The national Republican., 1861-02-19
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION.
Monday, February ls, 1861.
SENATE

reported bill to repeal the joint resolution in
favor Of VIM. Il. De Groot, which was passed.
Mr.. King, Of New York, introduced an
amendment to the rules Of the Senate, which,
being objected to, was laid over.
1t was agreed that all the memorials nov, on
the table be presented, and, accordingly,s very
large number Of memorials for and against
compromise, and in relation TO private claims,
were presented by Messrs. Bigler, Seward,
Wilson, Sumner, Cameron, Hale, Douglas,
Crittenden, Foster, Ten Eyck, Morrill,, and
Wade.
Mr.. Baker, of Oregon, presented the creden.
tials Of James N. Nesmith, Senator elect from
Oregon for six years from and after the 4th
day of March next.
Mr.. Thompson, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, submitted sundry reports.
Mr.. Wilson called up his resolutions pro.
viding that after tomorrow the Senate meet
daily at II o'clock A. NJ, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Gwin moved to take up the post route
bill, adhere to the Senate'S amendments there
on, and ask q committee Of conference
| thereon.
The hour arriving for the consideration Of
| the tariff bill,
Mr.; Gvin moved that the tariff bill be post
poned, which was lost.
The Senate then took up the tariff bill
A number of amendments were adopted.
An amendment in relation to the duty on
foreign books was discussed at length by Messrs.
Sumner Seward, and Simmons, and the amend.
ment was adopted.
The amendment changing the duty on sugar,
and taxing tea and coffee, was discussed at
considerable length, by Messrs. Hunter, Sim
mons, Wilson, Foot, and others.
| Pending the debate, by unanimous consent,
Mr.. Pesrce, Of Nd, reported, from the confer.
ence committee, sundry notifications to the
amendments to the legislative, executive, and
judicial appropriation bill, and said report was
concurred in.
Mr.. Hemphill introduced resolution of in.
quiry as to the correspondence relative to the
seizure Of American vessels by Peru; laid
over.
The discussion of the tariff amendments was
resumed, and continued.
Without coming to any conclusion upon the
bill, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Mr.. John Coohrane, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill appropriating$ $50, 900
for surveys, looking to telegraphic communi-
cations from the mouth of the Amoor to some
point on the Russian northern possessions.
Referred to the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union.
Mr.. Hughes from the Committee on the Dis.
trict of Columbia, reported a bill for curbing,
grading, and paving Seventeenth street west
Pennsylvania avenue, to f street north. II
was similarly referred.
Several private bills were considered.
Mr.. Kigore, from the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported back with amend
ments, the bill for o railroad between Wash
ington and Georgetown. Objection made.
Nj. L. u
ported bill amendatory Of the act for the es
tablishment of the Insane Asylum in this Dis
trict, which was passed.
Mr.. Stanton, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported q bill supplementary to the
acts of 1895 and 1907, so as to authorize the
President of the United States to accept the
services of volunteers in cases where it may
be lawful to use the army and navy to execute
the laws of the Union to suppress insurrection
and repel invasion.
Mr.. Bocock said if there was to be hope fol
peace, it must be by the rejection Of force bills
Therefore he objected 10 the second reading
of the bill.
This brought up the question, Shall the bill
be rejected?
And it was decided in the negative-yeas 61
nays ITO.
Mr.. Stanton demanded the previous question
on the engrossment of the bill ; but before fur
ther action could be taken, the morning hou
expired.
The House resumed the consideration Of thu
report of the committee of thirty.three.
Mr.. Webster, of Maryland, made On anti
secession speech and in the course Of his re
marks advocated Cancellation and compromise
and against the use Of force, which would drive
the Southern States farther off, and render
reunion impossible. He expressed himself will
ing to accept any reasonable and Just and fail
adjustment, and should not despair of the Re
, public.
Mr.. Sherman moved to postpone the consid
Grafton Of the report till tomorrow, in order Il
take up bill amendstory of the Tresury not
law, recently passed. 1t provides, that in thu
place of any part of the loan now authorized
by law, the President 10 authorized to issu'
bonds Of the United States of the denomination
, of fifty dollars bearing not exceeding six pc
cent. interest," payable annually or semi annu
ally, at the discretion Of the Secretary of tn
: Treasury, and running not to exceed twenty
years, and at his discretion attach coupons 70
the interest thereon, and to apply such bond
at par to the payment Of such creditors wh'
, may choose to receive them provided the az
gregate amount issued under this act and tn
acts now in force, authorizing loan, shall no
o exceed the amount authorized by said act
The bill was passed.
Mr. Grow moved that the House take up tn
, Senate bill providing a temporary Governmen
, for the Territory Of Colorado. The questio
was decided in the afiirmatve-yeas Ito, nay
, 81.
/. Mr. Grow moved an amendment, so as t.
make the bill conform to the pending bills pre-
viding Territorial Governments for Nevada an
Dakotah. The amendment was agreed to, an
the bill passed-yeas 80, nays AZ.
The Honse took recess from five till seve
! o'clock, for general debate.