The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-18
THlRTY.SlXTH CONVERSATIONAL SESSION
SENATE.

W4sHTxaroS, Feb. l6.-The Vice President be.
ing sick the Secretary called the Senate to order
oh motion of Mr.. POWELL, Mr.. Foot took
the Chair.--Mr. HALE said he asked, bv the
unanimous consent of the Naval Committee, that
the vote excusing Mr.. Thompson from service ON
that Committee be reconsdered. The vote was
therefore reconsdered, and Mr.. Thompson was not
excused--A resolution for printing 20 600 copies
of the report of the Patent Office was passed.
Mr. PEARCE reported from the Committee of
Conference on the Deficiency BILL that the commit.
tee had agreed. One portion ofhe agreement strikes
out the Chiriqui Observation-Disclosures the cues
ton ,. was taken on agreeing to the report, Mr..
GREEN called up the Territorial bills, provid-
ing for the organization of the Territories of Da.
cotah and Nevada, which were the special order
No action was taken on the Territorial bills The
tarih bill was taken up at one o'clock. The aues-
ton being on Mr.. Stewards amendment to extend
the time of paying duty to three years. After some
discussion this amendment was agreed to-yeas 26.
nays lS.-Mr. SEWARD moved that all that
portion of the bill which relates to warehousinp be
stricken out; agreed to.-Mr. LANE said that when
the proper time came he would move the amend
ment which he sent to the desk to be read. The
amendment is to substitute the tariff of 1885, with
slight modifications.--Mr. WADE moved to amend
so to raise the duty haxseed from ten to fif-
teen cents per bushe agreed to.-Mr. POWELL
offered amendment that a duty of 20 per cent
ad valorem be placed on woods, which in the bill
allowed to come in free. Quite long discus
sion followed and the amendment was DISAGREED tn
Mr. MASON moved to reduce the duty on eli
gars one-half; lost.--Mr. WILSON introduced a
resolution that on and after Monday the Senate
meet at eleven O'Clock; objected to and laid over
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker laid before the House a communi
cation from the Secretary of War, declining to
furnish certain letters in reference to George Ira
late Lieutenant in the United States Army-Mr
KlLGORE, from the Committee on the District of
Columbia, asked unanimous consent to take up the
bill entitled ga bill to organize Metropolitan DO
lice in the city of Washington. MIR. THOMAS,
of Tennessee, objected to the consideration, as he
would not have put its passage if he could pre-
vent it.-Mr. FOUKE, of Illinois, asked. but fail
to obtain, unanimous consent to take up the bill
for the relief of Van Crump and others, in
volving litigation against Judge Jenkins, for
merry United States Consul of the Society Islands,
On motion of Mr.. TAPPAN, this day was set
apart for consideration of bills on the private cal
endar.-Mr. KELLOGG presented remon.
. trance, signed by numerous citizens of Illinois
ganst the propositions presented to the House by
himself a few days since.-Mr. JOHN COCH.
RANE presented memorial from the Dem ocratic
Convention of the State of New York PRAYING the
passage of the Crittenden ropostions.-Mr.
OIERo, OF New Mexico, moved to take from the
Speakers table a bill to establish military road
from Fort Union to Santa Fe, New Mexico; OBJ
jected to.--Mr. SlCKLES presented the report
of the Committee of Con ference between the
Senate and House on the deficiency bill for the
year ending June 80, 1861. The report was read
The committee recommend that the Senate recede
from the amendment appropriating three hundred
thousand dollars for carrying into effect the con-
tract of the Navy Department with A. W. Thomp-
son Tor certain harbor and coal privileges the
Chirlqui Isthmus.-The report was received-
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE called up the copyright
bill, which secures to the holders of copyrights the
same appeal as in patentright cases--Mr. COX sup.
ported the bill, which passed.--The House then
went into committee of the whole the private cal
endar. Mr.. Washburne Illinois in,the.chair l.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved that the committee rise
in order to receive the report of the Committee of
Conference on the executive, legislative and Judi
cal appropriation bill. The motion was agreed TO-
and the House passed the bill as amended.-The
Senate amendment in reference to the United States
mint authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
discontinue the refining of metals whenever he
may deem it necessary, but no alteration is mad
in the price of coming .-The House then again
went into Committee of the Whole on the private
caendar.-The Committee, after the considera
ton of sundry private bills, rose and reported thf
same to the House, and they were passed. THE
House then took recess until seven o'clock, p. NJ