Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-09-12
CO N G r E s S.
The Senate, on Tuesday was in executive

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The Senate, on Tuesday was in executive
session until the adjournment.
10 the House the appropriation bill was
discussed. An appropriation for the charge
snip TO Nicaragua was adopted. The amend
ments for appropriating specified sums for
custom house buildings at St. Louis and
Bangor, and for back volumes of Gales &
Seaton's and Rive's congressional debates
were rejected. Those for custom honse
a; Mobile and Bath, and for the
Globe reports were cOncurred in. and the
bill was finally passed by vote of 1871 TO 60.
The house then adjourned.
in the Senate, Oh Wednesday, on motion
of Mr.. Clay, the slave trade bill was post.
poned ill Tuesday next. .ltt
Mr.. Dickinson reported back the post Of
flee appropriation bill. with amendments,
which he explained at lencht, and it passed
to be engrossed. A debate thereupon ensu-
ed, during which Mr. Foote gave notice that
if the house failed TO adopt the measure he
should propose new omnibus bill 10 be at
tached to the civil and diplomatic bill.
In the House, at II o'clock the Texas
boundary bill was resumed, and the previ-
Gus question was sustained. A motion 10
lay the bill on the table was lost, 80 to 1863.
The main question was ordered to be put by
vote TO 1873 to 6S.
MIR. Ciugman moved to refer the bill to
the committee oil the whole, which was car
ried by cose vote, but it was subsequently
reconsdered, and MIR. Clingman's amend
ment was rejected, go 10 1870.
A motion TO lay the bill on the table was
again rejected MIR. Boyds amendment was
also rejected. The motion ordering the bill
to be engrossed was lost by vote of so 10
1876.
Pending motion to reconsider. Adj.
In the Senate. on Thursday. the private
calendar was taken up for consideration, but
the proceedings thereon were of no general
interest.
The House refused to lay the motion TO re-
consider The vote on the Texas boundary
question on the table BY vote OIL 10 l35.
The reconsideration Of Mr.. Boyd's amend
ment was moved and lost.
After several hours of disorderly and ex-
citing debate, during which a moGon to re-
commit with instructions to report The Will
mot proviso and other notifications failed
Mr.. Boyd's amendment providing govern
ment for New Mexico was adopted-l00 TO
90. The engrossmenl of the bill was then
nut and losl-99 to lO7. The house then adj
Journed.
In the Senate, on Friday, MIR. flous ton
gave notice that he should OH Monday next
ask leave to make personal explanation Of
his difficulties with member of the other
house.
The bill providing for retired list Of ar
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eral private bills were also taken up and
passed.
The bounty land bill was further debated
but without coming 10 a decision the senate
adjourned 10 Monday.
In tie House the post office appropriation
bill was received from the senate, and OF
motion il was referred 10 the committee OF
ways and means.
After again reconsidering the vote on the
Texas boundary bill, il was ordered TO be en-
crossed by vote of los to 9S. This decIs
ion was followed by b0isterous applause
When order was restored the bill was pass
ed, l07 to 81. The title was amended so a
to include a territorial government for New
Mexico. Amidst much excitement and dis
order the house then adjourned.
! The Senate was not in session on Satur
day.
| In the House, the Ewing report being Ia
ken up, Mr.. Richardson resumed his specc
in support OF the majority report.
The next thing in order was the Ca'iloI
MIA bill, rs passed by The senate.
The question being on tile third rcadIng,-
Mr.. Holmes moved an adjournment, hui ~
more than four or five members voted III til
affirmative.
Mr. Thompson said that decent respec
required The bill 10 be at least read.
The senate bin for the admission of Cal
fornIa was then read for Tie information [
the information Of tile house, after which Ill
third reading was ordered by vote Of Is
yeasio 56 nays.
The bill having been read a third timt
Mr.. Fcatherslon moved 10 lay Il on the tabl
but it was lot agreed TO. The bill was the
passed-yeas $50, nays 81.
7 A motion was made to reconsider, but III
vote was laid on the table.
( In committee Of the whole on the Uta
7 bill, Mr. McCiernand in the chair, MIR. Wen
worth moved an amendment proposing tn
/ Wilmot proviso, which lie afterwards mod
1 fed. but it was rejected. IS 10 90.
! A motion was made TO reconsider the vot
/ but it was laid on the table.
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Douglas
moved the concurrence of the senate to tn
house amendments to the Texas bill, whic
was carried after an Intellectual atIemI
from the chair to amend, by vote Of 81 /
10.
The resolution Of the house for final aC
journment of congress this day three week
was concurred in, after which the senate wei
into executive session, which continued Ii
the hour of adjournment.
| The House took up for consideration tn
resolution fixing the time for the final at
journment Of congress on the Odd inst.
was proposed and ultimately agreed upo
that this day three weeks be the time fixe
upon for the adjournment.
The bill making appropriations for Il
l West Point Academy, with the sena
amendments, was debated in committee
the whole, and reported without furlht
amendments.
The bill appropriating 100000 for del
cheney in the mileage and pay of member
was debated and amended, and on taking ii
question on It's passage It was lost. Where
upon an adjournment took place. Il wa
subsequently ascerraned that the bill act'
ally passed.
President Fillmore has signed the Texa
boundary, New Mexico and Utah bills.