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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Washington
Tuesday, Aug. 27th-Senate.- Senate
went into executive session, and afterwards ad-
journed.
Mr.. Clay appeared in the Senate today.
IIouse.-The appropriation for Charge to
Nicaragua was agreed to.
The appropriations for public buildings at
Mobile, and Bath, Me-, and for the Globes re-
ports of debates, were concurred in, and the
General Appropriation bill was finally passed by
vote of l3l to 81.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.-Mr. Clay moved 10 take IN the
bill to abolish the Slave Trade in The District
of Columbia, with the view Of making ii the
special order for Monday. The taking up was
carried. NJ ssrs. Foote and Pearce each laid
upon the table amendments 10 be presented.
MIR. A,chson moved that the bill be laid on the
table, which was lost, 16 10 36.-The bill was
then made the order for Monday at o'clock.
After some debate the special order was post
poned, and the Senate took up the House boun.
ty land bill.
Pending the discussion on this bill and the
amendments thereto, the Senate went into Ex-
ecu,ive session, and when the doors we're
opened adjourned.
In the House, after some preliminary busi-
ness of little Importance.
Mr.. Strong moved to proceed with the bust
|
ried.
The report of the committee on conference
on the supplementary census bill, was taken up
and concurTed in.
The Utah bill was referred to the committee
of the whole.
The Texas boundary bill being next in
course.
Mr.. billiard rose and addressed the commit
tee, exciting great interest. lie would vote for
tbo ho ,;cI,t h.
was that the Wmot Proviso would rot be APP
piled to territory secured by the north. He
dsclaimed all sympathy with disunionists, and
appealed eoquently TO the magnanimity of the
North.
Mr. McCernard followed with few re.
marks to show that debate now would be per-
iectly useless. He moved the previous ques-
ton. The motion was lost SO TO l6S.
Conc REs SIGNAL PRoCEEDINGs.-Wa Washington,
Friday Aug 30.-!SenateaAN1r. Seward. Of
New York, reappeared in his seat
The bill to grant land to the State Of Mich
igan for ship Canal around the Falls of ST..
Mary's, occasioned an interesting discussion
involving the general question of Internal I'm
provements.
Mr.. Dawson took the floor and opposed the
bill, on the ground Of the partially of such i'm
provemen:s.
Mr.. Cass explained away the constitutional
difficu'tiea.
Mr. Felch offered an amendment to the bill
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, questioned the utility
of the general practice of giving land for i'm
provements.
Mr.. Douglass replied, showing that the en-
hancement in the value Of public la nds in the
vicinity was full indemnity. The bill was final
~ passed when the Senate went into executive
session. and then adjourned over till Monday.
House.-Mr. Bailey asked leave to make
statement showing the necessity of taking VI
the Indian Appropriation bill at once. MIR
Swee,zer objected.
On the bill for the renewal Of the Patent o
Woods Plough, discussion ensued. in which
Mr.. Bingham opposed the bill and Mr.. Harlan
favored it, Mr. Bingham estimated that the Ia
of 25 cents per plough, provided for in the bill
would amount to half million OF dollars AN
nually.
Mr.. Nelson proposed proviso, against i,
interfering with other inventions.
After some further discussion, the bill wa
laid on the table.
Several attempts to take up the Indian appr
Iriaion bill failed.
The Bundelcund question was then resume
and Mr.. Schenck in speech sustained the n
port.
Mr. Meade replied and Mr.. Carter moved
recommitment, with instructions to commtte
to proceed as usual.
The Texas boundary bill was taken up whe
Mr. Clarke made an able and canstic Wilm
Provso speech in reply TO Mr.. Brooks.
Mr. German followed with severe speet
no against Free Sellers.
Mr.. Daniel took the floor, when the Hou
adjourned.
Nit. VERNON, Ohio, Aug. 3Oth.-Eight cas-
Of cholera occurred here yesterday, six OF whit
proved fatal.