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M Davis from the committee on Commerce
% whom, was referred memorial on the sub
,ect of reo,irpg vessels, navigating Delaware
1Rov 70 carrv i0hts in order to avoid collisions,
ronor,e5 resolution directing the Secretary of
The Treasury to report at the next session OF
Congress upon the expetiency of general law
on this subject. ,u
and graduate the price of public lands was ta-
ken up by a vote of 25 to %.


Mr.. Barrow protested against the course of
the Senator from H., in calling up this impor
tant measure in the morning hour, and within
q few minutes of the time specially set yester
day for considering the subject of the public
printing.


After few remarks, Mr.. Breese consented
10 the postponement of the bill, and


The joint resolution for giving out the public
printing by contract was taken up.


After the same had been read,


Mr.. Lewis moved to lay it aside in order to
take up the Independent Treasury bill, and
upon this motion he asked the yeas and nays.


Mr.. Benton said he never had voted and new
or would vote, upon these trivial questions
The Senate had only been in the habit of voting
by yeas and nays on questions involving some
Principle.


The vote was then taken and the Senate re-
fused to postpone the subject-ayes "a, noes
%.


Mr.. Speight then moved to take up the Tex
as Navy DILL, but


MT. Evans and others insisted that this was
out Of order, the Senate having Just decided
upon its business.


Messrs. Cameron and Westcott begged tC
have the subject put off, but the request was
refused.


MIR. Niles explained and advocated the pro
posed system.


MIR. r. Johnson made a brief statement o
the cost of the printing at this session of Con
gress, the aggregate of which was the enorm
Gus sum of S2l9,52S 2S!! This was greater
than ever before, and he took it for granted
that we could not fall upon worse system
than this.


After considerable further discussion, the
yeas and nays were called, and the joint reso
luton was passed by vote of ayes 3S, noes l3


The Sub-Treasury bill was then taken up
and the clause authorizing the circulation o
Treasury drafts, which was under consdera.
tion yesterday when the Senate adjourned, was
further discussed by messrs. Allen, johnson, o
Nd, Speight and others.


Finally, in order to satisfy his own friends il
possible, Mr.. Lewis moved to add to the objec-
tionable clause, "that these drafts should only
be issued as heretofore, and in sums of not less
than $780," but the clause was rejected-ayes
-, noes 40.


Some minor amendments were adopted, and
the bill was ordered to a third reading, with
the understanding that the final vote would be
taken tomorrow at O'Clock.


The Senate adjourned