Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-06-06
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CONVERSATIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June

SENATE.-Ar. Pugh presented n letter
and documents from Comptroller Medill,
relative TO charges made against him,
which were referred to the Select Commit
! tee.
The bill fixing the time for holding the
| U. S. Court in Florida, was taken up and
passed.
Tie Post Office Deficiency bill was rs-
ceived from the House, with its nOn-cOn-
currence in the Senate's amendment stri-
king out tine PrOviSO for the restoration of
discontinued mail routes. -
Mr.. Hunter asked for Committee of
Conference. Agreed to.
The HOumas land grant was taken up.
Mr.. Bayard addressed the Senate in OPP
position.
Without action the bill was laid aside,
and the Kansas bill taken up.
Mr.. Green said he would vote upon the
bill without any reference to the ques-
! ton of slavery. He would vote for the
admission of Kansas, but not with con-
stitution as it now stood. lie objected
to it on the ground that the boundaries
/ proposed COnflicteI with the treaties with
the Indian tribes. He reviewed the his
tory of Kansas, and attributed the disor-
ders which occurred, to the efforts of En-
I igrant Aid Societies to COloniZe and Abo-
! litionize Kansas.
The matter was postponed, by 80 to 81
Adjourned.
HoUsI.-Mr. Reynolds called up the
Senate bill making provision for the re-
turn and support, for a limited period; of
the recaptured Africans.
The Committee on Judiciary proposed
to amend by increasing the sum from 500
to Sl5O for their comfortable clothing,
shelter and provisions for period not eX-
cnalincr year from the date Of their
landing in Africa, and also increasing the
aggregate amount from 100000 to $780,
900.
MIR. Taylor offered an amendment that
no contract entered into by the President
shall be renewed by him until conven-
ton shall be entered into between the
United States and Great Britain, making
Joint provision for the return of all recap
turcd Africans.
| Mr.. Taylor advocated his amendment,
saying that while we return such negroes
Great Britain does not. He wanted to
| leave the whole matter, then, for the con-
sideration of Congress.
Mr. Reynolds replied that this bill pro-
posed only to carry ont the existing law
for the pro Upton Of he slave trade and
the recommendation of the President in
his ret elt special mc ssagc.
Mr.. Crawford wished to strike out so
much of the bill US provides for the main
tAinancc of negroes, one year, and desired
to test the sense of the House on that sub
! ject. He maintained that there WAS not a
word of the act of 1850 which requires,
justiEes or permits the United States to
Africa. These wild Africans should not
be supported from the treasury, u boon not
| granted to any white man.
| Mr. Reynolds showed that the provis-
| ions in the hill carried out the interprcta-
ton of President Monroe, of the act of
! 1919 which had been followed from that
time to this, and the gentleman from
Georgia would find that Congress, in
March 1859, appropriated $4,000 for the
! Africans of the Echo, in accordance with
the request of President buchanan
| Mr.. Crawford said the House in 1859,
actually denied that any such use was to
be made of the $4,000.
| Mr.. Reynolds replied that one thing was
certain, the President advised Congress
that he had made contract for the main
tuinancc and clothing of the Echo Afri-
cans for one year. He asked for the APP
priation and Congress granted it.
| Nj. Smith, Of Va, asked Mr.. Reynolds
TO accept the amendment providing that no
! African negro found on any vessel enga-
ged in the slave trade, which may be re-
captured by an American vessel, shall be
returned to Africa against his consent.
! Mr.. Reynolds could not consent to that,
under the operation of the previous ques-
! ton.
The amendment of the committee on
Judiciary was adopted.
| Mr.. TnylOr's amendment was rejected,
! II to 80.
+; The bill was finally passed, l2l to Sc.
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