The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-04

HOUSE.

1COOfufuk w tu0 AVE.
The bill aathorising the appointment
of an assistant treasurer of New Orleans
passed the Senate. ',
The bill establishing guage for the
Pacific Railroad and its branches at four
feet eight and q half inches passed
The House passed the following Sen
ate bills: 7is.3 sa
One providing that the Supreme Court
of the United States shall hereafter con
sist of two Chief Justices and nine Asso-
ciate Justices, one Of whom shall hold
court ia the circuit Of California and Or
egon one granting alternste sections Of
land to Kansas for railroad and telegraph
ic purposes; one giving right Of posses
sion 10 settlers on the Local Rancho,
Cal; one giving to soldiers discharged in
|consequence Of wounds or sickness the
same bounty as If they had served two
years; one providing for the removal of
certain bands Of Sioux Indians from Kan
sas one massing thetwo branches Of the
army Of engineers one to facilitate Ia
king testimony to be used 10 foreign couu-
tries for legal purposes.
The House laid on the table the Sen
ate hill to survey and aell the MAndocino
reservation in California.
The House passed the Senate's Joint
resolution of thanks to Gen. Rosecrsns
and bis officers and men.
Sedgwick reported from the naval com.
mittse the Senate bin authorizing the
committee on the conduct of the war TO
continue In sesrion 80 days after the ad
journment Of Congress to conpletc the
examipation of importsnt witnesses.
The bill stsblishing = branch mint at
Carson City, Nevada. passed aaa a
Morrill,, Of VT, from the committee on
ways and means, reported bill which
passed, IN relation 10 fsvsuue, and redn-
cling the duty on paper from 35 to 90
per cent.
At II p. m. the House adjourned.
Anthony moved IN amendment to ex-
empt persons from the provisions Of the
enrolling bill on sccoant Of religious
proclisiiies.
Richardson opposed the amendment.
Lane of Ksnsas Thought it unwise to
make any distinction in favor Of any sec,
or church. @ ts e
Amendment rsjected-l4 to 22.
Richardson moved to strike out the
section authorixing the President to
commissions certain officers. He said it
was no, warranted, unless II was intended
to commission negroes in the army.
Wilson. of Mass. said it was not in
tended to commission negroes II was
proposed to cummissIUu whfte mon for
certain regiments.
Richardson opposed the using of me-
groes for anything but labor.
Amendment rejected.
Trumbull moved TO repeal 30 much of
the enrolling act a. allows the exemption
from draft on payment ofa sum of moaey
to be fixed by the Secretary of War
After debate the question WAS put. No
quorum
Powell moved to adjourn. Rejected.
Grimes moved the Sergeant-at-Arms
request the attendance of absentees -
hKEccus &Oob 0M OOt8luCu, AH0 tHc
amendment was rejected, 10 to 25.
Powell moved An amendment, that no
person Of African descent shall be COM
missioned Is an officer. Adopted.
Lane. Of Kansas, moved m amendment
that no person of African descent shall be
commissioned IS oficer in the U. S. SER
vice except company officers comprised
exclusively Of African descent. Adopt
cd. The bill then passed 26 TO l6.
Fesssnden called up the internal reve-
nue. bill, which was psassd
Trumbull called up the report Of the
committee Of conference on the indemni-
6cation bill It > quarter 70 IL O'Clock.
Wall addressed the Senate ct length.
Powell made . lengthy speech, inter-
sperssd occasionally By motions to- ad-
journ, 70 inde6nitely postpone. &C.. which
we're voted down, s
Cowan. from o urged that it Was the
duty Of citizens to sustain the Constitu-
tional authorities.
Powell followed.
. A motion 10 adjourn VAS rejected.
The debate continued, and at 10 =.
~. speaking still continued. People arc
still in the gallery, and most Of them y j
ing on the benches, many asleep Sever
q Ssnators asleep; some smoking in the
cloak room. M IS se Nv a s.s i. 1.
Powell reported time At half past three,
when hs moved to adjourn. Rejected.
Bayard spoke till half past q. against
the bill. -
The question thsa occurred o agres-
ment to the report of the committse.
The shairman declared tbs rsport agrssd
To-.
At quarter to SHE Senate adjssrn.
ed. -.. 4s..
March 8.
Haalsbury moved hat The journaI be
corrected. as his colleague, DAysrA, MT
night had appealed from the dsclsion Of
tie chair. and the appeal WAS net sntsr=,