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RIRn-SHR cOHrREss--sEcOHD SESSION.
WAsHINaroN. FebruarY 2b.


SENATE-A message was received from
the House announcing the passage of the
Oregon War. debt Bill.
On motion of Mr.. Lane, il was made tht
special order for tomorrow, at half-past
eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Bigler presented a number of petitions
in favor of the Crittenden resolutions.
Mr.. Bigler also presented the resolutions
adopted by the Pennsylvania State Con.
vention.
Mr.. Sumner presented petitions from cti.
zens of Massachusetts, and Philadelphia
against compromise.
Mr.. Sumner also presented petition froul
citizens Of Massachusetts, asking Congress:
to enact law that no person shall be held
in servitude by the laws of any State, and
that such persons now held be declared free.
He said he presented the petition because
he thought it his duty to do so-it having
been presented to him in a proper and re-
spectiul form, but he would take this occa-
sion to declare most explicitly that Congress
had no right TO interfere with slavery in the
States.
Mr.. Green presented q petition from the
inhabitants of Dacotah, asking for Terri
toria Government.
MIR. Trumbull presented petition against
compromise.
On motion of Mr.. Wade the bill in relation
10 the postal service in the seeded States
was taken up.
Mr.. Pearce moved to strike out the word
"insuIrection."
Mr.. Mason said the word "insurrection''
was not in the Constitution, and protested
against the use of such a word.
Mr.. Wade said he was willing to have the
causes of insurrection and resistance to the
laws, assigned in the bill, stricken out.
Mr.. Pesrces amendment was withdrawn,
and the bill amended on the motion of Mr..
Bayard, so as to conform to Mr.. Wade's
suggestion.
Mr.. johnson. of Arkansas, presented the
credentials of Charles B. Mitchell, Senator
elect from Arkansas.
p Mr.. Hemphill offered substitute for the
bill, that
w"WHEREAs: Several States have withdrawn
from the Union and the laws of the United
States no longer have force, therefore,
"ReSOtUed: That the Postmaster General is
AUTHORIZE d TO discontinue the postal service,
and make arrangements with the govern
ments ofthose States in regard to the same "
After discussion, Mr.. Polk moved to mod
ify the amendment so that it would read in
all States withdrawn from the Union the
Postmaster General have power to discon-
tinue the postal service. Lost. 10 to 20.
Mr.. Hemphilrs amendment was rejected /;
10 36.
The bill then passed "a to IL.
Ayes-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Bigler,
Bingham, Chandler Clark, Collamer, Grit
tendeD, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee,
Fessenden, Fitch, Foote, Foster, Grimes,
Hale, Harlan, johnson of Tennessee, Ken
nedy, King, Latham, Pierce, Morrill,, Seward,
Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Thompson,
Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson and Wilson
"a
Nays = Messrs. Bragg, Bright, Green,
Hemphill, johnson of Arkansas, Lane,
Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice and
Wigfall-l2.
MIR. Powell explained that he would have
voted for the bill to suspend the postal
service but could not for the bill after
amended, giving such general power.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill came
up.
The Senate considered the amendment:
made in the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Green offered the Chiriqui amend
ment, which was disagreed to-23 to 25.
The amendment for Custom. house and
Postoffice at ST. Paul, Minn, was lost.
Mr.. Simmons offered an amendment re-
pealing the act preventing the Secretary oi
War from purchasing patented articles.
Mr.. Pearce said it had been repealed, ex-
cept the portion relating to fire arms.
The amendment was adopted.
A message was received from the House
that the Tariff Bill had passed, and asking q
Committee of Conference on certain amend
meats,
HQUSE-The House met ut ten o'clock,
and after The psual morning business pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Senate'S
amendments TO the Tariff Bill. About fifty
of the l6O amendments were acted on in
Committee of the Whole, which at one
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and the entire subject was reported to the
House.
Mr. Sherman urged the necessity of cou.
curing 10 all the amendments, to many Vi
which he was opposed, and under other
circumstances would vote against them; but
he believed the very existence of the Gov
eminent depends on the prompt passage OF
the bill, which is substantially the act oi
lS47. When the present Administration
came into power, the public debt was $29,-
0O0,00O with nearly $l8,0O00O0 in the
Treasury but now the public debt is $780,
100000. The smallest possible amount the
Government can get along with for the next
fiscal year is $5S, 900, 900, and it was a neces-
sity to pass the bill.
The House, then, on motion of Mr.. Sher-
man, proceeded TO act under the operation
of the previous question on all the amend
ments.
The amendment, imposing N cent pei
pound on coffee, and on tea cents, with
an addition Of 10 per cent. ad valorem, wa!
rejected-y cas- 80; nays LAT.
All the amendments except that relating
to warehouses were acted upon.
Mr.. Branch moved to table the warehouse
amendment as test vote on the Bill. Lost
43 to l0l.
All of the Senate's amendments, excep
that taxing tea and coffee were concurreC
in, and COmmittee Of Conference was ap
pointed on this.
Mr.. Stratton's volunteer bill will be th,
first business before the House to morrow.
Mr.. Woodruff presented a petition from
the citizens of Middetown, Conn, agains
| altering the Constitution, Adjourned