The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02
Mr.. BRECErNaIDGE-They are all so atrocious tha
he Seuator name one?

Mr.. BRECKINaIDGE-They are all so atrocious tha
dislike to discriminate.
Mr.. BAKER-Will the Seuator name one?
SIR. BaECKINRIDGE-There ten of them wi
send the bill, and the Senator select from ther
| at bis discretion.
TMessrs. Baker, Dooittle and Breckenridge con
| tinued the debate at some length.
Mr.. TRUMBULL asked the yeas and nays on Mr.
Cowan's motion to postpone, which resulted as fol
| lows.
YEAs-Messrs. Bayard, Breckinridge, Bright Cola
mer Cowan, Doolite, Harris Howe, johnson Nilsson
RI kennedy Latham, Polk, Powell Rice, Salisbury
! Thomson-I6
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 Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wmo
| and Wilson's.
Mr.. SUMNER moved to go 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
WAsHTNGrON August 1-Mr. BURNETT demand
ed the regular order of business and said be should
insist his motion.
Mr.. SEDGwiCK, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported bill authorizing additional
enlistment OF seamen and marines for three years,
the war.
MIR. STEVENS, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, res0rted bill calling for an appropriation
of $500 coo for field forfcations for ''the defence
of W 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 "nine per cent" and Inserting "six; also py 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. STEVENS explained that to save the bill with
the Senate committee, the House committee had
compromised on that clause.
MIR. VALLANDrGHsM called for the yeas and navs
and the report was adnpted-yeas SO, navs 81.
The Senate bill apprOpriating $40, 900 900 for
purchase of ordnance and ordnance stores was then
passed.
Mr.. ELLIOTT, from Committee on Commerce, re.
ported bill to partially suspend an act relating to
revenue cutters and steamers, so as to allow the
Secretary of the Treasury to apply portion of th
appropriation for the collection of the revenue to
the purchase and charter of such vessels Passed.
The Senate bill authorizing the appointment of a
number of ades-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 committee on the part of the House |
to examine and report the compensation re-
ceived By all officers of the Government with a |
view TO retrenchment.
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 appy opri-
atiDg $50 600 for naval service.
Also, a bill appropriating $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
n rebellion against the Government have certain per
heir prp Df wb ic Hon
member of this House; therefore,
Resolcsd, That the President be requested furnish
his House with any information on the subject, that
lay have reached him. Passed.
Mr.. BLAIR, of Missouri, rose to personal expla-
alton, in the course of which he read an extract
rom the Albany Epenrng Journal, edited by Mr..
hurlow Weed, rejecting upon himself and his
rother, the Postmaster General, and ascribng to
hem the design of preciptating the action of Gen
colt, and involving him in battle without prudent
reparation. As for bis brother, Mr. Blair said,
e could take of himself; but he Mr. B. de-
ounced the charge brought bv Weed against him.
5 Chairman on Military Affairs, that he had
the bill, as utterly false which the ,
,cord would show.
The attempt to impute to him and others who
ad urged vigorous prosecution of the war, re-
'onsibity for the disaster at Bull Run, came with
bad grace from Tburlow Weed, who came to the
ational capital repre- sentng, be declared, "the
hole people Of New York." to infuse vigor into
lie management of the army. If Weed, who had q
rmerly contended for compromise, could urge
gor, surely he (Mr. t. 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 s
on between the President and General Scott,
owing out of the late battle. He (Mr. Blair i
otested against Mr. Richardson's remarks, be r
use they suppressed the fact that Gen. Scett bad
that conversation positively ex0nerated the ! {
'esdent from the charge of forcing him into an | a
timely struggle.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, of Illinois, explained that he T
ID endeavOred to repeat that conversation hon Il
tly and respectfully. If anything had escaped t.
memory, the members of this House who were n
esent on that occasion ought to have corrected d
5 cpeS-"a to sl-, GA the o1r9s-..4 / e
at Gen. Scott had been forced BY the President r
fight the battle of Manassas. t
Mr.. RICHARDSON Cid not think his language had +
zen fairly interpreted, if construed in such q @
nse.
Mr. BLAIR, of Missouri, alluded to the matter :
r a double purpose to exonerate the President as
ell as Gen Scott, and he wanted the truth now I
90 on the record The President needs the con-
ience of the people and must be sustained in it,
I'd this be could not be if the impression prevailed
lblicly that be had forced the Commander-ln-
hief into this battle
Mr.. OL1N, OF New York, said he did not believe
lat any good ever came from these personal ex-
lanations, which, besides, were very unpleasant
After the introduction of some minor bills, which
ere referred to their appropriate committees, the