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XXxVIIth COngress--.First Session.
WASHINGTON. January %

! HoUsE.-The House wentinto commit
! tee of the Whole to provide ways and
means to support the Government and
resumed the consideration ofthe section
taxing banks, &c.
Lowe, of Colorado, moved to strike
out the ninth section amendatory of the
! Independent Treasury Law, so as to al
low any money obtained from loans or
internal revenue to be deposited in sol
vent banks. Disagreed to by one ma
jority.
White, of Ohio, offered a new section
/ that none of the money raised under the
act shall be drawn from the Treasury,
except in pursuance of a specific appro-
priation made by law nor expended in
the purchase of negro slaves, nor as
compensation for slaves emancipated by
any State, nor for army equippage or
supporting fugitive slaves.
White supported his amendment at
length
Olin and. others replied that when the
official report was received it would be
found that the fugitive slaves had been
rather profit than burden on the
Government
The amendment was rejected; ayes
29-nays y.
The House then took up Hooper
substitute for the original bill
Mr.. Hooper caused letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury, dated Dec.
23d, to be read, accompanying which
was bill embracing the lasters views,
and commenting it to the most favora-
BILE consideration of the House.
Hooper's bill was mainly the same as
that presented by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Hooper's substitute was rejected by
vote of 80 to 10.
Lovejoy offered new section. taxing
bank circulation per cent per annum.
Washburne thought they should not
shirk fair vote on the subject, bat take
the question by yeas and nays in the
House. Others debated the question.
Lovejoys section was rejected-29
against 49,
Stevens substitute was now consider
ed, he briefly stating its object.
Morrill, of Vermont opposed it.
'Stratton spoke in favor of the bill and
moved that the committee rise, in order
that the several bills be presented, and
that members might be allowed further
time to examine. The committee rose.
House adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.-Foote was excused from fur
Their service in the naval court.
Hicks was appointed on the committee
on Foreign Relations, and Arnold on
Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Turpie was placed on the Com
mittee - ct P aggRRtgG to BE Be excused from fur
Their seavice on Naval Affairs on the
ground that his duties on other Com
mitties required all his time. The Sen
ate refused to excuse him.
Howard and Harris presented petit
tons in favor of a general bankrupt act
Anthony called up the bill to provide
for printing the annual report of the
Banks of the United States The bill
passed.
Powell introduced bill to provide
means and mode for taking evidence in
certain cases against the United States.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Rice offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Secretary of War
to inform the Senate whether any more
Major Generals and Brigadier Generals
have been appointed and paid than
authorized by law, and ifso, how many
giving name and date of appointment
and amount paid to each.
Arnold offered a resolution which was
adopted, requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to communicate to the Senate
the amount of revenue of any service
Ordered printed.
A communication was also received
from the President, transmitting the re-
port and correspondence concerning the
expectation of arms for the use of the
French in Mexico. Ordered printed.
The bill to provide for the greater
comfort of the sick and wounded soldiers
and to promote the efficiency of the med
ical department, was taken up.
On motion of Wilkinson, the section
| giving increased rank to the chief medi-
cal Director and senior surgeons in the
Surgeon Generals office, was stricken
out, yeas 2, nays ID.
On motion of Fessenden the section
providing for the addition of assistant
surgeon, tow medical inspector Gener-
ais 20 surgeons and 40 assistant sur
geons to the regular army was stricken
out.
On, ,aot;e,, &c CslI----~. tl.O ProVisIon
for the Communication of rations was
stricken out and section substituted au
thorizing the Surgeon to procure sucf
articles as may be necessary for the
proper diet of sick aud wounded sol
diers.
After considerable discussion the bill
as amended passed.
Adjourned.