The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-09
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTI,SIITH CONGRESS
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, June S.-Mr. TOOMBS, from the
Committee on Finance, to whom referred the
House bill making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the Government for the year ending
the 3Oh June, 1861 reported it back with sundrY
amendments.-Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee
Military Affairs, to whom referred the
House bill to perfect the title of The United States
to lands upon which the Government is erecting
Notifications, asked to be discharged from its
further consideration; which agreed TO-
Mr.. GREEN, from the Committee on Territories,
reported adversely on the following House bis:-
Bill to disapprove and declare null and void all
territorial and parts of acts heretofore passed
by the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, which
establish, protect legaize involuntary servitude
slavery within said Territory except as punish
ment FOR crime upon due conviction. Bill making
appropriation for territorial libraries bill for the re-
lief of Daniel V. Whitng.--Mr G., from the same
Committee, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of the bill to punish offences against
slave property in the territory OF hansas-Mr.
BROWN objected and the motion was not agreed
tO-Mr. GREEN. from the Committee on Terri.
tories to whom was referred the resolution direct
ing an inquiry into the expediencv OF making pro
vision for running and marking the 46th parallel of
latitude, as far it is the boundary line between
Oregon and the Territory of Washington, reported
in favor of the same.-Mr. G., from the same
Committee, asked to be discharged from the furth-
er consideration of the memorial of K. X. Collier,
and the memorial of the executors OF Samuel Is.
Richardson; which was agreed to.-On motion
by MIR. IVERSON, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the private bills on the calendar,
from the House of Representatives; and large
number of them were considered and passed.
After the consideration of Executive business the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. MAYNARD moved that hereafter the House
take recess from four until seven o'clock, daily
This was amended so to take recess from four
and half to seven O'Clock, on and after Monday,
and adopted.--As the business relating to the
District of Columbia will be taken up for consider
All To- y ranOrtpd a IL
thorizng the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany to extend branch of their road to the Poto
mac river, and over the Lorg Bridge, to connect
with the Virginia railroad at that point Also, to
extend the Alexandria and Washington Railroad
into the District of Columbia. Also, to incorpo-
rate the Washington City and George
town Railway Company-which bills were
severally referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the State of the Unon.--Mr. ASHMORErose
and requested the Speaker to have the Hall cleared
of the presence of the "outside" spectators.--
The SPEAKER directed the Door-keeper to per
form his duty in this particuar.-The House re-
sumed the consideration of the Missouri contested
election case-Blair contesting the seat OF MIR. Bar
rett.-Mr. STEVENSON sustained the report of
the minority and in favor of Mr.. Barrett's retain
ing his seat-Mr. MARSTON advocated Mr.
Blair's claims.-Mr. STEVE EMS briefly gave the
reasons why he shonld vote in favor OF the latter
gentleman PHELPS made few remarks
iavoring Mr.. Barrett Mr.. TRAIN obtained
permission to offer a resolution, directing the
speaker 10 issue MS wal I'i INC iCot VI
Gideon B. WescOtt, of New York, and several
parties in Philadelphia, who have refused
to obey the summons of the Covode
Committee, to appear as witnesses before 1t. Inc
resolution was adopted. MR. DAWES closed
the debate in support of the views of the majority
of the Committee of Elections.-The House voted
first on the resolution declaring that the Hon. j.
II. Barrett Democratl is not entitled to the seat.
This agreed to, by yeas "a, NAYS 81
The vote in the affirmative composed wholly
of those who have been acting heretofore with the
Republican party, and the votes of Davis, of Mary
land, and Anderson, of Kentucky. The remainder
of the South Americans and the Democrats present
voted in the negative. Harris and Webster we're
either absent or paired off. Messrs. Hughes,
Stewart and kunkel voted against the resolution.
MIR. GARTRELL moved to lay on the table the
second resolution, declaring that Blair is entitled
to the seat. The motion was disagreed to by
similar party vote-The question was then taken
on the resolution, and it adOpted-yeas 90,
nays 90.-The vote was about the same as that on
the first resolution. Mr.. Blair then sworn in.--
On motion of Mr.. lCKMAN, and under the opera
tion of the previous question, the House adopted
by vote OF yeas ST, nays 40, resolution reported
from the Committee on the judiciary in strong OPP
position to the doctrine of the Presidents special
message, in which he protests against certain con-
duct of the Covode Ommittee.-Messrs. HOU-
STON and TAYLOR, members of the Committee
on the Judiciary, asked to be excused from serving
on it, alleging that dscourtesy had been showed
them in not permitting them to offer substitute
for the resolutions.-Mr. HICKMAN denied posi-
lively that he had violated faith or courtesy with
these gentlemen.-Pending the question of
cusng Messrs. Taylor and Houston, the House
adjourned