Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-04
PreceedInes ef To-day.

In THE SENATE, to-day, the usual morning
business, embracing nothing Of Importance, was
disposed of.
Mr. Stuart, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported adversely on the bill amendatory
of the act Of March 3, 1855, entitled can act
granting bounty lands 10 certain officers and sol
diers who have been eng aged in the military ses-
vice Of the United States ., which was referred.
The consideration Of the Kansas question was
then resumed. and -.|-.
Mr. Hammond was speaking on that subject
In rHE House., to-day, Mr.. Hoard proposed to
modify his resolution asking for committee Of
inquiry to be appointed to report whether the
PRESIDENT Of the United States has end, avored 10
influence the votes of members of this House on
me Kansas question by the dispensaton Of exec
utlve patronage.
His proposed modification was to insert in the
preamble the words sand whereas common fame
states that the President has underworld to use
executive patronage to influence the votes of
members of this House''
Mr. Marshall moved to postpone the subject
for one month, in order to take up the bill for the
increase of the army
Mr.. Burnett was opposed to the pos,ponement
as the member against whom the imputaton is
cast should have a hearing and have the stigma
striven to be attached to hs character cleared mp
He entertained the opinion that the resolution
was the result of malice. and that IL was both
false and contemplate, and intended an injury
TO the Democratic party as well as the reputation
/ VI he Womb ike 10 say a lew words
more, pertinent to the matter Of the resolu ",
but not relating to the postponement
MI Marshall withdrew his motion to postpone
and IL was renewed by Mr.. Wright, of Ga, on
the ground that the House should do something
TO relieve the soldiers in Utah rather than con-
sumo time for the adjustment Of personal affair
This motion was again withdrawn tn admit of
an explanation from Mr.. Burns, which was read
by the Clerk
In this explation MIR. Burns says that he read
In the Globe that during his absence the GENTLE
man from New York had caused to be r. ad from
| tne Clerks stand a slanderous Paragraph cor.
| corning himself from the columns of the New
tork Ino1ne. He sent a note to the gentleman
| from New York, asking him to examine into the
| charges and retract IL he was wrong CONTRARY
| 10 MS eK pectation the gentleman from New York
naa prong at this note into the House3and caused
| il to be read
| Mr.. Burns goes on TO say that be will not here
after take any notice of what the gentleman from
New York may say, but TO the House he de ME,
the charges contained in the paragraph read. and
asks that an investigation shall be made He also
submitted resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of an investigating committee
considerable discussion ensued as to points of
order, when, finally
Mr.. Hoard obtained the floor He disavowed
any personal feeling In the matter, and said that
ere ne closed be would give the name of the party
who had made the accusation, as that was due
to the gentleman from Ohio
NJ then proceeded TO generalization of the
SUBJECT OF Executive patronage, saving that com
mon fame, not only now, but in wears past, has
accused the President Of the use OF executive ra-
tronage to control the woes of member. of the
House ~ ~
His resolutions were founded on rems rks made
by Messrs Harris, Morris and Smith OF nm and
Mr. Blair OF Mo. The discussion was still In
progress when we closed