The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-31
LATEST NlELLIGHNCE.
TELEGRAPHIc REPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINcToN, July 80, IS46.
In Senate.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHrToToS, July 80, 1876.
In Senate.
REGULATIONS roR vFsssLs . THE DELAWARE.
The Committee on Commerce reported q resolution,
that the subject of the expediency OF requiring vessels
navigating the Delaware to carry lights to avoid COLI
sion be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury with
directions to report TO Congress at its son upon
the expediency of enactng general law upon the SUBJ
ject
After some remarks from Messrs. j. NJ Clayton and
Davis, the resolution adopted.
THE LAND GRADUATION MILL
After transacting some unimportant business,
Mr. BREEsE moved to take up the graduation land BILL
and consider the House amendments thereto. Carried
Yeas, 25-nays, ~.
Mr.. BARROW wanted time to examine the bill as
amended.
Mr.. SIMMONS submitted an amendment, which was or
dsred to be printed The bill then postponed until
tomorrow.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The special order being the House resolution regus-
ting the prices and Of executing the public print
ing, was next taken up. One or two motions were
made to postpone the subject until tomorrow and take
up the Texas navy BILL the sub-treasury BILL but the
motion to postpone was lost--yeas, as-nays, 20.
The printing resolution then debated by Messrs
wsstcott Pennybacker, Evans Atherton, Cameron, J.
NJ Clayton, and Mangum. after which the resolution
was passed-yeas, 2s- nays, ID.
THE suBTRExsuRr BILL.
The Sub Treasury Bill was then taken up for further
consideration. After long debate in which Messrs
Allen Benton, Calhoun, Lewis Webster, speight
n. Johnson and others participated, the amend
ment authorizing the circulation of Treasury drafts
was rejected. Yeas IL, nays 40. One amendment
offered by Mr. Cameron adopted requiring the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury to publish the amount Of specie
the several places of deposhe amount of Treasury
notes drafts issued and the amount outstanding at the
close of every month.
An amendment also adopted requiring the consent
Of the public creditor to his payment in Treasury notes
drafts before he shall be SO paid.
Anumber Of slight amendments also agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to third reading without
divisions and motion of Mr. Evans, who designed to
speak against it, it ordered that the third reading
take place tomorrow o'clock. The Senate then ad-
jsurned.
House OF Representatives.
BILL.
The House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Reed in the chair and resumed the consideration Of the
Post Office Bill In short time it found there
quorum present. whereupon the Committee
Mr. HOPKINS now moved substitute for the whole
bill.
Mr. RArHBuN moved to lay the whole subject on the
table, and the yeas and nays ordered yeas SO,
nays 81.
The previous question was then called for
Mr. HAMLiN moved to amend Mr.. Hopkins amend.
ment to advertise Post ONCE letters in such
papers the Postmaster may select without regard to
circulation
On this the yeas and nays were ordered and stood
yeas 81, nays 80. So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. HOPKINS substitute was next put to vote (ayes
81 nays 96) and rejected. motion to reconsider this
vote made. and motion to lay this motion on the
table, made. and it the yeas and nays ordered.
They stood yeas o. nays g. the motion reconsider
laid the table This closed the progress of the
bill
The House then resolved itself into committee, Mr..
Houston, of Alabama in the chair when great confusion
prevailed the question: what bill should first be
considered.
RErUSpINo DUTIES.
Finally the bill from the Senate to refund duties
tonnage Of Spanish vessels in certain cases. taken
for passage.
FRENCH sPoLIATIoN BILL
The French spoliation bill from the Senate next
taken up.
Mr. GILES advocated the claims as just
Mr. THURMAN opposed the bill with great warmth.
REDEMPTION TREASURY NOTES.
The committee then rose, and the House took up and
passed the special BILL making provision for redemption
Of certain treasury that had been stolen altered
and put in circulation at New Orleans.
Adjourned.