Show DOINGS OF CONGRESS february in the senate mr hir davis offered a bli bill 1 l as a substitute for the confiscation bill which was ordered to be pr ined on motion of mr wilson the bill to increase the efficiency of the medical department of the army was wag taken up mr sherman called attention to the very large increase in the salaries of surgeons in the bill he said he was willing r to increase the number of surgeons burgeons but he would not vote to lne inc increase in cease ceabe ease their salaries ba laries mr witt wilc wison jisoo moved to amend so go as to provide viele for tor an additional number of 0 surgeons to be selected from the medical corps which was adopted mr aln grimes moved to add a medical corps of volunteers so that they could be selected from the volunteers which was adopted nesmith rice and browning opposed the amendment as calculated to disorganize the medical corps of the army abid arid as I 1 allowing any one to be selected even mere I 1 politicians and ind medical quacks mr pearce from the committee of conference on the civil appropriation bill reported the amendments to the bill which ni aich were agreed 0 to mr sherman moved to amend so as to reduce the salary of the surgeon general from that of brigadier general to that of colonel of cavalry also an amendment to reduce the salaries of the assistant surgeon ge general and medical inspector which were agreed to mr grimes offered an amendment that the provisions of the act be in ex stence so BO long as the rebellion lasts and ans no longer which wt re adopted and the bill then passed the case of starke of oregon was resumed resumed and a vote taken on the resolution of the committee that he was entitled to take the oath which resulted yeas 26 nays 19 mr air starke then came forward and took the oath in the house on the mr nir wright introduced trod a joint resolution that the proclamation of oe andrew jackson on the subject of nullification together with the farewell ad dress dresa of washington t be printed for distribution mr nir stevens moved the addition of the declaration of independence which wa was 8 agreed to and the resolution referred to the co committee mm itt e e on printing chec the consideration n ide ration of the upton contested election case was resumed Aless rs delana deiana and harrison spoke in favor of and mr air loomis against mr nir upton mr nir dawes concluded the debate on the latter side the house declared 73 against 50 mr upton upson not entitled to a seat mr dawes from the Committe committees ee on elections made a report accompanied by resolutions that john kline is not but that johh john P verree is entitled to a seat from the third congressional district of pennsylvania fa the consideration of which was postponed on motion of 0 mr nil washburne from horm the government contract committee a resolution was adopted calling on the secretary ot of war to communicate to the house the tue the report and correspondence of the com commission misson sitting silting at S louis for examination of ee the cl claims aldis aidis growing out of affairs in the western military department feb in thel tha senate mr howard presented a petition from the citizens of the cop per producing region in michigan asking for a military road to wisconsin and mr chandler for a naval depot at af bay mr sumner from the committee on for forein foreign eln ein I 1 ra r lations rations lions reported a bill to carry into effect the stipulations of the treaty with hanover hari hail over for the abolition of the stadt dues duea a for reference I 1 of the papers relating to his loyalty to I 1 the ju judiciary committee with instructions instruction to in investigate e the charges on the evidence that had or might be presented A lengthy discussion followed and the resolution lution was laid over mr nin clark oark offered a bill to abolish slavery in the district of columbia as a substitute for the bill of the committee on th the same bame subject mr nir wilson offered a resolution that the secretary of the treasury tra transmit nimit to the sea senate L a the report of edward L pierce i v 1 on the negroes at port royal and lucri such other information as he may have havi oh the subject which was wag adopted he also introduced a bill to encourage enlistments list ments in the regular army which was referred mr grimes presented the memorials of certain re regiments imenes of iowa asking that springfield rill mill springs spring bellmont and fort donelson ronyy be inscribed on their banners the senate then proceeded with the consideration de ration of the appropriation bill several amendments from the committee ox oa finance were adopted mr hir sumner offered an amendment to increase the salary of capt el t consul general at havana which was wail rejected mr nir grimes offered an amendment making an appropriation of for building a jail in in washington mr hir sherman opposed the amendment on the ground that the corporation of washington might build a jail and have it under their charge hor H was willing the government should bear part of the expense grimes clark dard and wilson spoke in favor of the amendment denouncing the present jail as a disgrace to civilization the amendment was adopted an amendment was adopted dispensing with th the e office of general recorder in the land office for an assistant secretary of the interior n t e bior which was also adopted and the bill then passed id idi the he house on the mr afo dio moorhead orhea d from the special committee on the establishment of a national armory reported the f following ollo win res ees resolved alved that there shall be established within the united states one national foundry east of the alleghany allegheny Alleg hany mountains and also one national foundry fc one national armory and one manufacturing arsenal west of the alleghany allegheny Alleg hany mountains and in the valley of the ohio and mississippi and that to that end a commission m mission of oe five hive citizens be appointed by the president to locate said foundries armor armory Y and arsenal who shall within sixty days from the time of their appointment re report to the secretary of war and that the sel see secretary horary of war upon the incoming of the report of said commission shall report the same to congress together with an estimate of the amount necessary to the establishment of 0 said foundries armory and arsenals and that there be ba appropriated for the expenses of said commission lon ion the sum of five thousand dollars toe resolution was referred to the committee of the whole shoe on the state of the union after mr moorhead Moor head bead had ineffectually endeavor to make it a special order the house proceeded proceeded roce eded to the consideration of the special order na namely biely neely the bill providing ro for receiving eni engineers into the lohin olon teer service of the united states wh which eh was lengthily debated and regulated by a vote of 57 to 66 the bill tail granting homesteads to io actual settlers and providing bounty for soldiers in lieu of 0 lands was taken up p holman cravens and windom discussed the merits of the question the bill was amended so as to take effect january 1 1863 and passed against 6 both houses adjourned till monday the ad day dax of march |