The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-08
TUIBqY.SETEN1H CoNGRESS...S SPECIAL SESSION,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 6.--Mr. HALE moved that the
Senate proceed to elect an Assistant Doorkeeper.
Agreed to.
Mr. CbAuK, of y. II gave notice that he should
introduce Il bill directing that on the lst OF August,
1861; ali commandants of the army and navy Of
the United States 20 assemble from their several
commands courts martial, and defining The iuris-
dicton of said Courts.
Mr.. HALE moved the chair appoint a committee
of three report to the Senate the Feasibility and
practicabiIity of assembling in some place more
sui, able than the present Senate chamber.
On the ballot for Assistant Dnorkeeper forty
votes were cast, of which Isaac Bassett received
50, Charles jones 8, scattering 2. Isaac Bassett
was then declared elected.
A number of bills were read by the Clerk for ref
erence to the respective committees TO which they
belonged Among them was bill making the
requisite appropriation asked by the President to
| suppress Instruction and rebellion;
| bill to complete The organization of the mill
| tary;
A bill to provide for the better organization of
the army;
4 bill to retire officers of the army after they
shall have been in the service given time, forty
| years-)
The last named bill was handed in by MIR. VIII
| SON, Of Mass.
Mr. DobGE, of Iowa, moved an amendment that
the provisions Of the bill Of the Senator from Mass
extend Also to officers Of the navy ,and that special
committee of nine be appointed to report on the
! bill and amendment
where no services had been rendered; that this was
one of the mOnstrous customs which had descended
from our English ancestors. We had many rund
! laws and many bad ones also, which were estab
lished by and derived from English forefathers;
and this custom OF paying where no equivalent
had been received, was one of the bad ones: that
there are men in Office now under the United States
who were receiving pay, but who had never seen
minutes service; that distinguished statesman
from his section of the country was greatly aston
| ished because he (Mr Hae) had dared IT, offer
resolution asking that the Sergeant at Arms be
| continued under salary tor six months after his
services were last rendered the Senate He was
| opposed to any such honorary emoluments to
officers either in the army navy, and though the
bill might pass, he was opposed to the principle
upon which it was founded unless a like privilege
should be granted to civilians holding Office under
the United States
1t hefeupnn agreed, as previously mos ed,
that the bill be referred to special committee of
nine.
The various Senate committees we're then an
nounced.
The Secretary here read a bill to provide for the
organization OF volunteer militia farce, to be called
the National Guards of the United States.
AT hVe minutes past one o'clock Mr.. N. Eoiav,
one of the private Secretaries Of the President de-
iivarrd TO the Senate a special Communication from
the President; thereupUn the Senate went into
Executive session..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. WRIGHT announced the death OF Mr.. Scran-
ton, of PennsY lvana, in betting eulogy, and
offered resolutions expressing the profound regret
OF the House at his loss, and sympathy with the
iamiiy of the deceased; also. that the members OF
the House wear the usual badge Of mourning.
Mr.. CcLFAG also paid an eloquent tribute to the
deceased; Messrs Shattux, Campbell, McPherson,
Morehead, and Mcknight followed In a similar
strain OF remark, after which the House adjourned.
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