in p'
days, had yet rich blessings in store to Law
1ted upon US. X the Missouri Comprom
the could be repealed after having been regar
Tour "a as y sacred compact, the law by which
ton, Territories of Kansas and Nebraska VI
h.ii organized WAS also repcalable, and con
SIX 4uently all acts OF the Territorial Leg,s
lrri- lures, when they had been made in pur
ance Of that organic act. He presumed Il
!, on no one would de.y that the people Of K,
anu sas did not, OF their own unbiased free v
cap ana accord, enact the laws now said to on
r tbs IN that Territory. 1t Was done by extra
day, GUS influence, and those laws were proscr,
mo i've, contrary to the spirit OF the CONSTITUTE
Disgrace to the age, and ought not to
suffered To remain on the statute books.
then defined his position and defended
American party
'"' Mr.. Clay inquired whether the Sena
; - from Texas had me ant to have il understo
to's ,na-much ~ he had left the Democr tic .
af. ! ~ -, .s., .snrt~sA IF her --.eat re