..- . . LEGISLATIVE. Jlfonday, June 8.'—-Committee on statis- tical information, reported that they have audited the accounts‘ of the assessorsin 143 towns. The whole amount of the ac- counts is $4-,2:’30,57 Res. appropriating the amount needed. Passed. Committee onjudiciary reported in favor of bill giving court of probate jurisdiction in case of waste by widow upon dower lands. Bill passed. Committee on judiciary reported in favor of bill repealing law of 1833, respect- ing Canada thistle. That law makes the duty of prosecuting every body’s business. Bill passed. ' Committee on corporations reported against bill exempting firemen in cities from duty after six years, and proposing another bill extending the period to"eight years. The Senate have passed the first mentioned bill. One or two members stated the merits of the general object of these bills. Mr. Minor of Stamford, infor- med the House, that the committee on military affairs are ready to report a bill entirely remodelling the militia laws; and remarked that it would be premature to act upon these bills at this time. Bill postponed for third reading. Resolution past raising acommittee on time of adjournment of Legislature. Com. on Judiciary reported in favor of :1 revision of the statute laws of the State, with a blank resolution appointing commis- sioners for the purpose. Report and res- olution ordered to be printed. The report of the com. on judiciary against bill to protect personal property of married women from liability for husband’s debts, was taken up. Messrs. Burrall, Robinson, and Boardman advocated the principle of the bill. Messrs. Catlin, But- ler, Northrop, Selden, and Park opposed the bill. It was agreed by all, that the bill was imperfect. As a test of the sense of the House in regard to the principle of the bill, Mr. Butler moved that the bill be re- committed to be perfected. Bill recom- mitted 89 to 53. Adjourned. Tuesday, June 9.—The committee on thejudiciary reported unfavorably on a bill regarding elections, to them referrel, and recommended 21 substitute for the same; bill passed. Mr. Catlin said the com. t.o whom was referred that portion of the message of the Governor _wh_ic'n respects electors, had gone on the supposition that the registry laws of 184-4« and 1945 were to be repealed. That so much injury if not oppression was attendant on the operation of those laws, that they must not remain in force. They did not think fit to have those laws abrogated without recommending a substi- tute which they deemed sufficient for all good purposes. They did not feel content to leave the people to look up and bring together the laws on the subject—-but have collected all the laws which respects elec- tions into one bill—that at a single look any one may determine what the laws are. This was thought to be a great desidera- tum. Ie then proceeded to state the con- tents of the bill, section by section. Mr. Perkins offered a slight verbal amendment which was adopted. (fhe original bill was then read at his request.) He was aware that discussion at this stage of the session was listened to with reluc- tance. No one suffered more inconven-I ience than he by remaining here. VVe‘ ought to proceed deliberately-——as much so; as though this were the second week of* the session. He should therefore take time to examine this subject with some care. There is a bill before us——the sub- stance of it is, to repeal the registry law. It proposes some reforms, but they are as much “entanglements” as the registry law itself. 'l‘rue, this makes some rules not in ascordance with ancient usage. It was no great inconvenience at that time when every face was known. Vi-fise legislators however, should conform their action to the changed condition of things. VVe act for the whole State, and ought to have regard to all portions. It is impracticable to attend to many of these cases on the day of election. A law to compel‘ such a measure would do great injustice to many of our large towns. That day is not the time for cool and deliberate action. Every body Set-‘S’ this at once——it cannot be done properly. He had been in the legislature and had wit- nessed‘ the progress on this subject. Once the law was absolutely repealed. It was reenacted. Then it was partially retained. Now there is a provision in some respects very much ll'\'C the law, though not half so good. There is a list———yet what is it good for? Still he hailed this as an omen of success for the cause of registration. VVhat says the governor’! (He here read from the message and commented upon it.) He argued for the constitutionality of the registry law, and showed that it complied with the constitution exactly. It provides for all those exigencies therein contemplated. But it is said this law is expensive. It does cost something in the large towns——but no complaint comes from them. Is it cheap to open the ballot box to every illegal voter who dares to offer his vote? VVhat good does a challenge do -—wlicn the vote is permitted to go into the bgx——alth-ough z/te name be taken down? Even the small towns are getting to like a registry. Mr. Burrall did not intend to examine at length the arguments of Mr. P. He had .~; -seen buttone or two things pertinent to the question now be-fore the House. The only thing was in respect to a meeting of the board‘ of election prior to the day of election. But the new bill provides for such a meeting.‘ He was not the author of the original bi-ll. He" opposed keeping the registry law on the book as such. He then gave his comments also on the mess- age of his Excellency’. He alluded to the l.-Iebron election- case‘ to fortify himself against the prese-nt law. He believed peo- ple..of-..all parties in the towns were tired _ of thépexpensc andtrouble-of a— registry-. Mr.-Dixon also defended the pro.vision_s .=.-.:.;.s-a.a—..'..;..‘ ' -.-..~ ( give: too much power to the moderator, especially on such an <exciting'd_ay*as the day of election ; because the provision for prosecution of those who vote fraudulently amounts in reality to nothing—-since an oath with some men amounts to mere ef- frontery; and because the evils complain- ed of are in the main imaginary. He re- joiced that although it would be now re- pealed and buried, it would experience a glorious resurection in about one year from this time. Mr. Selden said as his Excellency called our scrupulous attention to this subject and urged it upon us in various ways——he wished also to call the attention of this House to this business. He thought this substitute particularly designed to produce embarassinents to legal voters, not to re- move them, otherwise it would not have destroyed the Registry law. The objec- tions arise from different constructions of some points in the Registry act by the town boards. If the design was to remedy those evils-—-theyfghad simply to make ti. few definitions. He then quoted the mes- sage in respect to changing the day of the second election in April from Monday to the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday. He then alluded to the bull made by the Governor in the reasons as- signed. “The clectors are present,” [drunk probably] and have also returned home.” He thought this sentence impor- ted from I-reland or some place. How does the Governor know‘ there will be in‘- triguel He believed one week would give time for courtesy—for settling dif- ficulties—for making mutual arrangements for a fair election on the next Monday. This law proposed has not been tried— when it has, we can discover its errors. Mr. Butler would not have risen, had he not been a member of the committee, and his silence might be interpreted as favoring the bill now offered. This is a delicate matter to legislate on. His former expe- rience on committees had taught him this. He regretted thiit any one had imputed bad motives to those who enacted this reg- istry law. No one wished to deprive it legal voter of his right. The question is how can legal voters best be protected. The large towns at all events, must have something like a registry whatever its form. He did not think the proposed bill remedied the evils——no one would go to be qualified before the day of elction—un- less there was some requirement of the kind now in force. He offered an amend- ment so that the name of every voter shall be put on the list before his vote shall be received and checked——adopted. Mr. Buell looked on the bill as recog- nizing the principle of the registry law. This is presented as an improvement.— Let us look at it in that light. One main feature is to change the day of deciding who may vote, from a day previous to the day of election itself—with all its strife, turmoil, and confusion. If this was an improvement, he thought it like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Anoth- er charge is based on the ground of ex- pensc. But according to this bill, the town clerk must make out a list—then the select men and town clerk must be to- gether one day prior, and also on the day of election——so that, as they do not work without pay, on the score of economy the old law is not improved in the least. To make sure, the clerk is too add to his list the doings of the select nien—and all is to be handed over to the presiding officer- and after all he can regard it or not as he pleases. So that when you have put into operation all this machinery—the whole is left with the presiding officer—or with the select men and town clerk. VVhat kind ofa time is this to decide on the claims of one to be an elector? The re- sult is, a perfect bear garden is made of the place, as we all know. He could see here the opening of new doors to frauds. If this is striving for an improvement-——it is “straining at a goat and swallowing acum- el.” Mr. Atkins said if the present law were as lame as the committee represent, :1 new one is indeed necessary. But ‘he had heard most of the testimony, and believed all the difficulties arose from wrong con- structions of the law in some towns, not from any inherent insufficiency in the reg- istry law itself. Mr. Burrall moved that the bill now have its third reading, and called for the yeas and nays, ordered. Bill then passed, yeas 1l0—nays 93. _ Resolution passed appointing Leman Church and Henry Dutton commissioners on the Housatonic Railroad for the year ensuing. ./7fternoon.—-Committee on that subject reported that they believed the Legislature might adjourn on Saturday next, with a resolution to adjourn on Saturday morning next at 7 o’clock; laid on the table. Committee on education on the bill providing for the collection of school taxes by the collector on a warrant from the school committee, reported that it ought to pass ; report accepted, bill passed. Public act extending the act of 1842, in respect to the growing of oysters, to the town of Norwalk. Mr. Clark moved to include the town of Milford ; motion agreed to, and the bill passed. Public act providing that small school districts shall receive $35,00 of school money when the number of scholars be- tween the ages of 6 and 16 shall be as many as 12. [The previous allowance was $50,00.] Bill passed, ayes 108, noes 48. Committee on ineorporations other than banks on the petition C. Hawley and oth- ers, reported favorably, with a resolution incorporating the Hope Mutual Insurance Company, in the town of Stamford ; reso- lution passed, report accepted, and prayer granted. . ' Bill for Justices, in the county of Litch- field "read, amended and passed. , Committee on ln-corporationsdzc. on the petition of Edson,Fessen.den and ;o_t_.h_ers of-“the-regi<stry' law. and ppposed‘ the ,__en- ‘ f. i‘ i ‘ii: In I ‘T’ ' V T - Ti)“ ' __-u 0 1 I’ 41 for. - n Li_f'e.:-I’u|u rance. , Gbmp9iiy.;;,ren9_r§.sel=- ~ tr 9 i 1* incorporating the Connectic ‘ are put in force. .sytc>.u1.ct_-_ri_or_ he-»r9pep.1ed-. .. Hg w§S:"‘?.‘.- afraid ut Mutual Life Insurance Company in Hartford; report accepted, and the resolution passed. Public Act relating to the inspection and package of shad—tal.'en up and passed. Public Act relating to gates and bars pcross unused highways, taken up. Bill ost. Public act in relation to the number of Jurymen in Ridgefield and Danbury—— making 8 in the former and 16 in the lat- ter; bill passed. Adjourned. Wcd1iesdu_1/ Morning, June l0.—Com- mittee on Banks on the petition of D. W’. Plumb and others of Derby, for the incor- poration of :1 Savings Bank, reported fa- vorably with a bill; bill in favor passed. The New Liquor Bill was now read— entitled “An Act for the prevention of In- temperance.” Mr. Catlin said the committee found themselves in the midst of great contra- riety of opinion—varying from one ex- treme to the other. Many would not vote to repeal the law of ’-15 unless one could _be. substituted which could better subserve the cause of temperance. The committee did not affect to alter or restrain the gene- ral traffic in spiritousliquors in this State. They attempted to avoid constitutional difficulties in the matter. That they deem- ed out of their power. If they could re- move or restrain tippling or tippling hou- ses, they believed they had done all that could be done for the cause of morality. If laws could not be sustained they had better be swept from the statute book.—- He believed that during the last two years enough had been done in the way of legis- lation in Connecticut—-—the fault has been ---....=-<1. " the law was not fairly tried. There were Achans in the camp who boasted that they got the temperance men into a straight. Let them try it again l Mr. Butler said he was not individually in favor of any legislation on this subject. But if we haveiany law, let it be a strong one—let us have no half way work. No man can say the law oflast year had a fair trial. He opposed any law that had no efficiency in it. He said this bill ought to be entitled ‘An act to cuddle with intem- perauce for the purpose ofobtaining votes.’ It was an indirect way of dodging the sub- ject. He showed up graphically the action of a certain party in reference to this li- cense law. Mr. Russell wished to set the true posi- tion of this license law before the House. It was passed under the pressure of peti- tions without number. It had in the election of January the sanction of three fourths of the people in the towns; of thejudicial authority of New York, than which none is higher; and ofa majority of the U. S. Supreme Judges, as many well knew. lt never was a party affair till it was conven- ient for some purposes to make it so.— Moral suasion has been tried to the utmost. Never was there a period of more dark- ness than just prior to the enactment of this very law. How know we that this law is doomed’! Mr. Boardman’s amendment lost.§ Yeas 95, nays 111. Afternoon.—Temperance Law taken up. The question being on the final passage of the bill-—there were ycas 99—nays 1l0— the bill was lost. Resolution instructing the committee that no one was ready to see that thelaws» This bill m-aftcs it oblig-I atory on the grand jury and other powers; to look after the prosecution of offenders’ and bring them to endure the penalty. The committee felt that the law of ’45 was a doomed law and felt that this legis- lature was called on to remove it. Mr. C. then went through with the bill, section by section. He dwelt a long time on that section which subjects to penalties the keepers of houses, whither “idle, vicious, or intcmperatc, are acustomed to resort and buy and drink”—instesd of buy or drink. Mr. Boardmen asked whether if tliislaw were passed it would not leave matters as they were prior to 184-5. Mr. Catlin said it would——but a slight difference would be found between this and the law if ’4-2. The law of ’42 pro- vided that $5 should be the penalty, which should go to the town. This law makes the penalty $10, lialfof which goes to the informer, and half to the town. Mr. Selden said from the latitude and range of the remark:-,the whole subject was before the House. This bill brings up the most perplexing and annoying subject of legislation. Perplexing because there is no union of sentiment among those who wish some low. Annoying because there are so many to oppose all measures on the subject. He did not believe this legislature was doomed to destroy the aw as it now exists. They were not doomedl to any such course. He hoped they came here to act honorably, wisely and justly; not under an irretriev- able doom. The first section of the bill seems to propose an ignoininious repeal of the law of 1845' Is not the first section lacking in that courtesy usual in such matters’! Does is it not present on its face a marked and open design to affront and humiliate the law now in existence. He deprecated any bad feelings, any thing that appealed to any party action or pledg- cs. This law was not a. party matter, it was enacted in fairness and honesty. It was designed to restrain and suppress in- temperance. \Vhat increase of wisdom have we gained in one year, that we may do so much as all our predecessors have not been able’! Besides we should re- member that this law of ’-15 did not take effect until the 1st of January last—it has not been fairly tried. Does not courtesy require a longer trial’! VVill not this course provoke adversaries, as the old one did. This repeal and other repeals show a united and hostile attack upon past legis- lation, and show a desire not so much for better laws as for other men and their doings. Mr. Burrall proposed an additional sec- tion imposing a fine of $10 upon one who sold liquor to one addicted to drunkenness —knowing him to be so. Mr. B. saidthe crime of drunkenness was not in his opin- ion so great as the crime of selling strong drink to one who will get drunk upon it. In order to test the opinions of members he called for the yeas and nays. They were ordered—yeas 155, nays 47. Mr. Boardman moved to strike out so much of the first section which repeals the act of last year—and called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered. Mr. rose to enter his solemn protest against the repeal of the law of ’-15. He asked to know how it was pre- sumed that public sentiment was against the law of ’45. He believed seven eights of the people of the State were in favor of the law of ’4!)'. He saw one good feature in the proposed law——it did not compel every body to sell rum——but only gave every one the privilege of so doing. He hoped every one would imitate the exam- ple of democratic New York. He was sorry to find so much party feeling as pre- vailed on this subject. He predicted that temperance men would be /ieartl on this subject. Mr. Clark of Lebanon, was willing to enact a law when public opinion would sustain it, not before. Some who voted for the law of ’45 would not own it. One judge would not lick his own calf. Mr. Russell wished to offer a reman- strance. He said it was - signed by firm, consistent, able temperance men-, who wished to be heard» once more—and' have the honor of resisting even to the last this repeal. ’ Mr. Converse hoped the last year’s law on Banks to inquire if the Banking Capital of this State be not sufficient &c. came back from the Senate referred to the Bank ommissioners and that they report to the next Asseembly. Mr. Patchen agreed to. Bill for the Iron Bank at Canaan called moved a concurrence; u . Mr. Patchen moved its reference to the Bank Coimnissioners to report to the next Assembly. A debate rather desultory sprang up on this bill ; in which Messrs. Burrall, Boardman, Everett of VVarren, Johnson, ofSouthbury,.lennings, Hollister, Phelps, and Scofield took part; Mr. Patch- cn’s motion lost—Ayes 83—Noes 100. Mr. Catlin offered an amendment, secu- ring all the stock by real estate pledged in the office of the Controller. Mr. C. then proceeded to denounce the_ practices of banks and banks themselves a little. He advocated at length his amendments, and opposed this bank in particular. Mr. Butler was amused at the course things had taken. He was surprised at the long speech of the gentleman from VVindham, when yesterday he was in such a great hurry to end the session. He then spoke of the bank action of the democractic legislature of 1833 and other legislatures since. Mr. B. showed up the opposition made to this bill in a highly satisfactory manner to every body who didn’t feel /turt by his remarks. Mr. Burrall then defined his position again—und answered various arguments against the bill; and urged the measure by every possible consideration. Amendment of Mr. Catlin lost. Ayes 70, Noes 97. The bill was then tried and carried.- Yeas 102; Nays 92. Adjourned. Thursday .7llorm'ng,Ju72e ]1.—Resolution passed authorizing a loan from the School Fund to the amount of $20,000ifnecessary, to meet the expenses of the Government. Resolution passed imposing a State tax of one per cent on the grand list for the year ensuing. Bill introduced by Mr. Arnold of Had- dam, to repeal the license law of last year—read three times and then passed- yeas 101, nays 97. Committee on the Judiciary reported a bill for preventing “undue influence” over voters, known as the “stringent l.iw”—— prescribing a_ penalty of not less than $50, nor more than $100 against any offender. Mr. Burrall stated the views of the com- mittee and his own upon this topic; and the reasons for proposing such a law in accordance with the Governor’s recom- mendation. A Mr. Converse introduced an amendment making it penal to offer spiritous liquor to any one for the purpose of influencing his vote—in the sum of$5 for each offence. Amendment of Mr. Converse was curri- ed-—Ayes 110—Noes 97. Mr. Selden did not think the subject one to be legislated upon. It was beyond our sphere and wholly impracticable as be conceived. Do we live in the 19th century and attempt such it foolish, Quixotic achievement as the bill proposes? Do we think employers such geese as not to be able to evade any such specific laws I No one would ever be caught in saying or doing any thing that would expose him.- He did not believe the bill was designed to pass—it was only to get rid of the business in the most convenient manner. He could not think ofany thing that would tend to bring the legislature into contempt more than to meddle with this matter in this sort of a way in this house. Mr. Minor introduced an amendment to prevent candidates for office _from wr_i- ting letters to influence the votes of their friends. Mr. M. went on to say there were often put up for office oily, cool, calculating, cold blooded men, who would not scruple to use underhanded means to carry their slection, and who were more to be feared than any other men in the community. 1 During the last election, letters were written and sent into various parts of the State by men high in office. letters of such a character and style as should bring the blush of shame to the y check of the author—if not lost to all shame. They were written upon the license law——for the purpose of influencing votes, as he believed". No oneeou-ld deny, or would-' deny the existence of such man; uscript. He had heard one read, disgrace-. fu.1. $9. the secret r51i§ician..in .!h9.,S..*9“£~; v. q'.It I _ ._ . L ,.,,_,_.___.___._,__.,. preserving our elections from such abuses and believed a. stringent law against this class would accomplish more than one against any other. ‘ Amendment of Mr. Minor lost. Mr. Buell sent to be read a memorial from operatives in Waterbury remonstrn- ting against any legislation on this subject,. as they were able to take care of them- selves.- Mr Seymour moved to reconsider the vote on the amendment of Mr. Converse; carried—Ayes 95 ; Noes 85. The amend- ment was then rejected. Mr. Burrall called for the yeas and nays; ordered—bill passed—Yeas 119; Nays 8]. Mr. Belcher introduced a new liquor bill, but it was not read. The canal railroad was made the order of the day for 3 o'clock this afternoon. .flf1ernoon.—Justice bill for New Ha- ven, county came from the Senate with the name of Charles‘ Nettle of Naugatucl.-, added—House concurred. Justices bill for Fairfield county came back from the Senate amended—I-louse concurred in adding the name of \\’m. F. Taylor, but refused to erase the name of Pliilo Ward and others. Committee on Railroads reported on the application for :1 Railroad through Middle- town, in favor of the same, with bill incorporating the company, under the name of “the Boston and New York Rail Road.” and giving them the privilege of a bridge at Middletown. The capital to be two millions, with power to increase to three millions—each share to be $100- $500,000 to be expended within three years, and the road to be finished in six years. The draw to be 85 feet wide.—— Laid upon the table. Mr. Belcher’s liquor bill read. It is rejected ; prohibiting any except licensed taverners from retailing—and making the keeping of a tippling honse penal, as well as the selling of liquors, &c. to persons ‘addicted to habits of intoxication.’ The yeas and nays were ordered, when the question was taken. Mr. Butler spoke against the bill. He had been disposed to retain the law of last year with suit able modification—but that was repealed. We should have an cfiicient law or none—this will effect nothing. He had voted to retain the old law in accor- dance with the wishes of his constituents, but that having been repealed he was at liberty to follow his‘own judgment, and was opposed to allilegislation on'_‘the sub- ject. We cannot have an efficient law that party will permit to live. Besides he thought the whole system of punishing sellers, and exempting buyes—making that a crime in the seller, the a'ccessory—which was not a crime in the buyer, theprincipal —to be wrong. Bill carried—ayes 108, iiays 89. Committee on railroads reported in fa- vor of the Farmington Canal railroad, with a bill authorizing the New Haven and Northampton canal company to build said road. $100,000 to be expended within a year and a half, and the whole to be com- pleted within three years. Committee on Taxation on the bill in relation to assessment of taxes; reported tinfavorably, in respect to its passage. Mr. VVilliams’ bill making it penal to furnish intoxicating drinks to to any elec- tor on the day of any Elector’s meeting in the sum of $10, was now called up— moved to lay on the table and print,carried. VVells, Holbrook Curtiss, and Eli '1‘. Hoyt, Commissioners on on Banks reported in favor of appointing: State. Committece on Banks reported this morning favorably to the passage of a bill in relation to incorporated companies, bill passed. Report of Committee on the Judiciary in respect to revising the Statutes of the State accepted, with a resolution so order-: ing. The Report with the resolution was? committee designate the individuals to perform the work of revision, &c. The Canal Railroad which was the order, of the day was taken up. The resons’ which governed the Comm. in their report, were stated by Mr. Burrall. After a fruit- less attempt at amendment the bill passed by a strong vote. The bill for the great Railroad through Middletown called up. Mr. Buell said the Comm. after one of by a Comni. of this House, had come to the conclusions set forth in the bill now before this body. They believed this to be a great enterprise, and worthy of en- couragement. Mr. Perkins entered into a lengthy argu- ment against the bill. Mr. Selden advo- cated the same side. The other side was supported by Messrs. Jackson, Clark, Catlin, Boardman and oth- era. The House adjourned before the vote was taken. ' - Saturday, June 13.——lt seems that some difficulty arose upon the justice bill for Fairfield co, it became necessary to appoint a Comm. of Conference—-MessrS- Patch?!“ and Scofield were appointed. . The Middletown Railroad ngam talien into consideration. - Mr. Perkins resumed his remarks, and spoke about fifteen minutes. ' _ Mr. Kellogg of Vernon, spoke briefly in o position to the bridge. . Mr. Clark of Lebanon, moved the previ- ous question, ordered—amendmeiit striking out the section authorizing a bridge; l_ost eas 83, nays 119. The previous question on the bill was demanded—but not order- ed-—ayes 70, nays 105. Mr. Perkins moved that the whole sub- ject be eontinued to the next General As- sembly. , Mr. Pierson moved that the question be - I‘... nearly identical with the one yesterday’ certain persons named in resolutions as; State Directors in the various banks in the l recomniitted, with instructions that the, the most laborious investigations ever had as’ Mr. Scofield offered an amendmen viding that the bridge shall not . be built in whole or in part, untilthe capital‘ stock of all the necessary companies. on the line shall be fully subscribed to the ac- ceptance of the Governor and others.—n:im-' ed, and $1,000,000 -has been expended be- tween New Haven and the Eastern line of the State. Messrs. Scofield supportedthe amendment, and Mr. Jackson opposed it. Amendment lost. _ _ The previous question was called for-H= years 106, nays 87. Bill on thefinal pass- age——yeas 116, nays 80. ‘ ./7fternor.n.—-Bill introduced repealing the act of last. year giving $200 additional sal-'5 ary to Judges of the Superior Court; re-‘ ferred to comm. onthe Judiciary. _ Bill passed by a large majority concern-‘ ing adulterafed liquors making it penal in the sum of $100 to sell them. House still in session. CONGRESSIONAL. MONDAY, June _8. reporied the Sub Treasury Bill which had passed the House. Amendments -were also reported and ordered printed. A long time was spent on the resolution fixing a day for adjournment. The reso- was finally postponed 1 week. One reason. urged was, the present heavy expenses of the Government, which it wasstated were’ half a million a day. The French Spoilation Bill was their taken up, read second time and passed-— yeas 27, nays 23. ' A message was received from the Pres- ident, conveying the correspondence be’.-_, tween Mr. Marcy the Secretary of War, and Gen. Scott; and Mr. Marcy and’ Gen. Gaines and Gen Taylor. ’ In the House, the Speaker appointed- Mr. Boyd of Ky. and Mr. Carroll,_of N. Y. on the Committee on Military Affairs, in place of Baker of Ill. and Mr. Yell of Ark. who have gone home to raise regiments -for the war. The day has been taken up‘ by the House in Committee of the Whole, on TerritorialAflairs, viz: the admission of Iowa into the Union, and in considering a bill to enable the people of Wiskonsin to form a Constitution and establish a" State Government. TUESDAY, June 9. In the Si:NA'n:, after some unimportant busi- ness. the Post Oflice Appropriation Bill was ta- ken up. ' Mr. Niles moved to amend by appropriating $200,000 for the mail to Bremen, and $220,000 to Liverpool, and entered into along explanation of the bill now pending, with reference to the foreign mail service. Mr. Allen opposed the amendment, arguing that having already protected northern manufac- turers by bounty, we were now called upon to protect northern commerce by a like system. The thing of most interest; in the Hons}: Tuesday, was the report of the Select Commit- tee to investigate the charges against Mr. Web- ster. Its substance was this——on the first charge of using the secret service money without the knowledge of the President, and for his own private purposes, the evidence entirely disproved the charge. Second, Mr. Webster had “used the ptiblic ; funds to corrupt party presses.” The testimony 5 entirely exculpates Mr. Webster here also. T/iirdly, Mr. \Vebster, was, when he left, a ldefaulter. The evidence proved a balance lagainst him for money, which he claimed to i have expended in the public service, but forwhiclt ihe could produce no vouchers. Subsequently‘ lvouchers were found for a part, and this part, awhich Mr. VVebster had paid out of his own Resolution Passed appointing Thaddeusl pockenwasreftindedtohim. A balanceof$1400= ‘was still standing against him, which he paiti I ‘he New York alld into the Fund, although declaring that it had Hartford Railroad- Adjourned. l Friday Illorniiig, June 12.—Committeel been actually spent in the public service. * and King (\Vhig) and’ by Scaborn Jones and J efferson Davis (Locos); and fully exonerateo , Mr. W. The report says facts have been brought out which should not be printed, and asks that lthe testimony be sealed up and placed in the archives of the House, only to be opened by the 1 order of the House. Mr. Brinkei'holi' made a minority report, with a resolution that all the testimony be printed. lMr. B. thought it evident: from the testimony, , that Mi°.Webster had used the fund to corrupt party presses. Both reports were ordered to be printed. \Vi-:i>r«'i:sn.Air,June 10. The SENATE took up the Supplemental \Vnr Bill returned with amendments by the House- ' The first amendment for reducing the number of Major and Brigadier Generals agreed to, by a vote of 26 to 18. The second amendment di-- recting the President to make a further reduc- tion at the close of the war, without regard to date of commission, was discussed at some length- Mr. Moreliead was in the middle of a speech on this point when a message was received from the President, and the Senate passed into Ex- ecutive session and discussed to a late hour the Basis of a Treaty; for the Settlement of the Orc- on Question, this day submitted. In the House, Mr. Seaborn Jones, from the Select Committee on the Webster Investigation Committee, reported a. resolution to print the testimony taken before it. Laid on the table. Mr. Brinkerhoff then moved a suspension of the rules, to take up the resolution at the end of his minority report, providing for the publication of the testimony in the Webster investigation. N 0 decision reported. Mr. Rockwell of Ct. moved as a privilego question, a reconsideration of the vote, passing the bill authorizing a Convention to form 3. Con- stitution for Wiskonsin, for the purpose ofsti'ik- ing out a proviso, that the Convention may alter the boundary described in the bill. After de- bate the vote was reconsidered. The proviso was stricken out, and the bill which defines the boundary of the State was passed. The House then went into. Committee of the Whole, and took up the bill to dividethe oflices in the city of Washington among the States. Sundry amendments to. the bill were adopted. The Committee rose, and Mr. Houstop of Ala. offered a joint resolution providing for a commis- sion to ascertain the claims of United States cit- izens against Mexico. Referred to Committee on Foreign Affairs. * Tnunsnar, June 11. In the SENATE after the discussion of the Army Bill, the question was taken and the House amendment reducing the num- ber of Major Generals to one, instead of two, and of Brigadiers from four to two, was agreed to—yeas 26, nays 22. , _ __ This looks as if Congress were already becoming tired of “the existing state of war,” and were willing to -halt‘ in~thc~"cn“.. taken by yens and nays on this motion-— ?“ M‘ -'i‘“‘_.._.;:.;_S",.‘_v-K _‘V r H . rt - .r.ef.e. t.’«.9£..9fi.i.iI-.9 ' .4‘ ?.;as':I.ict:=rIi6.n"o- _ die In the SENATE, the Finance Committee’. The report was signed by Messrs. Vinton r
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