Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-01-15
PROCEEDINGS OF coNaprse

Cue Dill to Increase the number NJ
cadets at West Point. Mr.. Trumba!p,
amendment to Mr. Sherman's bill, reorgan
lzlng the Supreme Court, is as follows
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and NORTH
Carolina, to constitute the Fourth Cireuit
South carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis
sIppi and Florida, to constitute the Fifth
Circuit; Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and
tennessee, to constitute the Sixth Circuit
Ohio, and Kentuckey to constitute the
Seventh Circuit; Indiana, Michigan, Wis
consln and Minnesota to constitute the
Eighth Circuit; Illinois, Missouri. Kansas
and Iowa to constitute the Ninth Circuit
Mr. Sherman's bill puts Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan together.
In the House of Representatives the cor
respondence relative to the Trent affair was
received and referred to the committee on
Foreign Affairs. The subject vas subse-
quently incidentally discussed in Commit
tee of the Whole.
In the Senate on the Sth the Committee
on Military Affairs reported the House bill
Tor the construction of twenty iron clad
gunboats The Committee propose an
amendment that the appropriation shall be
expended under the direction of the Presi-
dent. The Kansas contested election case
was taken up, but not settled
In the House bill was reported extern
ding to sailors and marines in actual SER
vice the privilege of sending letters with
out prePaylng postage. The Committee
on the Judiciary were authorised to send
for persons and papers in relation to the
teleeraPhic censorship of the press The
Committee of Ways and Means were in
structed to report bill to provide for raj
sing Sl00,000,000 by direct taxation, and
to consider the expedicncy of telegraph
and stamp duties, excise duties upon cot
ton, tobacco, and all malt and distilled H.
quors. The President was requested to
communicate what steps had been taken
for exchange of prisoners. On motion of
Mr. Lovejoy a resolution was adopted d..
recting the Committee on Public Lands to
report bill sequcstrating Rebel property
and giving homesteads to actual settlers in
such parts of the disloyal States as may be
by our arms.
In the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Hale pre-.
sented petition praying the passage of
law to prevent the appointment of unau-
thorized agents to make purchases for the
Government. The Judiciary Committee
reported bills for the expulsion of Senators
Trustcn Polk and Waldo 2. johnson, Of
Missouri, on the ground of disloyalty-
Mr. Collamer, from the Post Office Com
mittee reported bill providing for the re-
turn Of dead letters TO their writer's for col
lection Of postage. Mr. Hale introduced
a bill furnishing by fine and imprisonment
frauds on the Treasury. The House joint
resolution allowing tea, coffee and sugar in
bond at the time of the passage of the act
to lie taken out without increased duty was
passed. The order of the day, the CORES
pJndencc on the Trent case, coming up,
Mr. Sumner ad ressed the Senate, arguing
and citing authorities to show that the sci
zure of Mason and Slidell was violation
of the American doctrine Of neutral rights
The bin lending for the construction of
twenty iron clad gun boats was taken up,
the question | eng on the amendment ma
king the President, insead of the Secreta-
ry Of the Navy, the disbursing officer. In
the debate that ensued the appointment of
Mr. Morgan by the Secretary to purchase
vessels for the Government with two and
half per cent. commission on the amount
of purchase money, was Lroadly characteriz-
ed as dishonest act by some Senators
and defended by others. Finally, at Mr..
Wilson suggestion, resolution was adopt
ed inquiring of the Secretary of the Navy
why Mr.. Morgan was appointed, and how
much compensation was allowed.
The House was engaged all day in the
discussson of the bill for the adjustment
of the ranking privilege. An attempt
was made to lay it on the table, which was
81, nays7S, when the House
adjourned
The Senate on the 10th passed unani-
mously the resolution expelling for disloy-
atty Senators Polk and Johnson, of Missouri.
The bill in relation to the administration of
Justice in the District of Columbia was ia