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legal vote, the balotting was postponed till
TO morrow Mr. Sewer and Archer received the
largest number If votes on each balloting.
A message was received from the President
in response 10 the resolution of the Senate seek.
ing information relative TO the finances.
In the HOUSE. an unsuccessful eff,,rt was
made by M Mcdowell, Of Ohio, to introduce
certain resolutions on the subject OF the Oregon
treaty.
The supplemental war bill was finally dspos.
The House spent nearly the whole day IN the
Indian appropriation bill, which is vet pending.
WEDNESDAY, June l7.-In the SENATE Mr.
Bright gave notice Of a bill To raise the pay Of
volunteers 10 ten dollars per month during war,
Mr. Cass presented a memorial from artists
asking Congress In purchase Cl'lin's pictures.
Mr. Dix, from the Committee Of Conference
on the supplemental war bill, reported that the
majority had agreed thereon. and asked the con.
currcnce Of the Senate. Mr. Mangum, one Of
the Committee, disagreed with the report, re.
gardng so,ne Of it's provisions as revoIulon'zng
the whole military service. tie moved that the
report be printed and the bill be laid On the ia
BILE. This m,ion was lost, Ayes %. Noes %.
A long discussion thin took place. and the bill
was shown 10 be in part unconstitut and in
congrnous. motion 10 post pone the bill until
to. morrow was st,-Ayes 90, Noes %. The
report was then concurred in,-Ayes %, Noes
TO-
Mr. Haywood reported the House bill to re-.
trocede Alexandra 10 Virginia, and recommend.
ed its rejection.
The Senate proceeded to ballot for a Chair.
man Of The Committee on Foreign Relations. -
Mr. Archer Withdrew his name. Messrs. Web
ster, Sewer and McDutfie were the principal
candidate. Mr. Webster Withdrew on the third
and Mr. Sewer on the fourth ballot. On the
seventh ballot Mr. McDuffie was elected.
The Treaty was referred 10 the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
The Senate then went into Executive SEES.
sion.
HousE-Ths being tho anniversary Of the
battle Of Bunker Hill, il was proposed to take
up the bill providing for the erection OF a mon
ument To the memory Gen. Warren. The mos
ton failed.
A resolution for printing the 10Th volume oil
the Laws ofthc United States was rejected.
The amendments to the Indian Appropriation
bill were taken up. Among them was an ap'
preparation to pay the Wyandols for certain i'm.
provements upon their land in Ohio, in abandon
ing the same in conformity with the treaty al
1874. The amendments were concurred in.
Senate amendments to the Post Office Bal
we're then taken up in committee. The same
The printing ofthe testimony before the Web
ster impeachment committee was ordered.
A communication from the Navy department
and many relating to the Lake Superior miner.
al lands, from the War Department, were dis
posed OF and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, June ls.-In the SENATE, to-day
after the morning business, Mr. Aliens resnlu.
ton to abolish secret sessions was taken up and
without discussion. was rejected by vote Of 1;
to 80.
The Senate then went into executive session
The House, during the greater part of The
day, was engaged in the consideration Of the tar
If bill.
FRIDAY, June l9-In tho SENATE, to day, at
J ter the morning business, on motion of Mr. Dix
the ware housing bill was taken up. Mr. Di
explained and defended the provisions and prin
/ cIples Of the bill in a speech Of upwards of al
! hour. The bill was made the special order 70
Wednesday next, Mr. Dix having offered few
amendments.
Alter spending some time in executive ses
sion, the Senate adjourned til Monday.
> The House spent the day in debate. in Com
J miftee Of the Whole on the state OF the Union
on the tariff bill