Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-11

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the Homestead bill a
+ Mr.. Sumner introduced D resolution Ia
strncting he Committee on Commerce 20 iu-
quir into The expediency Of further legis'a-
ton for the prevention of Violence and crime
on board of our merchant marine.
/ Mr.. Thompson presented a petition IN favor
I of the freedom of the public lands.
The Post Office efficiency blu was takenu up
| and reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Green opposed the amendment that 6
per cent interest should be received by the
contractors in full for all claims for damages
| and the contractors only should receive the
i interest. He said that per cent was not
sufficient TO pay damages sustained by the
i failure Of Government to pay its debts. In
/ Justice was also done to. the asst gnee by ex-
| GLIDING him from receiving il because many
had bought certificates with the understand
ing that they should get the interest. 1t
wastoo small q business for Senate to engage
4 in.
| Mr.. Hunter said that The contractors could
| decline 10 receive the interests and file
| claim for damages.
| Mr.. Mallory moved to strike out the line
relating the giving to contractors only.
| A long debate ensued. -s..-esss
Mr.. Haun hoped that the Government
would not violate its engagements with the
| contractors; the conduct of Senators would
be remembered in the next Presidential cleo
/ ton.
Mr.. Pugh said that per cent. was the
/ regular interest on debt and the correct meas
| ure of damages. He did not knew the as
| signees in the matter. The Postmaster
| General had right to issuecertificates.
The amendment was rejected = yeas II.
nays 80. s.s 20
| The proviso that the interest be payable
| only to contractors themselves and be in full
of all claims for damages and be received
for accordingly, was adop.ed1yeas &c, nays
| Is. - -s-s
= All the amendments made Yesterday in the
/ committee were agreed to.
F.! An amendment offered by Mr.. Toombs
abolisbing the franking privilege.
| Mr.. Clingman moved to fix the time for
| the 10th of April. ----zs--,-
Mr. Toombs accepted the amendment,
| whereupon the amendment was agree to
/ yeas Sc, nays IL.
| The bill then passed and the Senate adj
| journed till Monday.
HoUsE-Mr. Sherman moved that the
| House proceed to the election of printer
| and demanded the previous question.
| Mr.. Bennett demanded that there be call
| of the House which was agreed to.
| The House refused to second the demand
| for the previous question by vote of "A
| against Sc.
Mr.. Stanton wished to pass over the cleo
| ton of printer for the present The House
should first reduce the prices of printing and
| prevent the patronage from being used a. a
| corruption fund. He wanted to prevent the
/ work from being farmed out, and to select
man prepared to do the work.
| The question was then postponed until next
/ Monday.
The Committees were then announced.
| Ways and Means-Sherman, Davis of Mary
land, Phelps. Stephens, Washburn of Maine,
| Milson, Morrill,. Crawford and Spaulding
Commerce Wasbburn of ILL.,, Wade. John
| Cochrane, Elliot. Smith of N. c., Morehead,
| Lamar. Nixon and Clemens.
| Military Administration, Curtis, Bonbam,
| Buffinton, DIN, McRea, Pendleton, Long
necker and Boteler.
Naval Affairs-Morse of Maine, Bocock,
| POttle, Winslow, Wilson. Curry, Sedgwick,
| Harris of Nd, and Schwartz.
Territories--Grow, Perry, Smith OF La,
| Gooch, Waldson, Clark of Mo-, Case, Vallan-
| digham and Ashley.
| Judiciary Hickman, Bingham, Houston,
Taylor, Nelson. Kellogg of H., Reynolds,
Robinson of r. l., and Porter.
observation-disclosures, Dawes, Campbell,
| Boyce. Marston, Stevenson, Gartrell, HattOn
| aud Mcknight.
Claims-Tappan, Hoard, McClernand, Ely,
| Moore of Ala, Walton, Maynard, Hale and
| Hutchinson.
Public Lands-Thayer, Lovejoy. Cobb,
| Covode, Davis of Ind, Trimble, Vandever,
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| Post Offices and Post Roads-Colfax.
| Woodruff, English, Adams of KY, Alley, Da-
Wis of Miss, Craig of Mo-, Helmick and Lee.
| District of Columbia = Carter, Kilgore,
Burnett, Rice. Garrett, Conkling, Pryor, Ed
| gerton, and Anderson of KY.
| Revolutionary Claims-Beiggs,F Ferry, Cox,
| Vance Jackson, Duell, DeJarnette, Holman,
and Fenton.
Public Expenditures Has kin. Palmer, Ed
mundson, Kellinger, SOmes, Hindman, Wood,
| Clopton and Fonke.
Private Land -Washburne of Wis,
Clark b. Coehrane, Avery, Kenyon, Haw
kins, Homilton, Anderson of Mo-, Bouligay
and Blair.
Neutrality-suspicious. of Mass, Scranton,
| Mcqueen, Leake, Moore of KY, French,
| Dunn, Riggs and Mexican.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Carey, Whiteley,
| Stewart of Pa, Wright, Bristow, Aidrich,
| BuTch and Grow.
Indan Affairs-Briggs, Burroughs, Wood
son, Farnsworth, Clark OF N. Y, Scott, Leach
of Mich Edwards and Aldrich.
| MiIiiia-TOmpkins, Irvine, jenkins, Web
| ster, Ruffin, Wells and Simms.
Foreign Affairs = Corwin, Burlingame,
Barksdae, Morris of Pa, Branch, Boyee,
| Hiil Miles and Humphrey.
Revolutionary Pensions-Potter, Verree,
Craige OF n. c., Adrian, Junkin, Reagan,
| Baboitt. Delano and Leach of n. @.
Invalid Pensions-Fenton, Foster, Sickles,
| Florence, Stokes, Kellogg of Mich, Hall,
Brabson aud Martin of Ohio.
Roads and Canals-Malory. Morris of H.,
Dunn, Singleton, Burroughs, Gurley. Mont
| gomery, Rust and Fesry.
| Patents-M ilward, Stewart of Nd, Burn
ham, Niblack and Frank.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Train,
| Beale, Keitt, Mcpherson and Peyton.
| RevisaI and Unfinished Business-Logan,
| If,hl
| Accounts-Spinner, Kunkel, Beale, Ora
| ham and Allen.
| Miieage-Ashmore, Van Wyck. Loomis,
| Hardeman, and Robinson, OF Ill.
Engraying-Adrain, Covode, and Maclay.
| Expenditures in State Department-Mc-
Kean, Stout, Barr Love, and Dawes.
Expenditures in the Treasury Department.
LOOMS, Quarles, Wells, Thomas. and
Wade.
Expenditures in the War Department
Stewart, OF Pa, La.rabee, Tompkins. Cooper
and Morrill,.
Expenditures in the Navy Department
Hattou, Underwood, Blair, Hughes and Sher-
| man.
| Expenditures in the Postoffice Department
Palmer, Martin, Of Va, Moore, of KY, Lam
| drum and Stanton.
Expeudtures on the Public Buildings
Brayton, NOEL, Walton, Harris, Of Va, and
| Nelson.
Joint Committee on Library-Pettit, Adams
of Mass., and Pugh.
joint Committee on Printing--Guriey, Has
| kin and Dimmick.
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills-David-
son and Theaker.
The Presidents annual message was then
| read.
| On motion Of Mr.. Sherman il was referred
| TO the Committee of the Whole on the stale
of the Union, aud ordered to be printed.
The question Of printing ,he usual number
of copies was referred to the Committee on
Printing.
Mr. Farnsworth was, on his own request,