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TH1RTY-FIFTH CONGRESS- Second Session.


TUESDAY, Feb. 8.
SENATE.
The Secretary of the Navy sent in a COM
munication adverse to the project of transfer
ing the revenue cutter service to the navy de-
partment.
The House resolution permitting Lieut..
Maury and Prof Bache to receive medals from
the Sandman government, was referred.
Mr.. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported back with amendments, the
j ONT resolution relative to the tobacco trade.
MIR. Bigler then addressed the Senate, advo-
eating mixed specific and ad valorem duties.
Mr.. Bigler then spoke at length on the tar
if
Mr.. johnson of Tennessee offered a resolu-
ton, to the effect that the President be request
ed to call on the heads Of the departments to
submit estimates, so as to bring the expenses
of the Government within S50,00O,OOO annual
ly, exclusive of the interest on the public debt.
The further consideration of the subject was
then postponed, and the Pennsylvania Avenue
Railroad bill was again considered, but having
been overlaid with amendments, which chang
ed its original object, was defeated without
much debate, and partly by the votes of its
friends-yeas % nays %.
The Senate went into executive session and
afterwards adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr. Faulkner, from the Military Committee,
reported resolution preliminary to final set
Element of the Oregon and Washington war
claims, and laying down the principles to be
observed in adjusting the amounts.
Messrs. Lane and Marshall opposed the res
olution
The resolution was adopted, and the House
went into Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Lovejoy of Illinois moved to strike out
the appropriation for the safe keeping of pris-
oners, remarking that it was for fugitive
slaves, until their trials came on, and charac-
terized their capture as odious and abhorrent
to the tree States.
Mr. Singleton of Mississippi said he would
be glad if Mr.. Loyejoy would return the negro
he had stolen from one Of his constituents.
Mr.. Lovejoy replied that his constituents
never owned negro for every being God
made belonged to himself He had no hesita-
ton to declare that he did help the fugitive
slave, and would always give food and shelter
to suffering whites or blacks.
Mr.. Singleton asked, "What is that but
stealing?"
Mr.. Lovejoy Stealing is taking man and
keeping him as a slave"
Mr.. Phelps, of Mo-, said, if the amendment
prevailed, every man arrested as a criminal
would be turned loose, and Mr.. Lovejoy would
be the general jail deliyerer of many infamous
persons.
Mr.. John Cochrane humorously remarked
that Mr.. Lovejoy's objection might be obviated
by making the clause read Ffree" prisoners.
(Laughter.)
Mr.. Lovejoy's amendment was rejected
Mr.. Singleton subsequently said that as Mr.
Lovejcy had admitted he had participated in
slave stealing, he regarded him as disgrace
to the nation.
The Chairman, Mr.. Barksdale Of Mississip-
pi, declared him out of order. Exclamation
from the Republican side, LET him go on'')
Mr. Giddings of Ohio-He is perfectly in
order, and | move that he be permitted to go
on. (Laughter)
The committee rose, and the House concur
red, by the casting vote of the Speaker, in an
amendment striking out S67 ,379 for the Con
gressional Globe, binding the same, and report
ing the proceedings.
The vote was then recensidered, and the
amendment rejected by 8 majority.
Pending the question on the other amend
ment, the House adjourned