, 1862-02-21
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

WAsu1SGroS, Feb. 20, 1sd2.
SENATE.
The Senatc passed the army appropriation
bill for 1862, and then for time went into ex-
ecutiye session.
Mr. ,WILKNsoS Of MINI. Offered the fol-
! lowing resolution:
WHEREAS. Lazarus II. Powell after several
States had severed themselves from the Union, on
the 20th of june Last attended a large
rpsteat shse tseeeo nf sha 1sere FtHo0a S I
| was passed approving the neutrality Of Kentucky
and denouncing the war: and also attended au-
more resolutions were passed Of the same import.
mud, whereas, said Powell had given Ill aid and
comfort to The enemy he could from the position
ResoIaed. That saii1 Lazarus ". Powell be ex-
| PEELED from the Senate.
| Referred to the Committee of the Judiciary.
On motion Of Mr. GRIMES OF iowa thc bill
to establish National Armory at Rock Is
Mr. HoWEs of Wis. moved its reference to
the Military Committee.
Mr.: WILSON Of Mass. had no desire to have
it refcrfsd TO that Committee. he was not
sure that the Government needed another
Armory at this time, but it did need foundry
Mr.. FESSENDEN Of he. from the Finance
Committee reported back the army appropri1-
tions with amendments, which were adopted,
excepting that giving seycnty-six millions to
/
Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House took up the report from the
| Committee Of the Whole, on the Senate 5
a1nendments to the Treasury Note bill
Mr. HOOPER briefly expressed his views.
He said the object was to furnish substantial
| and uniform currency, and to approve the
distinction proposed to be made in favor Of
the holders Of the stock by paying the interest
in coin.
| Nr. STEVENS said he had melancholy
forchoding that they were about to consum.
carry great injury throughout the country.
At tic instance Of the brokers, the Senate has
been persuaded to 1langle aud destroy what
| had cost the House months to digest, consider
and pass. The bill has been so deferred TINT
its very fathers fail to recognize it. Instead
Of being beneficial and lnyigoEating measure
afording uniform and equal currency for all
| it possesses positive and great mischief Il
now bas all tic bad qualities which have been
attributed to it, without single benefit. Il
its amended form it creates two classes O.
currency, one for banks and brokers, and an
other for the people. 1t discrimlnates between
different classes. Take away the legal tcndc
clause, and the Government will be in til,
clutches Of the harpies.
Among the more important amendments t.
the Treasury bill agreed to, are the following
The notes to be receivable in payment Of IL
claims and demands Of every kind, except 70
/ the interests on the bonds and the notes
which sball be paid in coin; the vote on thi
was yeas IS, nayE Is. Authorizing tho Seere
tary to dispose Of the bonds at any time a
lnelr ms: value Tor coin. or for anr ef Il q.
Treasury notes heretofore or hereafter to b,
, issued, or for notes under this act
Mr: HOOPER Of Mass, after this vote, sais
| that the bill had thus been rendered useless
and moved to lny the succeeding amendment
on the table, which, if it had been agreed to
would have rejected the entire bill The yot
/ On the motion to Lay on tic table was yeas q
nays l20.
The House then agreed to the Senate amend
ment authorizing the Secretary Of the Tres
, sury to receive the notes On deposit for no
less than SO days in Sums Of not less than on
! hundred dollars, certificates to be issued there
for, &c. This, however, was amended By til
, | House so as to include deposits Of coin, an
changing the interest to that Which tho Secre
tarE may from time to time prescribe, not cz
1 | ceeding six per cent
All the amendments to the Treasury Not
/ bill were acted on. The amendment maxim
tho interest on the notes payable in coin wa
, k3grced to. The amendment pledging til
lands, duties and proceeds Of rebel propett
, to the redemption Of the interest aud prlnci
pal Of tthe debt, was rejected
, The bill again goes back to the Senate, ow
ing to the disagreement Of the House to som
I Of the amendments
Mr.. MAYNARD of Tenn, from the Com
; mittee On Ways and Means, reported Till e
tablishiHg branch mint at Denver City, Col
Mr. BLAIR Of Mo-, from the Military Com
mittee, reported 4 bill establishing Sui
canal from the Mississippi river to Lake Micl
igan for the conveyance Of military stores an
p troops.
The House went into Committee of th
: Whole on the Post Office appropriation.
hlr. VOORHEES, Of Ind spoke in favor Q
e the war being waged On strictly constitution: