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CONGRESS.
UNITED STATES SENATE


Correspondence OF Baltimore American
WAsniseros. March 10.
UNITED STATES SENATE
After the presentation OF petitions the Committees were
called upon for reports.
Several adverse report. were made from the Committee
On motion Of Mr.. SEMPLE. tho Committee ON the Nj.
a was 'nsiueted To inquire into the expeJency OF report
ing ball io' the better organization Of the Militia o the u
States.
The resolution pin, Is 900 copies Of the Annual Re
port Of the Commissioner oi Patents then taken up
aud discussed by Messrs. Aheiton Sewer Benton
on and Niles, alter which laid until to-mor-
Tow.
The Senate then proceeded TO the special order of IN.
day aud the Oregon debate wss resumed.
MIR. ARCHER addressed the Senate at length. lie had
hesfd great deal said about sESvE-bu he free TO
confess that he had not the plunge his country
into war, ia WHICH, from his sutton and age t was not
probable lac would take share ol the fighting II. would
not indulge IN any OF the cheap patriotism which had be-
come so common. lie had heard great deaf said about
tho sentiment Of naval officer: "onr coun
Try night or wrong" II 1t meant that county being at
war; was duty TO lend aid defend and eatricare
her, lac accorded with the sentiment but IL II meant that
we were tn stand by the country ndnR that which
was not right he could accord with IT, lie Ind heard
also Senator declare that It right 'pepare the
heaiii VI the people tor war"
Mr. ALLEN explained. A Senator had ssid that il
was best IL keep quiet aud nothing disturbed con
merce-and he had said reply that, that ~ was our du
to lay the NAKED facts OF the broe the people, aud
not let war take them 10y surprise, What had said
ptinted, and he would stand by il.
Mr. ARCHER resumed, aud said he thought the duty
o every senator Ia prepare the hearts OF people Tor
compromise aud peace. lie against war; this was
question OF war He then the question of title
10 show ,t onr title IL good 10 49, aud farther and that
itisOur duty To compromise that line.
MIR. a. was followed by Mr. NILES who moved that
the Senate ed 10 the confederation OF Executive bust
ness.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Messrs. SAWYER and DELANO, of Ohio were nj =
lowed To make certain eApanAt after the reading
Journal al reference To amendment the River and
Harbor Bill.
MILEAGE OF MEMBERS. &c.
The Committee Of the Whos reported IN favor of dis
charging the Committee o the Whole from the Ball regua
Ting the mileage Of members,
The report adopted when an amendment v a. intro
duced declaring that member should receive hts mile
and per diem except when in actual attendance aud voting
upon the yeas aud unless when detained from
dance by actual sickness.
motion was made To lay the whole subject on the
table The motion was lost--l25 to Is.
Mr. YELL Of Arkansas, moved that the mileage Of
members should be live dollars per diem aud dollars Tor
every twenty miles iTave, aud that tue year $50 the
seat OF Government should be removed the neghbor-
hood Of 81. Louis.
Mr. JONES OF Tenn desired il the seat OF Govern
meni should 10 removed should he Ia tree State
and to that end he moved that the words 'S LOUIS" be-
struck out, and "Jefenonvie Indiana" be inserted.
Mr. DROMGOOLE, Of Va, moved that the House 20
INTO Committee % the Whole the Stale VI the Union
The motion agreed aud thus whole story about
mileage was passed for the day.
RIVERS ANDHARBnRS.
HuTbOT re
sn"ed IN Committee, aud amendments proposed
almost river and haIbor in the country None of
thea were adopted lnierspersed with great many Of.
ered in good faith two OF different character
oi which led TO good deal OF trouble in COMMITTEE and
the House.
Mr.. CULVER, OF N. Y, by way of amusement. oIt red
the following
For Impro wing the navigation uP that branch of Salt Ry
or running through New Hampshire. five do
The amendment was received with good tsmper as II
was intended.
al haan NJ,
FRIES. OF Ohio rctorej manner personally insulting
TO the House, and one vi the members by offering an
amendment ia the following words:
Fifty thousand dollars Tor the Bebb and Schenck Sub
eranehn Railroad" on which convey their odeTferous
friends from kentucky to Canada.
The amendment read aud rejected before N. chm
Bacer thought ol.
Mr. SCHENCk'S attention however called To IT,
and IN calm and respectful lac asked bis ceague
~ ny introducing this amendment and he name he
TO be disrespectnl To hun"
MI FRIES said he would answer that question oct Of
the House.
Here there was great confusion in the HAIL. and some
excitement The reading Of the amendment again
called Tor by Mr. SCHENCK and oilers but the second
reading as well as the amendment was objected TO. An
appeal was taken and finally Withdrawn, when suddenly
quiet was restored, and became apparent that the insult
was TO be a matter OF further prosecution.
The Harbor II was reported To the Hous and al
ser he Previous question had been moved and nded
Mr. SCilENCK asked PERMISSION Of the House 4, max
personal explanation Leave granted. when Mr. 5.
first cited tho III the Committee OF the Whole
he had never known his colleague (MT, 4
before tho meeting Of Congress and that he had in
Uoduced 10 him since Congress by mutual friend aud
colleague BetweeH him aud Mr. f. all relations had been
IN every respect courteous aud gentemany.
lie was bt lass o for unpToyokeJ md ora
ultous an attack md therefore, when his colleague had
subrtled ms amendment he had asked II IL intended
rs on insult and the reply that he would answer that
question elsewhere. Now, said Mr.. S. as fr Mr.. Brbb
the wing candidate for Governor Of OHIO the people of
OHIO will take Of him. For myself IN reference 20
tie amendment which has been submitted desire 90 say
That no man having the regard due one gentleman To
another, OF knowing the roufeses Of gentle man would
have offered such q amendment.
Mr.. HENLEY OF Ia called TO order.
MI SCHbNCk said lac hsd done with this part Of the
subject
The SPEAKER remarked upon the point Of order, that
the personal remarks were out Of order.
Mr. SCHENCk said that 10 the illusions 10 rooutej
persons 10 tho amendment and the conveying such per
20 Canads he had utilization WITH come ton with
knowledge Of or respect for, such tho.
engaged In them.
Mr. THURMAN Of Ohio, was anSious that Mr. s.
thould Withdraw the offensive remarks toward. No F.
Mr. SIS friends however, thought the insult had come
from the other side, the should come from there
also.
Mr. BAKER, Of Illinois, endebyofcd To convince Mr. r.
that the apology should proesJ from Mr.. r. aud hear the
subject ended for the day.
The House then voted by yeas and nays and viva voca
upon ,eVernl Of the amendments Tho following wofo
carried.
Providence Hnibor 80 to iO2-noon To reconsider the
same lost lU2 To %. Newark Bay - to u.s. lIayrc dc
Grace, (s2OOOOj BY viva voco vote Tennessee RIVER
loot (SlOO,OOO) 1876 to Co.
The House then adjourned