Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-13

Proceedings Of Yesterday Afternoon.

In THE SENATE, yesterday, after our report
closed
Mr.. Clay, from the Committee on Commerce to
which was referred the resolution direcf;no the
committee to consider what further legislation il
necessary to prevent violence and crime on board
the merchant marine of the United States asked
to be discharged from its further Consideration:
and also to be discharged from the further consid.
Grafton OF the resolutions Of the Legislature of
Kentucky in relation to the enlargement of the
Portland and Louisville Canal; which was agreed
to.
The bin for the benefit of public schools in the
city Of Washington, led to very protracted dis
cussion on amendments offered
Nj Polk moved to strike out from the second
section the following:
"And that whenever the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall be officially notified by the Mayor that
the said tax has been levied and collected II shall
be his duty to pay from the Treasury of the United
States to the persons legally authorized to receive
the school funds for the city Of Washington, a
sum equal t. the amount thus raised bv soecial
tux: Proridsd, That not more than twenty five
thousand dollars per annum shall be paid by the
United States, and that the payments shall con-
tinue for i've years, unless Congress shall otherwise
order.n
The effect Of this amendment, he argued. would
be to allow the Corporate authorities of Washing
ton to levy special tax, not to exceed ten cents
in each hundred dollars of taxable property within
the corporate limits Of the same for the hon. t of
the public schools.
This amendment after considerable discussion.
"oS uCCiueu III TIC neSdtlSe-VedS 20, naVS
So the clause is retained in the bill
Mr.. Clark moved to amend the bill So az IN ex
tend its provisions to the free colored children of
the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Harlan moved to amend the amend ment by
providing for separate school houses for the col
ored children.
These new phases in the bill were discussed by
senators Clark, Harlan, Brown, Mason, Davis
Bayard, Wilson, and others until i've O'Clock
when, without taking any question, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Davis, of Md, asked leave to re-
port from the Committee of Ways and Means a
joint resolution appropratng SIS 600 for the pay
msnt OF the expenses of the several investigating
committees ordered by the House Of Representa-,
yves during the present session.
MI. Rutfin, of n. c., objected
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union (Mr. w ash
ourh OF Me, in the chair and resumed the con-
slderatOn of the tariff bill
MI. Hdrdelnan, of Ga, addressed the House on
the slavery question: contending that the republi-
can party was doing all III its power to deprive
the Southern people of their constitutional hts
in this Government
Mr. pnell, of n. Y, spoke briefly on the sub
Ject OF slavery, denying that the republican party
was RESPONSE BILE for the agitation Of the slavery
question: and contending that the democratic
party had abandoned its ancient principles.
The committee then rose and at twenty fl We
minutes before six o'clock the House adjourned