The New York herald., 1865-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WHIRTY-EIGHTH CONGREsS.
SECOND SESSION.


Senate.
wAmrGros, March I, 1sss.
fAe following is the continuation Of the Senate pro-
ceedings from the point where they broke on at early
hour this morning
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION NIL.
Tho debate bcng long continued on the Civil Appro-
priasion bill,
Mr.. 0Rmzs trspl of Iowa, interrupted Mr. CowAS, who
was speaking, sad intnaasd that Mr.. Cowsn msm-
bse sf the Committee Finance charged with the
" hsut Of this bilA was sndangsring is passage.
n r. CLARK, (psp) oe n. H., warned the Senate that
ethensd discussion would prove fatal TO the bill,
"a begged that tho question might be taken ts pas
age Il nearly three o'clock and the bill was
to be engrossed and much business had yet to bc
cludsd He hoped the Senate would como to vote ss
The Civil Appropriation bill then informally laid
Aside
rm AxpnAroRy sxHolanr NIL
Mr. WMsos, lrsp;l Of Mass made report from u:
bill, which was concuTred in
THE Clvn. APPROPRIATION ELL AGAIN
NJ: TsumvI., reg) Of H. then took the % noor upon
pration BILL and offered further amendment include
persons 'ernployedn as well as drafted or ensted'
who should be subject 70 trial BY court martial.
The amendment As thus amended was then agreed 70
BY yeas %, nays IL, a. foiows:-
poo srr: fnaRS.f G.. % c1Es
ss%ns
.s dss a sSs sssn
Van wfnkle and Wsde.
So the section stricken out
APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. HARRrs (rcp) Of NJ Y here obtained leave to make
areport Of the Committee Of Conference on the Army
Appropriation bill, saying the Senate committee could
not agree with the House committee
The Senate insisted on Its action.
rHB CIVIL AUTHORIZATION BILL PAssED
the pending s lhe Civil Or omnSas S Apppopra,oD
bi providing for the claim Of Pennsylvania for money
paid 70 the troops q that state called out in 1853 TO op
The amendment was adopted by yeas 1s nays 1o
An amendment offered by Mr. GRIMES providing for
repairs at the Naval Academy ut Annapolis. which
Mr.. CnAyDIxn, lrcp) Of Mich, offered an amendmen.
sppropating s.! 600 for improving the navigation Of
After acting upon several minor amendments, tho bill
was passed At six O'Clock AN
ExpcUTrvE ION.
After the passage Of several private bills at quarter
70 A. ~ the Senate went into executive session.
The Senate rcaascmbed at ten o'clock
THE COINAGE HILL rASKD.
Mr. CLARx called up q bill to authorize the coinage OF
three cent pieces and for other purposes which was
THE ARKAMAs srsAroRA
Mr. LAs., Of Kansas at eleven O'clock moved 70 take
up resolution for the admission Of Senators from
ArkansaA
Mr. sUxxn objected, and the resolution was not
takenup.
TRADE WITH REBEL STATES
Mr. srHAcuE called up the joint resolution from tho
houses 70 st After the 4h Of March 70 investigate the
subject OF trade with the rebel Statca
Mr. PowELL said the present Congress had right 70
O'Clock day, and moved that the resolution be laid
upon the table, which motion prevailed.
coMnrRcE BETWEEN THE srATrl
Mr. CoSSrss called up the bill 70 regulate commerce
between tho several States
The question on Mr. Wilson's amendment for
bidding the exclusion Of any citizen Of the United States
from any railroad car steamboat other conveyance
account Of any State law.
Mr. HALE moved a. an amendment TO the amendment
70 add that citizen of the United States shall be
cluded from any meeting house, church hotel
count Of any State Law any regulation Of any corpora
MT Iiale's amendment was adopted p
The vote was then takon Nr Wilson'S amendment
- amended, and was decided In the Affirmative fol-
lows
Dooie rarwr Poster, Grimes Hsnderson Lane Of Kan.
r., Mor W.ar ms: r:me5oy Sumner Ten Eyes Wade
EAIs-Nsxr:: Shandsr, Davis Howard, Howe, Lane of
sprssas sssa. odn .Sd rIwe Ramsay sherman
Mr. Hrsxm moved TO refer the bill so the Committee
on the Condues Of the War; which was decided In the
NJ. y.A,xs.s. y cia,s cos%sr coms. p.yi: p.on
kAy.-Msssrs brown, Chandler, Howard, Lane Of Kan
w.Ss rS%;EIS Tn.sa w.o sS..l s'sd
Mr. hosHIrL moved the indefinite postponcment Of the
Dill, whach was dlfasr ed to-yss IA, nays n.
onnfrrEE 10 WAIT ON r1iy rREiDsyT.
MT SHERMAN moved that . committee Of three bc ap-
pointed 70 wait upon The President aud inquire n he had
any further communication 70 make 70 the Senate Car
Mcssr. Sherman, Collamer and Powell were appointed
said committee.
AsrrvAL or rnr ucx rarrBxu WIT
Ala quarter 10 twelve O'Clock Vice President Ha'nln
escorted the Woe President elect into the Cham
Der, and few moments afterwards Messrs. Seward
IL n "a Chair The judges Of thc sanrcme Court en-
tcred mncda'cy afterwards, and seated themselves TO
the right OF the Chair
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