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Portland Daily Press.
xYXVIII oONeREss---rirst Session.
WASHINGTON, March 81.

SENATE.
The bill to authorize the Postmaster Gener-
al to contract for the carrying of the overland
mail from Atchison, No. to Folsom, Cal. was
passed.
Mr.. Sherman presented memorial of the
Cincinnati Horticultural Society, praying
Congress to sustain the Department OF Agri-
culture by liberal appropriations. Referred
TO the Committee on Agriculture.
On motion of Mr.. Powell, the Secretary of
the Treasury was directed to report the
amount of money expended, number of of
flcers appointed and salaries paid under the
law TO collect direct taxes in insurrectionary
districts; also the amount of money received
and quantity of land sold for taxes in such
districts.
The amendment of Mr.. Wilkinson to the
bill to provide for a territorial Government for
Montana was adopted. II strikes out the word
"white" in section five.
Considerable debate ensued on the final
passage oil the bill as amended, during which
MIR. Wade stated that the population of the
proposed territory was $4,000, and rapidly in
creasing. The bill passed-29 against s.
Mr.. salisbury then addressed the Senate
against the joint resolution to amend the Con-
sttution to prohibit slavery.
Mr.. Clark spoke in favor Of roofing out
slavery by an amendment to the Constitution.
Mr.. Davis moved the following amendment
as a substitute THAT no negro or person,
whose mother or grandmother is or was a
negro, shall be citizen of the United States.
or be eligible to any civil or military office, or
to any place of trust or profit under the United
States" He called for the yeas and nays, but
no quorum voted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Shannon from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported the Senate bill for the better
organization of the Department of Indian
Affairs in California. Mr.. Shannon explained
that the bill consolidated the two superinten-
denotes into one, and provided for the selling
OF the present reservations, and locating the
Indians on more appropriate reservations, 10
each OF which is to be assigned an Indian
Agent. The General Agent is to receive a
salary of $1,000. He advocated the bill on the
ground OF economy to the Government and
benefit to the Indians. The bill was passed.
The House then resumed the consideration
OF the bill declaring the Raritan & Delaware
Bay Railroad and boats to be post and military
roads.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, resumed his remarks
in favor of the bill, arguing that the present
means of New Jersey were insufficient for
Government transportation purposes. He
spoke of the Camden e Amboy Company as
an odious monopoly.
Nv HhDiSeA va bhtH pstSStu OftT, duu the
House resumed the consideration of the ma
tional bank bill.
Yesterday the 30th section was amended so
as TO limit the rate of interest on loans or dis
count, ETC., TO six per cent.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, to-day offered substi-
tute Tor this section, restoring the seven per
cent, as originally in the bill. He said he
would regard the vote on this as test ques-
ton on the bill itself.
Alter various propositions Of compromise,
in order to harmonic views, the substitute of
Mr.. Stevens was adopted, it restoring the
original 50th section.
The section designating the places of re-
demption was amended so as TO include St.
Louis, Louisville, Chicago, New Orleans, Gin
cinnati, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, New
York, San Francisco, Detroit, Pittsburg, Al
bany, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Portland and
Buffalo.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, moved to make New
York the only place of redemption.
MIR. Stevens, Of Pa, moved as a substitute
for Mr.. Wilson's motion, an amendment that
the notes of each national association shall be
received by every other association at par
Reiected-54 against So.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected-21
against CD.
Mr.. Eldridge, of Wis.,, moved an amendment
that the notes shall be redeemed in gold
Without further action the committee rose
and the House adjourned.