Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON. Saturday, February &C.
SENATE.-Vice President Breckenridge be-
ing sick, the secretary called the Senate to or
der.
On motion of Mr. Powell of Kentucky. Mr.
Foot took the chair.
Mr.. Hale said that he had been asked by the
luminous request of the naval commissioners
that the vote excusing Mr.. Thompson from serv-
ingon the Naval Committee, be reconsidered
The vote was reconsidered, and Mr.. Thompson
was not excused.
The resolution for printing % 900 additional
copies of the Agricultural Report for the Patent
Office was passed
Mr.. Pearce reported from the Committee on
Conference the deficiency bill, that the COM
mittee had agreed on one part of it The agree
ment strikes out the Cheriqui amendment.
Before the question was taken on the report,
Mr.. Green called up the Territorial bills for Ne
vada and Dacotah Territories which was made
the special order
Bills were discussed till one o'clock, when the
tariff bill was taken up. The question being on
Mr.. Stewards amendment extending the time
when dut, shall be paid, to three years the effect
of which is to leave the system as it is now, was,
after discussion, agreed to-yels %, nays Is.
Mr. Seward moved to strike all in the bill re-
lating to the warehouse system.
Mr.. Lane rent up amendment to be reld,
which he proposed to offer, which is nearly the
tariff bill of 1876
Mr.. Wade moved to amend so as to raise the
duty on tax.eed from 10 to Is Per cent.
Mr.. Powell moved to amend so as to make the
duty on wool % per cent, al raLorem. The bill
provides that there shall be no duty ON coarse
wool.
Considerable discussion followed
Mr.. Bingham moved to substitute duty of 3
cents per pound, which was lost, and Mr. Powell's
amendment then disagreed to-
Mr.. Powell moved an ad ualorem duty on
i coarse wool when the price does not exceed "a
I cents per pound
/ Mr.. Mann said the bill proposed tax on cheap
! cigars and allowed high priced ones comparative
exemption. He moved to amend so as to reduce
the duty one half on cigars
After debate, the amendment was disagreed
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolution that
on and after Monday next the Senate meet at IL
A. NJ.
Laid over. Adjourned
/ HOUSE.-A debate took place on the amend
ment to the postal bill increasing the pay of route
agents to $1,000 per annum
Mr.. Washburn of Illinois. offered an amend
ment that the Postmaster General restore such
inland service as can be properly done.
Mr.. Stanton approved the amendment.
The bill passed.
Mr.. Conway presented memorial of the Le-.
islative Assembly OF Kansas for indemnity tc
certain persons for losses during the late political
troubles. Referred
The report OF the Committee of Thirty-Three
came up.
Mr.. Vandever made Republican speech.
Mr.. DeJarnett discoursed on the be lutes o
civilization in the new Southern Contederacy
African slavery was the only basis on which Re
publican liberty can be preserved.
About twenty private bills were passed
The amendments to the deficiency bill in con
troyersy between the two houses have been set
tied through the Committee OF Conference, tn
Senate rece1ing from the appropriation OF 500,
OGO for carrying into effect the contract for thu
=, Navy Department with A w Thompson TO
certain harbor and coal privileges on CheriGu
lsthmus. The House also adopted the report o
the Committee on Conference on disagreement
to the amendments to the legislative, executive
! and judicial appropriation bills. By this the Sex
rotary of the Treasury is authorized to dscon
tinue refining at the mint whenever considere
expedent, but leaves place tor coming as it
now pressed
e EVENING SESSION.
!, Mr.. Kellogg OF Illinois, presented memoria
signel by 20J citizens of the district he represer
: ted, against the amendment to the Constitute
z lately introduced by himself
e John Cochrane presented the proceedings G
!, the New York Democratic Convention, sgne
by 65J delegates, relative to the settlement OF tn
e national difficulties. Laid on the table.
It Printed bills were then considered.