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the pro'iso and it was disagreed to by the following
YEAS-Messn. Barrow Bates, Bayard, Berrien,
Clayton, Conrad, Cnttenden, Evans, Graham, Hen
derson ,Mangum, Menick, Miller, Morebead, Porter,
Preston Summons, Sprague, White and Woodbridge
! 20.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn,
McRobens, Sewer Smith of Connecticut Smith Of
Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox Will
liams, Woodbury., Wright, and Young-22
The question then occurred on engrossng the bill
for third reading, when
| Mr.. BAYARD, after some remarks pointing out
the necessity which he conceived existed for dis
tinct denial the pant of Congress of any intention
to express an opinion with regard to the judicial pro-
ceedngs, or the legal question growing out Of the de-
claration of martial law, moved the following
amendment;
| Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in
| sert,
That there be RENTED and refunded to General
Andrew ia kson, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the amount OF hne and
costs imposed upon him by the District Court OF the
United States for the District of Louisiana, for an
alleged contempt of court with interest, at the rate
of six per centum per annum Propded atoays, that
this act shall not be construed expression OF the
opinion of Congress upon any judicial proceeding or
legal question growing out of the declaration of mar
tia law by General Jackson, during the defence of
| New Orleans.
On this question the yeas and nays ordered
and being taken, resulted-yeas %, nays 22-as fol-
lows;
/ YEAS-Messrs Barrow, Bates Bayard, Berrien,
| Clayton, Conrad Crittenden, Evans, Graham, Hen
derson, Huntington, Mangum, Merrck, Miller
Morehead Porter, Riyes, Simmons, Smith, of In
diana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White, and Wood
| bridge-23.
NAYS essrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby Benton,
Buchanan, Calhoun, Crafts, Cuthbert Fulton, King,
Linn, McRoberts, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, and Young-22
And SO the amendment was adopted.
The question was then taken on ordering the bill,
as amended to be engrossed for third reading; on
i which
Mr.. TALLMADGE called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and resulted as follows
YEAS.-Messrs. Barrow, Bayard, Berrien, Clay
ton, Conrad, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Mangum,
Merrck, Porter, Preston, Rives, Smith, Of Indiana,
Sturgeon, Tallmadge, and Woodbrdge-l7.
| NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Bates,
Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Crafts, Cuthbert, Full
ton, King, Linn, McRobers, Miller, Morehead, Sc
yier, Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan, Walker, White,
Wilcox, Williams Woodbury., and Young-24.
So the Senate refused to engross the bill for a
third reading.
The Senate then went into an Executive session,
and after some time spent therein, adjourned
In the House Of Representatives, on the
20lh instant, resolution Submitted by Mr.. Pen
dleton) was adopted, directing the Secretary OF
the Navy to COMMIT nicate TO the House a copy
Of the letter from the Board of Navy Commits
sioners to the Hon M. Fillmore, dated March
IS, 1912, relative to the construction Of the en-
CINE for the contemplated steamer on the lakes,
etc.
i The Speaker laid before the House letter
from Mr.. Poindexter, asking that Select Com
miltee be appointed TO compare the evidence re-
,latiye to the New Y ork custom house, with his
report thereon, for the purpose Of ascertaining
whether The positions assumed in the report
are not borne out by the evidence. Mr. Poin.
dexter asks this as ain act of justlc to himself,
owing to certain inslnuatons which, he says,
have been thrown out in the public prints.
The letter was laid upon the table.
The House then went into a Committee
of the Whole on the state Of the Union
and resumed the consideration Of the Navy Ap
preparation bill. The question pending was or
the amendment offered on Thursday by Mr.
Triplett, providing that no part of the appropria
ton for the pay of warrant, commissioned, and
petty officers and seamen, shall be applied TO the
payment of the pay or other emouments of any
officer Of the Navy who is now, or shall be here
after, suspended from the service by the judg
ment Of court martial during the period of his
suspension, or has rendered no service for fiv.
years or upwards, unless the failure to rendei
service has been caused by wounds received oil
disease contracted in the service.
On the question being taken the amendment
was rejected
Mr.. MCCLELLAN proposed to amend the clause
BY adding proviso that, until otherwise order
ed, no part of this or any future or existing APP
preparation shall be applied to the payment Of
the officers in the Navy heretofore appointed
beyond the number in each grade on the first Of
January, 1874 and the excess now in the ser.
vice beyond that number shall be reduced az
fast as death, resignation, or promotion will per
nit.
! Mr.. EVERETT proposed to amend the amend
ment by striking out all after the word Provided
and inserting that no part of this appropriation
shall be applied to the payment Of any officer
captain, commander lieutenant, passed mid
shipman, or midshipman, hereafter appointed, il
the number exceed that in service on the first
i OF January, 1871.
After some remarks by Mcssrs Everett, Fill
more, Mckay Profit, and Gushing, the Com
mitee rose, when the Speaker laid before the
House several Executive communications in
reply to resolutions heretofore adopted and the
House then adjourned.
In the Senate, the bill authorizing the county
commissioners Of Lake county, Illinois, TO To-
cate quarter section Of land for a seat of
justice, aid the House bill granting pension
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