Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty fifth Csngress-First Session.

Is THE SENATE, yesterday, after Mr.. Toomos
closed his able argument In defence of the Kan
sas bill,
Mr.. Crittenden replied briefr to some of Mr..
L. comments on his speech of the previous day
Mr.. Bell then made a very elaborate speech In
opposition to the admission of Kansas, in the
course OF which he took very decided grounds
and made use of earnest remonstrances against
the bill The Senate took recess from 4 till
O'Clock, p. m, and then Mr.. Il. occupied over
four hours of the session.
Mr. Foster obtained the floor when the Senate
adjourned
In THE HOUSE,, Mr.. Savage was followed by
MIR. Washburne, of Me, who opposed the bill
for the increase of the Army.
Mr.. Qnitman proposed an amendment to his
bill, to supply an omission.
Mr.. Faulkner offered his bill is a substitute
for the fourth, fifth and sixth sections of the bill
from the Committee.
Mr.. Smith, of Ill. favored the increase of the
Amy. and was ready to grant the request of the
President or to vote for volunteer force He
thought the effectiveness of the two classes of
soldiers, volunteers and regulars, about parallel
nut believed combination of the two prefer
able.
Mr.. Blair advocated the bill reported by the
Committee. He thought it essential that the
Government should send to Utah a large force,
as ii would thereby Overawe the MOrmons, and
bring them at once into submission.
The previous Question was called for by Mr..
Quitman, and on its being sustained he replied
| to the arguments against his bill
The House then I'D journed without taking the
| question.
Proceedings of To-day.
In THE SENATE, to-day, the Vice President
| submitted resolutions from the Legislature OF
| New Mexico, suggesting certain changes in the
proposed boundary OF the Territory of Arizona.
| Mr.. Seward presented a memorial from Dixon
N. T., praying that steps be taken for the Promp,
| and pacific extinction of slavery by the General
| Government remunerating the Shareholders
Also, joint resolution from the New York
Legislature, urging the adoption of measures for
the better protection of emlg:ant trains on their
| way TO the Pacific coast
All the above were appropriately referred
Mr.. OWNS resolution submitted Yesterday,
aiking the Secretary of War if any provision has
| been made for the detecting and Furnishing
| the lndi ans, or others, who massscrcd one hun.
dred and eighteen California emigrants at ~ oun-
| tain Medows. Utah, was adopted.
| The consideration of the Kansas bill was then
| resumed.
| Mr. Foster opposed the bill He hrst took oc-
| casion to comment briefly in reply to Mr. Ham
mond as to the relative power of the North and
| South. He deprecated the power of /" Cotton, -
| which MIR. I'll had alluded TO as giving the South
prepondeL ance in point Of wealth, power and
| Influence. The reign Of this = Cotton King be
| deemed mistake, and attributed the origin OF
| its power to the inventive genius of gentlema n
| of Connecticut. He then proceeded to dscai e
| the Lecomption constitution the offspring Of
| illegal proceeding in Kansas.
| In The HOUSE, the Speaker announced that he
| naQ appointed MesSFs. Florence, Maclly, Gil
| man, Scales and Walden the committee to nves-
tigate the truth Of the allegation that e25 900 had
been given to effect the sale Of the ban Ing house
| of the Bark of Pennsylvania for a Post ONCE in
Philadelphia, rumor having associated high Off
Ce's OF the Government with the transaction.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
| Army bill.
| MIR. Faulkner, from the minority of the Com.
| mttee on Military Affairs, h2d offered an amend
ment, viz in effect to retain that part of the biI
| providing for the organization of regiment OF
monut d volunteers for the defence of the frontier
| Of Texas, but, instead of authorizing the Presi
| dent to accept the services of four regiments oil
volunteers, for the purpose of queIling disturb
| ances in Utah and for the protection of the sup
| ply and emigrant trains, and the suppression OF
| Indian hostilitieS on the northern aud northwest
| eIn frontiers, to add to the present military es-
| tablishment one regiment of Dragons and two
| regiments Of infantry, to serve for two years.
The amendment was rejected-yeas 10, nay,
| l43.
Mr.. Qnitman's bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading by vote of-yea,
| los, NAYS "a
AS our report went to press, the question wa,
| being taken on the original Army bill Of Mr.
| lultnan. and the voting indicated it's passage
10y considerable majority.