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10TH CONGRESs--3D SESSION.

After the presentation of several rep-rts,
memorials and resolutions which were re-
spectively referred the constitutional
amendment was taken up.
Mr. Steward moved TO disagree with
the House amendment and asked a com
mittee of conference.
Mr. Davis moved to postpone this and
al prior orders for the purpose OF taking
up the bill to repeal the tenure ri office
act.
Lost-yeas II; nays %.
The motion of Dir. Stewar. WAS then
adopted
Yeas. 39; nays, %.
The bill to supply the deficiency for
fulfilling certain Indian treaty stipulA-
tions was taken mp and passed
On motion of Mr. Sherman two bills
were passed, one 10 authorize certain
national banks 10 change their names and
the other the W. L. Telegraph Company
to import free of duty their submarine
cable.
The President appointed Messrs. Stew
art, Conkling. and Elmunds as the com
mittee of conference on the constitution
al amendment.
On motion # Mr. Trumbull the iill
10 amend the Judicial system of the Unit
ed States was taken up and discussed.
: Mr. Drake OF r'-d an amendment which
was rejected ana the bill was then passed
Mr Wilson, from the COMMITTEES un
military affairs, reported, without amend.
mrnt, the hill continuing the educational
and collection departments Of the freed
meuS bureau. and certain freodm6rs'~ hos
pi:al~; also, fayor,bly. the bill 20 rere4l
the second section Of the act making
appropriations f"r the army, approved
March 21th. 1861, Which fixes the head
quarters OF the General of the army az
Washington, requires all military orders
If tn, president or secretary of War To Dee
issued through him, and prohibits hl~
removal or SUSPENSION. except Ar lis own
request or with the approval Of the Sen
ate.
( The bill to punish the crime If holding
Office in violation of the 14th article az
the constitution was on motion OF Mr.
Trumbull taken up and debated.
/ Mr.. Ferry offered a substitute for the
/ pending bill. but Mr.. Trumbull seeing
/ that il was impossible to pass the bill,
moved to take mp some other that per
+ haps could be passed, and the hill &c
amend the civil right, act was then taken
up and passed without debate.
Mr.. Morton presented the credentials al
d. ID. Pratt, Senator elect tIpm Indiana.
On motion, Mr. Trumhull, the bin re-
lating 10 the Supreme Court OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. was taken up. Mr.
Buckalnw moved T.. amend 10y striking
out the last two sections. The amend
ment was advocated b. Buck dow aud
Fowler. and opposed Mr. Trumbull. and
was pending at 40, when the Senate
took recess till 40.
HOUSE.
The House took up the copper tariff
bill and passed it over the President
veto by a vote OF 10 yeas To 80 NAYS
. The Scrgeant-.st-Arms presented ~ the
bar of the House the two rccusstnt Wit
ncsscS, Bell and Reeves. who had refused
I to testify before the select committee on
the New York election frauds, and they
were rcmanded To custody Ly tile
+ Speaker.
Mr.. Lawrence of Ohio presented the re-
port of the select committee on the New
York election frauds. accompanied by s.y-
crl bills and joint resolutions. proposing
amendments 10 the Constitution Of the
United States.
/ Mr. Lawrence asked for action on the
bill withdrawing jurisdiction of National
banks from certain courts in New York
under suspension of the rules the bill was
passed by vote of 80 to 81.
I Mr.. Kerr, of Ind, from the select com
mittec ON the New York election frauds
presented minority report which was
signed by Me.srs Ross aud Kerr.
/ Mr.. Boutwell,. of NJ 49,. offered aTcsolu-
! ton that 1000 extra copies of the ma urity
report and 1000 extra copies of the festI-
muuy be printed for the use OF the House
/ which was referred TO the committee on
( printing
[ Mr. Boutwell,, of Mas. moved to sus-
/ pend the rules for the purpose of reeipro-
eating the request of the Senate for a
committee of conference ON the con-tifu-
tipnal amendment which was then agreed
+ to
/ Mr. ,Spaliing, of Ohio, moved tho pre-
yious question un coucuring IN the amend
ruent made in the committee Of the whole
last evening To the naval appropriation
| bill
The House then resumed the consider
alton OF the bill to strengthen the Ma
tional credit and to legalIze gold contracts
on which Mr. Schcnck had the floor. lie
/ yielded to Mr. Grirwold, of New York
who advocated the bill. saying it's passage
would obviate many difficulties in the way
of resumption of specie payment. The
mere fact that such bill as this had been
introduced h,rl the effect 10 advance the
government bonds in European market
If this bill passed. il wound have the effect
/ To advance our securities still further
What was wanted, was distinct enuucia-
ton that the government II To pay it,
whole debt. principal and interest.
! Mr.. Holeman, of Indiana, moved that
tho bill and amendments be Lid on the
table, which was not agreed 10.
/ The Speaker appointed the following
conference committees on the bill iii re-
gard TO acting assessors
Messrs. Schenck, Brooks and Myers.
| On the Naval appropriation bill, Messrs.
Spalding, Phelps and Pike
On the sufference constitutional amend
ment, Messrs. Boutwell,, Bingham and
Logan.
The House then took recess until 7:30
this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed its session in com
mittee of the whole at 7.30 o'clock, and
proceeded TO the consideration of the leg |
islative appropriation bill. Among the /
amendments adopted was one increasing /
the salary of the female clerks in tie /
Office of the comptroller of currency to /
81 200 per annum; also one striking out !
the appropriation for the salary and ex-
penses of the special commission of the
revenue. The committee then rose, and !
the House adjourned.