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Portland Daily Press.
XXXVIII OONGREss---rirst Session.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
Mr.. Bayard took the oath required by the
Senate resolution Of yesterday, and in short
speech announced his intention to retire to
private lie.
Mr.. Richardson took the oath after remark
ing that he did not believe in its policy.
Mr.. Brown, of Missouri, introduced bill to
build bridge across the Mississippi river at
st. Louis.
Mr.. Davis resolution, calling for papers re-
lative to the exchange of prisoners, was
adopted.
The Senate then took up the resolution of
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass, to expel Senator Davis,
of KY, from the Senate
Mr.. Howard moved to strike out the words
"be expelled" aud insert "be censured." He
addressed the Senate at length on his motion.
At the request of Mr.. Davis. a letter was
read, setting forth that, in offering these reso-
lntions, he had no purpose to incite the army
to mutiny, or the people to sedition, or any
Violence whatever, but it was to excite the
whole people, North and South, to terminate
the war by constitutional settlement and re-
construction of the Union, and that the series
of resolutions would not fairly admit of any
other construction. All of which he Davis
affirmed.
Mr.. Howard offered an amendment, to sub
stitute cerfsure for expelled. He said he tes-
titled his admiration of Mr. Davis patriotic
frankness and devotion to principle. but
thought the singular resolutions of the Sena-
tor should meet with rebuke from the Senate.
He deprecated the treating Of rebels with soft
words, and continued at some length in pa
triotic vein, concluding by saying that the
rebels were fearfnlly in earnest, and we must
subdue them with the bayonet, as they have
treated US with contempt and spit on the olive
branch offered them.
Mr. johnson thought Mr.. Davis resolutions,
taken altogether, did not contain reasonable
utterances, and proceeded at some length TO
argue from precedents that opposition to the
Executive did not constitute treason.
Mr.. Morrill, obtained the floor, but gave way
until tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the consideration of
the resolution explanatory OF the conflscation
act.
Mr.. Fernando Wood, of n. Y, said that it
was now proposed to repeal a measure which
had presented Presidential veto, and which
was part of that act. Such repeal would be a
gross violation OF justice and right SO far as
1t attempted to deprive the heirs of persons
attainted of treason of the fec of their real
estate. He argued in favor OF the appoint
ment of commissioners to Richmond, and said
tnat q similar course was pufseu IN the oaay
rebellion, in the wars with Great Britain and
Mexico, and during the Mormon hostilities.
The House passed the Senate's resolutions
expressive of thanks to Gems. Hooker, How
ard, Meade, Banks and Burnside, and the
officers and men under their respective COM
mands; also to Commodore Vanderbilt.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation bill.
The bill, after debate, was laid aside to be
reported to the House.
The committee then took up the naval APP
preparation bill.
The proposition to pay the seamen in the
navy In gold, or its equivalent, was discussed,
but no action was taken.
The committee rose and the House ad-
journed at aquarter to o'clock.