Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-18

graph bill was recommitted to the Ways and
Means Committee
The bill reported from the Territories Com.
mittee by Mr., Grow, to repeal all the laws Of
the Territory OF Kansas, was taken up and
passed, under the operation Of the previous
qusstion)-yeas %, nays 70, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Bar.
bour, Benz EFT Of N Y, 8enson, Bingham Bliss
Bradshaw, Brenton, Bumnston, Buringame
SON, Collar. Comins, Covode, Crsgin, Cumback,
DamrelI, Davis Of Mass , Day, Dean, Dick, Dick
son, Dood, Duan, Durfse, Emrie, Galloway. eli.
bert, Granger, Grow, Hall Of Mass H arlan, ar
Iiscn, Haven, Hedges, Holloway, Horton Of
Knight, -Knowlton, KNOX, Kunfel, Letter, Nc.
Carly, Miller OF New York, Millward, Moore.
Morgan. Morrill,. Mot, Murray, Nichols, ortor ,
Pey Petit Pike Pfnsle Psfrisne ssI RoSsisa'
simmors, Spinner Stanton, strsnsSsn Tspnsn'
Wade, Waterman, WalbIidge Waldrcn, Wash.
burne Of Wisconsin, Washburne Of i'll Wash
burn Of Me WEIGH, Wood, Woodruff and w ocd-
worth-SS.
Nays-Messrs. Aters, Allen, Berksda,e Ben
nett OF Miss Bocoek, Bowie. Boycc, Branch,
Garlic. Caruthers, Cas-sie, Cobb Of Alabama,
Cox, Craige, Crawford, Davidson, Dowdell Ed :
nundso-, Elliott, English, Etheridge, Eustice,
Faulkner, orence, Foster, Fuller OF Me Gar,
nett, GOcde, Greenwood Hali Of Iowa, Harris CT
Md Harris OF Ala Harris CT III Rcffrap,
Houston, Jewett. lone, Of Tenn Keitt. Kelly,
Kidwell, Lake, Letcher, Lumpkin, H. Marshall
OF Ind Millson, Morrison, Oliver Of 40 Paine,
PdcAer, Peck, Puryear, Ready, Ricaud, RUBIN,
RMS, Sandidge. Savage, Seward Shorter Smith
CT Tern Sneed, Stewart Talbot, Tyylor, Un-
delwood, W alker, Wstsi ms, VIII they Wins,o,v
Wright Of Venn and ZollicoffI-79
They next went into committee on the Tariff
question, and, after a short colloauy, Mr..
Campbell, Of Ohio, declined addressing them
In committee on the provisions of the new
Tariff bill the ma jority of the WAYS and
Means Committee are expected 70 report, re-.
serving his privilege of SO doing in "the
House
The committee then rose, and the House ad
journci.
Proceedings Of To-Day
IN THE SENATE, to day, after disposing of
several Executive Department communica.
tons, Mr.. Seward reported bill for the ex.
ploration of the river Niger, in Africa
bills were next passed to prevent the coun-
terieiting CT United States coin ; suppleme ntal
to the act Of March 3 1851, to ascertain and
settle the private land claims in California.
The bill to divide the State of Missouri into
two judicial ~. S } districts was under dis
cussion when the Star went to press.
In THE House, Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, re-
ported back from the Ways and Means Com.
mittoe the senate's Submarine Telegraph bill,
with two or three amendments one securing
the right OF citizens Of the United States to
use it for all time, and another authorizing
this Government to terminate the contract to
be made under the bill at the end of ten wears
on giving year notice
These amendments having been agreed to
the bill! was passed-yeas l04, nays SO
The House shortly afterwards again wen.
into Committee or the Tariff Bili. various
amsndments to which We're proposed and dis
eussed by many members ere the Star went to
press.