The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser

Congress of the United States.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, February 26.

The House proceeded to consider the amendments reported yesterday from the committee of the whole house, to whom was committed a bill providing for a Naval Peace Establishment: Some of which were agreed to, and others disagreed to.

A motion was then made to strike out the 6th section, which is as follows:

Be it enacted, That every captain, master, commandant and lieutenant, who shall be in service at the time when the reduction of the navy shall take place as aforesaid, while remaining unemployed, shall have and receive during his natural life and continuance in office one half his monthly pay, agreeably to the rank of his commission or warrant; on condition, however, that he shall at all times hold himself in readiness to enter into actual service and full pay, on being so ordered; and that he shall keep the Secretary of the Navy advised of his place of residence, and of the nearest post town thereto, and shall not at any time absent himself from his place of residence for more than 30 days, without first having obtained written permission from the navy department."

And on the question being taken by yeas and nays, it passed in the negative—yeas 48, nays 49.

A motion was then made to add the following section: "That the President of the United States be, and he is authorized to discharge any part of this Marine Corps which may be unnecessary for the naval service."

And on the question being taken thereon, it passed in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows;—yeas 53—nays 40.

The bill was then re-committed to a committee of the whole, who having considered the same, reported the disagreement of the committee to the 4th section; and on the question being taken, the house confirmed the disagreement of the committee.

On the question of passing the bill to a third reading, it passed in the affirmative by yeas and nays as follows: yeas 70—nays 27.

Ordered, that said bill be read a third time tomorrow.

Friday,

February 27.

An act to retain a further sum of drawbacks for the expenses incident to the allowance and payment thereof, and in lieu of stamp duties on debentures, was read a third time, and passed. The act providing for a Naval Peace Establishment was read a third time, and passed by yeas and nays as follows:—yeas 69, —nays 18.

A message was received from the President, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, with sundry documents relative to the subject of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 24th inst.

The house proceeded to consider the amendments reported yesterday to the bankrupt law, which were agreed to, and on the question of engrossment for a third reading, it passed in the affirmative by yeas and nays— yeas 49—nays 42.

This bill, in one of its provisions, enacts, that the bankrupt law passed last session (which is limited to five years continuance) shall be perpetual.