Congressional Summary.
In the
Senate Thursday, the
House bill to establish a Nitre and Mining Bureau was passed.
The Exemption bill, as modified by the Committee of Conference, was then taken up, and the provision relative to labor on plantations discussed at some length.
The bill was finally rejected — yeas 10, nays 13--and a motion to reconsider lost by a tie — yeas 12, nays 12.
Mr. Burnett, of
Ky., moved that the
House bill, passed at an early period of the session repealing certain clauses of the Exemption act of last session be taken up for consideration.
This motion, after debate, was negatived — yeas 10, nays 13.
The Senate then went into secret session.
In the
House several Senate bills were read by their titles and appropriately referred.
The bill referred to the
Committee on Claims, to authorize the issue of bonds to subscribers to the produce loan in certain cases, was reported back, with a recommendation that it do not pass.
The same committee also reported a hill to provide for the payment for horses which die from wounds received in battle or are permanently disabled in the
Confederate service.
Substitutes for the bill of the
Committee were offered by
Messrs Boteler, of
Va., and Read, of Ky.
The measure was advocated by
Messrs Boteler, Chamb,
Baldwin, Read, and others, and opposed by
Messrs Knan and
Clarke, of Ga. The
House finally adopted the substitute offered by
Mr. Read of
Ky., which provides payment for horses killed in action, or permanently disabled, or unavoidably captured by the enemy.
An amendment to the substitute, which was also agreed to, fixes the maximum valuation of horses so lost at $200.
In the evening further reports from the same committees were received and acted upon.
