Smyrna times., 1861-07-25

BILL for back payment of volunteers, and res
olution expelling the seeding Senators. Tn
mouse passed the army and navy bills, which
!" inc aggregate, appropriate one hundred AM
nIne'y.one millions of dollars.
July l2th.-The House passed the bill au
thorlzIng the President to accept the services
OF volunteers to the number of five hundred
thousand, and approprating for their expense.
hve hundred millions of dollars.
Juty l3h.-The Senate admitted the Sena
tors from New Virginia, Messrs. Wiley and
Carlisle, in place OF the secessionists, Mason
and Hunter, and the House expelled Clark
from Mo, he having been in arms against the
Government. The Senate passed the House
bill providing for the support Of the army, and
also The National Loan bill
In the House, Mr.. Elliot from the Commit.
Tee on Commerce, reported the following:
ReSolred, That the Secretary of the Treas
nry be requested to employ Immediately suf
hcient force TO protect our commerce from the
pirates who now intest our seas.
The resolution was passed.
Mr. Hickman Of Pa, introduced and asked
to have put upon its passage, a bill to define
and punish certain cons spiracies.
The bill provides in substance, that if two
or more persons shall conspIre to overthrow or
to levy war against the Government; or shall
oppose by force or prevent by hindrance the
enforcement of any law of the United States;
or who shall seize by force the property of the
Onl'ed States; or who shall prevent by force
or intimidation any person from accepting any
place OF trust under the authority of the United
states, shall be deemed guilty of high crime
and upon conviction be punished with fine of
not less than $500 or more than $4,000 or by
Imprisonment for not less than months nor
more than years; or by both fine and impris.
onment7
The bill was passed by a vote of I23 ayes
to nays
Mr.. McCIernand, of Illinois. offered reso.
luton pledging the House to vote for any num-
Der OF men or any amount OF money necessary
tor the suppression of the rebe!Iio The reso
luton was adopted by ayes I2l, Days5
TUEsnAY.-In the Senate, Mr. Breckinridge
Of kentucky, made speech against the bill
approving the acts of the President, in which
le said great deal against the violations of
he Constitutions, and usurpations by The Pres
dent, but not a word in condemnation Of seces.
ion aad secessionsts.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the United States Senate
n Wednesday, bill was passed to appropriate
hree millions Of dollars 10 buy, hire and fit up
'ess"ls for the temporary increase of the navy
FMS Is the bill which had previously passed
he House. 1t is therefore a law.
The Tariff bill has been under discussion in
10Th Houses. The House has agreed on
cents as the duty on sugar and coffee.
In the House resolution has been adopted
oy yeas 81, nays 42, TO authorize the Select
Committee appointed to examine into the War
Department contracts, to extend their inquiries
INTO all contracts up to the time of the submis-
son of their report, with any department of the
government, and TO sit during the recess of
CIHgress and send for persons and papers
Numerous amendments 10 the bill were then
proposed aud rejected, among them a PROPOSE
ION to levy tax of ten per cent on the pay
i members Of Congress. The proposition to
educe the dlty on coffee was regatlIed-ayes
-, nays IL when the bill itself was put upon
Is final passage aud adopted.