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XXXVIII OONGREss---First Session.
SENATE.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25
| On motion the judiciary committee were
discharged from the consideration of the reso-
lutions expelllng Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Sumner presented bill to amend the
act OF July, 1852, prescribing an oath of Of
flee. Referred.
On motion OF Mr. Davis the resolution TO
expel was made special order for one o.
clock tomorrow
Dir. Hale called up the resolutions of en-
curing into the affairs of the navy depart
ment Referred to a select committee of
three.
MIR. Hale. said our naval expenses would
exceed those of the combined powers of Eu-
rope except Italy and Denmark, and exceed
oy iorty millions OF dollars the yearly naval
expenses of England and France in the Cr-
mean war.
Mr.. Summers supplmentt to the oath of Office
preclndes admission to the bar of the Supreme,
District and Circuit Courts of the u. S.. and
Court OF Claims, of persons unless they first
take the oath prescribed by the act of 1862
The committee appointed to inquire into the
affairs of the Navy Department are Messrs.
Hale, Grimes and Buckalew.
The Senate then took up the rule recurring
the oath, &c.
Mr.. Salisbury addressed the Senate in op-
| position thereto.
Mr.. Sumner gave, at length, the history of
the passage of the law and its application.
| Mr.. Doolittle said he did not see the neces-
sity for establishing this rule.
Mr.. Summers resolution was adopted. Yeas
| 20, nays IL.
After a short executive session the Senate
| adjourned.
MIR. Dawes OF Mass, from the committee on
elections, made report against the claim of
Mr.. Field OF La, and Segar of Va, as repre-
sentatives from those State.
Mr.. Holman of La. offered resolution in
structing the committee on military affairs to
report bill providing for an increase of pay
to the soldiers in the army. Referred to the
committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Holman from the military committee
reported back the bill reviying the grade of
Lieut.. General, to be selected during the war
from among officers not below the grade of
Major Generals, and most distinguished for
courage, energy and skill-nothing herein to
affect the rank, payment and allowances of
Lieut.. Gen. Scott.
The consideration Of the bill was postponed
until next Monday.
Mr.. Schenck from the military committee
reported the Senate amendatery enrolment
bill with amendments.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the bill to supply the defcien-
ciss Of the appropriations.
Bills were introduced establishing Navy
Yard in Western waters, TO amend the Pacific
Railroad act, to establish school fund out OF
confiscated property, and authorizing Utah to
form constitutional State government, all
OF which were appropriately referred.
A resolution was adopted instructng the
Judiciary committee to inquire into the expe-
diency of organizing department of Indus
try, TO embrace an Agricultural bureau, Col
onization and Emigration bureau, a bureau of
Mines and Mineral lands and bureau of Freed
mems Affairs.
Mr.. Alley, Of Massachusetts, introduced
bill for the more speedy transportation OF the
mails.
A resolution depreciatory of the suspension
of the habeas corpus act, and to prevent ille-
gal arrests and imprisonments was introduced
by MIR. Mcdowell, of Indiana, and laid over,
as Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois, expressed de-
sire to debate 1t.
A series of resolutions was offered by Mr..
Edgerton, of Indiana, re-aflirmng the Critten-
den resolutions, condemning Executive usur-
patton, desiring peace and the restoration of
the Union without further waste of blood. and
deprecating all revolutionary measures as
tending to divide the Union men of the coun-
try. A debate springing up they were laid
over.
In.opposng the deficiency bill Mr.. Brooks,
of New York, said the bill proposed to appro-
pirate four and half millions, and opposed
its passage, viewing it as the effect Of the as
sumption Of power by the Executive in Great
ing new offices.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, explained
that more clerks were now needed in order to
facilitate the payment of soldiers and other
business.
In some subsequent remarks Mr. Brooks
said it was delusion to say the Presidents
emancipation proclamation would end the war.
Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky, responded, saying,
as Southern man identified with slavery, that
there remained behind the rebellion that which
gave it strength and power and which must
be destroyed and overthrow while the army
moves in front. The very lite blood of the re-
bellion is drawn from African slavery, and
whenever we tap this fountain of the rebellion
our efforts will be efiectual.
Some further debate ensued, during which
Messrs. Mallory and Wadsworth, of Kentucky,
both charged Mr.. Smith with unfaithfulness to
his party.
Mr.. Smith responded by stating that he was
nominated by a convention which was de-
nounced by the Louisville Journal as an abo-
lition affair." He was elected by 5000 majority
and men who had owned more slaves than all
of them together had endorsed his voting for
Speaker Colfax.
Mr.. Clay then asked il he was included in
the charge Of violating pledges.
Mr.. Mallory said he had not in the remotest
manner alluded to his colleague
The committee rose and the House adjourn