The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-26
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CONGRESSIONAL

CON O1k6S > LON "A Il
SENATE.-A message was received from
the House announcing the passage of the
Oregon war debt bill.
On motion of Mr.. Lane it was made the
special order for tomorrow at III O'Clock.
Mr. Bigler presented a number of petit
tions in favor of the Crittenden resolutions.
He also presented the resolutions adopted
by the Pennsylvania State Convention.
Mr.. Sumner presented petitions from cit
liens of Massachusetts and Philadelphia
against compromise. He also presented a
petition from citizens of Massachusetts, ask
ing 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 this
petition because he thought it was his duty
to do so.
Mr.. Green presented petition from the
inhabitants of Dacotah, asking for a govern
ment.
Mr. Hemphill offered a substitute for the
BILL that whereas several states have with
drawn from the Union and the laws of the
United States no longer have force; there
fore,
ResOJUed, That the Post Master General is
authorized to discontinue the postal service
and make arrangements with the govern
IueQL OI tnOSe OldltS III regard 10 tue same.
After discussion Polk moved to modify
the amendment so that it would read all
states withdrawn from the Union. The
proposition that the P. NJ. General have
power to discontinue the postal service was
Iost-l9 to 80.
Hemphilps amendment was lost-9 10 SO.
The bill then passed-34 against 2.
Powell explained that he would have
voted for the bill to suspend the postal ser
vice but could not vote for the bill as
amended giving such general power. The
miscellaneous appropriation bill came up.
HoUsE.-House met and after usual morn
ing business, proceeded to the consideration
of the Senate's amendments to the Tariff
bill.
Abaut fifty of the one hundred and sixty
amendments were acted on in committee of
the whole, which at l o'clock rose, pursu-
ant to the previous order, and the entire
subject was reported to the House.
Mr.. Sherman urged the necessity of con-
curing in all the amendments, to many of
which he was opposed, and that under
other circumstances would vote against
them, but he believed the very existence of
the government depended on the passage of
the bill, which is substantially the act of
1S47. When the present administration
came into power, the public debt was $685.
600, OOs, with nearly $4,000, 900 in the
treasury. But now the public debt is $685.
600, 900. The smallest possible amount the
government can get along with for the next
fiscal year, is sos, 900, 900. 1t was necessity
to pass the bill.
The amendment imposing l ac per ID on
coffee and 4c on tea, with an addition of 10
per cent. ad UaEorem, was rejected, 80 against
147.
Several gentlemen made brief explana-
tons.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. Sher-
man, proceeded to act under the previous
question on all the amendments.
All the amendments except that relating
to warehousing being voted on, Branch
moved to adjourn, which was .negatived.-
He then moved to table the warehousing
amendment, as a test vote on the bill. Lost,
43 against l4I.
All the Senate's amendments excepting
that taxing tea and coffee were concurred
in.
A committee of conference was appointed
on this amendment
Stanton succeeded in getting his volun-
teer bill before the House, which will be the
first business tomorrow.
Woodruff presented a petition of the citi-
zens of Middletown, Conn., against altering
the constitution.
Adjourned.