, 1865-02-25
pRoCEED1NGs or CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. n.
SENATE.

SENATE
Ns *" a9rk sst6 the
c11ensian n t;n tGa1 ~ assae d tof as
pnc houses, Which vas referred & ths Ri Sna5ee o
The credcnt;s1s of pfchara ys.s. s.,,.o
from Iinois Terc ,cssnts3 1nd Ill., 3enatof elec'
III. HoWATn' 81 N9chtean anu n.ess,;.a msn; .,.
what portion Of Lonieiana W. und.r rontsi o'
the Unfcn srms On thc I1nv ~ ~ a. oi
members Of he State o. foe
II The Finance Committee WERE ,nstrnct., >. t.
quire INTO The expedlency or eItenfn% ~ 70 n H.
er Of the Bureau Of Investigation. to e1ahfe r. "
afford relief to Southern refugees. - ~
commIsston u e5aansat III to establish
Mr. TRUM BULL called up bill uroyid,nc that
nlr iE6a for mfIitsrv nfrneea ah.ii r. Tt+a III u
to 6ail, 0s''~~'' 9''A'' ~ "un''''eo
Iii: POWELL. Offered an asaendroent that xzhoo.
Ted as OF z GesE ~
sny nersn or nrrsons not n "
nor engaged IN Tic febc.ld iSeV ahaii tmmaS
uaornfnc hour EXPIRED ma the INC
priaiion bi Vi intcnun. AfsT snma 3ah1tpp %
amendment was adopted reducing % tho i ori1ina1 ud
ttus amcnied Iassed. A' 'ue 'ottiHeanon Dill as
Adjourned. * -
A. w,,r,nanI a7zs.s1 ss',!s SESSION: ISL n -,
,.na - y niat. Tnnas,oN Gal!ea up me Dill granting
rn.d - Srs,,' tE iot ne so9saucuon Of rail.
'qWSRdasy WStn ;ha of !he Stats wh ~ passed
iii. SHERMAN e1plainaSG t6st tha Finance
Committee Ind stricken oat Ill items for fortiKc1
t!uns on me lake frontier, aNd on the Pacific and
North Atlantic Coast, as It 1as thought best to
provide only for the present war, as repairs on
The present progress IN gnnnery would be useless
as war with England would be fought Ia Canada
md mt In
ii. WILSON moved to amend the original bill
oi i, ,hs nGafe ~ reducing N org9al appropEia
proving tic fortfcaiiops On ths AtiantIc md ~ D..
e'sf e. eeasit sFsAo6E e,1ea up tho de better
eiEea ,6e PsVnseter :, I General the ranE Of Brtea
der, and proridcs ior two Assistaut Paymasters
Ecnernj. with The rank Of Colonel and twelve. in.
q lii 1sR5 r.
CHIMES demanaed lie 1eas md nays' and no
quorum nss present when the:csll vns madc.
e;1s9 s 59at n TssGsn1Dg tho State Cor
It, POWELL % oppo:sd Tas :, 1nG on he eround ibst ,bs
State Government adopted last April wss not
Government Of the people, but inaugurated II he
ort Of ihe Hnion. eD'D 'A' ''4'' n'u H''e' 0ssn
A nouon % postpone the Louisiana question
and take up the Railroad bill was rejected, II
against q:
made he tpeeisl o1SeeF nseefo oe Mo9ds
The consideration OF the Louisiana qucatio1 was
resumed.
MT HENDERSON advocated the bill.
HOUSE.
~, ne & Aonfe acted On ne senate amendments to
t9e navy APRIopt'aaon ni!i, Ieiasing 20 geometry N
.nas one suk1nS o1t sae tao spPoint"
feane o. e1'la snd t M I o. Con-
'e1Eneg ~ mss o.ueIeu 70 ue aaHeu u toe senste.
~ riret. hitis en arpr ISirS ~ ~ no o
H. IT, AenGasoey 6nsosmeh 5. om1 rs resumed.
dine tba4 ii mss int H. pto
.h.s - s+ess14sa :. do ssse and to oG shs
townrhip, precinct or 0lhef Enrolment sui,.dis.
Mr. CHANDLER, in opposing the Bill, said 1t
placed IN tho hands Of the Executive excessive
military mud naGal power, greater than that exer-
cised by apJ pote1tate in the world.
Mr. STEVENS was IN tavor Of striking ont the
tecoud tcCtjou. Tic did not zee Why go1dterH