poses," approved the thirtieth day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-six, there shall be levied, collected, and paid a duty of thirty per centum ad valorem; and that the said act, approved the thirtieth day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby, revived (except as hereinbefore excepted) in every schedule, section, or clause thereof, saving, nevertheless, the full effect and operation of the act entitled "An act to establish a warehousing system; and to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purposes,"" approved the sixth day of August, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-six, and the several acts amendatory or supplementary to the same.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the act entitled "An act reducing the duty on imports, and for other purposes," approved the third day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, except the fifth section thereof, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect on the first day of July next: Provided, That no higher duty shall be charged on goods, wares, merchandise, or other articles in store on that day, than were chargeable at the time of their importation,

On motion by Mr. Wilson, to amend the amendment by inserting at the end thereof the following:

That the first section of the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act reducing the duty on imports, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, amended, so as to read as follows, viz:

Upon the articles enumerated in schedules A and B of the tariff act of eighteen hundred and forty-six, a duty of forty per centum; and upon those enumerated in schedule C, thirty-three per centum; in schedule D, twenty-five per centum; in schedule E, twenty per centum; in schedule F, fifteen per centum; in schedule G, ten per centum; and in schedule H, five per centum, with such exceptions as are hereinafter made; and all articles so imported as aforesaid, and not enumerated in the said schedules nor in schedule I, shall pay a duty of twenty per centum: Provided, That sugars, syrups, and molasses shall be transferred to schedule E of said act: And provided further, That this act shall take effect from and after the first day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, It was determined in the negative.

On the question to agree to the amendment of Mr. Lane,

It was determined in the negative, {e....

On motion by Mr. Powell,

Nays...

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bragg, Douglas, Green, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Pearce, Powell, Rice, Sebastian.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Har

lan, King, Morrill, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson.

No further amendment being proposed,

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time.

The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

On the question, Shall the bill pass?

Yeas....

It was determined in the affirmative,...

On motion by Mr. Hunter,

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The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Morrill, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Bragg, Clingman, Douglas, Green, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Rice, Sebastian.

So it was

Resolved, That the bill pass with amendments.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.

The Vice-President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, information respecting the report of Captain A. A. Humphreys, in relation to the survey of the delta of the Mississippi river; which was read.

On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, that the report be printed, Ordered, That the motion be referred to the Committee on Printing. On motion by Mr. Wilson, that the Senate will, on to-morrow, take a recess from five until seven o'clock, p. m.,

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Hale,

The Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1861.

Mr. Doolittle presented a petition of citizens of Milwaukie, Wisconsin, praying the adoption of such measures as shall protect the property of the government and maintain the honor of our flag and the integrity of the Union.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Doolittle presented a petition of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying the repeal of all laws in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution, and the passage of such laws as shall protect the interests of all sections of the Confederacy.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Powell presented a petition of citizens of Superior, Wisconsin,

praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Anthony presented a memorial of citizens of Newport, Rhode Island, in favor of the compromise measures proposed by the representatives of the border States.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Wilson submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate of the United States, if not incompatible with the public interest, what, at present, are our relations with the Republic of Peru. Mr. Bigler presented a petition of citizens of Philadelphia, praying that pensions may be granted to the survivors of the war of 1812, and to the widows of those who have died or may hereafter die; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Bigler presented the proceedings of a Democratic convention, assembled at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, on the 18th instant, approving of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Bigler presented a memorial of citizens of Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, a petition of citizens of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, and a petition of citizens of Elk county, Pennsylvania, praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden and those proposed by Mr. Bigler.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Bigler presented the proceedings of a meeting of citizens of Elk county, Pennsylvania, held at St. Mary's on the 13th instant, and the proceedings of a Democratic convention, assembled at Clearfield, Pennsylvania, on the 16th instant, in favor of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Bigler.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Bigler presented the proceedings of a meeting of citizens of Bradford county, Pennsylvania, held at the court-house of said county on the 11th instant, praying the adoption of some effective measures for the adjustment of our national difficulties.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Wade presented three petitions of citizens of Philadelphia in favor of the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws. Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Seward presented a petition of citizens of Philadelphia, praying that pensions may be granted to the survivors of the war of 1812, and to the widows of those who have died or may hereafter die; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Foster presented a petition of inhabitants of Mystic and its vicinity, in the State of Connecticut, opposing any compromise by which slavery may be extended.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Fessenden presented a petition of inhabitants and legal voters of Windham, Maine, praying the adoption of such measures as shall release any slave State, which, by a fair vote of its citizens may so

decide, from any legal obligation to the Constitution and Federal Union.

Ordered, That it lie on the table.

Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, presented a letter of Captain A. A. Humphreys relative to the printing of extra copies of his report of the survey of the delta of the Mississippi.

On motion by Mr. Johnson, that the letter be printed with the report,

Ordered, That the motion be referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 980) for the adjustment of the claims of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company, under the treaty of 1846 with Great Britain, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Bragg, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 530) to provide for the payment of clerks in land offices in the State of Oregon, reported it with an amendment.

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. 51) repealing a resolution relating to the claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the motion to print the report of the Acting Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, transcripts of all accounts paid for the erection of the east and west wings and the north front of the Patent Office building, and for alterations and repairs to the south front of the same, reported against printing the same; and

The report was agreed to.

Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the motion to print certain documents accompanying the report of the district attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia relative to the value of certain real estate in the city of Washington, reported in favor of printing the same; and The report was agreed to.

Mr. Bragg presented the credentials of the Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, elected a senator by the legislature of the State of North Carolina for the term of six years, commencing on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1861.

The credentials were read.

Mr. Crittenden presented a petition of citizens of Philadelphia, praying that pensions may be granted to the survivors of the war of 1812, and to the widows of those who have died or may hereafter die; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Crittenden presented a petition of citizens of Jefferson county, Illinois, a memorial of citizens of Michigan, and a petition of citizens of Liberty Corner, New Jersey, praying the adoption of the compromise measures proposed by Mr. Crittenden.

Ordered, That they lie on the table.

Mr. Bingham reported from the committee that they had examined and found duly enrolled the resolution (S. 49) to repeal the joint resolution approved June 15, 1860, for the relief of William H. De Groot.

Mr. Harlan submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency and probable cost of constructing a steamboat canal from Lake Michigan to the navigable waters of the Illinois river; and what additional appropriations are necessary to remove the obstructions in the Mississippi river at the Des Moines and Rock River rapids, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Trumbull presented a petition of citizens of the United States, praying that the channel now existing between the head of Lake Michigan and the Illinois river may be made navigable for steamboats and other vessels doing business on the Mississippi and its branches; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Forney, its Clerk:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives agrees to the amendments of the Senate to the bill of the House (H. R. 914) making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862; and

It has agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the resolution of the House (H. R. 43) giving the assent of Congress to certain acts passed or to be passed by the legislatures of the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, or any two of them, in relation to the "raft" of Red river, and for other purposes.

The House of Representatives having ordered the printing of certain documents, I am directed to notify the Senate thereof.

The President of the United States approved and signed, on the 13th instant, an act (H. R. 545) granting a pension to Gregory Patti, and a joint resolution (H. R. 57) for the benefit of Duvall & Brothers. On the 16th instant,

A joint resolution (H. R. 39) directing the accounting officers of the Treasury to settle the accounts of the late Robert Stockton, quartermaster, &c.

On the 18th instant the following acts:

H. R. 554. An act to extend the right of appeal from decisions of circuit courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

H. R. 623. An act for the relief of William Cowing.

H. R. 841. An act making further provision in relation to consolidated land offices.

On the 19th instant,

H. R. 866. An act to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861; and,

On the 20th instant,

H. R. 892. An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1862.

H. R. 5. Á joint resolution authorizing the proper accounting officers of the Treasury to revise and adjust the account of John Randolph Clay, United States minister to Peru.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed an en