Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-03-15
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{ Uongross-xxxvIh Session.
First Session.
WASHINGTON, March a.


SENATE Ten Eyck presented
petition Of lO3 citizens Of n. York and N
Jersey, praying for the passage Of the
Homestead Bill
On motion Of Mr.. Hamlin, the daily hour
Of meeting was changed from one o'clock to
twelve.
The Military Academy bill was taken up
with the pending amendment Of Mr.. Ball, to
reduce the regular army by one regiment
Of mounted troops when the proposed vol
unteers for Texas shall have been raised
and defeated.
Mr.. Wigialps amendment making the
appropriation for regiment Of mounted
volunteers, for the defense Of the frontiers
Of Joxae, was adopted
Mr.. Fessenden moved an amendment fix
ing the term Of study at West Point at four
years, but Withdrew IL
Mr.. Hale moved to amend by adding a
new section that the regiment Of mounted
volunteers provided for by the act OF April
7th, 1858, shall not DO received into the ser
vice Of the u. s in the opinion of Lieut.,
Gen. Scott one Of the mounted regiments
now in the army, or 90 much thereof as may
be necessary, san be safely ordered for the
defense Of Texas The amendment was re,
jected--yeas IL, nays 80.
Mr. Lane reviewed Mr.. Fesscnden's s
amendment fixing the term OF study at
West Point four years, aud argued In its
favor.
On motion of MIR. Fessenden, Mr.. Wig
fall $ amendment was recOnsidered, for the
purpose of taking the yeas and nays upon
il. IL was then adopted, by yeas 80, nays
49, The bill was then passed--yoas Al,
nays IL,
Adjourned
HoUSE.-Mr Hickman, from the COM
mittee on Judiciary, reported bill creating
and regulating paper circulation of uni
form value throughout the u s and for other
purposes, it proposes, on deposit of gold,
silver and bullion, to issue certificates, to
circulate as curreney-Relerred to the com
mit,ee on Commerce.
MIR. Hickman reported resolution in,
structlng the committee on the Judiciary to
inquire what legislation is necessary to
protect citizens of one State going into an
other.
Mr.. Hickman reported bill authorizing
the district Judges TO 20 out Of their districts
in certain cases-Referred to committee of
the Whole
which was referred 10 the committee on
Revolutionary Pensions, giving construc-
ton to the % section of the act of Feb, Is,
'jS to continue half pay to certain widows
and orphans so as to give pensions to all
widows therein provided for, from the 4th
of March, lS4S, without reference to the
time of marriage.
Mr.. Nelson from the Judiciary committee
Al .hcso Of xsybT Tob 10
that whereas polygamy is sought to be iusti,
fed as a religious rite by the inhabitants of
one Of the territories, and as no privilege Of
self government requires or sanctions such
abomination, therefore, be it enacted that
such provisions or laws in the State called
Deseret or Utah, be declared null and void,
and that persons guilty Of polygamy be fine d
$500 and be imT risoned not less than two
years or more than five.
MIR. Nelson moved that the bill be put on
its passage, being instructed to do so by the
committee
Mr. Houston was opposed to the bill and
moved to table it The bill and report were
ordered to be printed.
The House went into committee on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
provision of which, apprOprioting $4,000
lot tue suppression ol tne Arlchn 5laNe
trade, elected some debate An amend
ment making the laws applicable to the
rendition of fugitive slaves and not to apply
at all to the education OF Africans reclaim,
ed from the brig Echo, was rejected. The
bill was then laid aside, and the indian ap-
preparation bill taken up.
hir, Curry made speech on the slavery
question, contending that slavery was u
great social political and humanitarian fact
Mr.. Vance made speech justilying sla.
very
| Adjourned