The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-10
PROCEEDINGS OR THE lHIRTY.SIXlH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, February 3

WASHINGTON, February 9.
SENATE.
! Mr.. LANE presented a petition in favor of the
| Homestead bill.
| Mr.. LANE asked and obtained leave to introduce
bill to secure rights of presumption to certain
settlers on lands temporarily occupied as Indian
reserve in Oregon, and for other purposes; which
was read twice and referred.
| On motion of Mr. SUMNER,a resolution was adopt
| ed, directing the Committee on Commerce to con-
slider the expediency of further legislation in order
to prevent violence and crime on board of the mer-
! chant marine of the United States.
Mr.. THOMSON presented petition in favor Of the
freedom of the public lands.
Mr.. GwlN, from the Committee on the Post-office
and Post Roads, to whom was referred the bill to
abolish the ranking privilege, reported substi-
tute for that bill to strike out all after the enactng
clause and insert the following ''That all laws by
which any person or persons authorized to send
or receive any mailable matter free of postage, be
and the same are hereby repealed; prouided, that
this act shalt not apply to any person persons to
whom the Thanking privilege may have been grant
ed by name"
On motion by Mr. FITCn, resolution was adopt-
ed for the printing of the usual extra number of
copies of the Agricultural portion of the Patent
Office Report for 1859.
MIR. +. also submitted resolution for the print
ing of ten thousand extra copies of the Mechanical
portion; which, after some debate, was rejected
yeas 20, nays 30. Subsequently that vote was re-
considered, and
by substituting two thousand extra copies for the
Department of the Interior instead of the ten thou
sand for the Senate. A long debate ensued, when
the resolution was adopted.
The Post office Appropriation bill was resumed
and led to much discussion.
Finally an amendment totally abolishng the
franking privilege was adopted, and the bill thus
amended was passed.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. SHERMAN moved that the House proceed to
the election of Printer, and demanded the previ-
Gus question on that motion.
Mr.. BURNETT moved that there be call Of the
House, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. HEARD it was resolved that the
Committee on Public Expenditures inquire into the
expense attending the printing of the House, and
report at at an early day such notifications of the
rates paid as public justice and due regard to
rigid economy in expenditures require shall be
paid and that they have power to examine wit
nesses and report at any time.
The House refused to second the demand for the
previous question-yeas "A, nays So.
Mr.: STANTON wished to pass the election of
a Printer for the present. The House, he said,
should first reduce the prices and prevent the pa
tronage from being used as corruption fund. He
wanted to prevent work from being farmed out,
and to select men prepared to do the work.
Mr.. CoLFAx made spirited reply defending his
former vote for Mr.. Defrees, he having voted for
Mr. Follett until there was no prospect that the
latter could be elected.
Finally the question was postponed until next
Monday.
Mr.. HUGHES presented the memorial of VIM G.
Harrison contesting the seat of MIR. Davis, of
Maryland Referred to the Committee on Elec-
tons.
The following Standing Committees, appointed
by the Speaker, were announced
Committee ofElections. Gilmor, Dawes
Campbell, Boyce, Marston, Stevenson, Gartrell,
Stratton, and Mcknight.
Committee of Ways and Means.-Messrs. Sher-
man, Davis, of Maryland, Phelps, Stevens, Wash
burne, of Maine, Millson, Morrill,, Crawford and
Spaulding.
Committee of Claims.-Messrs. Tappan, Heard,
McClernand, Ely, Moore, of Alabama Walton
Maynard, Hale and Hutchins.
Committee on Commerce.-Messrs Washburn,
of Illinois, Wade, John Cochrane, Eliot, Smith,
of North Carolina, Moorhead, Lamar, Nixon and
Clemens.
Committee on Public Lands.-Messrs Thayer,
Lovejoy, Cobb, Covode, Davis, of Indiana, Trum-
bull, Vandever, Window, and Barrett.
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
Messrs. Colfax, Woodruff, English, Adams, of Ken
lucky Allen, Davis, of Mississippi, Craig, Missouri
Helmick and Lee.
Committee for the District of Columbia-M essrs.
Carter, Klgore, Burnett, Rice, Garnet, Conkling,
Pryor, Edgerton, and Anderson, of Kentucky.
Committee on the Judiciary Hickman
Bingham, Houston, Taylor, Nelson, Kellogg, of
Illinois, Reynolds, Robinson, of Rhode Island, and
Porter.
On Revolutionary Clams-Messrs. Briggs Fer
ry, Cox, Vance, Jackson, Duell, Dejarnette, Hol-
man, and Fenton.
On Public Expenditures --Messrs Haskin, Pal
mer, Edmundson, Killlenger, Somes, Hindman,
Wood, Clopton and Fouke.
On Private Land Claims.-Messrs. Washburne
OF Wisconsin, Clark B. Cochrane Avery, Kenyon,
Hawkins, Hamilton, Anderson, of Missouri, Boulig-
ney and Blair.
Committee on Manufacures.-Messrs Adams, of
Massachusetts, Scranton, Mcqueen Lake, Moore,
OF kentucky, French, Dunn, Riggs and Mexican.
Committee on observation-disclosures. Butterfeld
Carey, Whitley, Stewart, of Pennsylvania, Wright,
BriStow, Aldrich, Burch and Grow.
Committee on Indian Affairs.-Messrs Etheridge,
Burroughs, Woodson, Farnsworth Clark, of New
York, Scott, Lock, of Michigan, Edwards, and AL
drich.
Committee on Military Affairs.-Messrs. Stan
ton, Curtis, Bonham, Bufinton, Olin McRae, Pen
dleton, Longnecker, and Boteler.
Committee the Militia-Messrs Tompkins
Irvine, jenkins, Webster, Quarles, Rutfin, Wells,
Packer, and Smms.
Committee on Naval Atfairs.-Messrs Morse, of
Maine, Bocock, Pottle Winslow, Wilson, Curry
Sedgewick, Harris, of Maryland, and Schwartz
Committee on Foreign Afairs.-Messrs. Corwin,
Burlingame, Barksdale. Morris, of Pennsylvania
Branch Boyce, Miles, Hill, and Humphrey
Committee on the Territories. -Messrs. Grow
Perry, Smith, of Virginia, Goocb, Waldron,
Clarke of Missouri, Case Vallandingham and Ash
ley.
Committee on Revolutionary Pensons-Messrs
Potter, Verree, Craig, of North Carolina Adran
Jenkin, Reagan, Bobbtt, Delano land Loeb of North
Carolina
Foster, Sickles, Florence, Stokes, Kellogg, of
Michigan Hall, Brabson, and Martin, of Ohio.
Committee on Roads and Canals.-Messrs. NAL
lory,, Morris, of Illinois, Dunn, Singleton, Bur-
roughs, Gurley, Montgomery, Rust, and Ferry
Committee on Patents.-Messrs. Wildwood, Stew
art, of Maryland, Burnham, Niblock and Frank
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Messrs. Train, Beae, Keitt, Mcpherson and Pey-
tom
Committee Revised and Unfinished Business
-Messrs. Logan, Jones, Howard, Babbitt and Eos
ter.
Committee on Accounts.-Messrs, Skinner, Kun
kle, Blake, Graham and Allen.
Committee on Mieage.-Messrs. Ashmore, Van
Wyck, Loomes, Hardeman and Robinson, of Hi
nois.
Committee on Engrossing. --Messrs. Adrain, Co.
vode and Maclay.
Committee on Expenditures in the State Depart
ment.-Messrs. Mexican, Stout, Barr Love and
Dawes.
Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury De-
partment.-Messrs. Loomes, Quarles, Wells, Thorn
as and Train.
Committee on Expenditures in the War Depart
ment-Messrs. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, LARA
bee, Tompkins, Cooper and Morrill,.
Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Depart
ment.-Messrs. Hatton, Underwood, Blair, Hughes
and Sherman.
Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office
observation-disclosures. Palmer. Martin, of Virginia,
Moore, of Kentucky, Landrum and Stanton.
Committee on Expenditures on the Public Build
Ings-Messrs. Brayton, NOEL, Walton, Harris, of
Virginia, and Nelson.
Joint Committee on the Lbrary.-Messrs. Petit,
Adams, of Massachusetts,, and Pugh
Joint Committee Printing. -Messrs Gurley,
Haskins and Dimmock
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Da-
wilson and Theaker
Messrs. Farnsworth, Hamilton and Reagan, were
at their own request excused from serving on the
Committees to which they were respectively as.
signed.
The election of Public Printer was postponed
till Monday, after few remarks from Messrs
Stanton and Cofax; the former being opposed to
the nominee of the Republican caucus.
The Presidents annual message was then read
and without transactng any other business the
House adjourned.
A NEW PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL BEFORE THE New |
YORK LEGIsLATURE.-Mr. Hiram Smith, a member |
of the New York Legislature, has given notice of
a Personal Liberty bill, which he will introduce.