The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17


.Senate-Senator Grimes gave notice
of a bill for the retrocession Of the district
of Columbia to Maryland, and the remov-
al of the capitol Of the United States.
The homestead bill was made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday, at halfpast one.
Mr.. Browns resolution came up, and
Mr. Collamer, spoke.
On motion of Mr.. Gwin, the West Point
bill was taken up.
Mr. Wigfall withdrew his former amend
ment, in relation to a mounted regiment
of volunteers for Texas, and substituted
one, specifying the terms desired.
Mr.. Hale offered another amendment,
providing that when this regiment is rails
ed, the regular army be reduced equiva-
lently, and the President be required to
disband them Lost
| Adjourned.
House-Mr Kellogg of H., introduced
| bill granting lands to actual settlers In
/ the territories, and providing their inhabi-
tants elect all the territorial officers. Re-
ferred to the committee on territories.
Mr. Sherman from the committee on
ways and means, reported the army apPro-
priation bill.
The bill was referred to the committee
of the whole on the state of the Union by
two majority.
The house took up the bill requiring
the executive documents to be printed
previous to the commencement OF the
session. SO as then to be laid before mem
bers, and fixing the compensation for
printing them.
The bill was debated at length, one side
regarding it as interfering with the consti
tutional rights of the president, and the
other showing the Importance Of having
the documents at the earliest possible pc
Rod before congress; those ordered this
session were not yet printed.
The bill was amended SO as to authorize
the president to cause his annual message
and accompanying documents, or, if he
thinks proper, the documents alone, to be
printed in advance of the meeting of Con
gress together with the secretary Of the
treasurys financial report
The bill was ordered to be engrossed fol
third reading and the house adjourned
FRIDAY, March 9
.Scnate-The private calendar was taker
up. and the bill for the relief of the wild
ow of Gen T. +. Smith was passed.
After an amendment to include the
widows of Generals Macomb and Riley
Thaddeus Hyatt was brought in, and re
piled in writing to the questions propoun
ded to him He DE- n es the authority ant
jurisdiction of the Harpers Ferry investi
eating committee. After a portion has
been read. Il debate sprung up as to the
reference Of the whole to the committee
to report a synopsis of the document, Occu
plying several Iuires of paper. After fur
ther debate. the reading was ordered by
yeas 40, nays - The reading lasted TIVE
hours, in the presence of only ten senators
and the galleries nearly deserted.
Mr. Mason offered resolution that Hyatt
be committed to Jail until willing to appea
before the committee and answer all ques
tions propounded.
Some senators intimated desire to dis
cuss it, and Mr. Mason accordingly Offered
a resolution remanding him to the custod,
Of the sergeantat-arms until further or
ders from the senate, which was adopted
Adjourned.
Ho.se-Mr. Curly, committee on prin
ting, reported joint resolution repealin:
a part OF the act of March last, the obiec
being, he said to give the house control o
its own printing This resolution will no
add TO the expense, but give the house
printer onc-half the compensation
Mr.. Barksdale said it proposed system
Of plumber for the benefit of the nous,
printer.
Mr.. Iryor SAID the object OF the resoiu
ton was To compel the senate printer Il
divide the spoils with the house printer
who was destitute of capital, and who wa,
anxious to transfer the job
Mr.. Gurley denied that the object OF tn
resolution was 10 divide the plumber. i
was TO have the work speedily executed.
Mr. Barksdald moved to lay the resolu
ton on the table.
Carried by 9s against 90
Adjourned until Monday.