Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-17
Thirty-Finh congress---Firs. Session.
MONDAY, March 8, 1858.

MONDAY, March 6, 1858. e.,
SENATE Mr.. Wilson offered a resolution in
strncting the military committee to inquire into the
proprety Of amending the law for Furnishing the
crime Of enticing soldiers to desert-adopted.
Mr.. Johnson's resolution, providing for printing
0.0C0 copies Of the patent Office report Of last
year in the whole, instead of the usual large
Der, laid over.
Mr. Green intimated that he would call for di.
rect vote the Kansas question on Monday next.
Mr. Doolittle, Of Wisconsin, resumed his speech.
He referred IN the extraordinary statement of the
Senator from South Carolina, charging the North
with breaking phshted faith. and plnndering the
South by means Of national banks and tariffs. 1t
not the North that repudiated the compact Of
1887 OF the compromise Of 1920. As TO national
banks and tariffs, he showed frum the record that
the create st statesman Of the South. Calhoun, sup
ported the very tariff that he (Mr Hammond) COM
planned of. He also voted for national bank and
supported internal improvements. Referring to Mr.
ammonds estimate relative to the resources If the
North and Souh he said the hay crop Of the United
States ipassed value the whole cotton crop of
the South and AZ to the taunt that Northern la
borers were slaves. he stated that his own father
was alabor.r-and other gentlemen upon that floor
stand in the same category; and he asked f he and
thev were to be branded the sons Of slaves?
He then passed on to the subject of Kansas show.
ing the inconsistency of the advocates Of the Lecomp
ton Constitution: The President bases the legality
of that Constitution oh the Kansas and Nebraska
act. Mr.. Hammond takes different ground. con.
tending that the sovereignty of Kansas is vested in
the sovereignty Of the States TO be exercised by
Congress alone. The Senator from Tennessee places
it the people Of Kansas-the terr,torisl Leg,.a.
ture and the independent enabling act, while the
Senator from Georgia asserts il to be in the terri
torial Legislature. lie (Mr. Doo,itte) contended if
sovereignty resided in the people, the Topeka Con-
stitntiot is a legal instrument. a'. .r ...
Mr. Foster made a speech against the Lecompton
movement in which he said he would never assent
to the admission of another slave State.
The Senate received the House printing bill.
. Adjourned. 20. ,H. ..rt t.i' :.a- ~.
HOUSE OF REpRE.ENrArIvEs.-Mr Taylor, of Lou-
siana. offered resolution Of inquiry into the facts
attending the seizure by the French government Of
the bark Adratic. The resolution provides for re-
dress to the owners and the prevention Of similar
proceedings ."H'i' -'If ..H. .tt '..'."E
Mr.. TAYLOR contended that no court of any foreign
country had right TO condemn an American vessel
for failure to carry lights in the absence Of an
American law requiring such practice. The act of
France attack upon our sovereignty and an
infringement of the law Of nations. lie thought
that owing to the important principles involved i'm
med ate steps should be taken by the government
relative to the matter. Referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. -'...' f.".
The House passed the bill making an appropria.
ton Of $341 1884, to defray the expenses Of paper,
printing, &c. for the thirty-thrd and thirty fourth
Congresses. -------
The House, in committee of the whole the
STATE OF OBlOn. look UP tnc inANuS oPPIo'
priations for consular and diplomatic expenses for
the ensuing year. 3D.. %. ,. ,..., III II ha.i
Mr. Bocnck made speech for, and Dawes against
the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton con.
stitutiOn. .r- .i. ..,f.... -. ...-.:.#.l .fs
WASHINGTON March Q.
SENArE-The Senate passed the bill for the relie
Of Commodore Jones' Kansas affairs were taken
up and discussed, when Mr.. Hamn occupied the
floor until the hour Of ,sd 'urnment. fe.,tri,l,.
- HoUsE.-Mr Qutman's bill. for the increase o.
the army, was discussed at some length. II was
opposed bv Mr. Faulkner. Kansas affairs were re-
! sumed and debated until the House adjourned.
| ..,---. =, -; ,s WAsBISGroN, March TO-
| SENArE-The Senate passed resolution paying
the representatives of the late Senators Butler, Bell
and Rusk compensation from The time Of their death
TIL. resolution 10 print 10, 600 copies Of the paten
!; mechanical report was discussed. The reaolu ior
was ameaded limiting the book to one volume. o
| 800 pages. and passed as amended, r,r,,.. :,
-, Messrs, Hainlin and Sebastian discussed Kansas
| affairs until the hour of adjournment ,s,.s,1
~. HoUsE-The House asked leave to present q ma
| jority Kansas report which Was objected to. IL
! committee Of the whole the House discussed Quit
mans army appropriation bill. eri,.,.,-,i, 40,
| Mr. Stephens endeayored to Introduce repor
from the Investigating Committee, which was object
ed to-. He said he should move to Print the report
notwithstanding the objection. Mr.. Quitmans arm.
increase and Kansas bills were discussed unti! tn
House adjourned. ,4oson. q baa n5i,agray3