, 1864-04-12

tee, nao never been seen BY Eipgle member OF the
committee, except Hale. until presented to the
senate, and the same remark might be mslo oi
the general business Of that Committee. lie
t6rtnes) had refused 10 serve on the Naval Com
uittce this year. for this reason, and for the far-
thef rcaeon that its Chairman a1c) WAS the deter
mined enemy Of the Navy Department emitting
no opportunity, public private, to give stab,
Mr. Grimes spoke about half an hour, In strain
o eere1 criticism on uale's conduct in the prenat
ees.
Mr. Hale made brief and Intellectual reply, aay-
ing thAt lie WAS authorized by the Committee to
write the reports In question, and did not consider
1t necessary to submit them to the Committee af.
forwards. BE was sure that Grimes health would
be improved BY getting all this bad stuff ont Of
him. He cared nothing for Gr1mea' speeches OF
threats.
The Committee on Ways aud Means recommend
non-concurrcncc In the Senate amendment to the
consu1ar and diplomatic bill, providing for Is con
sular pupils. The amendment making the Minis
ter resident In Belgium, Envoy extraordinary, on
the fama salary, waB amended by 4 clause raisfng
the SALARY to that Of the minister at Berlin and
Vienna, that is, from $500 to S1a,ooo. The
Finance Committee amendment to tho naval
appropriation bill was adopted by the Senate to-day
Among the additional ones adopted on recommen-
IL
ating $4,000 for naval cemetery near Philadel-
phia.
The House presented highly dramatic scene to-
CAY by reason Of an unusual crowd thronsins
every corner Of the galleries and 1obbes to hear the
continuation Of The debate begun on Saturday on
Mr. Colfak's resolution to e1pcl Long.
Speeches were mado BY Bliss, OF Ohio, Thad.
Stevens, Fernando Wood, Schenck, Voorhees,,
O1th, and Griswold, MI Of them OF decided ability.
schenck's is especially applauded BY the Union
members for vizor and logical force. Orth poured
forth bitter invcetive upon Long and Griswold.
The Democratic member from Troy censurcd him,
but would not vote to e1pcl him.
At Is O'Clock the uouse took recess till 7 this
evening. The crowd was increased 80 that all ave-
nues Of approach to the galleries and chamber are
clioked up by an impenetrablo throng, those out
side unable to get In, and those inside unable to
get out.
After ehort speech BY Wha1ey, who charged
that genuine War Democrat was something nm
known, Gen. Dunont got the floor, and-at II
o'clock Was stlu speaking.
Nr. Orth was followed By Mr. Herman, who,
while denouucins Longs opinions, nrged old COM
Eonplaces about freedom Of opinion.
A little before nine. Winter Davis took the floor
n speech not more than forty minutes long.
which, for strength and compactnese OF argument,
'S+4 AS4s VI eIalc4ucAI1 aHu eloqHeuce Of cIpres-
lion, has rarely been surpassed in this hill, ue
the attention OF the House and awaken
ID frequent bursts af applause in the galleries.
Hc reviewed the whole debate and brought 1t
'7ck again to the real Issue which had not pre-
'1ouely been stated 50 plainly.
The sentences In which he developed the circuu,-
tn1ces under which alone the discussion of the
ccoenition OF the Southern coniedesrcy could
properly take place, were mastery. Only full
eport Can do him Justice.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-1nlormatlon has been
eceiyed at the Nary Department, from Command
;! Rowan, commanding the South Atlantic block
ding fQuaaron Of the capture by the steamer Col
!mbine, Of the steamer Sumter. and capture Of
be steamer Hattie Brooks BY the Sumter. Both
Iaye been before reported in news dispatches.
The special to the Pvt says the tax bill will uu-
oubtedly be reported to the IIouse tomorrow. The
1ntIonal banking bill Introduced to-day BY Hooper,
essentially stevens' suhstitute aud will probably
,ass,
Mr. Dayis, Chairman Of the Committee on Elcc. I
fone will return Wednesday. It |. expected that
he election contest will then be opened in the I
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