, 1861-02-18
BY TELEGRAPH,
XXXYJTH C0IGRESS--Seeena 6esslen.

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-.,, c.-1,.x.o $500.
WARRINGTON. Feb. IT,
SENATE. .-Vieo President BRECKENRIDGE
orJyF. Gu motion Of aIr. POWELL, IL. FOoT
took tho chaIr.
Ar. HALE said that he lai 1,een nste,1 hv
the unanimous rtquett Of The Nayal Commii-
tee, that the vote excusing Mr. THOMPSON
from serving on the Naya7 Committao he ~.
considered.
The vote was roco1sl1as-' sna Mr. Thomn-
sou WIS not sr"-. ~N
; l resolution {oI printing e5 ooo additional
~ ~ oIS nrapr W E.essa. ~, at tsa ss;.::,...
,f F. ~ s1G III tha. .t
con,n9t,sa WI ~ ua-ao no nna W t.s .ts
mont sfriEea ont }he Eh,s;nn, ornsna.ns.t
Rrfore tl,e cuession o Tns isten m ao.4es,r,-
IN the renos+ ~ EREEN c.iiea w, ~ tsu.l
tor;o1 XIX a., Na.eda oa psc1,,a,, ~
wr s3f ~ enscial nr,r ~. 6'
discusasd iii pc1ock wtc,, ths ,ti 1arifr "Si iii
was taken M. The urestion hcinp m Mr'
sewaTd's a.nendment extending thc line vhen
dttiv abs}1 he mid tx fhrea ve1rs tha eff.ot ~
which ie TO leayc the systen ~ II Ia now waa
nfier discussion. acreed foEayrh IS soes
Sir. SEWARD Esoyed to strike out ali in the
EAfPhnnER 4VGfRTn
Nj, LANE sent an amendment n he read
which he proposed to offer. which n N ,;n1r!
the tariff Of 1915. "'' -
Mr. WADE moved to amend 50 a. to raise
the duty on taI seed from 10 to - cents per
busheL
NJ. POWELL moved to amend so as to
MAKE the duty on woods 20 pr cent dd
tne oul provides that there shall be no duty
ft9nXfnpf9fl4p mr. fo1.
loved.
Alr: BINGHAM moved to substitute duty
q thirteen cents pound, which was lost, and
ar. fo~elis amendment was then disa.
greed TO-
Ar. POWELL then moved an ad suIo4rm
exceed q cts. per lb.
Ar. MASON said that the bill proposed a
tax on cheap cigars, and allowed high priced
ones comparative exemption. lie moved to
amend to reduce the duty onc-ha1f on cigars
Alter debate, the amendment WIS dlsa-
greed to-.
:, Mr.. WILSON introduced Joint resolution
that on ind alter Monday next the Senate meet
About twenty priynte bills were passed.
The amendments to the Deficiency bill in
controversy between the two Houses have
oeeh settled through the Committee Of Con-
terence, the Senate reccding from the appro-
Platloh O. 5voo,oW 1or carrying into effect the
contract Tor the nayy depot with a W. IhOmp-
son, TOR certain harbor and coal privileges on
tac tnElquf lsthmus.
11ousE.-Mr. KELLOGG Of Illinois present
ed n memorial signed By two hundred citizens
Of tue district he represented, against the
amendments to the Constitution hteIy intro
duced By himself:
bfr. JOHN COCHRANE of New York prc.
scented the proceedings Of the New York Dem.
ocrltic Convention, signed by $50 delegates.
relative to the settlement of the national din.
cnlties. Laid On the tablc,
Private bills we're then considered.
The postal bill was passed.
Mr. CONWAY of Kansas presented memo.
rial Of the Legislative Assembly Of Kansas.
for indemnify to certal. perzo1s for losses
during the 1atc political troublcs. Referred
The report Of tie committee of th;rty.thr,c
cane up.
Mf Y. |.ANDEVER made a Republican speech
Mr. DE JARNETTE dcscanted on {he
the beauties Of society aud civilization in The
her Southern Conf,icracy. uAfrican siovn-
was the only lasis on which Republican jii,er,y
can be preserved" Adjourned.
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From IVaslafn1ton,
WAsu1saroS. Feb. l5-The convention eau
Gus tonight unanimously approved Blneham'e
force bill, which authorizes the collection Of
the revenue en- sliyboard, outside Of insurrec-
t1QuAI4 IL VIII u. EIt3SGQ paE41EG
next week.
WASHINGTON. Feb, lG-The acting Comu,i,.
sioners Of Patenta has refused to extend the
time for taking testimony on the application
for the extension Of the patent on fIusser's
Reaper lie directs the argument to proceed
on the a3th Inst,
Prirnte adyjces from, Montgomery state TINT
fourteen ,n;i}an dni1sra hT ~ 10, If 3arcs, -
a. which time the Confederacv will have flfty
regiments Of troops for the tield, for tho DUR
pose Of resisting coercion. and. in case Of n
blockade, marching upon Washington,
It is understood that delegations from Viz
giuia, North Carolina aad Missouri win so;o
uguinst the report Of the Peace {;onference.
Ma:y]an.f, Kentucky and Tennessee viii 20 for
it. It will probably be alopted by majority
OF the States rcprescnted il lie Confsrence.
Uemphlll Jones. who went south a. special
agent Of the Treas,,ry Dam,tv. returned today.
md Is preparinr a rtnart Ia Serrctary Diy
which win urubal1V hc 1,rescnted to CONGRESS-
today. ~ eS~@S~1 ~ 'o
Il us transnIred that n ronmtt+ee of yeep
Yorl- h,nln ~ rro;toI r,,t,, nnat,aSss. ~ ~
cemhfr mn, ,nforn,od % lin, thst 4ta f:ra.,, ~
ment Inan would MT he III 1n1s.s a. ,retarT
Thnmnson wa rennvea ~ I1nins 49,
stitufti. Thev named nv und a1ao .tin,,,ats', ~
that he should ha an ;nmate If ~. WIFI