The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-07

AFTER the Transaction OF some further business
Of a local or private nature
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY. July 6, 1864.
The journal of yesterday having been read
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, il was
Resolped, That, until otherwise ordered Nh.
hour OF meeting OF the House shall be II o clock
A.
Mr.. HENDRICKS, by leave, agr...bl. 70 RE.
vious notlce, introduced a bill for the relief Of the
Indiana Central Railway Company; which wa
read twice and referred to the COMMITTEES on Roada
and Canals.
Mr.. RICHARDSON asked leave to Offer I.
resolution dir citing the Clerk of the House to pav
TO r. .. WR,GHr, who contested the SCAT Of M.
Fuller, OF Pennsylvania, the same compensation.
per Giem, and miIage that is allowed 70 members
OF Congress, computing the per diem, from the
commencement of the present session 10 the second
Of July INCLUSIVE.
Objection was made.
On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON, a resolution
was adopted closing the debate on the deficiency
bill Tomorrow at IL clock.
GRANT OF LAND PoR RAILROADS.
Inc House then resumed the consid Grafton Of
inc oil heretofore reported by the COMMITTEES on
Public Lands, granting to the State or Alabama
the right OF way and portion fthe public lands
to AID IN the construction Of railroad from Gil
rard to the waters of Mobile Bay, in said State,
the question being on secondng the demand FIR
the previous question the motion to recommt
the bill to the Committee on Public Lands.
And the question being taken, the previous
question seconded.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved to Law The
bill on the table; which was agreed to-yeas so.
nays 81.
Mr.. OLDS, from the COMMITTEES on Po.,-ot,;c..
and Post-roads, reported back the House bill to
amend an act to reduce and modify the rates of
postage IN the United States, and for other pur-
posee, with sundry amendments. He stated that
the bill made few simplifcatons of the postage
on newspapers. He moved its postponement
until Thursday, in order that members might
have an opportunity to examine it.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. OLDS, from the same committee, reported
a bill for the better protection of the revenues OF
the Post-otfice Department, which.was read twice
and committed.
ported back Senate joint resolution 10 establish
certain mail routes
Mr.. STUART moved to amend the bill bv de.
claring every road in the United Slater a post-
roads, and supported his amendment.
Messrs. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, and Moar-
and EVANS defended it.
Before taking any question on the amendment.
the morning hour expired, when
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House wer,
into Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union Mr.. STUART, of Michigan, in the chair. \
and resumed the consideration of the defcienov
bill. ''e'oy
Mr.. HOWARD addressed the House an hour
on the amendment of the Senate in reference n RI.
boundary between the United States and Mexico
and also in favor of the Senate amendment oiv;nr
increased compensation to the Collins line
Mr.. CHANDLER also argued at length in "a.
vor Of the Senate amendment giving Increased
compensation to the Collins line
Mr.. STANTON, Of Ohio, addressed the Houae
on political subjects, expressing the belief that the
speech Of Mr.. TooMBs would gain Gen. Scott
many votes in Ohio
In conclusion, he argued against giving incress-
ed compensation to the Collins line of steamers.
The House then took a recess until S clock
EVENING SESSION.
Inc committee resumed its session at s ,clock
mere Delng out few members in attendance.
Mr. VENABLE argued at length in oppo.i,;op
70 the amendment of the Senate, granting increas.
ca compensation to the Collins line of cleaners
Mr.. CARTER, of Ohio, next addressed *.
committee upon the other side of the nnea,ion
giving his rsaa ms in detail for parting Somnanv
with those with whom he usually acted.
Mr.. EVANS considered this a national nu.s.
tion, and one that appealed to his heart an an
American. He declared that he would give his
cordial support for the amendment, believing that
N u SO dong he was sustaining American against
British interest. s"'''''
The committee then rose, and the House ad-
journed '1-
STROKE OF THE SUN.-Persons whose ayoca-
funV L.