New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-08
REPORTED FOR THE TRIBUNE
BY ELECTRIC TElEG RAPH
proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. :. 1916.


Chief Clerk Of the Patent Office taken up and
amended and passed.
Mr. C.ss submitted resolution directing the Sc
cre,ary OF the Senate to procure and publish the
charter and privileges Of the Hudson Bay Company
with view OF showing the people that the free
navigation OF the Columbia River is granted 10 that
Company, and British subjects trading with them
in perpetuity BY the late treaty. Laid over.
Mr. WEBSTER also submitted resolution calling
or the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 know whether
any Treasury Notes had been issued under the late
act and il not, the cause OF delay Laid over.
The bill from the House providing for Terrific
rial Government, Tor Oregon was referred 10 the
Committee on Territories
The bill! to amend the Postage Law and correct
the abuse o. the Franking Privilege then taken
M and sundry amendments were adopted-among
them one prohibiting tie enclosure OF letters for
different persons III envelope with view OF
averting the payment Of postage under penalty
of So and the bill was then passed
The Vice President signited his intention OF leav
:ne the Chair to-day 70 afford an opportunity Tor
! electng President pro tenn.
The bill TO establish additional Land O:Rce in
Iowa was passed
The bill! 10 aid the improvement of Fox and Wis
consin rivers passed: Yeas %. Nays II.
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adopted authorizing each Senator 10 subscribe for
- copies of the Congressional Globe or Gales Y
Seatons Register OF Debates, TO be paid Tor out OF
the contingent fund.
The Senate then proceeded TO act upon the
House Bills, which We're NOT contested in their
order upon the calendar, and 4 large number were
passed.
Mr. McDUFrIE from the Committee on Foreign
Relations reported bill to authorize the President
TO issue letters Of marque and reprsal in the event
OF any being issued by Mexico, which was read
| third time and passed.
At q quarter before g. the Senate took recess
until o'clock.
! The Senate re.assembled at six O'Clock.
The bill TO break all Banks chartered by terrific
rial Legislatures gave rise 10 spirited debate and
was finally laid upon the table.
Alarre number OF private bills have been passed
The Senate still II session at o'clock
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
! A communication from the Secretary OF the
Treasury received, giving the number otbank-
rupts under the late Bankrupt law.
The bill to carry into effect certain stipulatons III
the Treaty with Prussia was taken up and passed
Several Reports from The Conference Committee
on disagreem OF the two Houses 10 sundry
amendments 10 bills were agreed 10
Mr.. MckAY reported JOINT resolution 10 pay
Volunteers that had been called out but not muster
ed into the service o. the United States which was
read third time and passed
The House next went into Committee OF the
Whole Mr. BoYD in the Chair and took up the Post
Route BILL and sundry amendments were made
After agreeing 70 various amendments, the Con-
mitree rose and reported the bill and amendments
Tor passage.
Several amendments reported to the Post-Route
bill were now considered and several were adopt
ed. The one authorizing letters in Post Offices 10
be advertised IN such Newspapers as Post Masters
might select without regard 20 their circulation
! was agreed 70 Yeas 81, Navs 81.
The bill was read third time and passed
The House again went into Committee, Mr.. Hop
kins in the Chair and took up the disagreement be.
tween amendments OF the TWO houses 10 the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
/ Mr. MCKAY opposed The large appropriation ior
the printing BY the two Houses near hall a million
The sum was enormous.
a, O'Clock, the House took recess until
O'Clock.
A. g few minutes after o'clock the House re-
assembled II Committee Of the Whole. and resur
ed the consideration OF -he amendments OF :he CIV
il and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
A call o; the House was made, bur al farther
proceedings under 1t were dispensed with
Various amendments Tor appropriations, rejected
IL The River and Earbor bill. were offered II
shape or another, bu, Were not adopted.
On al amendment Tor internal improvements, NJ
ScHEScS made speech for hour. OF great force
and sarcasm, in review o.; Mr.. Folks Veto Mes
sage.
4 resolution wss made 70 close the debate, and
the Committee proceeded TO vote rPoa various
Ming o'o!ocs-They are now voting npon The
amendments
The Southern Mall is IN. Nothing from the Army
One County IN North Carolina Northampton has
been heard frora, which gives an increased Wing
majority.