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sage Of permanent revenue law before the Both inst
JUNE 23--ln the Senate, Mr. Evans introduced
bill to esablsh'thc fiscal year of the Treasury Of the
U. s.. which was read twice and referred.
MIR. Bayard reported an amendment TO the bill reg
ula'ing the enlistments in the Naval service. The
amendment includes the Marine corps.
The bill providing for the settlement of the claims
under the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty was taken
up, but again postponed.
The temporary Tariff BM--The Senate took up
the bill from the House to extend till the I'd day Of
August the previous rate of duties and the present
mode OF collecting the revenue
Mr.. Evans made Speech explanatory of the bill
and the necessyo its passage, and proposed to mod,
lily the land proviso, to postpone till the LIST Of
August the operation of the Distribution Act-that Is
TO pospope 1t to the time that the icvenue laws
are postponed to. Neither the friends nor the OPP
ponents Of distribution would be prejudlced by it
The distribution would not take effect the first of
July. But, by the first of August revenue bill pas
sed, raising duties over 20 per cent? without repeal
ing the distribution law, the distribution law would
expire Otherwise i would take effect on the lst of
August, when the new Revenue bill went into force
II no act passed on the subject then the distribution
act would be IN force on the lst of August
MIR. Berrien apprehended that the substitute offered
by Mr.. Evans would be liable to some difficulty of
construction. He understood him to say that the
effect of the provso would be merely to postpone the
distribution until August lst To test this point he
would move to amend theamendmcnt SO as TO pro-
vlue for this IN so many words.
Attei some debate, Mr.. Berriens amendment was
lost-yeas 20, nays22
Inc amendment of Mr.. Evans was debated and
vnrously construed, by Messrs. Wright, Buchanan
ltlves, Tappan, Simmons, White Woodbury., Chit
tenden Choate, Evans and others.
Mr. Linn said it was evident that the best minds
were puzzled with this question, and nights sleep
might help us. He moved an adjournment which
agreed to.
In the House sundry resolutions were adopted ;
when, on motion of Mr.. Fillmore, the committee Of
the whole, Mr.. McKennan in the chair, took up
The Nary Appropriation Bin.-1he Senatc's
amendments were read.
Mr.. Fillmore in few remarks, recommended a
| concurrence with the Senae's amendment, for pay of
COMMISSION, warrant petty officers and seamen,
winch increases the amount proposed by the House
100000, making the whole appropriation $780,
900.
Mr.. Burnell was in favor of an increase of the
Navy equal TO the increase of our commercial ma
rne. He spoke with great fervor in behalf of that
arm of the national Defence and alluded to the favor
extended to the Navy at The Extra Session, and the
strange attack made upon it al the present
Mr.. C. J. Ingorso followed, in series of remarks
made on general subjects, and the Navy in particular
Mr.. Me tlwother was opposed to the amend
mcnts of the Senate.
Mr.. SprigG followed in opposit on to the amend.
mens of the Senate, and spoke with great earnest.
ness of the abuses Which exist. and which should be
corrected
Mr. Adams was in favor of the adoption of the
amendmen! which increased the pay of officers and
seanen, because nothing he had yet heard, convinc-
ed HIM that the sum was not necessary. He then
proceeded to review the amendments of the Senate
generally
Mr.. r. Mcclellan has the floor.
The House adjourned at the usual hour, without
taking the question of any amendment of the Sen
ate to the Navy Bill.
JuSE 2l.-0ur letter has Just come to hand Mr.
Rves addressing the Senate in favor of preserv-
ing lnvlolatc the proviso of the distribution act OF
1871.
In the House the Naval Appropriation Bill was
the prime pie topic of discussion upon which no vote
was taken, however, when the mail left
JuSE 25.-ln the House, the temporary tariff bill
received from the Senate as amended. Mr. Fillmore
move TO suspend the rules objection being made) to
take up the amendment Of the Senate. He said il
was necessary TO pass this bill Immediately, to give
the information thereof TO the farthest part of the
United States before the LIST July, VIII n our present
revenue laws cease If the bill passed to day
this could not be done.
| Mr.. Adams, (who had objected to taking up this
BILL being DESTROYS this day, according to previous
notice to consider the bill providing for the satsfac-
ton oil claims for French spoations prior TO 1900,
thought the delay Of this day here would make but
little difference the probability was as he undcr
stood, that The bill nroud be retocd by the President,
The motion to suspend the rules faicd-yeas III,
nays 6o-two-thlrds not voting therefor.
The resolution relative TO the claims for Virginia
bounty land warrants was discussed during the NOR
ming hour by Mr.. Hail. of Vermont. The Tempo
rnry IaIiil 6l then, was after some struggling on
thereto taken up in regular order of business and the
amendment of the Senate to strike out the provso of
the House that the bill shall not interfere with the
distribution, and insert provision posponina the dis
trhuton to the LIST of August, having been read Mr..
Yorke, amid many competitors, obtained the floor
and moved the previous question:
Mr. Weller moved to lay the bill on the table; re-
iected yeas SO nays ll3. The previous question
was seconded and ordered; yeas l05 nays 90.
The main question then being on concurrence with
the amendment of the Senate, Messrs Weller Turney
and Wise succeeded in making some remarks on the
bllby motions to be excused from voting, which they
afterwards withdrew.
Mr. Holmes of s. C. refused to vote.
The amendment Of the Senate was concurred in ;
yeas i04; nays 96-and thus the bill having passed
both houses, awaits only the signature Of the Presi-
dent, TO whom it will be sent to-day, to become a law