The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-10
PROCEEDINGS on TILE THIRTY,SIYTH CONGRESS
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, May 9.-Mr. DAVIS, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, to whom the sub
lect was referred, submitted report accompanied
oy DILL to restore to the Secretary of War the
supervisory powers in relation to the acts and
duties of the Commissioner of Indian kFairs
Mr.. BENJAMIN, from the Committee on Priv,ta
Land Claims, reported bill to provide moro rIIy
Tor the collection OF debts due to the United States
and for the sale of lands taken by the United states
for debt due to the same.-Mr. HALE introduced
bill explanatory of the 9Th section of the Naval
Appropriation act, approved August 81, ls52.-
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee on Military AZ
fairs, to whom was referred the Joint resolution
manitestng the sense of Congress towards the
officers and seamen of the vessels, and others en-
gagged in the rescue of the officers and soldiers of
tne army, the passengers and the officers and crew
OF the steamship San Francisco, from perishing
with the wreck of that vessel reported it back with
out amendment, and recommended its passage-
Mr. DAN Is, from the same Committee who were
aeteu 10 inquire into the expediency of paving
tlle oillcers ot the army and marine corps each n
gross sum per annum, in lieu of the conmutat;ons
and allowances now allowed by law, submitted an
adverse report on the same.-Mr BAYARD
from the Committee on the Judiciary To nbn,,,,
was referred the bill to establish a uniform law on
the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United
States, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of the subject on the ground that
IL was lneXpedIent at present. which was agreed to.
MIR. HU UNTER, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported the Deficiency bill, and asked its
Immediate consideration; but objection being made
it was laid over.-Mr. HALE hoped the Presidents
veto message would be taken up and considered
Mr.. LANE obtained the floor and made some
what lengthy personal explanation denyipg the
charges that had been made in certain quarters
that he was interested in the war debt of Oregon
ana ana Washington. When he had concluded-Mr.
FITCH said that he should have some remarks to
make on the subject some future occasion -
MIR. WADE moved that the Homestead bill be
now taken up.-Mr. DAVIS would not antago-
nze his resolutions with that bill, particularly as
the friends of the homestead bill were confident of
being able to get final vote upon it to-day He
Should ask to have his resolutions taken up to-mor-
row. Inc question being taken, the motion was
agreed to.-Mr. GRIMES moved an amendment
the effect of which is to extend the benefits of the
homestead bill to all male persons over q years of
age as well as to heads of families and made some
Mr.. GREEN was rather in favor of the present
bill, not because it homestead bill, but be-
cause it was not homestead bill. 1t was merely a
sort of graduation'bill.- amendment was fur
ther discussed by Messrs. Wigfall, Wilkinson,
Pugh, Mason, and others, when the question being
taken, 1t was rejected-yeas q, nays 2S.--Mr
FITCH submitted amendment extending the
present bounty land system to those who have
served less than fourteen days. If we are poinp to
give away the public lands let us provide for the
soldiers tirst.-The amendment was rejected
yeas II, nays 35.-Mr. GREEN said that as
the Senate had refused to give these soldiers
what was to be given to everybody, he would
move to lay the bill on the table.-The mo-
ton was not agreed to-yeas lG, nays 49,
Mr.. WADE moved to substitute the House bill for
the Senate BILL which was not agreed to-yeas &c.
nays 3i-Mr. CLARK moved to amend the bill
by striking out the eleventh section, which pro-
vides that all lands lying within the limits of a
State which have been subject to sale at private
entry, and which remain unsold after the lapse of
thirtyfve years, shall be ceded to the State in
which they are situated.--After some debate the
amendment was rejected by vote of yeas T, nays
4S.--Mr. RICE moved to amend the same section
by substituting five years instead of thirty-fve;
which was not agreed tO.--Mr. CLAY moved to
amend by making the period twenty-f five years.
Considerable discussion ensued on this question:
At half-past four o'clock Mr.. HAMMOND moved
that the Senate adjourn, but the motion did not
prevail.--Mr. BRAGG spoke in opposition to the
amendment, contending that the effect of this
system of disposing of the public lands would be
that the old States would receive nothing at all for
them.--Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. DUNN asked, but did not obtain, leave to
introduce resolution instructing the Committe on
Foreign Affairs to inquire into:the practicability
and expediency of obtaining location on some
part of this continent, the dacent islands, for the
colonization Of the free negroes of the United States
under the protection of this government.--The
House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, and resumed the
consideration of the Tariff 4bill.--Mr. VAL
LANDlGHAM'S amendment fixing duty ,of 20
per cent. Gn faxseed and linseed, was agreed to
after long struggle, commencing yesterday and
ending to day by a vote of II against 81 -
Among other amendments discussed and rejected
was one offered by Mr.. PHELPS, to make salt du-
ty free. During the incidental Give minutes) de
bate, Mr.. MILLSON, of Virginia. remarked if
there was one test OF Democracy superior to anoth
er it was opposition to the system of taxation for
the protection of the manufacturing interests
Mr.. MONTGOMERY, ofPennsy lvania, in his reply
said there but few men who advocate free
trade, and they not members of the Democrat
ic party; for every Democratic President from
Jefferson to Buchanan, has been in favor of dscrim-
mating in favor of protection-VariOusa amend
ments were offered and debated. The proceedings,
however, were of a generally uninteresting charac-
ter.-The original bill, as reported from the Com
nittvv "f"ays and Means having been road through
and adopted, Mr.. FOSTER offered an additional sec
ti0n that the President give notice to the Govern
ment Of Great Britain of the wish of the United
States to terminate the reciprocity treaty of 1854
This was rejected.-Mr FLORENCE proposed
his substitute for the bill, saving that it was
compromise on which all could stand and most
likely, could pass the Senate.-The CHAIRMAN
said this substitute was not in order as
two others, those of Mr.. Houston and Mr.
Merrill the only one that could now be
entertained-Mr. BARKSDALE proposed to
revise the act of lS46.-Mr. SHERMAN pro-
posed that the Committee Of the Whole on the
State of the Union be discharged from the further
consideration of the bill which shall be reported to
the House, and that the vote be first taken on all the
ubstitutes.-Mr. BRANCH objected and at
a quarter past seven the Committee rose and the
House adjourned.