The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-02

fees w AsHINGToN, August /.
SEEATE.-Mr. Stevens gave notice that
he should introduce bill declaring uHegsn-
stitutional the act making retrocessions of a
part of the District of Columbia to the
l State of Virginia. = ess
Mr.. Salisbury moved to take up the
resolution of enquiry ia reference to the
sending of arms to the State of Delaware
/ He said that Delaware was as loyal as apv
State in the Union, but persons attempted
/ to make it appear that they were disloyal.
Passed.
Dir. Wilson introduced bin for making
Notifications. The bill provides for $780,
600 and alse prohibits logging in the army.
Passed. - - s. : -
The bill to provide.for the efficiency OF
the volunteer forces of the United States
was takensup and passed. ~
The bill to. punish fraud on the part of
officers making contracts tor the govern
ment which was returned from the House
with amendments was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson moved reconsideration.
After some discussion Mr. Wilson with
drew his motion and the bill passed.
Mr.. Wilson made a report from the com
mittee OF conference on the bill for the bet
ter organization of the army. After some
discussion the report was agreed to and the
The bill for the suppression of insurrec-
Mr.. Fessenden made q report from she
Committee on the loan bill k
The report was agreed to and the bill
passed.
The consideration of the insurreetfon bin
was resumed.
HoUsH.-Mr. Sedgewick, from the Naval
Committee, reported a bill, which was pass
ed, authorizing additional enlistments for
the navy for three years, or during tho war.
Mr. Stephens, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported bill, which was
passed, appropriating 100000 for field for
tifcations for the defense of Washington
Mr. Stephens, from the Comrnittee of Con-
ference on the supplementary loan bill, made
a report, explaining that the disagreements
of the two Houses had been compromised
by striking out one per cent in certain ca
SEES and substituting six also modifying the
sub.treasury act so that instead OF gold and
silver being Immediately paid into the
treasury, as now required, the money tieriv-
ed from the loan may remain out in pursu-
ance of the law. sstEz SLt s9
Mr.. Conklin inquired whether The Com
mittee retained the duties from coffee, sugar,
&C. as a pledge for the loan. q
Mr.. Stephens replied that the Senate
would not consent to it, and rather than to
lose the bill, the Committee had agreed
to abandon the clause. The report was
adopted 0y 80 against 81.
The Senate bill authorizing the appoint
ment of aids-de-camp in addition to those
allowed by law by the President, on the
representation of Lieut., Gen.. Scott and !
other Major Generals, was passed.
The bill appropriating 100000 for she |
purchase of ordnance for the use of the ma |
Wy, &C., as passed.
Blair of Missouri, rising to personal ex-
PLANTATION, read some remarks of Thurlow |
Weed against him and his brother, Mont |
gomery Blair, Postmaster General, deroga-
tory to them, in connection with the war.
AS to the latte-, Montgomery Blair, that
gentleman could take care of himself. AL |
though he e. P. Blair) differed from Gen.
Scott in reference 10 the conduct of the war,
their personal relations were of the kindest /
character. He continued at length, de-
Tending himself from the charge that he had
eounseled the late advance, aud was not,
therefore, one of those who were RESPONSE
bic for the disaster at Bulls Run.
A eolloquy ensued between Blair and
Richardson in reference to the conversation
between Scott and the President, as report
ed by Richardson, IS to the Bulls Run dis i
aster. Adjourned.