Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-06
THIRTY-sEVENTu CONGRESS-.
THURSDAY, Feb. 6.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. RICE presented the credentials of Hon.
A. Ramsey, elected senator from Minnesota
for six years from the 4th of March next. Mr..
PoMERoY introduced bill to aid the con-
struction of railroads andt1legraphs in Kan
saS.
Mr.. SUMNER offered a resolution requesting
the president to communicate to the senate
any information he may have received from
the legation in China in regard to the death of
Gen. Ward, citizen of the United States in
the military service of the Chinese govern
ment; adopted.
Mr.. WALL offered Il resolution requesting
the military committee to inquire into the case
of Capt John Withers, formerly of the 4th
New York regiment, who has been confined
for several months in fort Delaware, and to re-
port in relation to the charges against him
and by what authority he was confined; laid
over.
Mr.. TRUMBULL called up the bill in relation
to jurors in courts Of the United States, which
passed. Mr.. GRIMES introduced bill to IN
corporate national association for the relief of
colored women and children referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia.
The bill to temporarily supply vacancies in
the executive departments was passed; the
bill to change the time of holding district
courts in certain districts passed.
The bill to encourage enlistments and the
enrolment and drafting Of the militia, was
taken up, the pending question being on Car
isles motion to strike out the fourth section,
which was discussed at considerable length.
Mr.. SARGEANT introduced bill disapprov-
ing certain acts of the legislature of Nevada
which require the officers of all mining corpo-
rations carrying on mining in the territory to
reside therein; referred to the committee on
the judiciary.
Mr.. SEDGwIcK, from the naval committee,
reported joint resolution to revise and mod
ify the naval laws passed. Also, Mr.. Sedg-
wick reported bill, which passed, amending
the I'd section of the pension act of June H.
1862, so as to give parties therein mentioned
$50 instead of $l5 per month; the motion
was lost, 10 against 2S. Mr.. DAVIS moved to
amend it by inserting the word ''white,' so as
to make it read ''all able-bodied white male
citizens" Mr.. LANE moved to recommit the
bill with view to incorporate certain eXemp-
tions. After a long debate the bill was re-
committed.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
president to inform the senate what number of
volunteers and drafted men have actually been
mustered into the service by the several
states, and the time when their service ex-
pires.
The bill to revive the act to pay bountes
and pensions to men actually employed in the
department Of the west was taken up.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. COLLAR reported bill to establish 81
additional post routes, but making no appro-
priations; passed.
Mr.. STEVENS reported back the senate's
amendments to the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. The house dis
agreed to that restricting the mileage of mem
bers -to ten cents per mile to and from Wash
ington.
The house 62 against 81 concurred in the
senates amendment striking out the appropri-
alton for subscription to the National Intelli-
gencer for the second comptroller's office. A
similar amendment as to the Office of first au-
ditor was agreed to.
committee of conference was. directed to
be asked on the disagreeing amendments to
the bill
The navy appropriation bill was considered
Itappropriates an aggregregate OF SOC, 900, 600.
The item of So, 100000 for iron war steam
ers was amended SO lbs as to provide that no
contracts be made for construction until pro-
posals have been solicited from the principal
iron ship builders. and made on most favora-
bic terms. The appropriation for the Phia-
dephia navy yard is reduced from 1920, 900
to 2S, 500 for repairs of all kinds. The appro-
priation for the Brooklyn navy yard was in
creased, in order to accommodate the three
vessels now building, APO feet in length.
$4,000 appropriated for the Norfolk navy
yard, to facilitate repairs of vessels but is
not to be understood as re-estabishing that
yard. Without concluding, adjourned.