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Portland Daily Press.
XXXVIII OONGRRss---Tirst Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. II.

| SENATE.
Mr.. Anthony from the Printing Committee,
reported back the bill authorizing the print
ing OF 10000 copies of the report of Gen. Nc
clellan with an amendment reducing the num-
Der to 5000 copies. Adopted.
Mr. Pomroy introduced bill donating pub
lie loans to the several States for the educa-
ton of orphans OF soldiers and sailors killed
in the war. The bill was referred 10 the COM
mittee on Public Loans.
The Senate passed the bill for the relief of
Albert Brown, after debate Of an hour.
Mr.. Davis resumed the floor and continued
his speech on his amendment to the bill equal
izieg the pay, DC, of troops in the United
| States service.
Several petitions were presented and re-
ferred.
Mr.. johnson reported back adversely from
the Judiciary committee the resolution ex-
| planatory OF the conhscation act of February
9TH; also adversely the bill of Mr.. Sumner to
remove doubts on the construction of joint
resolution explanatory Of the contiscation act.
In the course of his speech Mr.. DAVIS re-
| ferred to a remark attributed to Mr.. Seward
| by Lord Lyons, on newspaper authority, in
which the Secretary of State is reported as
having said =" My Lord, can ring this bell
| and citizen of New Yoak will be arrested
and this and citizen of Indiana WILDE placed
| in durance vile"
Mr.. Davis proceeded to comment on such
| state of affairs.
Mr.. Anthony interrupted, and wished to
| know whether the Senator from Kentucky
was cognizant of the truth of the paragraph,
and would inquire whether it were not more
| proper to know the facts before parading
| them in Senate with his comments on them.
Mr.. Davis declined to be interrupted, as he
knew the Senate was weary with his talk, and
to acknowledge the Gods truth, he was tired
| of it himself Great laughter.)
Mr.. Davis referred TO a meeting held one
| time in Massachusetts, at which resolutions
were passed melting the negroes of the South
| to revolt against their masters, and the Sena-
| tor from Massachusetts took prominent part
| in that meeting and yet did not rails word
of objection against such an outraged propo-
sition.
| Mr.. Wilson said he was at the meeting mere
| ly as spectator.
Mr.. Davis proceeded at great length in de-
| nunciation of the course of Massachusetts
since the formation of the Federal Govern
ment, and made some satirical illusions to her
| Senators on the Senators floor at the time.
He said the military senator, Wilson, had at
tempted TO bully and domineer over those
who were his peers on this floor.
Mr.. Wilson called Davis to order. The
| Chair sustained the question of order.
| Mr.. Doolittle thought the whole tenor of
the remarks OF the Senator from Kentucky
were calculated to create personal strife. He
| should either call the Senator to order or
leave the Senate, as he would not listen to
| these personal attacks. Mr.. Sumner had new
er made any harsh allusion TO the senator
| from Kentucky and he was willing he should
proceed with his attacks against him until
doom's day.
Mr.. Davis then concluded his remarks.
Mr.. Sumner offered amendments to the
Constitution of the United States as subst-
fnta 20 hos cd h.f 4.
from the Judiciary Committee few days ago.
and asked that they might be made the spec
ial order for Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. Hall the Senate went in
TO executive session and shortly after adj
journed.
Mr.. Hooper from the committee on Ways
and Means, asked leave TO introduce a reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury TO sell any surplus in gold in the treasury
Mr. Cox of Ohio, objected TO the introdue-
ton Of the resolution.
Mr. Allison Of Iowa, introduced bill grant
ing lands in Iowa for railroads heretofore pro-
vided for. Referred to the committee on
Public Lands. This measure is intended to
secure an immediate completion of the Misss-
sppi d Missouri Railroad across Iowa to Oma-
ha connecting with the Union Pacific at that
point.
Mr.. Hooper was then read. 1t provides that
the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized
from time TO time at his discretion to sell any
gold coin in the Treasury over and above the
amount which in his opinion may be required
by the government to pay the interest on the
public debt and for other purposes.
Mr.. Kasson explained that the object of the
resolution is to relieve the money market and
enable merchants Is meet the legitimate and
constant demands of the government upon
them. Objection was made TO the reporting
of the resolution.
The Senate's amendments to the Internal
Revenue bill were then taken up.
The House, by q vote of "a against 43, laid
on the table the motion 10 reconsider the vote
by which the House disagreed to the sliding
scale on spirits.
The House yesterday agreed to strike out
the twenty cents additional tax on adultcra-
ted spirits and also the proposed tax on spirits
on hand for sale.
The House disagreed to the Senat's amend
ment of the sliding scale ON foreign spirits, re-
tanning the additional tax of forty cents
With these exceptions all the other amend
ments of the Senate were agreed to.
The House has asked for Conference COM
mttee on the amendments disagreed to.
The vote in the House yesterday, refusing
to tax the stock of whiskey on hand, or in
other words to agree TO the Senate's amend
ment, was not taken by yeas and nays but by
tellers. There is consequently no record show
ing how the members voted
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, reported a
resolution from the committee on Elections in
favor of Mr.. Rice to the contested seat from
Massachusetts,.
The bill to establish bureau for freedmans
affairs was then discussed.
Mr.. Cox of Ohio, opposed the bill.
The Senates resolution of thanks to Gen.
Thomas was taken up when Mr.. Garfield NOV
ed to add the name of Rosecrans. He eulo-
gised the latter and thought it would be I'M
just to pass by the principal in the fight The
resolution was referred to the Military Com
mittee.
The House then went into a committee on
the Naval appropriation bill, but without any
important action. Adjourned.