Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-21
TELEGR AP HIC.
CONGRESSIONAL rROCEEDINGs.

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| WASHINGTON, Feb 10.
! SsNArE proviso was added to Tie c,ausr
concssaing Treasury notes. that The time fos
issuiDg. bs limited 70 June Both. 1862
Az amendment increasing notes TO fifty dol.
lars. iostead If twenty, was sgre.d to, after Z
shsrp debate between Chandler and Clark 10
favor. ard Chnginan agAinst. - against ~.
IRE tariff biH wee taken up. A duty ot
forty per cent wss placed On ali wires.
long d'scussi0n on the amendment placing
the du'y OF l5c advsicrem on WOOL worth less
than IS cent, ~as lost. s
NJ. bingham Offered sn smsdmsnt placing
duty OF s per cs0t oo al WOOL under lSc
M. Wilson argued against il, ~ Injurious to
the mangfscturts. and u NO benefit 70 WOO.
grow ers.
The o nent was ADOPTED % against -
I Mr.. Powell offered M amendment repeslinx J
Sth fishing to:niies Loot
some Other smsndissnts we're adopted,
when she bill Vas reported 10 the Senate.
Adjourned.
WAsnNe1ox. Feb. 20.
The iIouse rssum-d the consideration Of the
volultesr bill reported from the Nihtary Iolr
mittee.
| SKxA1l-Mr. Doolittls presented the ere.
dentisis of Tin. O. Horne, Senator elect from
Wisconsin. A
Several private bills we're passed
On motion Of Mr. Wade. the House bill TO
authorize the r. n. GsSsrsl to ji.contpus The
mai. service in the States where il is liable 70
be iLt-riersd With. as taken up.
Mr.. Green moved t. add that the Secretary
Of the Treasury be directed to prevent any st
tempt TO coiiec the revenue IN such States
Mr. Douglas suggested that this was uot the
Mace a e,f1er h,a aasso
Mr. oresn.-lt was : direct attempt to
strike out the Sta e ciain4lng to be oLt vi the
Union. 10 there insurrectlon in any Stale, Of
obstruction to the mail servicei Even il
there was, the T. n. General Or President hx.
no power to interfere unless asked by the Gov
errors Of the States.
MIR. H~mpsill offered the fol owing:
Whereas. Several States have withdrawn
frO0i the Union, and the laws oi the u. 5. are
no long er enforced. therefore
EssUivsd. That the !. ". General be direct ed
to d,.evntinue the postal Sc. vice iu the said
states. ana make arrangements with the gov
ernments OF saue for inter. postal cCmmuuica.
Gons therein.
Mr. Green with drc " his alset duent
Mr. Cingman ssid be believed these States
were cut OF the Union. aud foreign States. rs
much a. Great Britain. ani thought the mail
services ought to De stopped. lie wanted to
sl' er the bili aud wanted to strike out the in-
SURF &c ION. and insert as = reason FIR the dis
continuance, the secession OF certain States.
Mr. Fitch suggss,ed TO cay = refusal to sck
nowledge laws 60 as not TO recognize seeessiol
Also to -trke out the words postal IL vs. main
tanned. 90 rs to give no reason to employ
force.
Mr. Cingmsn accepted.
Mr. Mason saij the bill WAS declaration Of
the House ot insurrection on tie part of tt csc
States He ust.d he wou.d look on the
question ms IL is one Of the most grave ones
ever befors the couLtry. He said the fact.
were, States had coufed-raled; /; hal q congress
IN session with ss much power ae we possess-
yet the biil calls it insurrectl.D, and assumes
tuss thste 20 NO nc~ eA.Fs~~, D~s ss,.s .s.s A.
erAl power is still IN existence In those States.
He proceeded to ar ue against any thing which
plugged the country il civil war.
At IL O'Clock the tariff till was taken up.
Mr.. Bocock said he considered the passage
Of the bill for egOne conclusion he opposed
it on account If the fextures which appear on
it's .ce: he opposed It il consequsnee OF the
effect it's passage viii produce The peace
md prosperity Of the country he opposed il
above al aud more than all III cODs. Qusnce o.
the policy it indicates, if it does not in the
str ongsst d-gree im,tate He yesterday char
acterizsd the bill - declaration OF war, and
having since carefully read it, he reiterated
the remark. He continued at the some length.
saying the Uuion Was already divided and
thought the Border States should join the Cult
States to preserve peace. What yer hope may
have been cherished .; peaceful solution. it
will be diminished by the pas axe Of this till
The report Of the Committee Of 50 was tax
en- up, laIlandis. ham favored couciiiaton
and com. ronise. and advised the adoption of
h's proposition, dividing the Union into four
sect ohs.
Mr. Garnett offered . provi-e that the ne y
sloops Of war shAll not b. used to execute the
Federal laws in any seeding State.
A long debated ensued. IN which Stanton
took 1t for gran' :" ne next Administra-
oluiion. N
Mr.. Garrett spoke several times. stating that
Lincoln both 10 his speeches and private con.
versst,on, had foresh ado y cd = coercive policy,
and intended to make war on the South.
Mr.. Anderson. Of Ky, asked GA.nstt If he
was the Uuion.
Mr.. Garne.t II am for the immediate seces
sion of Virginia Hisses and app.suse
Several notions were meds to c.ssr tue GAL
leries
The Chairman checked The demonstratiop.
MIR. Bowen aeked Anderson did not heiiev Q
in the right to secede. and Was for Il Union,
Cons i:,ntion and enicr ~em.Bt Of T. z lass a.
long as they we're in the Union [Arplsuse I
Mr.. Morse advocated he Senate am~ ndms ri
Mr.. Garnett's amendment was rejected.
The S.nate's amendment was agreed to,
ayes Ill. agsiest 80. Reces ill 7P.M n.
COMMITTEE amendments wtrs adopted, ex-
cept few on which separate votes were taken
That educing the cuty On sugar, and placing
it on tea and coffee, w.s agrssd 10.
The amendment placing s per cent. on wool.
carried. 26 TO 10.
The amendment for Is per cent advalorem
on hooks, periodic als and watches. wss carried
Mr Lane. of Oregon, offered h.s amendment.
which substitutes . -ssEtially the tariff Of le46.
Mr. Hale moved that stationery Aod paint
ings Of American artists be free. but duty Of
lO per cent on Gll othe,s Adopted
duty Of per cent. on Copperas vas
adopted.