Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-04


| Tuesday morning, when the bill was passed
| by vote concurring in the report of the
committee of conference. Mr.. Powell, who
| had not given attention to the vote until TOO
late, exclaimed in surprise elias the bill
passed." At quarter to five the senate adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
SENATE.
| Mr.. SALISBURY moved that the journal be
corrected. His colleague last night appealed
from the decision of the chair, and the appeal
| was not entered.
Mr.. POWELL also wanted correction of
the journal. He did not believe the vote to
concur in the report of the committee of con-
ference was ever put to the senate.
Mr.. WILEY said he certainly understood
tic chair to put the vote in the negative, and
he certainly answered, and did vote no. dis
tincty. Mr.. Trumbull confirmed Mr.. Will.
| leys statement, and said he voted in the at
irmative.
After discussion, it was agreed that test
vote should be taken on the motion to send to
the house for the bill; and this motion was
rejected, 10 against 25
Mr.. FEssENDEN, from the finance commit
tee, reported back the bill to modify the ex.
| listing laws for the collection of duties on i'm
| ports, without amendment; and the bill passed.
Mr.. FEssENDEN offered joint resolution
in relation 10 the last will and testament of
Uriah Levy, who in his will gave his estate at
! Monticello, in New York, to the United States
for the purposes of an agricultural school for
the children of navy officers. The resolution
accepts the estate, and names VIM. NJ.
| EyertS, ErastuS Corning, and Lewis B. Wood
ruff trustees. Laid on the table. The bill
for constructing submarine cable from fort
Monroe to Galveston, was tabled, 25 against
! 10.
Mr. SUMNER called up the concurrent reso-
| luton on the subject of mediation. A debate
| followed, and the resolutions were adopted
| YEAs-Anthony, Arnold, Chandler, Clark,
| Collamer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessen-
den, Foote, Foster, Grimes, Harding. Har-
Ian, Harris, Henderson, Hicks, Howard,
| Howe, King, Lane Of Indiana, Morrill, Mes
NTH, PomerOy, Sumner, TenEyck, Trum-
bull, Wade, Wiley, Wilmot, Wilson of Mass.
NAYs-Carlisle, Latham, Powell, Sauls-
bury, Wall.
Mr.. LATHAM called up the bill to establish
branch mint in Nevada territory; passed
committee of conference was appointed on
the disagreeing vote on the internal revenue
| bill.
Mr.. POWELL moved to take up the resolu-
ton appointing a committee to investigate the
conduct of Col Gilbert in dispensing the
convention at Frankfort, KY; refused, yeas
10, nays 25
The bill incorporating a national academy
Of sciences passed. A resolution was adopted
requesting the president to appoint a day of
national fasting and prayer. The joint reso-
luton to fix the pay of the commandment of the
navy yard at Mare Island passed. The bill
enabling United States district courts to issue
executions and other final process passed.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
| secretary of the treasury to inform the senate
| what steps have been taken to investigate
frauds i'll the San Francisco custom house
and mint.
A joint resolution to appoint commissioners
to revise and codify the naval laws passed
and the bill establishing provisional govern
ments in certain cases was taken, and mo-
ton was made to lay it on the table; lost.
The bill admitting Nevada a state was
passed. The bill for the admission of Colo.
RADIO was taken up.
| The committee of conference on the inter-
nal revenue bill, made a report, which was
| adopted. The miscellaneous appropriation
bill was taken up and the several amendments
adopted. motion to strike out the provs-
ion for third mileage was debated and lost
yeas II, nays 20.
HOUSE.
The house passed the senate bill to enable
district courts of the United States to issue
executions and other final process in certain
| cases.
The house took up the senate's amendments
to the internal revenue bill, and disagreed to
the senate's amendment of making licensed
taverners pay for license for selling liquor
and cigars Agreed to the senate's amend
ment, Striking out the tax on ready made
clothing, by three majority Also the amend
ment Of two per cent. on all Ships steam
boats and other vessels hereafter built.
The house, by vote of "a against 80, CON
| Cured in the senate's amendment to the 4th
section, providing that contracts for the pur-
chase of gold and silver coin or bullion, held
| by pledge or deposit, &C., of coin Of the
! United States, if to be performed after three
days or more, shall be ordered to be printed,
and shall be signed by the parties and stamped
| to the amount of half of one per cent, and
interest at the rate OF six per cent per annum
Oh the amount SO loaned, pledged or deposit
| ed, and if any such loan, pledge or deposit,
made for specie, not exceeding three days,
shall be renewed for any time, said loan, &C.,
shall be subject above, and no loan of cur
rency or money, on security Of gold or silver
coin of the United States, shall be made eX-
ceedlng i'll amount the par value Of coin
pledged or deposited as security, and any loan
SO made or attempted TO be made, shall be
utterly void
The house concurred in the senates new
section providing for drawback on cordlals
or other liquors manufacturedwholly or in part
of domestic distilled spirits on which duties
shall be paid equal in amount to the duty
paid on such spirits when exported, with such
deductions as the secretary of the treasury
may think reasonable, not exceeding five per
centum of the amount of the duty so paid.
Some of the senates amendments having been
non-concurred In committee, conference was
asked. The house in committee considered
the miscellaneous appropriation bill An
amendment was adopted, appropriating mil
lion dollars to defray the expenses of equip
| ping, Transporting and subsistng the militia
or minute men in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Missouri, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, called
out to repel rebel raids
Mr.. LEHMAN offered an amendment apprO-
priating two hundred thousand dollars for a
navy yard at League Island; but the Chair
ruled the amendment out OF order, and on ap
| peal the Chair was sustained.
| An amendment was adopted appropriating
| 100000 for defraying expenses consequent
upon carrying into effect the act regulating the
habeas corpus and judicial proceedings in
certain cases. The bill was then reported to
the house with sundry amendments.
The hour of having arrived, pursuant to
an agreement made yesterday the house re-
sumed the consideration of the senate bill re-
organizing the courts in the district of Column