Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-26
+ ELEGR APHIC


CONGRBSSkA1NAL PROCEEDINGS.
'tsA *et.ss te WAsaneros, Feb. 9S.
Ha1sR-The House met u ten o'clock. a "A
after The psnsl morning tr'siners. pr~eeeded to
tie coSsidsFston Of the Senates amendments
a, The sAiif, bill.
+ Abeps +, Of the l6l amendments were voted
on inlake CoDmittee Of the Whole, which q
p'cloek r0s. pursuant to the prsviols order. and
W sDsive subject VAS reported - shs Hoass.
Mr. sherman urged the necessity Of coocur-
'rt6r1u ali the Amt ndn~nte, to many of which
he was opposed, ,abd uOdst other circumstances
veutd vote ~ gainsle them, hut he believed the
serv sxissssce Of the government dspsp-s on
the pvOnpa paseaga 0t th- hill which 70 sub
stsptia u :shs Ct ~ ls47. When the psssspt sd
u1ipie ration came INTO pov y, shs pubic debt
w9s ~ million dollars. with nearly lS sniilioDs
IN The Treasury, but row the public debt i
~ Dinians- The smallest possibIe amount the
Rovernment can get Along with for the next
6ssal year 10 58 nilbioes. II Was peosssity to
pAss this bin i..I
The House thss ea motion OF Ar. Sherman.
rreceeded 60 act under the operation Of the
presious qusstioh % all the amendusnts. 4
The amendment Imposing, l -l.2 cent = sr
posnd on coffee and on tea4 Genie. With an
additional OF 10 per cspt. ad valorem, vas re-
iees sd-39 agpinss 47as
AN ltheisnsn,lnsats .sxseptiag that relating
to werehcusing being acted on.
Branch move d to adjourn. whieh was mega
tived. He than moved 70 liable the warehouse
amsodme0t. Az > test vote on the bill. Lost.
43 aeai0st 1Ol. ar 4Yt.a
All the -SsDate's amsndmsnts exc spting that
taxing tea AID coffee were Auncusred. "A Com
mittee Of Conferences vas appointed on this
aOend dment. 500
Mr stanton succesded IN getting his volun-
teer bill before the House. which will be the
first business to morrow.
Woodruff presented petition OF the citi
ssns Of MiidletowD, Conn, agaiIst altering the
Constitution. u
Adjourned.
SESArK-A message wss received from the
House anne cling the passage Of the Oregon
war debt bill.
o. mpriou OF Mr. Lane it was made the spec
isl order fsr Tomorrow st il;3O O'Clock.
Mr. B'gler presented number OF petitions
in favor Of the Csittenden res0lotione.
Mr. Bieter aiso presented the rssol lutions
adopted by the Pennsylvania state Conven
ton.
Mr. Sumner presented petition. from citizens
OF Massachusetts, and Phiiadelphia against com
promise.
Alr, sumner also presented : petition from
enact Law that 10 person sh-E be held 10
servitude By the laws Of any State, and that
such persons nOW held be declared free. HI
said hs presented the petition hscsuse he
thought it his duty to do 60, it having been
presented to him in proper and respectful
form, but he would take this occasion to de
Glare moet emphaticaIly that he did not elievt
that Congress had any right TO interfere with
slavery 10 the States
Mr Green presented . petition from the in
habitaDts Of Dacotah, asking for : Territoria
government
Mr.. Trurnbrll presented > petition against
compromise.
On motion Of Mr. Wade the call in relation
IN the postal ssrv &c 10 the seeded States wal
| taken up.
Mr. Pearc. moved to strike out tbs word in.
saSr actiOn. I
Mr.. Mason said the " I'd insurrection vas un
known to the Constitution, aud protested
against the usa Of such word
Mr.. Wade said he was willing TO have thl
| clause Of i, surrsction and resistance to thu
laws assigned 10 the bill, stricken out.
Mr.. Pssrcs's am endment vas with r. wD,a and
the bill amended, on molten Of MIR. BaJard e
% to conform to Mr.. Wade . suggestion.
Mr.. johnson, OF Ark, presented the creden
tials Of Charles b. Mitchell. Senator elect frou
| Ark.
Mr. Hemphill offered substitute for the
| bill, that ~hereas several States have with
drawn from the Union. and the laws of the U
| s. no longer have force. therefore
ResoIved. That the Post Master General j.
! authorized to di-coniihus the postal service
and ,..aks arrangements with the government
Of those States in regard 20 the same.
After discussion, Mr.. Polk moved to modif,
the smendne ut SO that it would read, all State,
Withdrawn from the Union the r. n Genera
| have power to discontinue the postal service
| was lost---l9to 30.
Mr. Hsmrhiil's amendment was lost
| against So The bill then passed, "a against ~
Ar. Powell explained shst bs so0ld hav'
voted for ths Bill 10 surpsess the postsl service
| but could not vote the bill alter al ended, Civ
ing such general power.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill cam
| up. The Senate cons dered amendments mad
| ia committee ofths whole.
Mr. Green offered Chiriqui amendment, I'd
vocatlDg its adoption. After some discussiOl
it was disagreed to-28 to Is. a
The amendment providing for . Custom
House and Post Office 1t St. Paul, Mimi. VA
| lost
message was read from the House. tha
| the tariff bill had passed