The national Republican., 1861-02-26
Navy Register for 1861, and you will find that
am correct in regard to the citizenship Of
these officers. ~
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS,
SECOND SESSION.
Monday, February rs, 1861.
SENATE,

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SENATE.
The House Oregon war debt bill was taken
up, and, on motion Of Mr.. Lane, made the spe.
o'clock.
Mr.. Bgler presented various memorials in
relation to the present crisis.
Mr.. Sumner presented a memorial asking
Congress to abolish slavery in the States. He
said that he had presented the memorial only
because 1t was couched in respectful terms. He
did not believe Congress possessed any power
to interfere with slavery in the States.
The post route bill, coming up as q special
order at half past eleven, was postponed and
made special order for tomorrow, at half past
twelve o'clock.
The Senate then took up the postal suspen
sion bill.
Mr.. Fitch called up his amendment to strike
out the words lin consequence Of any insurrec.
ton or rebellion"
Mr.. Mason favored the amendment. The
Constitution gave the Federal Government no
power in regard 10 instructions.
Mr.. Doolittle called the attention Of the SEN
ator to the clause of the Constitution upon that
subject
Mr.. Fitch withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Wigfall opposed the bill.
After considerable discussion, the bill was
amended so as to recite nothing in relation to
insurrection or resistance to the laws, and in
that shape it passed by vote of yeas "a, nays
IL.
The nays were Messrs. Bragg, Bright Green,
Hemphill, johnson of Arkansas, Lane, Mason,
Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Rice, and Wigfall.
The Senate then took up the miscellaneous
appropriation bill.
A large number of amendments we're pro-
posed, among them one containing the Chiriqui
appropriation, which was discussed at consid
erable length by Messrs. Green, Pearce, Polk,
and others, and lost-yeas 20, nays 25.
The subject was discussed until late hour
Pending the subject
Mr.. johnson, Of Arkansas, presented the Gre
dentials Of his successor, Thomas P. Mitchell
The, The bill was passed, and the Senate ad
HOUSE.
The House met at ten o'clock, in accordance
with the agreement of Saturday, and resumed
the consideration of the Senates amendments
to the tariff bill.
During the incidental debate, several gentle.
men charged that the FIRST thing the Republi.
cans proposed to do was to additionally tax the
people. This was denied-the bill was to sup
port the Government with the laying Of no more
duty than was necessary,
Mr.. Lovejoy opposed the duty on skates,
which were used by ladies as well as gentlemen,
for healthful exercise. He was tired Of the in.
satiable cry Of Pennsylvania for protection on
iron.
Mr.. Campbell denied that the bill was for
the benefit of Pennsylvania. He would vote
for it as a measure beneficial to the whole
country.
The Committee rose at one oclock, when the
amendments were reported to the House.
Mr.. Sherman briefly showed the urgent ne.
cessity for passing the bill. The public debt
was now $96,O00,00O. The bill was substantially
the tariff act of lS47. He said the smallest
amount the Government could get along on for
the next fiscal year was $50 100000.
The House proceeded to vote on the amend
ments, (about q hundred and sixty in number
The amendment Of q tax of cent and half
on pound Of coffee, and four on tea, with an
additional charge Of ten per centum ad va
loren, was rejected-yeas 80, nays lat.
Other amendments were separately acted up
on, and all those of the Senate, with the ex.
ception Of that taxing tea and coffee, were con.
Cured in. The amendment will be the sub.
ect of conference between the two Houses.
Before the last amendment was voted on, Mr..
Branch moved that the House adjourn, but the
question was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Stanton said that his volunteer bill had
been assigned for consideration to day at one
o'clock.
n The bill was taken up, and postponed until
to morrow at one o'clock.
The House then adjourned.