The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-03-10
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Friday, MAJ 3, 1913.
| The Senate took up the hill extending for five
years the act granting pensions to the widows Of
officers and soldiers of the revolution.
A long debate followed On tho merits of the mcn-
snya At ~ O'Clock the question was taken on the
passage, aud decided in the niiirnmllye-yeas 20,
nays II. So the bill was passed
The President then affixed his Signature to a
number of bills tina, had passed both Houses.
The committees were discharged from The fur
Their consideration Of the various matters tina, were
before them.
On motion Mr. Huntington, the Senate went
into executive session, aud remained with closed
doors until the hour Of recess.
The National ln,ellisenccr Of Saturday morning
says
at was understood last night ,nbout II o'clock,
that the Senate had rejected the nomination Of
Henry A. Wise as minister 10 France. aud Of Ca
ih Gushing IS secretary Of the Treasury; and had
confirmed the nomination of VIM, w. IRWIN ns
charge d'aiiares to Denmark. The President wa.
presen, in the capitol daring the night until the ad-
tournament Of the two Houses. Hs is usual on the
last evening Of the session. for the convenience Of
prompt communication with Congress, and may
have made other nominations in place Of those re
jeCted; but if SO, il was not known when this pa
per WAS put to press"
HOUSE.
Bills were taken up and passed J. one to cstab-
Iish lunaiic asylum ai Washington, another to
pay for the support Of the luno'ics At Baltimore
until this is finished and n third Cor an orphan asy-
lum at AloAandIn.
The Senate srnt in n large number Of bills, and
gave notice To the House That they nnd suspended
on their part the 9Th joint rule, so far rs TO al
low all bills and resolutions which passed To day
and yesterday 10 be submitted TO the President
for his approval.
Tho House Immediately passed the same rcso-
luton.
General appropriation BW.-Mr Fillmore
moved that all debate should cease in one hnnr
after the House went into committee upon Ills bill.
Agreed 10.
.NIry BW and Dry Doch The committee Of
conference reported pro,iso To The clause in ref.
ercncn 10 dry dnck, about which The Two Houses
had differed. The Senate had amended the House
bill by changing the place Of The proposed con
slructi0n from: New York to Pensacola The pTo-
viso reported by the committee of conference was
to instruct The secretary Of the navy Ia cause an
examination into tho cXpclirnry Of connecting u
dry dock in New York with the CroInn water, ut
the same time the dock u: Pensacola was 10 be
constructed.
appropriation BW-This hin was next taken
up in committee Of the whole, Mr. McKcnnun, Of
Pcnnsy lvanla, in the chair.
The first amendment which was voted upon,
was one 10 restore the 90 per cent whihh had been
curiallcd from the public printing. This amend.
ment was rejected by yeas &c. nays SO.
The next question was upon the amendment, in
reference to the cpnsns documents The yeas
and nays were called here too, and Ibis amend
mcnl wns also rejected by vote of 50 TO 81.
Mr. hprn tod hat t,n ,,I,
a recess flom 10 6 O'Clock, and by unanimous
consent this understanding prevailed.
The yeas an nays were then called udon an
to restore the offices Of recorder and
solicitor in the general land office, and this too was
rejected by So to 49,
The next amendment, had reference 10 some cy-
ira pay in connection wllh tho exploring pNpcdl-
lion, and the yeas and nays were again ordered
There is every prospect of Il late and stormy SIT
ting Tonight.
The Globe Of Friday n gilt contains the following
in relation to the close of the session.
"1'hc las. hours Of the session were spent in
making cxiravagan' appropriations and inhnleng
violent invecves, on the prrt uf the menihrrs, |
towards each other. The business Of the House
was Suspended for some time by these alterations,
while lis las, sands were running, and it may be
truly said that from its death bed il uttered moth.
ing bnt the blliefcsi imprccalons II did not Idle |
the death Of the righcons.'
At Q o'clock the diplomatic and civil appropria-
ion bill remained undi.posed Of in a committee of
conference. The principal nominations sent To
he Senate, we hear. are Mr. Gushing lnr the ren-
'u,y department, Mr. Wise FOR The Fenrh mission.
ind Mr. Irwin for that Of Denmark. All remain /
u suspense. The Chinese mission bill, that pass
ID the House, has been loaded with amendments
u the Senate, which will probably defeat its final |