Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-14
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Proceedings Of Yesterday Afternoon


Merrimack county, New Hampshire, urging the
enactment Of new code Of laws, civil and criri-
nal, for the District of Columbia In the adminis
tranon of which all persons shall be regarded and
treated as equal before the lag.
Mr.. Hunter presented a memorial from mer-
chants, traders, and others of the CITY Of New
York, asking the enactment of the law which
will allow them them TO exchange cents at the
mint (where they have more than they warty for
gold or silver, the justice Of which measure they
say, Is manifest; as the people should not be sad
died with currency so base that Government
Itself would not receive IT,
Mr.. Bayard, from the Judiciary Committee
asked to be discharged from the further consider,
alton OF the bill for the relief of witnesses in
criminal cases In the District Of Columbia; which
was agreed to.
Also, from the same Committee, asked 10 he
discharged from the further consideration of the
| memorial of the merchants and citizens of the
District Of Columbia, asking an extension of tie
Jurisdiction of justices of the peace for the re-
covery Of debts and the allowance Of fees which
was greed to.
The general appropriation bill being under
| Mr. Hunter moved 10 amend the bill by adding
section to the effect that the President be an
thorlZed To borrow sum not exceed ng 500 GOO OO
to be applied to appropriations made by law. and
| Tor the redemption of Treasury notes now ont
standing, the stock issued for this purpose tn he
redeemable In five years, and to bear an interest
| of five per cent.
Mr. H stated that the proposition was part of
| the tariff bill sent from the House. with The ex-
ception that the time for REDEMPTION was made w
years instead Of two as in the original He CON
| Sldered that this amendment should be adopted
on account OF the Treasury notes that would ma
lure this year, and of course Ii would save time
by putting IL on this bill rather than 10 strike ont
| the tariff proposition, and send the bill back to
| the House
The amendment was adopted by vote of % to
| l9i and the Senate adjourned without passing the
| bill. f''e WIN
In THE House, the body having under consid-
Grafton the resolutions reported back from the
Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Depart-
ment declaring that the Secretary of the NAVY
has, with the sanction OF the President abused
MS discretionary power in the selection of coal
agent, and In the purchase of fuel for the Govern
ment that the contract with Mr. Swift for live oak
timber was in violation of law; that the distribu-
| ton of the patronage of the Navy Yards among
members Of Congress is destructive of disci pline
and Injurious TO the public service: that the
| President and Secretary of the Navy considering
the party relations of the bidders and the etfett
OF awarding contracts pending elections are de-
serving the reproof of this House that the ap-
pointnent of Daniel b. Martin, a member of the
board of engineers to report on proposals for the
construction of machinery. he being personally
interested therein, is hereby censured by this
House. After debate they were adopted.
The vote on a motion Of MI Bocock 10 Law the
resolutions on the table, were as follows:
NedS-Messrs. Allen, Avery, Barksdale, Barr
Bocock, Bonham, Burch, Burnett, Cobb, John
Cochrane, CloPton, Cox, Craig of Mo, Craige of
n, I'll III.
Edmundson, Florence, Fouke, Garrett, GaTtrel.
Hamilton, Harris of Va, Hindman Houston
Holman, Howard Of Ohio, Hughes, Jackson, Jen-
klns, Jones, heitt, Landrum, Larrabee, Leake,
Logan, Love, Martin of Ohio, Martin Of Va
Mcqueen, McRae, Millson, Montgomery, Nib
lack, PendletOn, Peyton, Phelps Reagan, kufin.
scott, Sickels, Simms, Singleton, Smith of Va,
lOr, Underwood, Vallandigham, Whitley, and
Wri9ht-65.
NayS-Messrs. Adams of Mass Adams ok
Adrain, Aldrich, Alley, Anderson of Ky, Ashley.
Rabbit, Beale, Bingham Blair of Pa, Bouligny'
Blake, BrabsOn, Brayton, Bristow. ButterreId'
Butinton, Campbell, Carey, Carter Case, Colfax,
Clark OF \; I, Covode, Curtis, Davis of Md
Davis OF Ind DAVIS, Delano, Duell, Dunn, Ed
gerton, Farnsworth. Fenton, Ferry, Foster, Frank.
French, Gllmer, GoOCh, Graham, Grow Gurley
Hale, Hall, Hardeman. Harris Of Md Helmick
haskin, Hatton, Hickman, Hill, Hoard, Howard
Kellogg of Mich Kellogg of Ill, Killinger,
Kenyon, Leach of Mich, Leach of n C.. Lee
Longenecker, LOOMS, Lovejoy Mallory Mars.
ton, Maynard, Mcknight, Mcpherson, Millward,
Moore OF NY, Moorhead, Morrill,, Morris Of Pa
Morris Of Ill Nelson, Nixon, DIN, Perry. Petit
Porter, Potter, Pottle, Quarles Robinson of r I
Royce, Scranton, Sherman, Smith of n c.
Somes, Spanlding, Spinner Stanton, stewart OF
Pa, Stevens, Stokes, stratton. Tsp5an. TIC %
IomIsi"s Train Trmhls Vanrs Vandeyer'
Van Wyck: VeIres, Wade, Walton, WashbmTrni
OF WIS, Washburne of Ill, Webster Wells
Wilson, Window, and Woodruf-I2O
The vote on the fourth resolution to wit
ReSotred, That the President and Secretary of
the Navy, by receiving and considering the party
relations OF bidders for contracts with the United
states, and the effect Of awarding contracts upon
pending elections, have set an example dancer.
Gus to the public safety, and deserving the re-
proof of this House
was as follows:
}saS-Messrs. Adams of XIV, Aldrich. Alley
Anderson of Ky Ashley, Rabbit Beale BIng
ham, Blair Of Pa, Blake. Brabson Rravton
Buhnton, Burlingame, Butterfeld, Campbell.
Wis OF Md, Davis Of Ind. Dawes Delano DpeU
Dunn EdgertOn, Ely, Farnsworth Fenton, Fer
~, Foster, Frank, French, Gilmer, Gooch. Ora.
nam, 1urley, Hale; Hall, Harris of Md Haskin,
hatton' Helmlck, Hickman, Hoard, Howard Of
MlGh, Humphrey, Hutchins, Irvine Junkin
Kellogg OF Mich, Kellogg of Ill, Kenyon, Kill
iinger, Leach of Mich, Leach of n c., Lee,
Longnecke LOOMS, Lovejoy, Marston. Nav
| nard, Mexican, McKnig ht, Nc Pherson. Milward
Moore OF Ky, MoCrhead. Morrill, Morris Of Pa
Morris Of Ill Nelson, Nixon, Olin. Petit. Per,
yer, Potter; Pottie, Quarles, Robinson of X l.,
Sherman, Smith, of \. C, Somes, Spinner. Stan,
ton, Stokes stratton, Tappan, Thaver. Tomp-
kns, Trimble, Vance, Vandever Van Wyck
Verree, Walton, Washburn of Wis. Washburne
WOodrut-IU6 anu
NoyS-Messrs. Adams of Mass Allen, Avery.
Barr, Bocock, Bonham, Burch, Burnett, Clark
OF Ny Clopton: Cobb, John eochrane, Cox
Cralge OF N, c, Crawford, Curry, Dearnptte
Dimmick, Edmundson, English. Fouk.. Flor,
ence, Gsrnett, Gartrell, Harris Of va, Houston
Howard OF Ohio, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Keitt'
l.ahdtum, I.arrabee, Leake, Logan, Love, Mac
lay; Martin Of Ohio, Martin of Va Mcqueen.
McRae, MillSon, Moore of Ala, Niblack Pen,
dieton, Phelps, Pugh, Reagan Ruffn, scott
Sickies Simms, Singleton, Smith, of Va, Stall,
worth. Stout, Thomas. Underwood VaIIandiG
ham, Whitley, and Wright-6I.
Proceedings Of Ts.Day.
In THE SENATE, to-day, the President pro tenn.
(Mr Bright calling the body to order, addressed
ii as follows:
Senators The presence of the Vice President
makes u proper for me to vacate the chair But
before doing so, allow me to tender you INV
grateful acknowledgements for the honor con-
ferred upon me- by my selection 10 preside over
the deliberations Of the Senate, during ri, tenn
porary absence.
Mr.. Wilson's pending resolution to change the
time Of the adjournment of the two Houses unIII
Monday, the 18th inst. was taken up, and. after
a long discussion, adopted
The general appropriation bill being taken M,
our report closed.
In THE HOUSE, Mr. Petit, from the Joint Com.
mittee on the Library, reported bill to comple'e