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Portland Daily Press.
xXxVIII OoNGREss---First Session.
WASHINGTON. March 20.
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SENATE.
MIR. CowaH introduced bill to establish a
navy yard and naval depot on Delaware river
Ii provides for the selection of the location
by a commission of seven scientific men. none
OF whom shall own land within fifty miles Of
Delaware river, and the decision of msiori-
ty OF whom, when approved by the Secretary
OF the Navy and the President, shall be final.
Referred TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
A message was received from the House
announcing the death of Hon. Owen Love
JOY, OF Illinois, a member Of that body.
Appropriate eulogies of the deceased were
delivered by Messrs. Trunbull, Pomeroy and
Sumner
The usual resolutions of respect we're passed.
after which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, reported bill from
the Committee on Commerce, providing for
the collection of hospital dues of vessels sold
or transferred in foreign ports.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, said as several gentle
men desired to deliberately consider the pro-
posed amendment ito the Constitution intro
duced by him yesterday, to prohibit slavery
in the States and Territories. he (Stevens)
would move its postponement for two weeks.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Rice, of Mass, from Committee on Ma
val Affairs, reported bill that persons be-
tween 20 and 30years OF age may be appoint
ed Assistant Paymasters, provided the num-
Der is not thereby Increased: and that the ex-
animation of students for admission to the
Naval Academy shall take place when they
are between IA and Is years of age. Passed
Mr.. Rice also reported bill regulating and
changing in some particulars the method Of
making promotions in the navy. Passed.
Mr.. Rice also reported a bill for classified
ton of paymaster's clerks in the navy, max
ing four classes at the following salaries -
$1,000, $1,000, $500 and $700 per annum.
Mr.. Rice also reported bill fixing the date
of the loss of the brig cambridge at the 21st
of August 1868, in order to fix the pensions
OF the deceased officers and sailors. Both the
above bills were passed.
Mr.. Rice also reported joint resolution au-
thorlzing the Secretary of the Navy to sell at
public auction lot 10 in the village of ,acketts
Harbol, it not being required for the navy
yard. Passed.
Hr. Pike, from the Naval Committee, re-
ported a bill, authorizing during the present
war the appointment of Acting Lieut.. Com
manders and Commodores at the same rates
of pay as allowed to such grades in the regu-
lar army. Passed.
Mr.. Pike also reported the Senate bill, reg
ulating court martials, which was passed, after
striking out the first section.
The House then went into committee ON the
bill amendatory of the national banking law.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Hooper, Of
Washington, on Friday, was agreed to. This
amendment provides that banks with capital
OF not less than $500 may, with the APPROX
al of the Secretary of Treasury, be organized
in any place, the population of which docs
not exceed 5000.
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Mass, offered an amend
ment, to strike out the authority proposed to
be given to the banks to buy and sell gold,
silver and bullion, and loan money ON real and
personal security. These banks, with a cir
culation of S300O00,000 capital, will be able
to fix the standard of value, which was the
very thing the House had been endeayoring
TO prevent.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, opposed the amend
ment.
The amendment of Mr.. Boutwell, was re-
jeetcd.
Mr.. Brooks, of n. York, offered an amend
ment, the object OF which was to prevent
banking on real estate, which in New York
had been found unsafe. Mr.. Brooks said 1t
was useless for him to protest against wrong
principle of banking, and he referred to the
fact that on a bill of such vast Importance
they were acting without the presence Of
quorum.
nThe amendment OF Mr.. Brooks was re-
jeeted
An amendment was proposed, striking out
the requirement that every director of bank,
durisg his whole terra of service, shall be
citizen OF the United States. Rejected-2s
against 6s.
The committee considered the bill up to the
23 section.
On motion of Mr.. Ganson, of n. Y, an
amendment TO the 22d section was adopted,
authorizing the issue Of one, two and three
dollar notes.
MIR. Hooper, Of Mass, moved that proyiso
be added to the section, to the effect that no
more than one sixth Of the circulation fur
nished TO any bank under this act shall be of
less denomination than five dollars, and that
after specie payments shall have been re-
sumed, no circulation of a less denomination
than five dollars shall be furnished to any
such associations, which was agreed to.
The committee rose and the House adj
jonrned.