Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-16
CONGRESS.
,opreD FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
sonate, Friday, June Is.

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Senate Friday, June Is.
NJ Mason, from the special committee on
,bs Harper's Ferry affair, made report at
length. $50, :;. u.
,,birh, however, was not read.
TIa Committee was then discharged from
An further consideration of the subject.
Mr. Mason, from the same committee, ask
A., he discharged from the bill relating to
't, invasion of the States, and memorials
'ro the release Of Mr.. Haytt. Agreed
Mr. Mason also made a special report on
a.. nrtition of the negroes OF Massachusetts,
.. the release of Mr.. llaytt, and asked
ty."i II he returned to the memoriallSts.-
Laid over.
WI Mr. Doolittie made minority report say
I'D, The right Of petition was not to denied TO
sny one. Laid over.
Nr. Mason, from the same Committee made
. ranort dischurging Mr.. Hyatt.
Mr. Sumner welcomed with pleasure the
-elease Of Mr. Hyatt from the filthy jail. lie
srgucd against the action of the Senate IN
rba matter, being hereafter considered as a
The resolution for Mr.. Hyatt's discharge
was agreed to.
Mr., liamliu presented remonstrance from
Now York in regard TO the pilot laws.
Mr. Green introduced resolution Tor
printing twenty thousand extra copies OF the
rrport on the llarper's Ferry invasion. Re
terred to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Fitch moved to take up the House
Joint resolution relative to the public printing
and make it the special order for tomorrow
4. III O'Clock. Agreed to.
Mr. Bavard moved to take up the bill TO
Give the Sergeant-at-arms OF the Senate ana
House power 10 appoint deputies IN different
States.
.Ir Hale opposed ii.
dr. Bayard called for the yeas and nays
on the motion to take up the bill, and 1t was
Iost--veas -, nays -.
The Army appropriation bill was received
iron. the House with Sundry amendments.
The light house appropriation bill was
taken Up and passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Hunter argued that no change in the
tariff was necessary. The present tariff
..oald afford sufficient revenue for the econ
evtinruishlny the public debt. The revenue
unter III, present tariff would 90 on In
creasng, and there would be from SIX TO sew
er millions o, snrptds next July.
There was nothing IN the condition OF the
manufacturing interests OF the country which
occurred 4 change in the tariff. lie read il
,tstement to show that under the present
tfriE our foreign commerce had greatly eX-
handed, end there was !. great increase III
our direct trade with the continent. He
nored to postpone the bill until the next SEES
zion. and advocated the motion.
Mr. Biger ina lengthy speech opposed the
pOstponement.
,lr. Cameron and Mr. Seward urged the
consideration Of the tariff at the present
session.
Mr.. Simmons said the postponement OF
this bill would make necessary an extra SEES
sion of Congress-, and that the democrats only
desired TO postpone because they were AFRAID
to come to II vote pending the Presidential
election.
The Senate then took recess until +
o'clock.
EyENING SESSION.
The Senate re-u,sclnhled AZ L o'clock.
The motion Of Mr.. Hunter 10 postpone
until December next the further consldera-
ton OF the Tariff bill, WAS discussed nj length.
Upon the vote being taken, the Senate de-
ciacl b. majority Of two to postpone the
bill.
All the Republicans, and Messrs. Bisler,
Of Penn, and Latham of California voted
against the poSponelnent. All the other
democrats for il.
The Senate ,hen adjourned.