Mr. Root moved to postpone the further consideration of it till Friday next. Negatived, 57 to 43.
Mr. Root opposed the bill at length, and Mr. Fisk replied.
The question "Shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?" was then taken and carried, by yeas and nays.
On the question, when the bill should be read a third time, Mr. Root named Friday, and Mr. Nelson to-day.
For Friday 44—For Monday 50.
To-day was fixed as the day; and a motion was made by Mr. T. Moore to adjourn. Lost, 63 to 50.
The bill was read a third time and passed, 63 to 53, the votes being precisely the same as those last taken, except that Mr. R. Brown was absent on this vote.
Monday, March 26.
Torpedo Experiment.
The bill making an appropriation for the purpose of making an experiment on the practical use of the torpedo, or submarine explosion, was taken up.