Worcester daily spy., 1860-02-29
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THIRTY.sIxrH CONGRESS.
I UEsDAY, FED. q.
SENATE.

TUESDAY, feD. Is
SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. MASON, a resolution wa,
adopted calling upon the President to furnish
copy of any report made by the Commits
. sioners for making boundaries between the
United States and Great Britain.
The hour of meeting was fixed on and after
Thursday, at II o'clock noon.
Mr.. CAMERON presented a petition for the
modification of the tariff
Mr.. EooTE, from the Committee on Claims
made report, accompanied by bill, explana-
tory OF the act to carry into effect the 9th arti
Gle OF the treaty OF 1919 with Spain. Ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to take up the bill au-
thorizing the sale of arms to the states and
regulating the appointment of superintendent
of public armories-the question being on the
amendment to appoint superintendent from
efhcers Of the ordnance corps.
Mr.. HALE opposed it. He had examined
the studies of the students of military acade-
miles, and found they contained nothing to fit
them for those posts
Mr.. DAVIS said the Senator's remarks had
no application to the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Mason, the Senate then
weut into executive session.
HOUSE.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the committee on ways
of the President to have his annual message
and accompanying documents printed and
!, ready for distribution at the meeting Of each
session of Congress, etc.
After some debate, the House refused to
table the bill, "a to l49; and also refused to
refer it to a committee of the whole, by II to
l07 Finally, Mr. SHERMAN's bill was adopt
ed, l2o to Al, as substitute to the original.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved the previous question
final ,Ne4
ceedlngs were interrupted by Mr.. Ruffin rising
to privileged question. His name, upon the
last vote for printer, yesterday, was not upon
the journal. He wished to enter his motion
to correct 1T. This movement created much
interest all over the hall. BY the entering of
Z. w. Rntfin'S name for Mr. Glossbrenner the
election would be vitiated, as Mr. Ford OBJ
tanned only sufficient number to effect a
choice, according to the announcement.
Mr. SHERMAN insisted that his own motion
should be first put
Mr. RUTFIN said he would hereafter call up
his question.
Mr.. MILLsoN Intellectually endeavored to
introduce resolution providing for the cleo
ton of Chaplain tomorrow.
Mr. SHERMAN, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported a bill providing
that it shall be the duty of the President to
cause his annual message and executive docu-
ments to be printed and copies delivered to
the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the
House, in time for distribution at the COM
mencement of each session of Congress that
said printing shall be executed by the printer
of the Senate and the printer of the House, at
the rates prescribed by law, provided that one
half the sum allowed for composition be al
lowed to each, and no more. 1t is also pro-
vided that 10000 additional copies of the mes
sage and reports proper of the departments
and bureaus, emitting the statistics, be printed
for the use of the Senate, and 1000 for the
House; and for each, 5000 of the complete
to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. SHERMAN also reported bill, proposing
IN place of the present mileage to members of
Congress- to allow 20 cents mile, to be COM
puted by straight geographical lines, and re.
peaing all acts and parts of acts on this sub
ject. Adjourned.