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VOL. XX---NO. 1859.

pirate money for the relief of the Irish peo
Pile during famine.in Ireland.
Mr.. DAVIS said that If Mr. Henderson
could point him to even seeming autho
rization By the Constitution, he would vot,
for 1t.
Mr.. HENDERSON said he found the an
thority in an older work than the Const
tuition. He found it in the book that sale
He that giveth to the poor lendeth TO the
LOrd.''
Mr.. BUCKLEW referred 10 the destruc.
ton Of Chambersburg. Pa, by the rebsls
and said that it was case which called fol
charity more loudly than any other Con-
gress bad done nothing for the relief of the
people of chambersburg, who were impov-
erished by what might be called the negIi.
gence and fault of the people of the United
States.
Mr.. SALISBURY stated reasons which
he thought should influence his vote against
the bill. He sympathiEed with the suffer
eis as much as anybody could, but could
not IND in the constitution any authority
for such measure.
Mr.. HOWE said, in replying 10 Mr.. Hen
dersoD, that the injunction 70 give to the
poor which he had quoted did not mean to
| give other peoples money, but their own
He Howe) would rather give fifty dollars
out OF his own pocket than vote for the
| bill.
Mr.. HENDERSON said that he would
take him at his word. Let him give fifty
dollars, and be Henderson, would vote for
the bill. E
Mr.. HOWE said that he would agree to
that
The bill then passed By a vote Of p yeas
against is nays. ~, ssa
The tariff bill, which passed The House
yesterday, Was referred TO the Finance Com
mittee --'-
The Senate insisted on its amendment TO
the pension bill, and agreed to the confer
ence committee asked By the House.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, the Senate
agreed 10 the House amendment to the bill
reviving the grade of general. The bill
now goes to the President.
Z The House resolution to adjourn on The
25th inst. was announced.
The bill for the equalization of bounties
wat then made thsspecisi order for to NOR
row. alt r. .ra-ra-
Mr.. SHERMAN called up, ay unanimous
consent, the bill to reduce the rate of inter
est on the public debt, and for funding the !
Same.
Mr.. GRIMES offered the following
amendment as an additional section
"That all acts or parts Of acts authorizing |
the Comptroller of the Currency or Treas
urer of the the United States, with the ap- |
proval of the Secretary OF the Treasury, to |
designate any national banking association |
organized under the laws Of the United /
States to become a depository for public |
moneys, be so limited and construed here
after as to prohibit the designation of any
bank as a depository 10 the District Of l
Columbia or in any city in which there is
established by law an officer of the Treas
urer Of the United States known as Sub
Treasurer thereof
Mr.. SHERMAN hoped this important
bill would not be burdened with amend
ments foreign to its subject
Mr.. HENDRICKS inquired what would
be the effect of tins amendment if it was
adopted.
Mr.. GRIMES said it would be to compel
the comptrollers and disbursing officers of
the government to use the sub-Treasury
instead Of the National Banks.
The vote on the amendment of Mr..
Grimes was as follows: Yeas 43; nays %.
The amendment was disagreed to.
The bill was then read three times and
passed, its title being amended on motion
Of Mr. Sherman 80 as TO read: "a bill
for the payment Of the public debt"
Leave OF absence was, on motion Of Mr..
granted to Mr.. Salisbury for the
rest of the session. t, f
The consideration of the civil appropria-
lion bill was resumed, and the amendment
1f the Finance Committee stricken out
The appropriation of $4,000 to facilitate
between the Atlantic and
Pacific States by telegraph wss agreed
The amendment appropriating $50, 900
or the printing and publishing OF the re-
BORT of medical statistics in the bureau of
he Provost Marshal General, under the
direction of Surgeon j. H. Baxter, was
greed 10. Ii
The amendment Of the Finance Commit |
ee appropristing 100000 for the purchase
# sito and erection of building at St.
PAUL, Mimi, for post office, custom house,
&C., was agreed to.
The appropriation for the repair of the
,ost Office and custom house at
Ne, recently injured by fire,
vas increased from Sl0O, 900 as provided in |
he House bill, to $50, 600.
The amendment of the Finance Commit
ee to strike out provision inserted by the
Il use, repeating 80 much of a law of March
S63, as authorizes the payment of loyal
men for slaves enlisted in the army, was
greed TO.
The reading of the bill was concluded
nd its further consideration postponed M /
Ill tomorrow. . I
Mr.. TRUMBULL offered the following
pint resolution recognising the govern {
lent of the State of Tennessee, which was l
rdered to be printed liz
ResolUed, By the Senate and House Of !
representatives, &C., that the United States 7
ereby recognize the government of the {
tate Of Tennessee, inaugurated under and 2
y the convention which assembled on the i
III day of January, at the CITY of Nashville | d
5 the legitimate government of the State &
ntitled 70 guarantees and all other rights
State government under the constitu-
on Of the United States.
Mr.. .TRUMBULL-I move it be printed, !
nd l will state that we have received in =
rmation to-day that the State Of Tennes- <
e has ratified the constitutional amend
ent, and this is a resolution to recognize
Ie government of the State Of Tennessee. G
The Senate then went into Executive ses- 81
on and soon after adjourned. d