The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-09-02
THE DAILY DISPATCH
CONGRESS.
WAsnlNGroS, Aug. 3lst, 1852.

sefa5 WASHINGTON aug Sists iocSs
SEsArE.-The Senate was called to order
a 81 A. u. The reports Of the Committees
sfCoufsrence on the Army Appropriation and
Navy Appropriation and Post Route b.,is
we're made. Agreed TO and the several bills
6ually passed.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. James TO
appoint select committee TO sit during me
recess of Congress, TO have power TO invesu'
rata the supposed frauds of the revenue; winch
vas passed by yeas 40, nays "a.
The reporf of the Committee on Conie,
renee on the Post Office Appropriation OIL
vas submitted and adopted.
The names offhose APPOINTED 10 constitute
the select committee, are messfs' 'a'iee'
By;ght,3Dawson, and Shields
The resolution to pay Mr.. Hulee, the con-
,.s,;ng member, his per diem and mileage, was
taken up and debated, and finally laid on the
fable.
cutiye session.
The Senate remained in Executive session
rntl hall. past II o'clock. when the doors
we've thrown open, and half hour Was spent
In receiving messages from the President,
announcing that he had signed the various
bills passed.
The-hour of IL now arrived, when Mr.. King,
President OF the Senate, announced the adj
iournment of that body sine die.
The Senate was sull in Executive session.
and will remain in session for some days 10
act upon executive business.
HousEoY REPREsENTATIvEs.-The Spea-
her took his chair precisely at 9o'cloek. The
Y.ading of the journal was dispensed with
Tnere were less than fifty members present.
A call Of the House was then ordered, and
afser some discussion il was finally suspended
when one hundred and thirty-five members
.nsweyed IN their names.
The report Of the Committee OF Conference
on the Post route bill was taken up and I'm
ally agreed to.
Nv. Houston from the Committee Of Con-
ference on the Army appropriation bill, sub
mitted a report which was agreed to, and the
bill finally passed.
A resolution was offered and passed, author
izing the Clerk to settle all claims against the
House during the recess.
The report OF the Committee of Conference
on the Naval Appropriation bill. was taken up
and agreed 10, and the bill finally passed.
An order has passed directing that all exc
cu,iye communications upon the Speaker 8
table, should be printed during the recess.
The report of The Committee OF Conference
On the Post Office Appropriation bill was
adopted.
A motion to suspend the rules to take up the
private bills, made and lost-yeas "a, nays IS
DOT two-thirds voting.
Dir. Horace Mann offered a resolution to ap
point MIR. VIM. Nv. Curraa official reporter
ior the House. after the present session shall
have expred-that he shall be entitled to six
assistants, with the same pay as the clerk OF
the House, provided that Mr.. Rives would
agree to modify his contract. A motion to
suspend the rules to consider this resolution
was lost, and the resolution also.
a resolution was offered increasing the pay
IL fal, tt,a
rpnt rooms, and passed. The resolution
me Ely adds as kind of present, compliment
sary TO their fixed salaries for past services, Ii
also extends to the pages and various others
engaged about The House.
AT this luncture. il was announced that the
President of the United States and his private
Secretary had arrived iE the Capitol, the for.
mer to sign the various bills passed requiring
his signature; all Of which were signed.
A resolution was now pending for call Of
the yeas and nays to suspend the rules. Al
this iuncture the hour of Il O'Clock arrived
when the Speaker, with loud rap upon hi:
desk, announced that the time agreed upon fol
the final adjournment of the present session
of Congress had arrived, and he announced
that the House had adjourned sine die.
There seemed to be great rejoicing. The
various members apparently wearied and fati
gued, picked up their hats and walked of
bidding adieu TO the Capitol.
SINGULAR INcIDENT.-The Boston Journa
re.ates that MIR. Boynion, resident of Soutl
Boston, was recently accosted by an aget
stranger, who claimed TO be his father. Mr.
b. con.iJered it highly improbable, as his ia
ther had been mourned as dead nearly fort,
years. The venerable old man still insisted Of
she ruth of his assertion. and mentioned fact
and instances to subsantinse his statement
succeeding eventually in removing all doub
ia Dir. BIS mind as to the identity Of his new
Undiscovered parent. The old gentleman wa
in the army during the war of 1912. From
some cause or other he deserted and fed inn,
= the Canadas, when it was reported that he WI
lost while crossing the lakes. His family sub
seauensly believed him 10 be dead. He ha
lately, after some effort, succeeded in fndin
his wife, who is now living at an advanced az
in New Hampshire. and from her learned tn
whereabouts of his son, whom he had not see
since he was little boy of five years. Mr..
had received no information of the re appear
ance of his father among his family and friends
and his feelings at thus welcoming long 10.
parent may be imagined, no; described. TIL
old gentleman is 70 years of age, is hale ali
hearty, and bids fair TO last some time 10 come
e The residence of Bishop WheIan, q
Pil,sburg, was robbed of quantity of silye
ware on Friday night.