Show DOINGS OF CONGRESS s fc in the senate en on monday feb 2 a communication muni cation was received from the president of the smithsonian institute transmitting a resolution of the board of regents I 1 staf ing that george gdorge E bidger badger had not atan attended dathe the meetings of the board 1 and that it was re ported he was in the confederate army and they suggested that he ou ought no ion lon longer 0 ei to be a member of the board mr richardson presented prebel ted the petition of al Y setting forth that he was arrested in august ra last upon a telegram 0 from the secretary of war without any assigned imprisoned some time and then disch t arged rg ed without having been informed 0 the reasons for such proceedings A igme somewhat ahat lengthy discussion follo followed 4 which resulted in laying the ze petition on be table by a vote of 22 to 16 the legislative and judicial appropriation i bill was taken up and passed among its provisions was an appropriation 0 oi f eighty thousand dollars for the agricultural department twenty thousand for experiments in preparing hemp and flax as a substitute for cotton and ard three thousand for cotton and tobacco seed for distribution in the house hoube on the ad the senates amendments to the army appropriation bill with the exception of the item of for tor the survey of 0 the minnesota and red river of the north with a view to improve the navigation of each and connect the same by a canal was ca coq coy burred in inaldo aiso also the senate Seria serla teb ted am amendments end ments to the consular and aad diplomatic appropriation bill the senate bill I 1 amendatory to the act providing f for liae the C collection of taxes in insurrectionary districts was taken up and passed the consideration ef the bill authorizing the employment of negro neero neg ro soldiers and sailors was resumed and a lengthy discussion followed in which wilson of iowa lowi and Steven stevens sp of pennsylvania were the principal advocates of the leisure mei sure and cox allen alien and white of ohio and may of maryland its principal posers op in the course of his bis remarks mr white condemned the confiscation acts and the proclamation of the president which was the emanation ofa ota of a dictator and could liot not be issued until the executive had put his foot on the constitution and the crown on on his bis head bead jt it pis wis wab was I 1 a violation of every principle of the constitution u and of law those me measures agures he said sald disposed of all the property of the th so southern athern states by legislative enactments a anday lafky presidential aj decrees proclamations and bulls bulis ile he refer referred red rea to the measures measure li wh ch had bad been inaugurated aum aug augu I 1 rated orated for purchasing the neg negroes rolis of ilis sils 1 bodri vou aou ri kentucky and other border s states t at es the 1 pe people ople of ochia his state he said would mould never consent to pay the money moneys 4 The thal therill bill was fin fia finally ally aily pais pars ed edby by eighty vihti hive ife fie five ayes to fifty five nays khe he bi bill ali as passed was aa as per report as follows i that abat the president be and heis beis he be heis is hereby authorized 0 to o enro 1 I arm equip and receive into th tha land and naval service of the he united states uch such a it number of volunteers of Afric african ail ati i descent aa as be he may deem necessary to suppress the present rebellion f for of a ch term of service as he may prescribe not exceeding five years the said volunteers volunteer a to he organized acordi rg to the regular ons of the branch of the service into which they may bi b enlis enlisted fed to receive the same rations clothing and equip equipments as other volunteers and it a monthly p y not to exceed that of the volunteers to tod too b officered by white or black persons person s appointed and ione lone d by the president and to be governed bv the rules alid add artic aruches ee of war and such other rules and re regulations p ions lons as may be prescribed abed by the pres presidents i dentt denti ent provided that nothing herein contained or inthe in the rules or articles of war shall shail be sd ad construed as asto to or ort any descent to be appointed to rank or military or naval ut hority over white hite bite officers soldiers or men in the military mii tary or naval ger service of the united states nor shall any great er pay thannen tb th anten antea dollars per month with their theli usual allotment allow ment ol 01 oi clothing and rati onsbe allowed or 01 paid to ta privates priva tes tea or labo reis of I 1 african descent who arbot may be in the military or naval service sen ben iceon of the united Stat states tEri 1 provided further that the slaves otilo yali jali citizens in the states exempt by the presidents pre s i proclamation of januar january 1 1863 shall riot not be received into the arms armed service of he the united states nor sha I 1 there be recruiting recruit i ng offices opened in either of the states of dela delat 1 ware maryland west vinginia Kritt kentucky leky tennessee or missouri without the consent of the governors of said scales states having been first obtained in the senate oa on tuesday the ad the P post oat office 0 appropriation bill was w a i s pa alet s s d also alaba a blit vill providing for an eister gister of the reabun fir aa a salary al ft of omi 2000 and a solicitor department at a salary ct f two thousand five bundred hundred dollars per annum mr air McDoug M alps alPa resolutions relative to the french i operations in mexico were taken up and he made aAeng thi speech in favor of their adoption which was replied rep led aed to by mr sunner sumner in the house on the ad the bankrupt bill was wab tabled by a vote of 62 to 61 and the bill t fo 0 authorize the P president resident i to appoint a pay master masten General gereral was rejected by a decisive vote mr oiin olin reported a bill authorizing the secretary of war to cause to be constructed ard lail iaia laia iala down a submarine cable from fort mchenry or fortress mb marpe n roe to galves toni tonj touching at fort macion macon port royal fernandina feril ferll andina key west and fort picken ficken with h bran branched clied clies from the last earned place to nev Ort orleans eans or BO so much of the line as the military exigencies may require the secretary ot of war to ent enter er into a con contract tract with buch euch responsible parties as may give security for the prompt and f faithful altif ua execution of the work which was discussed med at some length A motion to table was lost by 46 yeas to 68 nays days daya naya i in the senate on wednesday the ath a bill authorizing authorising autho hising rising the president to make qualified par pardons donas including remission ot of finis and forfeitures fei tures was passed the resolutions in epla relation bionto to french intervention in mexico were tabled by a vote of 34 0 9 tine tire bill for the encouragement ot 0 re enlistments and the enrolling and drafting af pf of the mill milbia ia was taken up and discussed some amendments adopted others rejected but no final action w was wab as taken in the housdon Hou seon the jtb the bill authorizing the secretary of war to contract for the construction st of ofa nta ota ia telegraph 0 line from fort mchenry or fonroe to galveston or new or leans ieans an ail intermediate intermediate was passed by a vote of 71 to 63 the bill providing for the appointment of commissioners to revise the laws I 1 ot of the united states was waa rejected by an aio aiu ov overwhelming 1 er w vote billa bills were passed ap thirty thousand dollars for the protection of overland emigrand emi grans to the pacific states and territories to be expended under the direction of the secretary of war authorizing the permanent enlistment of 20 men as an ambulance corpse and add providing sing ling forthe employment of ninety four clerks thirty y copyists and six laborers fa borers laborers in the bermaster ter master Gene generals ralls office the Senate senates ys amendments to the bill hill authorizing the rals raising ing of twenty thousand men in kentucky for i the defence of that state were concurred in the house also acted on the senates amendments me ants to the deficiency bill and passed a bill makin making maling 1 19 11 wisconsin a part of the north judicial D strict 0 ol 01 the united states la in the cenate senate on thursdays thursday the jtb bills were passed in relation to jurors in the courts of he united states concerning courts in washington territory for temporarily ripi plying ply ing vacancies in the executive departments afa and to td change the time of holding courts in certain I 1 districts the bill to encourage enlistments list ments and providing for the enrolling and drafting the thie militia was called up and discussed within with much uch warmth and finally recommit cedlo ted ohe the military committee in the house on the jtb a bill was pass passed ed esta establishing Wishing thirty new mail routes mr lvir Sarge sargeant ant introduced a bill which was referred to the jud judiciary ciary clary committee con cou ailtee disapproving of certain acts of the legislature ot of nevida neada territory Terri ory which require the officers of ail all minin mining c corporations 1 carrying ormi on D in the T territory error i y to ies leb res reside ide there the naval nakai naval navai ampro providing for the disbursement of fifty eight millions of dollars was under discussion but no firmat fical action was tallen in the senate sepa i te oil on friday the ath mr sher 1 man presented a petition from citizens of pennsylvania asking for a national currency wab wab was adopted instructing tue toe com corn 7 1 a nyi xii step on 04 tp t 9 inquiry into the expediency of reducing the duty on paper the com corn of conference on the deficiency bill made raade a it which was waa adopted ani the re BolIon expelling george F badger badgen from fhe the he board of re regents of thi the 1 in stI gute eute ana appointing professor agassiz in h hia hla 6 p I 1 ac ewas as t taken ake ri up and passed 11 1 11 1 1 in the house 0 on n the jtb the Senat senates eps amendment mend ment to the post office appropriation bill was concu concurred in and ald some private itu bl bills ills liis ape ere u under der confide con consideration side ration tation the greater part of the time tine was taken up in discussing 1 the illinois andieu and neu new KeU york ship canal emmis bill upon which no ni x otemas ot ote ewas adi n I 1 int ini in he the senate on saturday the jtb a com laft secretary of if the interior ask asu pg for an appropriation atlon of if for land lahd office 8 jn in kanbas kansas a mr 1 lane liane presented a memorial from the legisla Lp isla N ure for an appropriation f for or land burr surveys veys in J that hat state slate the ile house bill to promote e e ela emmil lr 1 I I 1 clency in the commissary department was take mr I 1 a resolution which w ws 9 laid over the committee on the conduct of tefar ar to in quire into the condition of the army arlay of the 0 dicer sand meri men and to cons idS er what measures wre mra necessary in order tj ta d promote its ell eVi erick inc increase the mutual confidence cf the officers and men and to secure fion fjon fj allan alian unwavering ad aad ike like i devotion to the declared policy of the govern 1 ment after which h tiie tile the misi missouri buil em inci pallon pailon I 1 bill was taken up and a warm discus t sued tt which bich was continued till midnight without action in the house on the 7 h b the consideration of the ship canal bill occupied the entire session some of the member got very vely warm irr in the course of the discuss discussion roii loii mr olin of new nen york excessively BO 00 mr air Cradle cradie bauh baub of f nevada tried to get the floor in order to ventilate but falling failing obtained perri flail a n to t print his speech no vote was taken I 1 in the senate on M monday the ath several bills were introduced and some resolutions were adopt adopted od one of which instructed ed the I 1 va committee on post offices and roads to 1 e into the necessity necee sity of granting a transient right for stations to the overland mail company and another requesting the secretary Sec of or the treas treasury airy to communicate to the senate the amount of government cotton so d in kew new new york since the blockade of the southern ports the amount of commission commissi cn and st storage orae 0 and the names of all persons interested in such sales A bill ro to amend an act relative to road roads and highways and a bill bit to establish 0 the office of register of deeds a billt bill 1 in corp rate the national association for tor the relief ot of colored co ored women and children ch idren all relating to the district of Columbia were taken up and passar paes aed jed the bal b 11 to provide for a national currency secured by the pledge of 0 united states stocks stocket being the special order of the day was taken up and several amendments wee we e adopted one 0 of which was to increase the amount of circulating currency from two hundred million illion m to three hundred million in the ther house douse on the 9 19 b the ship canal bill was again agai under discussion it was ultimately rejected by a vote of 61 yeas to 71 nad nay the ile report of the co committe committees 1 ee on election elections gs averse to admitting john R roii Roil gers and lewis mckenzie the former from tennessee and the latter from the seventh district of virginia 0 to o seats in the house was aken taken up and a spirited discussion followed mr air voorhees of ind in the course of his bis remarks said sald in relation to tue the appointment t f military governors who had hid ordered elections without authority of law that there had be been en more rapid strides towards despotism desput ism during the last twenty months than for the last two hundred bundred years the house adjourned without taking action on the resolution THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN figr figi tha the marriage ceremony ig is unique and consist iii lil of several stages the first ia is that of mutual attachment 11 in anit it the sulter suiter demands the tho girl of her parents generally bringing bring 1 u g a present with him perhaps years then the n elapse elapses perhaps only a few days according to the arides brides age are in the second stage she is nursed that is is taken to the mans resi rest I 1 dence with wl th a return present she is lert left there for the third iroc process ebs ess the warm warming Dg s when she the sits oiled oile dand and covered with turm turmeric eric evic for four days eating food which the lover cooks cooka and sends to her athen then follows the bati baffling ting ay in which khe she goes out oat to fish in the river ot of the ike fish caught caught she makes a soup ard and chares it with her hubband husband this being their first meal in common she then returns to her home bile nile the new house is bing being built and furnished and rand preparations arit ions lons are made mada forthe for fon the concluding festival about which na trouble is spared on ons one notable occasion the fish abote was piled plied in a wall five feet high and sixty long and a dish containing roast pigs and turtles was ten feet long and four wide and three wree deep the last st stage lages the clipping consists among beme seme tribes in a lock of the young wires hair being removed among others in the whole head being m shaved she is then duly married and becomes bem her husbands property alt ait although hough bough it isa against eti etl quAte for her to live in the same house with him generally 9 ahe site divides his hib affection with several other wives and andia if dr seamans Sp amans amana testimony is to be credi credited 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