The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02
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| dislike to discriminate.
MIR. BAKER-WiIl the Senator name one?
sir. BHECKINRIDGE-Therea are ten of them; wi
send the bill, and the Senator select from the
at his discretion.
[Messrs Baker, Doolittle and Breckenridge CO,
tinued the debate at some length.
Mr. TRUMBULL asked the yeas and NAYS on Nj
Cowan's motion to postpone, which resulted as 70
| lows.
| YEAs-Messrs. Bayard Breckinridge, Bright Coll,
mer, Cowan Doottle, Harris. Howe johnson of Missor
ri. Kennedy, Latham, Polk, Powell, Rice, Salisbury
| Thomson--l6.
NAYs-Messrs Anthony. Baker. Bingham. Browning
Garlic Chandler Clark Dixon Fessenden Foot Foster
Grimes. Hale, johnson of Tennessee, King Lane Of In
diana, Lane of Kansas, McDougall, Morrill, Sherman
Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbul, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilmo
| and Wilson-2S
Mr.. SUMNER moved to 90 into executive session
but afterwards gave way, at the solicitation of Mr.
| Trumbull, to proceed to the further consideration
| of the bill pending.
Mr.. POWELL renewed the motion to go into ex
ecutive session, which was agreed to.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON August l-Mr. BURNETT demand
ed the regular order of business and said he should
insist on his motion.
Mr.. SEDGwICK, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs. reported bill authorizing an additional
enlistment of seamen and marines for three years,
or the war.
MIR. STEVENS, from the Committee on WAYS and
of $500 coo for field fortiic 3tons for ''the defence
of " ashington and elsewhere
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Committee of Conference
on the Loan bill, reported that the disagreement of
the two Houses had been compromised by striking
out crime per cent" and inserting "six; also by so
modifying the sub.treasury act, that instead of
gold and silver being paid into the Treasury. as
now required, the money derived from the loan
may remain in the banks until it shall be drawn
out in pursuance of law.
Mr.. F. A. CoNKLING inquired whether the COM
mittee retained the clause in reference to tea
coffee, sugar, &c.
Mr.. STEvEss explained that to save the bill with
the Senate committee, the House committee had
compromised on that clause
MIR. NALLANDtGHAM called for the yeas and navs
and the report was adopted-yeas SO, navs 81
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 900 for
purchase of ordnance and ordnance stores was then
passed
Mr.. ELLIOTT, from Committee on Commerce. re.
ported bill to partially suspend act relating to
revenue cutters and steamers, as to allow the
Secretary of the Treasury to apply portion of the
appropriation for the collection of the revenue to
the purchase and charter of such vessels. Passed
The Senate bill authorizing the appointment of
number OF aides-de-camp, additional to that now
allowed By law. to be appointed by the President,
was passed.
The Speaker appointed Messrs Morrill,, Olin
and Allen a committee on the part of the House
to examine and report on the compensation re-
ceived By all officers of the Government, with
view 10 retrenchmeGt.
On motion Of Mr.. SEDGwICK the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Holman
in the Chair, and took up the House bill appropri-
atiDg $50 900 for naval service.
Also, bill apprOprating $500, 900 for the pur- |
chase of ordnance for the use of the navy. Passed
Also, to appropriate Sl2 900 for the completion
If the Charlestown (Mass.) Marine Barracks.
Passed.
Mr. FENroN offered the following:
Whereas 1t is currently reported that the forces now
rebellion against the Government have certain per.
ons in their hands, of whom is Hon. Alfred Ely a
member of this House; therefore,
Resorsd, That the President be requested to furnish
his House with any information on the subject that
lay have reached him. Passed.
Mr.. BLAIR, of Missouri, rose to a personal expIa-
alton, in the course of which he read an extract
ON the Albany Eren,ng Journal, edited by Mr..
hurlow Weed, rejecting upon himself and his
rOther, the Postmaster General, and ascribing to
lem the design of preciplating the action of Gen
colt, and involving him in battle without prudent
reparation. As for bis brother, Mr. Blair said
g could take care of himself; but he (Mr B. de- |
ounced the charge brought bv Weed against him.
) Chairman on Military Affairs, that he had
smascuated the bill, as utterly false, which the
cord would show.
The attempt to impute to him and others who |
I'd urged vigorous prosecution of the war, re-
onsbity for the disaster at Bull Run, came with
bad grace from Tburlow Weed, who came to the
hole people of New York" to infuse vigor into
e management of the army. If Weed, who had +
rmerly commended for compromise, could urge !
gor, surely he (Mr. B might do the same with
opriety. He then alluded to the recent speech !
this House of Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois (much
loted in the newspapers) relative to a converse :
On between the President and General Scott,
owing out of the late battle. He (Mr. Blair
otested against Mr.. Richardson's remarks, be r
use they suppressed the fact that Gen. Scott bad '
that conversation positively exonerated the
'esdent from the charge of forcing him into an .
Timely struggle.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, explained that he T
d endeavOred to repeat that conversation hon r.
thy and respectfully. If anything had escaped Il
memory, the members of this House who were \
esent on that occasion ought to have corrected d
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, of Illinois, did not understand
cqiie2-"a to s3r, az! ide osrSS Il rsla..sA to- Il
at Gen. Scott had been forced by the President :,
fight the battle of Manassas. II
Mr.. RICHARDSON cid not think his language had n
en- fairly Interpreted, if construed in such O
use. n
Mr.. BLAIR, of Missouri, alluded to the matter s
double purpose, to exonerate the President as i,
III as Gen. Scott, and he wanted the truth now n
go the record. The President needs the con-
ence of the people and must be sustained in it. G.
this he could not be if the impression prevailed s
blicly that be had forced the Commander-in- f.
ief into this battle.
Mr.. OLIN, of New York, said he did not believe n
1t any good ever came from these personal ex- e
nations, which, BESIDES were very unpleasant | II
After the Introduction of some minor bills which
re referred to their appropriate committees, the S,
ohi DoJ | =,