Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-02-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

| inquiry TO the SECRETARY OF W HI III IeiasioH
| to Gen. Lanes command in Kansas. The
bill authorizing the construction OF twenty
iiron-c clad war steamers was taken up and
recommitted to the Naval Committee
During the debate it was stated that eight
thousand shots had been fred by the Reb-
ell batteries on the Potomac, and in only
one instance had they inflicted serious
damage upon vessel. The case of Sena-
tor Bright vas resumed and debated until
the Senate went into executive session.
The House continued the discussion of
the bill for the issue of treasury notes and
constituting them legal tender.
The Senate 10Th )took up Mr.. Carlile's res
olu.ion in relation to the finances and the i'm
positien of taxes and referred it to the
Committee on Finance The case of Sen
ator Bright was resumed and the resolu-
ton of expulsion passed by the requisite
majority of two thirds-yeas 80, nays IA,
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Anthony, Browning,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Davis, Dixon,
Deolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes,
Hale, Harlan, Henderson, Howard, Howe,
johnson, King, Lane of Indiana, MeDou-
gall, Morrill,, Pomerory, Sherman, Sim
mons, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkin-
son, Wilmot, Wilson of Massachusetts, and
/ Wilson of Missouri-32. ~
/ Nays-Bayard, Cowan, Carlile, Harris,
Kennedy, Latham, Nesmith, Pearce, Pow
/ ell, Rice, Salisbury, Ten Eyck, Thompson
and Willey-14. a
The House continued the discussion, in
Committee of the Whole, of the Treasury
Note bill Mr.. Spaulding moved to limit
the debate, stating that the Secretary of
the Treasury had informed him that it was
absolutely necessary to press the bill to
vote. The Committee refused to rise and
the discussion of the bill was continued
until the House adjourned.
The Senate 9th discussed the billrelative
to the pay and emoluments of army officers,
&c. Mr. Sherman moved an amendment
to reduce the mileage, contingent fees, &C.,
of Members ofCongress The amendment
was adopted A further amend ment, pro-
posed by Mr. Doolittle, providing for the
reduction of mileage fifty per cent, the
computation to be made by the shortest
route, was also adopted, and the bill laid
over
The House passed-ayes 90, nays CO.
the bill authorizing in issue of s150,000,.
900 of Treasury notes and making them
legal tender.
In the Senate 9th )petitions were present
ed for the permanent location of the Naval
Academy at Newport, Rhode Island. The
Judiciary Committee reported that Senator
Starke, of Oregon, was entitled to be sworn
in. The Committee express no opinion on
the question of the Senator's loyalty. The
bill authorizing the construction of twenty
iron-clad gunboats was amended so as TO
appropriate ten millions of do lars for the
purpose and passed. The joint resolution
thanking Com. Dupont and the officers
and men under his command for their bril-
liant services at Port Royal was passed.
The report Of the Naval Committee in re-
lation to the employment of George Nor
gan as the agent of the Government in the
purchase of vessels was discussed, but no ac-
ton taken The House bill for the imme-
diate issue of s10,000,000 of Treasury
notes was taken up and passed. The Civ
il Appropriation bill was passed. A reso-
luton including Washington with ST. Lou
is as places where military awards were to
be paid when passsd by the Commission
was adopted, and the Senate adjourned
until Monday. -1s.aE ..r .a rydF
In the House the Treasury Note bill
was amended SO as to leave it optional with
the Secretary of the Treasury whether the
interest on the bonds shall be paid in coin
or paper. A supplementary bill was pas
sed authorizing the immediate issue of
Treasury Notes to the amount Oslo, ,O0O,-
900, the object being to meet the pressing
wants of the Government whilst the SEN.
ate is acting upon the main bill The Sen
ate also passed the supplementary bill
The report of the Van Wyck Investigation
Committee was taken up and discussed.
| The Senate on Monday passed the bill
Incorporating the Washington and George
town Street Railway Company. After
some other unimportant business the Senate