The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15

ceived from the House, with non>concurrence
in the Senates amendment, striking out the
proviso for the restoration Of disc Oatinued
mail routes. HID ss3s .d1a rid
Mr.. Hunter asked for committee of con.
ference. Agreed to. .4...
The Houmas Land Grant Bill was taken
up.
Mr.. Bayard addressed the Senate in oppo-
sition. no. -. gt. --. ...g.. s..-1.
Without action the Houmas bill was laid
aside, and the Kansas bill taken up.
Mr. Green said he would vote upon the
bill without any reference to the question of
slavery. He would vote for the admission
of Kansas, but not with constitution as it
now stood.
He objected to it, on the grounds that the
boundaries proposed confcted with the
treaties with the Indian tribes. He re-
viewed the history of Kansas, and attributed
the disorders which occurred to the effects
of emigrant aid societies to colonize and
abo litionize Kansas.
Mr.. Collamer replied that there was no
ground for the sweeping charges of Mr..
Green against the people of Kansas, and bis
history of actions in Kansas was fallacious.
Mr.. Green was understood to say that
the Senator misrepresented his position
knowingly.
Mr.. Collamer said that was the parlia~
mentary way of charging falsehood. Such
an accusation had never been made, and he
was mortified that at his age it should be
made.
Mr.. Green was under the impression that
ho Copofor 1ocirad 70 hin, Tn
regard to the charge of falsehood, he en-,
deavored to treat it with POPULARITY.
Mr.. COllamer said it was serious mat
ter to him. ..-. .......
Mr.. Green was understood to explain by
saying perhaps the Sanator misunderstood
him.
Mr.. Wigfall spoke against the admission,
and Mr.. Wade in its favor, and against MIR.
Green's amendment to change the boundary
bill. Postponed--33 against q.
Messrs. Pugh and Latham voted with
the Republicans, and MIR. Kennedy with
the Democrats. Messrs. Crittenden, Nich>
olson, Douglas and Clay were absent. The
latter two paired.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to postpone the
army bill and consider instead the Houmas
Grant bill. Negatived % to 20.
The consideration of the army bill was
proceeded with. The amendment to pay
Sl,600000 interest to States on money adj
vanced during the year of 1912 was debat>
ed at length and rejected by Is to 80. An
appropriation for the regiment of Texas vol
unteers was concurred in by vote of %
to Is.
Mr.. Hale offered an amendment limiting
the pay of all officers of the army, except
lieutenant general, to $4,000 annually. Re-
jected by vote of l9 to FL.
Without finishing the bill, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Reynolds called up the
Senate bill, making provision for the re-
turn, and support tor limited period, of
the recaptured Africans. The committee
on judiciary proposed to amend, by increas-
ing the sum from 800 to $3.50 for their COM
Portable clothing, shelter and provision for
period not exceeding year from the date
of their landing in Africa, and also increas-
ing the aggregate amount from 100000
to $25O,OOO.
Mr.. Taylor offered an amendment that no
contract entered into by the President, shall
be renewed by him, until convention shall
be entered into between the United States
and Great Britain, making joint provis.
ion for the return of all recaptured Afri>
cans.
Mr.. Crawford wished to move to strike
out so much of the bill as provides for the
maintenance of negroes for one year, desir.
ing to test the sense of the House on that
subject. He maintained that there was
not word in the act of 1919, which re-
quires, iustifes or permits the United States
to support for one year those returned to
Africa. These wild Africans should not be
supported from the treasury; it was a boon
not granted to any white man.
Mr.. Reynolds showed that the provision
in the bill carried out the Interpretation of
President Monroe, of the act of 1919, which
had been followed out from that time to
this; and the gentleman from Georgia would
find that Congress, in March, 1859, appro-
priated SIS 900 for the return of Africans,
in accordance with the request of President
Buchanan.
Mr. Crawford said be was in the House
in 1859, and actually denied that any such
use was to be made of the 5000.
Mr. Reynolds replied that one thing was
certain; the President advised Congress
that he had made contract tor the main
tenance of the Echo Africans, for one year;
he asked for an appropriation, and Con
gress granted it.
Mr.. Smith, of Va, asked Reynolds to
accept the amendment, providing that no
African or negro found on any vessel en-
gagged in the slave trade, which may be re-
captured by an American vessel, shall be
returned to Africa against his consent.
The amendment of the committee on ju-
dietary was adopted. $3.50 U
Mr.. Taylor's amendment was rejected,
II against 49,.
The bill was passed, 121 against Sc.
WASHINGTON, June 6.
SENATE.-The Houmas Land Claim was
discussed. The second section, compelling
suit to be brought within two years, was
stricken out. An amendment by Mr..
Toombs that Congress refuse to confirm the
grants under the Houmas claim was adept
ed. The bill passed The Army Appro-
priation bill was taken up Adjourned.
HoUsE--The House went into commit
tee for general debate. ... ....
Mr.. Morril began speech against mo-
dern Democracy. 1851 '-
Mr.. Craig, Of North Carolina, called
nnint of orfloP Crioo from, tho. Renuhlicon