Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-21
TIE EVENING STAR.
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SsHA=g-sftsr ourrspors closed yesterday
D. E"TT's presented petftiou Durnsrou:ty
si:r-o cr r".r,ecrs OF me bar Of 'hi. ciy ask
ing tEa. &c -Ea7Se be made in the jurisd d, elton
ef tie Orphans Court Of the District.
TIE bill authorizing the appointment Of an
AssnsaHt Treasurer was taken up and after
being amended so as 70 give the Treasurer
$500 per year. and the Assistant Treasurer
s2.:Oc, tie e:n was passed.
1ne Oil providing for temporary govern
nent OF Arizr IN WAS aftrT some debata pI1sci.
The oiil 10 reorsanizn the Courts OF tiIr Dis
tIict CT Colombia was taken M and he.srs.
Powell snc Davis opposed the measure.
The Senate took recess until seven o'clock,
and on rsaSsembiing MI Wilson introduced
bill 10 organize n Pioneer Brigade.
Mr. Pomeroy presented the memorial OF the
New England Aid Society asking conpensa-
don for iosscs sustained In Kansas.
The rstoiution for printing extra eopirs OF
Advocate relativr To the arrsst and discharge OF
certain STATE prisoners was considered and laid
OF tie table.
The bill recognizing the Courts o: the Dis
tfct Q! Columbia was taken up, and, after con-
e!ieT bic debate, Wac passed.
EoUsE.-After our report closed
The bill to secure the National Currency was
debated by Messrs. Baker, NOEL and Alley and
passed-yFas IL, nays CT.
Iess-Messrs. Aidrich, Alley, Ashley, Bah
biz, B-aman, Bingham, Blair of Virginia,
BAKE, Bgft.nston, Calvert, Campbell; Casey,
Coyode. Cutler, Davis, Delano Dunn, Edger
tor, Eliot, Ely, Fenton, Samuel &. Fessenden
OF Maine, Thomas 4. Fessenden OF Maine,
Fisher, Frank, Goodwin, Granger, Hahn,
Hickman. Hooper. Il utchins, Julian. Kelley,
Kellogg of Michigan, kellogg of Illinois. Lans-
irc, Leary, Lovejoy, Low, Mcindoe, Mexican,
AcPSrscn, narstop, Maynard, Moorh-ad,
Merrill of Maine, Noell, Dim, Patton, Phelps,
Potter, Rice of Massachusetts, Rice of Maine,
SargCaD:, Ssdgwick, 81 gar, Shanss, Sh"lia-
bareer. Sherman, Sloan, Spauldin-, Stevens.
Trim: le, Trowbridge, Van Horn, Van Wyck,
Serrse, Wall, Wallace, %a-hourDe, White OF
Indiana, WinSCm, aud WorcrstPr-7s.
Nays-NeEsrs. 4 Hen OF Ohio. Ancona, Baily,
EaArr, Baxter, Biddle, Cobb, Frederick A.
COEhiln1, Roscoe CUnkling, Cox, Ora Tens,
Critt-I5en. Dawes, Edw ards, English, 3ooch,
Order, Gurley, Hale, Harding, Harrison,
Holman. Horton, johnson, Kerrigan, Knapp,
Law, Lazear, Lcomis, Mallory, May, NJ, mics
Merrill of Vermont, Morris, Nixon, Nozzle,
Pomeroy. Porter, Price, Robinson, Rollins of
Eissouri, Sheffield, Shiel, Steele of New York,
Steele Of New jersey, Stiles, Strltton, Thom ~
OF Eassa cb usstts, Thomas of Maryland, Val
laEdishain. " a6sworth, Wheeler, Whairy,
White Of Ohio, Wickiifie, Wilson, Woodruff
ard Wri-ht-6l.
The EUHsr took a RECESS until seven OciOck,
sB6 CT Resembling the SeEa;e's post Office re-
form Kill was taken mp.
hr. Coiiax briefly explaintr. toe bill stating
that one OF lis objects was make letter post
age Uniform at three cents, and 10 reduce to
twelve OF thirteen the TWO or three hundred
rates 1T present charged on printed matter
number vi the amendments We're adopted,
sEd AT quarter TO ten no quorum being present
TIE Mouse adjourned.