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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

w aSHlNGrON, March "a.
SENATE.
Mr.. Seward presented the resolutions of the Leo
lsiature OF New DIRK against the Lecompton Con-
stitution which We're ordered to be printed.
Mr.; Seward quoted the language of the Duke of
Argyle at the Livingstone Bank, DENYING the opin
ion that the British Government is tending towards
the ests blishment of slavery
Mr.: Wilson presented bill to facilitate commu
nlcatlon with the army of Utah. 1t provides that
the Secretary of War be authorized to contract for
the extension or of American electro magnetic
telegraph from the frontier of Missouri or Iowa to
such western military posts necessary for the pub
lie service, and be authorized to appropriate sum
not exceeding $500 900 to carry into execution the
purpose OF said act. Read and ordered to be
printed.
A resolution was adopted calling upon the Pres-
cent Tor copies OF the correspondence between this
Government ana Chill in relation to the seizure of
an American vessel by the CHILEAN authorities
A resolution authorizing It, VIM. A. LETTERS, q.
,: ~, TO receive sword of honor from the Queen
of Spain, was adopted
Mr.. Fitch offered resolution, which was agreed
10, nstructlng the Committee on the Judiciary to
inquire into the expedency of repeating or sus-
pending the laws of Utah. and to report others to
be enforced during the present troubles in that Ter
ritory.
On motion of Mr. Iverson. the Army bill was or
dered to be printed but he was unsuccessful in his
effort to have it made the order of the day for TO-
morrow. " "
A debate then ensued in relation to the order of
tc Railroad Bill, and the other the Minnesota Bill
1oI the admission of that Territory into the Union
flhaiiy the latter measure taken up, when Mr..
douglas offered an amendment to give Minnesota
tives.
Mr.. lverson, from the Committee on Military AT
lars, reported back the bill without amendment to
organize regiment of mounted volunteers to de-
fend the Texan frontier.
Also, authorizing the President to call into the
service OF the United States four additional regi-
ments of volunteers.
Mr.. Brown, from the District of Columbia Com
mittee, reported without amendment the bill pro
vlding for the arrest and return of fugitves from
justice in said District
Mr. Simmonds, from the Committee on Claims
reported bill for the relief of G. S. Kennedy Sec
rotary of the last Census 1t was read second
time
MIR. Bigler presented the memorial of Findley
Patterson for payment for building the capital at
LecomPton; also for indemnity under his contract
Mr. Kennedy presented the memorial of the NJ
msmate Society of Pennsylvania asking the estab-
iishment of medal department at the mint;-all of
which were appropriately referred.
Adverse reports were made against binding in
DOCK form obituaries of deceased members; against
the petitions of Mary Renner, w. Russell, CAPTAIN
McClellen, Martin Hubbard, Capt. Wainwrisht and
j. W. Brown for firearms.
Mr.. Fitch made an unfavorable report on reso-
luton submitted by unanimous consent to the
judi ciary Committee that the Judiciary Commit
tee be instructed to inquire into the expedency of
suspending the territorial laws of Utah during the
present dlf1culties and reporting in lieu of the
laws thus suspended, such temporary laws as the
exigency requires.
The presiding officer presented a communication
from the Postmaster General, in compliance with
resolution stating the expense of the distributing
and separating offices to be, in the aggregate
SOS, 900.
Petitions were presented by Mr.. Seward, as fol-
lows:-one from citizens of Minden in favor of
granting pensions to the soldiers of the war of 1872
RnQln 10 IN, FL.
American law; from certain citizens of Albany, to
grant quarter sections of land to actual settlers in
Arizona; from John j. Rink, to purchase his i'm
Provements IN marine masonry; from citizens of
New I ork, for general relief law.
without making much progress, the Senate went
INTO Executive Session, and atterward adjourned
MIR. Doottle, of Michigan, offered a memorial
for general relief law
Mr.. Sldell presented memorial from the mer-
chants OF New Orleans against the Light House
Board.
Mr.. Durkee presented memorial from the State
OF Wisconsin, for law to decree to the State the
proceeds of the public lands.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House went into committee en- the deficiency
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, replied to Mr. Blair, who
he said ought first to set free his own slaves before
accusing shareholders of being an oligarchv to
strike down free labor. Such a course must have
most disastrous effect where slavery exists. He
then advocated the admission of Kansas under the
Lecompton Constitution
~ Mr. Blair gave notice that he should reply to Mr.
Clark, his colleague.
MIR. Granger delivered his views against the ad-
mission of Kansas, did Mr.. Kilgore
=, Mr. Clark, of New York, made speech against
the admission of Kansas in the manner now pre-
sented.
Mr. Steuart, of Maryland, addressed the Commit
tee, contendng that the House have nothing before
them to Justify them in disairming what took place
IN Kansas, IN connection with the formation of the
duct of the administration and said that the Pres
dent could not have pursued any other course than
to recommend the admission of Kansas
Other speeches were made when the House ad-
jounred.