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reported with various amendments, 10
which the Senate refused TO agree. he
House rejected the amendment Of the Sen.
ate, for The payment of S272,OoO due to
Massachusetts.
A Joint resolution passed for the distri-
button of the Madison papers.
When the House adjourned. at half past
| o'clock, the Senate were still 10 session.
The following sketch Of the proceedings
Of the last days session Of the House. is
American.
The Senate and House Of Representa-.
tives adjourned this morning, (Sunday.) at
half past four o'clock, and met again al
ten.
In the House, after the journal had beer
read Mr.. Lincoln called up the bill provid.
ing for the erection Of fire proof building
for the Post Office Department.
Messrs. Lyon, Cambrellcng. and Others.
objected to it. They urged that as this
was the Sabbath. no other business ought
to be taken up but that which the exigen.
c'es of the country actually demanded
After an Intellectual attempt to lay it on
he table, the bill was passed. The 10Th
JOINT rule was then suspended for the pur
pose of sending the bill to the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Camb'eleng, the In.
dian Appropriation Bill was then taken up.
the question being on agreeing to the
amendment of the Senate striking out the
appropriation OF $4,000 for holding n treaty
with the Seminole Indians. After some
debate, the amendment of the Senate was
non.cOncurred in.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill was next taken up. The House had
amended this bill by providing that hereaf
ter'he public printing be done by contract.
The Senate had stricken ont this item,
and returned the bill to the House, which
insisted on its amendment. 1t passed back
wards aud forwards several times, each
BODY still insisting on its amendment.
Mr.. Bond made some appropriate re.
marks on the subject, and moved that the
House do not recehc.
The Speaker informed him that in case
both Houses insisted, it would have the
effect Of killing the whole bill.
Mr.. Bond said he was aware Of that, but
he had chosen this opportunity Of bringing
the affair to a conclusion.
n motion tha. the House recede from
its amendment was rejec,ed-yeas 80,
nays 90. 1t was finally referred to a Joint
Committee of Conference.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole, and took up the Army bill, the
Indian appropriation bill. and reported the
same with additional amendments which
were subsequently receded from on the
refusal Of he Senate IN aOrae.
The Committee Of Conference on the
amendments to the Civil and Diplomatic
bill made a report, which was agreed to
by the House, some concession having
been made on both sides.
A strong attempt was male TO 90 into
Committee of the Whole OF The Cumber.
land Road bill, but a motion,o that effec,
was rejected-yeas. "a; nays II.
Pending a debate on the Indian Appro.
p%ria'ion bill, Mr.. Downing read a letter
from the Governor of florida, stating
that the war had now progressed to the
very centre of that Territoy. It showed
that fifteen citizens had ben murdered by
the Indians, and that in the opinion Of the
Governor, the Territory vas in the worst
situation It had been durinsthe whole war.
Mr.. d also showed that thre was strong
ground to suspect a coalition of the negroes
with the Indians. He mdo an earnest
appeal to the House on Tie subject. and
hoped The Senate bill for tie armed occu,
patton OF that Territory wold be passed.
A JOINT resolution of the %:ena,e, author
izIng the purchase of Pc Patch Island.
was read a third time aud ,assed.
Also a b'll for The re organization oflhe
Patent office. During a debate on this
bill Doctor Petrlken, in opposing it, was
repeatedly interrupted by calls Of order.
whistIlng. etc. The Doctr SAID when he
came there he thought he Should be among
gentlemen, and not blackguuds.
This announcement caused much con
fusion. and the Doctor wascalled upon to
apologize. He refused. however, alleging
that lie had received sufficient provocatlon.
About Two hundred privae bills fro m the
Senate were then passed.
1t being now after twelve o'clock, Mr..
Gushing and others asked leave to present
petitions.
The Speaker decided il tt be out OF or
der. 1t was maintained. however. that as
it was Monday m'rning, they had a perfect,
tight to present them, that being the regr
lar day for petitions.
Mr.Wise moved a suspension of the rules
to enable him to offer a resolution for com.
pensatlng the clerk Of the lac Inveslisa.
ting Committee, but the House refused.
THIS caused much clamor, and the Locos
were nightly pleased at their success in
defeating the resolution.
M
The usual committees were then appoin,
TED to wait upon The President, and notify
mir 'hal Congress was ready to adjourn.
During their absence, some impertinenr
members had the assurance to quiz Mr..
Camoreleng about his Sub.Treasury bill.
One of them wished to know how it was
that Mr.. e. had not brought the monster
"up to the Scratch" THIS caused much
m'r'h, but Mr.. G. took it all in good part,
as becomes all politicians who have been
" caught on the hlp."