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CON G r f S s.


| Death has again invaded the halls of our Natona
| Legislature, and stricken down a victim in eacl
branch.
Hon. Samuel l.. Southland, Senator from N. Jer
sey, and until his recent resignation, occasioned b,
IL health, President pro tempore of the Senate
died yesterday Sunday Sg d S
the Senate and paid tribdte Of affection and re
spect 10 his memory.
On motion of Mr.. King resolutions were adopted
to attend his funeral TO las the remains ar
expected to arrive in this city to day. at IL O'Clock
10 go into mourning for .hirty days and to ADJOURN
In the House Mr. Adams announced the death o
his colleague, the Hon. WIN. S. Hastings Represen
tative from the 9th Congressional District, Ms
which took place on the 18th inst. at the Red Sui
phur Springs, Va, whittier he had short tint
since repaired for the benefit of his health The
customary resolutions were adopted. On motion o.
Mr.. Briggs the House adjourned.
In House Mr.. II. Dodge by permission ntrodu
ced a bill for the protection of Commerce on the
Western shore of Lake Michigan Referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. Adams then called up his resolution for Sc
lect Committee on the subject Of the Presidents
Message on the signature of the Apportionmcn
Law. He addressed the House for an hour with
great force in favor of this motion, and in reply to
Mr.. Wise He examined the pretended precedent OF
Jac,sor's Message on the Detroit and Chicago road
BILL and rejected both, as inapplicable and unconst-
tutional.
He was particularly eloquent towards tho close in
reply to the threats of political perdon, directed
against him by WISE for his strong opposition to Mr.
Tylers course.
Mr.. L. w. Andrews then moved the previous
question: which was ordered. Yeas l07, nays 81.
A motion to lay the whole subject on the table,
was then negatived. Yeas 81 nays l07.
The resolution then passed without division, be-
ing modified by emitting the power TO send for per-
sons and papers.
The Indian Appropriation bill then came up on its
third reading, and a motion to rccommlt, with IN
structions, debated for two hours and half by
Mcssrs. Mckay, Thompson, and others. This was
finally cut off by the previous question, and the bill
passed-ll4 10 "a.
The VETO Message of the President of the United
States on the returning the Little Tariff Bill with
his objections, was then taken up and read at ten
minutes after two o clock
The reading occupied about ten minutes.
Mr.. w. Cost Johnson then made speech against
it, and moved to postpone I'LL tomorrow
Mr.. Holmes, of South Carolina, U,ocofoco) then
uttered a pompous euogy on the virtue and herolsm
of John Tyler, in thus putting forward the power OF
one man to preserve that most sacred of all COM
pacts the Compromise act. He is still speaking IN
lofty strain, warning the Wings against passing the
Mr.. Granger has just risen, and is speaking IN a
high tone of resolution in favor of perseverance in
the cause.
June 30.
In Senate, to-day, the bill for the Reorganization
Of the Army was, after discussion oedered en-
crossed
The bill further to provide for the administration
OF remedial justice III the Unteu states courts was
oppo. ell at length by Mr. Wright.
Some haf-dozen private bills, including one for the
payment of Michigan militia, were passed.
Mr.. Woodbury. gave notice of the introduction to-
morrow of bill to extend the present revenue laws,
and also 10 fix home valuation OH imports.
The Senate adjourned.
The House adjourned without concluding the de-
bate on the Veto Message
Mr. Casey of Illinois, this morning introduced a
resolution in the House proposing adjournment of
the two Houses Of Congress the 18th inst. OBJ
jections wee made, and motion was submitted TO
suspend the Rules The yeas and nays were ordered
and the motion was lost.
NEro PowER.-The messngeof the President was
then considered, and the following speeches were
made -
Against the Veto Power, by Mr. Caruhcrs, of
Tenn
For the message Of Mr. Rhett, of S. C.
Against the use Of the Power by Mr Summers, of
Va Mr. Barnard of n. Y, continued the debate up
on the same side of the question.
During the day the Army Bill. amended in the
Senate was reported back with additional amend
men's and Bill was reported also from the Militia
ry Committee for Militia services in 1889 and 1910.
IMPORTANT REPoRT.-Mr Simmons r. l.. prcsen-
tel his report this morning from the Committee on
Manufactures for the adjustment Of the Tariff. The
Report comes with Bill, which provides for a rate
OF duty OF % per cent upon the home vaiuntion IN
principles of home valuation settled III the Bill by
the prices of goods for years past and these val
uations 10 be examined every two years and reg
ulated BY the price Of the two years preceding. The
Bill and Report and thousand extra copies order
ed to be prncd.-Three thousand extra copies were
also ordered of the memorial of Joshua Leviat
The Bill in reference to Remedial Justice was then
taken up. Mr. Smith, of Conn. led oil IN the debate
against the Bill.
SESATE---REvESrE MEAsuREs--Thc Senator
from y. Fl. Mr. Woo lhIry, presented two Revenue
Bills this morning, similar TO those presented yeser-
day in the House for the extension of existing keve-
nue. Laws and for removing doubts from the Com
promise Act. The Bills first read and debate
arose upon the question of introduction to which
will especially refer i'll my next.
The power to introduce such bill was first con-
sdered, and the prevailing opinion was, that 1t was
unconstitutional 10 introduce such bill in the Sen
ate. The debate was participated in by Messfs.
Woodbury., Evans Huntington, Allen, Crltcnden,
and Walker The subject then passed over I'M
til tomorrow, with the understanding that the ques
ton shall then be decided to the power of Congress
10 consider these Bills.
From the National Intellgcncer of Saturday.
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