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xXXYIIth COngress---First Session.
WASHINGTON. February 10

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Wickliffe opposed the bill
Wicklife said his hope of restoring
the Union as it was is gone, owing to the
crushing out of the Union feeling in the
Southern States instead of crushing out
the rebellion, by the series of measures
passed by this Congress.
Holman contend9d that the opposit-
ion had not wavered in their engage
ments, while the Republicans had
trampled under foot the declaration here
tOfore made as to the purposes for which
the war is prosecuted.
Conway declared the war had already
divided the Union. He was in favor of
resuming peace on existing facts
This was his position. He was in ia
vor of the integrity of the Union rs it
existed to-day,and opposed to all schemes
OF disintegration.
Nallandigham moved to lay the Sena-
tors substitute on the table Disagreed
to, 46 to l0+.
The question was taken on agreeing
to the substitute; negatived 50 to lis.
On motion of Stevens Committee of
conference was asked of the Senate
The House passed the Senate bill
regulating the times of holding courts in
the 7th judicial circuit.
The House passed the joint resolutions
expelling Senator Badger from the board
of regents of the Smithsonian Institute,
and appointing Professor Agassiz in his
place
Pending debate on the re-considera-
ton of the vote by which the Senate bill
prescribing uniform mode of selecting
Jurors in the Federal courts was referred
to the committee.
Hickman, in reply to the remarks of
Messrs Thomas of Mass. and Pcndleton,
incidentally said he had no confidence in
some State Legislatures after what that
OF Illinois had recently done.
Voorhees, desired to reply.
Hickman refused to yield the floor,
saying he heard the gentleman yester-
day, and was satisfied with his position
The speaker said there was no greater
breach of privilege than an attempt to
take the floor when its occupant refused
to yield it
VOORHEES, again assayed to reply.
Hickman said he would not permit
any outsider to come into this contro-
versy.
The House refused to reconsider the
vote, by which the bill was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
The House passed the Senate bill for
the removal of the Winnebago Indians
and the sale of the reservation for their
benefit The House took a recess until
I o'clock
EVENING SESSION
The House took up the Senate ma
tional currency bill
Cox raised the point that if the 10Th
Section made an appropriation it must,
under the rules, be referred to the COM
mittee of the whole on the state of the
Union.
The Speaker overruled the point.
Holman appealed
Spaulding obtained the floor.
Fenton followed Spaulding in support
of the bill Adjourned.
SENATE-The Chair presented a COM
municatiOn from the Secretary of War
i'll response to a resolution of the Senate
enquiring how much Government cotton
had been sold in New York since the
blockade of Southern ports, and to whom
sold
King presented the credentials of Hon.
Z. d. Morgan, elected Senator from New
York for six years, from the fourth of
March next
Wilmot offered a resolution, request
ing the President, if not incompatible
with the public interest to furnish to the
Senate copy of the letter of Lieut.
Gen. Scott to the Secretary Of War, dated
act 4th, 1861. Adopted.
Chandler introduced bill providing
for the collection of abandoned property,
and the sale of the same, and for the
prevention of fraud in insurrectionary
districts.
On motion of Fessenden the bill for
the discharge of State prisoners was
postponed and the naval appropriation
bill taken up
Trumbull called up the bill for the dis
charge of State prisoners, and offered
substitute for the bill
A vote was taken on the pending
amendment to strike out the Sd section
of the original bill, providing for the sus-
pension OF the writ of haJeas corpus.
Rejected Is to 81.
Carlisle offered substitute for the
bill
Trumbullmade report from the COM
mittee of Conference on the Legislature
appropriation bills.
The section with regard to mileage
provides that no member from beyond
the Rocky Mountains shall receive more
than $4,000 mileage, and no other mem
Der except those from distant territories
shall receive more than $1,000
Latham contended that this would do
great injustice to members from the Pa
cific coast
Nesmith spoke against the report.
The report was not concurred in; yeas
Is, nays y.
A new committee of Conference was
appointed.
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