Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-05
THIRTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
SENATE.

AT two o'clock this morning "wednesday
quorum being obtained, the bill to adr lii
Nebraska as state was taken ups against
IL. AT $50 A. NJ. the senate went into exec
utlve session, and at a quarter past four
o'clock took a recess until ten o'clock this
morning.
The senate meet at ten o'clock.
Mr.. WILSON of Massachusetts,, from the
military committee, reported back the bill to
construct a canal from the Mississippi river
to Lake Michigan. The report of the COM
mittee of conference on the miscellaneous an
preparation bill was made and concurred in.
The senate passed the bills to regulate the
proceedings of the clerk Of the house in pre-
pairing for its organization, and to facilitate
the collection of revenue in FL Paso, Texas
and New Mexico.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to postpone the pending
bill TO provide for the election of congress
men in Tennessee and Louisiana, and take up
the bill to examine the claims for damages
done by Union troops, and demanded the yeas
and nays. Mr.. Trumbull hoped the senator
was not going to resort to dilatory motions.
Mr.. Davis said he meant to defeat the pend
ing bill by every means in his power. The
motion was rejected, II to 25.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to table the pending bill :;
l. l.
to postpone it till Tomorrow; lost-9 against
b. Various similar motions were made and
rejected.
Mr.. CowAN proposed a resolution tender
ing the thanks of the senate to the vice presi-
dent for the impartiality with which he presid-
ed over their deliberations; adopted.
Debate continued on the pending bill, pro-
viding for the election of congressman in Ten
nessee and Louisiana. The committee ap-
pointed to wait on the president reported that
he had no further communication to make
The president, Mr.. FooTE, declared the ses-
sion terminated and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house reassembled at 10 o'clock to-day
The attendance being slim there was a call of
the house Mr.. WAsHBURNE moved a sus-
pension OF the rules in order to consider the
bills for the admission of Nevada and Colora-
do as states. Decided in the negative-66
against 47-not two thirds.
MIR. WAsHBURNE spoke on motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the minority report
tIom the committee on government contracts
made by Mr.. Van Wyck was ordered to be
printed. The contents of that report never
came to the knowledge of the committee until
late last night The ISLANDERS therein should
not go to the country unchalenged and unre-
huked the majority committee therein being
assailed. The chairman of the committee,
Mr.. Van Wyck, was never with it two hours,
and knew nothing of the testimony. The
majority had opposed the gentleman as chair
man. He had gone to New York, and, with
out the authority of the committee, undertook
to examine into alleged Fl audS in that city in
a disgraceful manner.
MIR. VAN WICK said that in his report he
made no reflection upon the majority of the
committee. If they thought SO they could
hold him to responsibility, and call upon him
i'll any way they chose. For two weeks he
took testimony in New York about the Gus
tom house, and was suspended in this business
by telegram from Mr.. Washburne to wait
for further orders, which never came. The
majority now undertook to suppress the testi-
pnnitiS 10 tueIt' OVID. "Aite seeking to give
the pending motion; agreed to.
A committee was appointed to wait upon
the president and inform him if he had no
further communication to make, congress was
ready to adjourn. Mr.. SARGEANT reported a
bill amendatory to the Pacific railroad bill.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. MAY asked leave to offer re solution
instructing the judiciary committee to in
quire into Gen. Schenck's official conduct to-
ward Methodist congregation in Baltimore,
it being clearly in conflict with the cOnstitu-
ton of the United States. While the house
was on this subject the hour of twelve ar
rived. The committee to wait on the presi-
dent reported that he had no further cOmmu-
nication to make.
The speaker thanked the house for the
complimentary resolution. He eloquently al
luded to the country and hopefully expressed
himself as to the future, and declared the
house adjourned sine die. The members
long time fingered in the hall bidding each
other farewell.