New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-17

direct oi one yes .nt nnmbsr and tina, said increase
Of The army shall organized equipped and paid etc.
"' Mr.: 20 FER REP, Wis., wished to make the
number two millions. $780,,
Mr.. ROSCOE CONKLING rep, N.Y. thought
il would be better to call ont three millions.
Mr.. LOVEJOY REP, Ill., suggested mat TIE
men should be mustered without regard 10 'heir
color. e. 49,,
The House refused to suspend the rules Tor the
reception of Mr.. Kelloggs resolution. ,.r
The House then disposed Of sundry bills on the
Speakers desk by agreeing to amendments oi Tue
Senate. : -,
The Senate bill providing for the admission q
West Virginia a. "A State was then taken up.
Mr.. SEGAR (Up., Val moved to lay the. oil on
the table.
Motion lost, A against 10.
Mr., ROSCOE CONKLING moved 30 postpone
the till until the second Tuesday in December
Motion carried by 63 agninst So,
The House then passed tue Senate bill authorizing
the PRECEDENT to enter fnte contracts with any
foreign Government ffr The reception ana eoiohZH'
ton OF recaptured Africans in the West .ndia
Islands.
The Senate bill amendatOry Of the Militia act OF
l795 authorizing the President to cal. out the militia
for a period not exceeding nine months and the
employment OF persons Of African descent, etc., WAS
taken mp.
question.
Mr.. BIDDLE tUn., Pa earnestly appealed to bis
colleague not 10 insift upon the passage OF the bill
without liiordng an opportunity to have II amend
ed. lie could vote for some things In the Dill, but
for others he could not.
Mr.. STEVENS adhered to his motion, saying ne
wanted the bill TO pass. I'm
Mr.. HOLMAN Dem, Ind. moved to lay the bill
on the table.
The bill was then passed under the operation Oh
the "previous question:"
Mr.. SEDGWICK Rep., N. w. reported bill,
which was passed. rendering the thanks Of Congress
TO naval officers Lardner, Davis, Dahlgren, Rowan,
ID. ID. Porter and Strngbaui.
Mr. ELIOT REP, Mass. moved TO consider the
business the Speakers table in order to reach the
bill explanatory Of the COnfscation act, a. returned
from the Senate, with an amendment.
Mr.. MALLORY (Rep., Ky) moved that the
| House adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was lost, by II against "a.
The House then agreed to Mr.. Ehots motion, by
! 70 agar 81 a,
Mr. MALLORY again moved that the House ad-
journ.
Motion Loot by 30 against 81.
Finally, without further proceedings, except to
delay action the House voted on the Senate amend
ment, with the following result:
| Yeas, 70; Nays
There being no quorum the result was not reached.
Another vote was taken on the Senatcs amend
ment, namely " Nor shall any punishment or pro-
ceedinQ under said act be 70 continued rs 10 work
forfeiture Of real estate of the offender beyond his
natural life" &c.
Agreed to- Yeas, SO; Nays, 81; the nays being
as follows:
| McsMs. Ancona, Bingham. Cobb Coz. Crayen' Davis
Dunlap, Holman Law Menz.ss Morris, Odell Penieton,
Potter Saiel, steele IN Y st.ee (A. j. stiles Stevens
Ward and " son.
The House concurred in the Senate's propositions,
namely: All sections of the interest tax I'LL which
require anything to 10 done on ard after July and
August are amended rs TO mean that such thing-
shall not be done later than the first day of October
next under the decision of the Secretary Of the
Treas ury, who shall make proclamation Of the date,
TO be fixed by him. Adjourned.