IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, May 4, 1861.On motion by Mr. CONNER, the order of business was passed over informally, and the military bill, H. R. 21, pending at the adjournment last night, was taken up for consideration.
Mr. WAGNER moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate concurred in the House amendment, inserting in the bill the word "cavalry."
Mr. CONLEY made an ineffectual motion - yeas 16, nays 27 - to lay this motion on th table.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to by yeas 18, nays 16, as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Anthony, Beeson, Berry, Claypool, Conner, Craven of Madison, Cravens of Jefferson, Dickinson. Hamilton, Hull, Jones, March, Newcomb, Steele, Stone, Teegarden, Turner, Wagner and Wolle - 18.
NAYS - Messrs. Blair, Campbell, Carnahan, Cobb, Conley, Culver, Ferguson, Line, Mellett, Miller, Odell, Ray, Shoulders, Studabaker, Williams - 16.
The Senate then unanimously refused to concur in all the amendments of the House.
TREASURY NOTES.
On motion by Mr. STUDABAKER, the committee report on Senator Claypool's treasury note bill [17] was taken from the table.
Mr. MILLER moved to concur in the committee report so as to make $1,000,000 in five dollar notes, $100,000 in tens and twenties, and none of denomination of $100.
Mr. LINE made an ineffectual motion to lay this amendment on the table.
Mr. STUDABAKER objected to the amendment. If these bills are taken, it will be by persons who desire to get interest on them, and they would not desire the notes in such small gums.
Mr. HAMILTON thought these notes would be husbanded for the purpose of paying taxes, and the smaller denominations would be far more acceptable to small tax-payers.
The amendment was adopted, and the committee report was concurred in.
On motion by Mr. CLAYPOOL, two hundred copies of the bill and amendments were ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.
THE $2,000,000 LOAN.
Mr. STUDABAKER, from the Finance Committee, returned the two million loan bill, H. R. 22, recommending passage with amendments, one of which was to strike out $2,000,000 and inse $1,500,000.
Mr. NEWCOMB moved to concur by striking out five cents on the hundred dollars and inserting "four."
On motion by Mr. COBB, this motion was laid on the table.
Mr. CARNAHAN moved to lay the bill on the table and order 200 copies printed.
Mr. BEESON made an ineffectual motion to lay this motion on the table.
The motion to print was then rejected.
On motion by Mr. MILLER, this vote was reconsidered, and the order to print agreed to.
REORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
Mr. MELLETT,from the Committee on Military Affairs, returned the military bill, [H. R. 21] recommending passage, with amendments striking out of the llth section the words: "such officers to be selected from the regiment," and by adding the following section:
SEC. 101. It is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State to have published with this act "the rules and articles of war and the general regulations for the government of the army of the United States," and have ten thousand copies of the same published in pamphlet form and distributed pro rata to to the several counties at the time and in the manner of distributing the laws, or sooner if possible.
The report was concurred in, and so the amendments were adopted.
Mr. ANTHONY proposed to amend the second line of the tenth section by striking out the word "battalion," and inserting in its place the word "regiment."
This amendment was also agreed to.
Mr. ANTHONY proposed to further amend by inserting after the word "clerk," in the twelfth line of section nine, these words: "Who shall be elected by the company."
On motion by Mr. COBB, the further consideration of this subject was postponed till Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
SUPPLIES FOR VOLUNTEERS.
On motion by Mr. HULL, it was
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed, two on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the House, to examine the condition and quality of the provisions furnished the men in Camp Morton, and in the Commissary's department.
The PRESIDENT makes the committee on the part of the Senate to consist of Messrs. Hull and Conley.
ADJOURNMENT TILL TUESDAY.
Mr. ODELL offered a resolution that when the Senate adjourn it be till Tuesday, at two o'clock, P.M.
Mr. STEELE moved to amend by substituting Monday" for "Tuesday."
On motion by Mr. LANDERS, this amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. WOLFE made an ineffectual motion to lay the resolution on the table.
After numerous propositions were made and rejected -
Mr. ODELL withdrew his resolution to enable the Senate to consider a report from the Committee of Conference with the House of Representatives.
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Mr. CLAYPOOL, from the Committee on Free Conference on the disagreement between the two Houses on Senator Wagner's six regiment bill [S. 1] made a written report (which is embodied entire in the House proceedings).
The report was concurred in.
THE ADJOURNMENT - AGAIN.
Mr. ODELL again offered his resolution to adjourn over.
After discussion thereon -
The resolution was adopted.
And then the Senate adjourned till Tuesday, two o'clock, P. M.
