Daily national Republican., 1863-03-04


would regard what may be friendly mediation
as unfrendly.
Mr.. CARLILE thought IL of doubtful expe-
dlency to pass these resolutions. He thought
these matters better be left to the Secretary Of
State.
Mr.. SUMNER said he was authorized to state
that the resolutions met the approval Of the
Secretary and of the Cabinet.
Mr.. CARLILE feared the passage of the res
olutlons would bring about Intervention.
France had been friendly TO us from the first,
and he would do nothing offensive.
The resolutions were adopted.
YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Arnold, Chandler,
CLARK, Collamer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessen-
ris, Henderson, Hicks, Howard, Howe, King, Lane,
OF Ind, Morrill,, Nesmith, Pomeroy, sumner, Ten
Eyek, Trumbull, Wade, Wiley Wilmot Wilson
NAYs-MesSrs. CarlIls, Latham, Powell, sauls-
bury, Wall.-6.
Mr.. LATHAM, of Cal, called up the bill to
establish branch mint in Nevada Territory.
Passed.
A committee Of conference was appointed on
the disagreeing votes on the Internal Revenue
bill.
Mr.. POWELL, Of Ky., moved to take up the
resolution appointing committee to inyesti-
gate the conduct of Col. Gilbert, In dispensing
a convention at Frankfort, KY.
Refused-yeas 10, nays 25.
Mr.. FEsSENDEN, OF Maine, from the COIN
mittce of conference on the internal revenue
bill, made a report, which was concurred in.
He also, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported back the miscellaneous appropriation
bill, which was taken up, and several amend
mcnts of the COMMITTEES Of Finance were
adopted The committee moved to strike out
the,provsion for a third mileage.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts, hoped II
would be stricken out. II would be a stain on
any one to take this third mileage.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, was opposed
to striking out. He thought there could be no
stain In taking what the law provided as a part
Of their compensation.
Mr.. SHERMAN, Of Ohio, referred to a law
which provides that only two mileages should
be paid.
Mr.. FEssENDEN said II was clearly under
stood that members were to have six thousand
dollars and two mileages, and he never knew
Of any other construction; but this PROPOSE
tion to pocket an extra mileage.
The motion TO strike out was lost.
4 Mr.. WILSON moved an amendment, to make
tie mileage twenty-five cents mile. Rejected,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House passed the bill defining the duties
Of the Levy Court for the county Of Washing
ton with regard to roads, and for other pur'
| poses.
The House passed the bill TO increase the
revenue of the Government, by reserylng for
sale town lots on river shores, portages, &c.
| The House considered, in CommIitee Of the
Whole on the state Of tho Union, (Mr. Wash.
sErne In the chalr.)
Among the amendm ents adopted, was one
approprating one million OF dollars to defray
! the expenses Of raising, equipping, transport
/ ing, and subsisting militia or minute men in
4 Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Missouri, In
diana and Kentucky, who were called out tc
rCpel rebel raids.
An amendment was made Appropriatng onI
hundred thousand dollars for defraying ex
penses consequent upon carrying into effect tht
act of Congress regulating the hdbsds eorpu
and judicial proceedings in certain cases.
The committee rose, when the bill was re
ported with sundry amendments. Without
further action, the hour Of three having ar
rived the House, In accordance with prevlouI
agreement, resumed the consideration of tht
/ bill 10 reorganize the courts Of the District o.
Columbia.
The question was taken on the motion oi
| Mr.. PENDLETON to lay the bill upon the ta
BILE, and decided In the negatiVe-yeas 90, nays
! 80.
Tho question being on ordering the bill to be
engrOssed for third reading.
l. Mr.. PENDLETON, of Ohio, desired Mr.,
KELLOGG, of Illinois, (who had charge of the
bill y to explain some of Its provisions, and the
necessity for Its passage. He understood II
was designed TO leglslate one set OF Judges oul
and to legislate In another.
Mr.. KELLOGG, of Illinois, in reply, said hC
had been applied to by large number of high
ly respectable citizens, within the last thirty
six hours, urging the passage of the bill de
claring, in their Judgment, 1t was proper, no
Cessary, and just.
! Mr.. DELANO, of Massachusetts, would moi
desire to utter a word II 1t had not been for thu
| remarks of Mr.. KELLOGG. If there was a ne
Cessity, as the gentleman said, for the passagI
of this bill, was 1t not strange that 1t should b.
deferred until the closing hours of the session
and then sought TO be put through under tn,
operation Of the previous question He wal
confident the main object was not to reform
the Judiciary, but to turn out several of th
Judges. He had the best evidence of this.
Mr.. KELLOGG, of Illinois, asked the gentle
man whether that was objectionable.
Mr.. DELANO, Of Massachusetts, replied, !
the gentleman would open wide the door o
discussion, he would reply.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, objected u
further discussion by general consent.
Mr.. CRISFIELD, Of Maryland, desired, bu
unsuccessfully, to present remOnstTance o
three thousand citizens Of this District agalns
the bill.
After further proceedings, the bill wa
passed-ycas 81, nays 55.
The House resumed the consideration Of tn
miscellaneous appropriation bill, reported from
the Committee Of the Whole on the state Of til
Union.
The amendment to pay mileage for the pres
ent session was agreed to-yeas 81, nays G5.
The bill was passed.
The House took a recess until O'Clock.
EVENTNG SESSION