New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-12
CONGRESS.

SENATE. April ll.-Nir Cowan presented a remon'
STRANGE of the PENNSYLVANIA Legislature and several
railroads in that State against the Goodyear India
Rubber patent Mr. Wade made report with the
evidence in the in relation TO the late military ex
pedon into Florida which ordered to he printed.
MIR Wilson reported without amendment the blu TO or
caDize regiment OF veteran volunteer engineers. MI
Grimes rose 10 personal explanation and read IRON
the report of the Naval Committee, OF which Mr. Hale
is Chairman IN extract condemnng the manner in
which the resolutions concerning the transfer OF seamen
from the army TO the navy had been introduced without
the cognizanco Of the Committee. Mr. Hale replied
briefly The Senate proceeded to the consideration oi
the House Naval Appropriation bill for the year ending
June ~ 1865 as reported from the Finance Committee
with amendments the most important Of which strikes
out an appropriation of $4,000 for the purpose OF
building floating drydOcks for monitors at the New
York and Philadelphia Nayy.Yards. The amendments
were all concurred in with the above exception MI
Hale offered various amendments. proposed by the
Naval Committee. which were adopted Without hnai
action the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The Speaker laid before the House Gen.
Grants report of the battle Of Chattanooga and the re-
ports of the subcommanders which were ordered to be
pruted MI Hooper introduced the National Bank OF
Currency bin the consideration Of which was postponed
AN Sa,arda, Mr. BrOomall offered a resolution In.
structjng the Committee on Naval Affairs TO report
bill for the location Of NayyYard and Depot On the
Delaware River. in Pennsyyanis. Laid over. Mr.
Brown introduced joint resolution authorizing the
President to appoint commission of three officers
whose duty shall be TO examine the different harbors
on the North lakes with the view Of selecting
an appropriate site for Naval Depot Referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr.. Craycls offered the
resolutions to amend the Constitution In favor OF
Slavery and moved the previous question upon them
Decided in the negative. by AZ against a. Debate
arising the resolutions went over. Mr. Davis intro
duced bill which was referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs establishing Board Of Naval Admins
trston The House proceeded to the consideration oi
the preamble and resolution offered by Mr. Finck con-
demning the war. Mr. Ashley moved TO lay the resolu
tion on the table, Carried, by Yeas 81 Nays "a. The
House resumed the consideration Of the following reso
Iution offered by Mr.. Coliix: That Alexander Long.
Representative from the lid District Of Ohio having
on the 9th Of April 1861 declared himself in favor o
recognizing the independence and nationality Of the
called Confederacy now in arms against the Union,
and thereby giving aid, countenance, and encourage
nent 70 persons engaged in armed hostility to the
United States is hereby expelled. long and excited
debate ensued the main features Of which were the
speech Of Fernando Wood in favor Of submission 10 the
South and the patriotic reply Of Gen. Schenck 10 the
New York Copperhead. Without coming To q vote the
House adjourned.