Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-03
Thirty-Fifth consress-First session.

In the Senate on the 9th, the resolutions Of the
Ohio Legislature against the Lecompton Constitu.
ton, were ordered to be printed. =
The bill to increase the army Was then taken up
and discussed at length. ..-J ...... :.
In the House, on the same day, the printing bill
was under consideration. Mr. Davis, Of Mississippi,
denounced all freesoers and abolitionsts and said
the former were the greatest rogues of the two.
The talk about the right of the people Of Kansas to
govern themselves was a mere pretext of the free.
soilers. The South must resist by force.
In the Senate, on the 2sth. Mr.. Hale made some
personal explanations in reply to the Washington
Union-after which the army bill was taken up.
Mr.. Toombs gave the reasons why he opposed the
increase OF the army. There was need of it on
account of 1ndanshostiities for there had not been
an embodiment of Indians within this country for
twenty five years past, that capable of fighting
two thousand men. AS for the Mormon troubles,
he deemed it ridiculous to suppose that Brigham
Young was able to compete with three thousand
United States troops, and therefore necessity ex-
listed for an increase on that score.
The Senate took up the special order being the
joint resolution giving medal to Capt. Paulding.
Mr. Pearce said he was against it. though approx.
ing of Capt. Paulding's act and condemning Walker
Mr. Sidell was against both Captain Paulding and
Walker, and said he wished to give authority to the
President to suspend the neutrality act one year.
The consideration of the subject then post
poned till the 9th of February, and the army bill
was resumed.
Without coming to conclusion, the Senate ad-
journed till Monday.
In the House, on the same day, Mr. Shaw, of I'LL
| noise, made speech on the Kansas question:,
After which Mr.. Comns made a speech to show
the inconsistencies of both the President and Secre
tary of the Treasury on the financial question.
Mr.. Hickman, of Pa, denied that the Lecompton
Constitution reflects the public will of the people of
Kansas. He could not lend himself, by any vote, to
alsfy the pledges given in the Kansas Nebraska BILL
and by its advocates He denied that the people of
that territory have had opportunity to form and
regulate their institutions in their own way.
Mr.. Sherman followed the same side, and
against the LecOmpton movement.
The committee here rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The Senate was not in
| session day.
In the House, the printing deficiency bill was
| taken up for consideration.
! Mr.. Burnett wished that the charges of corrup-
ton in the printing affair should be investigated It
| was mystery to him how Public Printer could
be guilty of corruption. But it was, nevertheless
fact that all of the Public Printers amassed fortunes
| which they to influence elections The Com.
| mittee of Ways and Means knew nothing about it
when asked. COSTLY works were published by the
late House, and they were utterly worthless. Every
Congress called for appropriation to sup
ply the deficiency in the appropriation for the prin
ting. The amount called for now was nearly $780,
00O
| Mr.. Letcher defended the Committee of Ways and
| Means. He said the Committee on Printing was
responsible for the expenditures in regard Public
Printing but he hoped the voice of the people would
direct retrenchment in such useless expenditure
as had heretofore been the case. He however, would
sanction the payment for work already done.
| The views Of Mr.. Letcher sustained by
several members, but all favored retrenchment in
this branch of the public expenditure.
Without action, the House adjourned till Monday