The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-03-06
WAsnlSaros. March 3

House refused to concur ia several of the amend
meuts made by the Senate, and the bill will &C
back,
The bill directing two regiments Of infantry t.
be converted into mounted r%ilemen, was takel
up, slightly amended and passed.
The Patelt-ofiice report was received aud l4O,
600 copies ordered to be printed
The bill milking appropriations for light houses
was taken up aud passed.
The bill rom the Senate. relative to the liabili
ties Of ship-owners, was tuken up and passed.
The bill from the Senate, against constructive
mileage Of members Of Congress, was passed.
The Senate bill to ascertain and settle private
land claims in California, was passed.
The joint resolution. which had already passed
the Senate, requesting lie President TO direct d
national vessel to bring KOssuth and hs compatri
OILS to this country, passed.
Intellectual attempts were made TO take up the
Senate bills for the relief Of INDECENT iusnue aud Il
create the Office Of Lieut.. General.
SECOND DEsPATcH.
WAsHrSoToN, March 4.
Congress has been in session all night. The
two Houses will adjourn at 10 O'Clock to day. The
bills defeated are-the French Spoliatiuu bill. the
River and HarbOr bill and the Fertilization bill
Mr.. Schenck Of Ohio, was nominated to the
Senate as Minister to Brazil.
WAsHISGToS, March 4.
SESATE-Allo Of yesterday afternoon and eve.
ming was spent in discussing the river and harbUr
bill Numerous resolutions having its defeat in
view. were offered and rejected
After 8 o'clock, a suspension of the rules WINS
obtained aud the Post office uppro priatiun bill was
received from the House. The Seuate insisted
Oh its amendments and a OF confer
eice was appointed, who reported back the bill
and it was then finally pissed.
The Cheap Postage bill was also received md
the House amendment being cOncurred III, the bill
passed.
The consideration of the river aud harbor bill
was then resumed.
Midnight came and the question arose as to The
termination 'oi the session, Mr.. Cass considering
that it ended at IL o'clock Monday night, while
others maintained that il continued until twelve
O'Clock, Nj, 0i Tuesday, March 4lh. The right
Ol those Senators 10 vote, whose term expires
the with present, Congress, was also discussed Fin.
ally, a resolution offered by Mr.. Ewing, to the eli
feet thai the session did not terminate until - ~.
clock, noon, Tuesday, March ith. wus agreed To.
Then after "A scene of cnnlusiOn unsurpassed by
anything ever before witnessed ia the Senate, the
river aud harbor appropriation bill was hid upon
the table.
The amendments to the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill were taken up. Mr.. Chase
moved To add the river aud larb0r bill as passed
by the House, which was rejected, The bill was
reported to the Senate at 6 o'clock this morning
aud the amendments ordered to he enerossed.
The Army Appropriation bill was reported with
the amendments aud these we're cuncurred in.
The Navy Appropriation bill was referred To
the Committee.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
with the amendments. was then passed.
The Senate refused 10 take up the joint resolu-
ton making land warrants ussignable.
Mr.. Bradbury from the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the Presidents message relative to
the violation of laws in Boston.
MIR. Jefferson Davis from the conference COM
mittce. on the army appropriation bill, made a
report which received the concurrence Of the
Senate.
Mr., Pierce reported back the Navy Appropria.
ton bill and the Amendments were debated and
acted upon. The appropriation lur ii naval depot
at New Orleans was stricken out; that for the ma
val lOrces al New York was Increased Ia $50. 900;
the amendment increasing the pay to the Collins
Steamers was ruled out Ul order; an appropriation
oil $4,000 10 move tue wreck Of the Steamer
Missouri at Gibraller was odopted
The pustroute bill with the amendments was
passed by general consent.
The Army Appropriation bill was sent TO the
President Of the Uuited States Tor his signature.
The river and hMDor bill is still lyiugon the
table with no chance of It's getting through.
The Senate has passed finally tie Civil and Di'
ploInatic appropriation bill also the Naval aPpro.
priulinn bill.
ATTIC O'Clock, the Senate was informed That the
President had signed the army bill. The rWlc
was suspended and the Navy bill sent to the Pre-
sident for his signature.
The joint resolution making bounty land war
rants assignable was then taken up and passed.
A resolution of thanks 10 the President OF the
Senate was adopted.
President Fillmore called an executive session
and the following new members were qualihed:-
Bright, Bayard Cass, Hamlin. Mason, Pratt, Rush
aud Dodge. The Senate then adjourned, sine die.
HoUsE-The House spent last evening and
night in uninportant business, only waiting Tie
movement OF the Senate In adjourn sine die.
Various messages from tho President, announc'
ing that he had signed bills were received. There
being no important question before them the
members passed the time in good hundred at
tempts 10 keep awake. From 4 O'Clock this morn
ing until 6. the time was spent i'll making unlin
portunt iuolions,
The House refused to concur in the Senate n
mendlnenls to the civil and diplomatic aud army
appropriation Dllls. .
The House took a recess from 7 until 8 o'clock,
and ut that hour re-assembled and was called To
order and every part Of the hal and galleries were
crowded with spectators, to witness the last hours
OF the session. The members were all III good
spirits and excellent humor, notwithstanding tleit
long session last night, Twenty or thirty OF them
we're generally on the floor at one Time, each y
ing TO speak upon various motions.
Amid this confusion. the OF confer
ence upon the Civil and Diplomatic aud Army and
Navy bills, have coIicurred in various disputed a
mendments.
The House by yeas 88, nays SO, not two'thirds'
refused to consider the Senate resolution CT eating
the grade of Lient. General in the army.
the reports OF the conference committees on
The amendments OF the House To the Civil aud
Diplomatic bill aud the Army aud Navy bills
were concurred in.
Mr.. Meade offered a resolution that the constitute
tiOn OF the law relative to public printing be reier'
red to the Attorney General--not agreed to.
Mr.. Thompson moved and a committee was
appointed to wait upon the President aud inform
him that il lie has no communication 10 make,
the House would adjourn sine die. There was
now great confusion and hustle all over Tue House.
Members sprang to their feet and there wasa gen-
erul shaking of hands, exchanging Of congratula'
finna and n hannv Termination of the session.