Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-01

Mr.. Fessenden--'T did not say any sucl
thing" -.
Mr., CrittOnden-"You did, sir, If l under
stsnd."
Mr.. Fesvenden-"well, sir, did not but
the Senator can take it as he pleases."
| gallery.
: The Chair called the Senators to order.
The resolutions were taken up, 26 TO %.
Mr.. Hale objected to their going to a third
reading, and they were made the special or
| der at 1890 TO. morrow.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the Postoffice Bill.
MIR. Wilson's amendment was adopted, 81
against 10.
On motion of Mr.. Gwin the amendment
wal! reduced to $l,ooO0OO, by a vote of 20
against Ia
The Senate, by a vote of 25 against "a,
went into Executive session.
After Executive session, the Post-office
Bill was resumed
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale offered an amendment that the
Postmaster General refund Franklin Haven,
deposited in the Boston Postoffice matter.
Agreed to.
After consideration the Bill passed.
The bill relative to the distribution of
books, reports of the Supreme Court, &C.,
was passed.
A bill donating land in Minnesota and
Oregon, for school purposes, passed.
Several private bills passed, and the Sen
ate adjourned.
H0USE-Mr. Gilmer presented a petition
signed by the ladies of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Mary Virginia, Ohio, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Illinois, Vermont, Indiana,
New Hampshire, North Carolina and District
Of Columbia and was proceeding to state its
contents, saying that they pray Congress to
take measures to restore peace and reconcile
existing difficulties; when
MIR. Craige of North Carolina, interrupted
and demanded the regular order.
Mr.. Barr supposed the right of petition
was ia order at any time.
Mr.. Gilmer withdrew the petition for the
present,
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which Mr.. Corwin's proposed amendments
TO the Constitution yesterday failed to receive
the required two thirds vote, was announced
as the first business in order.
After spec ches from Messrs. Kilgore aud
Stanton, the former in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton, and the latter against its recousidera.
tion was carried Yeas 1873; nays 65. Great
confusion prevailed.
The question was then taken as yesterday,
upon agreeing to the amendment and it was
adopted. Yeas 1873; nays 65.
Tremendous applause from both the Re-
publican and Democratic sides and the gall
leries.
The report of committee was temporarily
postponed.
! On motion of Nr. Colfax, the House con-
cured in the Senate amendments to the
stopping the mails in the seeding States.
Mr.. GuIley, from the Printing Committee,
reported in favor of printing 2l5 600 copies
of The Agricultural and 40, 900 copies of the
Mechanical part of the Patent Office Report.
The report of the Committee of Conference
on the dIsagreeing vote ON the Oregon and
Washington War Debt was concurred in.
MIR. Morris reported joint resolution ap-
pointing commissioners to make equitable
settlement with VIM. H. Russell on account
OF the abstraction Of Indian Bonds, Re-
jected-l9 against 1874.
Mr., Wsshburne, of ILL.,, from the Commit
tee TO inform Lincoln and Hamlin of their
election, reported in similar terms as Mr..
Trumbull in the Senate.
Several hours were consumed on the SEN
ate's forty two amendments to the Civil and
Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Stanton Intellectually epdeavored to
have the Volunteer Bill up. Adjourned;