Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-09

SENATE-On motion of Mr. Clark. the con
fscation bill, rs returned from the House, was
taken up.
Mr. Clark moved that the Senate insist on it,
amendments and ask committee OF confer
ence.
Mr.. Sherman, OF Ohio, moved that the Senate
recede from its amendments and agree to the
House bill.
Mr.. Trumbu hoped the Seuate would recede
in that way We should thus get confscation
bill not efficient some wish, but yet good
bill
The question was taken on Mr. Sherman :
amendment, which was rejected. Yeas, Id;
nays. %
Mr. Clark motion for conference committee
was then agreed to-2S 10 10 Nays-Messrs
Garlic, Davis, Kennedy. Lane OF Indiana, Pow
ell, Clark. Trumbull. Wilkinson, Wilson of NJ
and Wright.
Mr.. Wright called up the resolution for the ex
pulsion of Senator Simmons
Mr. Ten Eyck moved to refer the resolution to
the JUDICIARY Committee Agreed to-yeas 81
NAYS ] Nays-Messrs Foster Henderson King,
Ne>mith. Powell. Trumbull aud Wright.
On motion OF Mr.. Fessenden, the tariff bill
was taken up.
The Senate proceeded TO consider the amend
ments reported by the Committee on Finance
The duty on spirits distilled from grain was rails
ed from % TO 50 cents per gallon. The duty on
sheet iron was raised about AZ per cent The
duty quinine altered by % cents AN or 10
a. per cent. nd valorem On opium prepared for
smoking. 80 per cent. nd valorem. The provis-
ion excepting rags was stricken out. On chicory
the duty was reduced from to cents per
pound
Mr. Powell offered an amendment repealing
the bountes ON fishing vessels Rejected, and
the bill reported t. the Senate.
The amendment made i'm the committee were
concurred in and passed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill To amend the act
calling forth the militia for suppressing invasion,
approved February %, 1895
On motion of Mr.. Hale. the bill TO establish
and equdlize the grade OF line officers in the ma
w taken up.
Mr. Sherman offered an amendment that off
GERS of the navy have the same pay and same
rank of army officers and no retired officers have
any ratons.
On motion of Mr. Grimes the grade of ADM
raj was changed to Rear Admiral. The Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House concurred in the report
OF the conference committee on the United State:
Note bill.
The House then resumed the consideration Of
the bill to provide for the discharge of the State
prisoners and Others authorizing the Judges o.
the United States Courts to take bail or recogni
zance to secure the trial of the same, and cloth
ing the President with power TO suspend the priv
ileee of the writ of habeas corpus.
Mr. Sheffield moved to lay the bill on th,
table
The motion was disagreed to--29 to SO I'm
der tie operation OF the previous question M
amendment proposed 10y Mr. Bidwell includ
ed, and the bill passed a synopsis OF tie bill
was published last week.
The House then passed the Senate bill definin;
the pay and emOuments OF certain officers of the
army and for other purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Eliot, the House insisted
on its disagreement to the Senates substitute FOL
the con6scation bill and consented to a commit
tee OF conference
The House concurred in the conference re
port on the civil appropriation bill, after which il
adjourned.