Evening star., 1865-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, March 4.

O'Clock this morning, engaged mostly on the
MISCELLANEOUS appropriation, (or ''omnibus"
BILL as 1t Is called, the chief point Of conten.
ton and debate being the House amendment of
Mr.. Henry Winter Davis for securing to all
civil courts. The amendment was finally re-
jected by yeas Is, nays IS. The bill was then
passed as it aame from the House.
Various other bills including appropriations
suspended by reason of disagreeing amend.
ments between the two Houses were finally
disposed of by agreeing to the reports Of con-
ference committees respectively thereon.
At ten o'clock the Senate again met this
morning.
Mr. Morrill, reported back from the District
Colum bia Committee the House bill to pre- vent
the enlistment OF criminals or persons charged
with crime from the prisons in this District
and n was passed.
were now crowded, and the confusion in.
creased, so that several Senators declared they
did not know what the bill was.
Mr.. Conness called up the bill to regulate
commerce between the several States.
The pending question was on the amendment
OF Mr. wilson, that no citizen OF the United
States shall be excluded from any railroad car,
steamboat or other conveyance, on account Of
any State Of municipal law, or regulation of q
corporation, &c, the penalty being $500 fine or
Imprisonment from three months to i've years.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend the amendment
by adding, "nor from any meeting house,
church, or hotel" which was carried; and Mr.
Wilson's amendment, thus amended, was
agreed to-yeas 2l, nays H.
Messrs. Chandler aud Sumner again called
bill, but Intellectually.
In the meantime the Cabin at members and
Justices OF the Supreme Court, the latter in
their robes, entered the cham ber, and soon the
members Of the Diplomatic Corps, in their rich
and superb official dress, and other dignitaries
followed, all taking their appointed seats in
front and on the right of the dais.
The members of the House also soon came in
and the floor was filled.
The hour of II approaching, Vice President
Hamlin rose an delivered q neat valedictory,
referring to the fact that through the four years
of his service the republic had been afflicted
with war to preserve its own existence, de-
yolviGg upon the Senate the consideration OF
most important measures in connection with
the struggle, and expressing his gratitude to
Senators tor the manner in which they had
supported him In the discharge OF his duties
at the same time giving assurance that he had
always desired and aimed to regard the rights
and feelings of all. He closed by introducing
the Vice President elect, Hon. Andrew John.
son, as ready to take the oath of Office.
Mr. Johnson then came forward on the dais
IN Whc h ps
pie that he was there to take the oath as Vice
President OF the United States, and we were vet
nation. 1t was not because OF your President
your Vice President your Secretary of State,
your Secretary of War, your Secretary of the
Navy, or any or all these, because of your Su.
preme Court Judges, who like the rest were
creatures of the people, that the nation, that
the American government. had been preserved
government was so closely connected with,
and was OF the people. He himself was a pie.
bian, and he wished to snnounce it here to the
ministers OF foreign governments before him
and TO this vast multitude that all this power
CT the nation was because Of the people.
IL was by them and through them that the
nation lad maintained this great struggle, and
was putting down its enemies, and this Union
had been and would be maintained Tennes.
see was State Of this Union, and he thanked
God and the people that she was. The power
OF the people had made her such, and would
keep her So He wished to announce this fact,
as well as repeat that other general idea OF the
0t Inst; ;t,,tN
through their popular character.
Mr. johnson, after further enforcing these
views, announced himself ready to take the
oath OF office.
He was then sworn in by Vice President
Hamln.
MIR. Hamlin then announced the 3sth Con.
gresS expired by llmi itation, and the Senate
adjourned
Vice President johnson now assumed the
chair, and called the Senate to order.
The Presidents proclamation for an extra
session of the Senate was then read.
The new Senators and those re-elected for
new terms, We're then called to be sworn in
and they came forward and took the oath of
Office.
The Senate subsequently returned to the
legislative chambr, and then adjourned till IL
o'clock Monday next.
HSUsE-The House after half past seven
O'Clock in the evening was engaged in the con-
sideration OF not only general appropriation
but bills OF other character.
The usual confusion prevailed throughout the
proceedings.
Mr. Cox introduced a resolution of respec. to
the Speaker for the dignified, able and cour.
teous manner In which he discharged the du-
ties CT the Chair, and he Mr. Cox supported it
in q neat little speech.
Mr. Dawson, of Pa. seconded the resolution
and endorsed the remarks Of the gentleman
from Ohio.
The resolution was passed, three or four
members only voting against 1t.
The army appropriation bill was in danger
of being lost. The House had inserted q prom
ise that NO part OF the money should be paid to
-nl Dali a HA,nr
This the Senate struck out, and TWO Commit
tees OF Conference had failed to adjust the dis
Mr Thayer offered an amendment, SO as to
bring the subject before the Supreme Court
of the United States, to adjust the legal point,
upon which h ne sar @ me MerI & rested e.
House recede: and this was agreed to, and SO
the bill was passed.
Mr Schenck, from the Committee on Mill. |
tary Affairs. reported resolution requesting
the President to direct Gen. Augur to repeal
the regulation which requires coored persons
to obtain passes as preliminary to leaving the
city.
The House transacted much miscellaneous
business, and at few MINI past took q
recess till o.
On reassembling, there being bat few mem.
bers present a recess was taken for 10 minutes.
MIR. Davis, Of Md, made a report from the |
committee OF conference on the civil ana mis.
agreed upOK, except that which precludes
civilians from being tried by military triou-
mails. =
Mr. PsndIeton unsuccesstully moved to ad-
journ- .;...
Mr. Mallory moved to iay the whole subject
ON the table: but the motion was disagreed TO-
The civil appropriation bill was lost from
'TrvIs the honT of twelve having arrived,
rho SNEAKER delivered an eloquent and pa /
triotic address. concluding Ia as FOL follows: S..
., ~ Senate Chamber, and the portico Of the |
sysnitoi; there. with the statue OF the Goddess
~ fiherty looking down, for the first time, from
he lofty pedestal, on such a scene, TO witness
and participate in the inauguration OF the elect
of the American people. And now, thanking |
Won most truly for the appreciation. OF my
oficial conduct which you have recorded in |
your journal, declare the House of Repre-.
eentatives of the 3sth Congress Of the United |
States djourned sins die.
This speech was applauded.