Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1863-02-13
CONGRESS.


and for enrolling and drafting the militia,
came up as unfinished business, the pending
question being on Mr. Carlie's motion TO
strike out the 4th section, which provides
I" that every person who shall, in pursuance
of any law of the United States or requisition
of the President, be drafted as a soldier, shalt,
when so drafted, be deemed to be in the actu-
al service Of the United States" The motion
to strike out was rejected by vote of ID yeas,
to 20 nays. The bill was subsequently recon-
mitted.
In the House Of Representatives, the bill
making appropriations for the Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial expenses of the Co
vernment, as amended in the Senate, was re-
ported back from the Committee of Ways and
Means, and passed. resolution was passed,
authorizing the President to appoint COM
missioner at salary of three thousand dol
lars, to revise and codfy the laws of the Unit
ed States. The naval appropriation bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole, and
pending the discussion of certain amendments
that were offered, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. Gin the Senate of the Unit
ed States resolution was adopted, instruct
ing the Committee on Finance to inquire into
the expediency of repeating the duty on print
ing paper. A bill was introduced to punish
fraud upon the Revenue, and to provide for
the more certain and speedy collectionof claims
in favor of the United States. The report Of
the Committee of Conference on the Deficiency
bill, was agreed to. The bill to aid the State
of Missouri in emancipating her slaves, was
again taken up, but, after few remarks were
made upon it, was laid aside informally.
In the House of Representatives, the bill for
the construction Of a ship canal, for the pas
sage Of armed-and naval vessels, from the
Mississippi riyerstQ Lake Michigan, was again
takeasup am 2iscp ssed, but, before action was
taxed upon be House adjourned
| SATun0xf, Feb. TN the Senate to-day
the bill to increase the efficiency Of the Com
'rnissary Department, after being amended, was
passed, and bills which had passed the House
We're presented and referred. A message from
the President in reference to the death of Ges
neral Ward, in China, was ordered TO be print
ed. resolution to inquire into the condi-
ton of the Army of the Potomac was laid
over. The bill providing aid to the State of
Missouri was taken up and discussed In the
! House, the bill for the construction of the
western ship canal was under consideration
until the hour Of adjournment, several of the
Representatives participating in an animated
debate thereon.
MoyDAY, Feb. 9-In the Senate to-day, the
bill for enrolling and calling out the national
| forces was reported back from the committee
A resolution was offered requesting such in
formation as is not Incompatible with the pub
I lie interest in reference to the suggestions made
/ by the Secretary Of State to the French Min
/ lister as induced him to make the visit to Rich
mond. A bill was introduced providing for
the raising of negro regiments The bill to
incorporate the Association for the Relief Of
Colored Women and Children was passed The
finance bill, being the special order, was taken
up and the committees amendment prescrib-
1 ing that the capital stock of any banking cor
poration under the act shall be, instead of fifty
thousand dollars, not less than one hundred
thousand dollars in all cities whose population
is ten thousand persons was adopted also
requiring that the entire circulation Of notes
under the act shall be three hundred millions
instead Of two hundred millions Of dollars
The amendment requiring the association to
pay to the comptroller of the currency, semi
annually, one per cent Of their circulation,
was also adopted. Several other minor amend
ments were adopted.
In the House the committee on elections re-
ported adversely on the claims Of John p
Rodgers, of Tennessee, and Lewis Mckenzie,
to seats in the House. The bill for the con-
struction of a ship canal in the northwest was
discussed at length and rejected.
TUESDAY, Feb. lo.--In the Senate to-day,
the bill for the reorganization Of the Post-0f
! fee Department was passed. Under this bill
postmasters whose compensation has been less
than one thousand dollars year are to be APP
pointed by the Postmaster General, and others
( by the President. Postmasters are divided
into classes, the first to have an annual COM
pensation not exceeding four thousand dollars,
nor less than three thousand; the second class
between two and three thousand dollars; the
third class thousand dollars, and so on to
the smallest Offices. The bill makes other radi-
cal changes in the system. A resolution was
introduced calling for any correspondence
which has taken place between the government
Of France and this government on the subject
Of mediation, arbitration, or other measures
looking to the termination Of the existing civil
war. The finance bill was taken up and dis
cussed at length by Mr. Sherman, who spe-
cially advocated those sections Of the bill en-
bodying the banking scheme Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury. Several amendments were
offered and all rejected. In the House a reso-
luton was offered instructing the committee Of
ways ana means to inquire and report the ef-
feet Of the excise law upon small manufacture
ers. The report Of the committee on elections
in reference to representatives recently elected
in Louisiana occupied the attention OF the
House until adjournment.