Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-04
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.

Srstre.-The Senate was called TO ordel
AZ ga NJ The reports Of the Committee OF
Conference on the Army Appropriation and
Navy Appropriation and Post Route bills
were made. Agreed to and the several bills
finally passed.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. James to
appo.nt n select committee To slt during the
recess ofCongfess. 10 have power 10 invest
gate the supposed frauds ofthe revenue; which
wa passed by yeas 40. nays IA
The report ofthe Committee of Conference
on the Post Office Appropriation bill was sub
rnried and adopted.
The names OF those appointed 10 constitute
the select comnittee.are Mcssfs. James, Bright,
Dawson and Shields.
The resolution to pay Mr.. Yulee, the con
testing member, his per diem and mileage, was
taken up and debated, and finally laid on the
liable.
At II o'clock The Senate went in.o exec
utive session.
The Senate remoined in Executive session
until half past eleven o'clock. when the doors
were thrown open and a ! alf l.our was spent
IN receiving messages from the President,
nouncing that be had signed the various bills
passed.
The hour Of 2 now arrived. when Mr.. King,
President Of The Senate, announced the adj
joumment Of the body. sjne dir.
The Senate was still in Executive session
and will remain III session for some days to
dct upon executive business.
HousE.-The Speaker took his chair pre-
eisely at 9 clock. The reading ofthe Jour
nal was dispensed with. There were less than
Fifty members present.
A call OF tie House was then ordered, and
after some discussion II was finally suspended
when one hundred and thirty. five members an
swered 10 their names.
The report of the committee of Conference
on the Post route bin was taken up and finally
agreed to.
Mr.. Houston from the committee Of Confer
.nce on the Army Appropriation bill. summit.
ted report which was agreed to, and the bill
finally passed.
A resolution was offered and passed author.
izing the clerks to sottle all claims a ganst the
House during the recess.
The report OF the committee of Conference
on the Naval Appropriation bill, was taken M
md agreed to, and the bill finally passed
An order has passed directing that all exec
utiye communications upon the Speakers tn.
Le. should be printed during the recess
The report Of tho committee Of Conference
ontho Post Office Appropriation bill was a.
doped,
A motion 10 suspend the rules TO take up the
private bills, made and lost-yeas "a, NAYS SIS
mot two thirds voting.
Mr. Horace Mann offered resolution to a D.
pont Mr.. VIM. w. Curran official reporter
for the House, after the present session shall
have cxpired-that he shall be entitled To six
assistants, with the same pay as the clerk of
the House. provided that Mr. Rivcs would n.
gree II modify his contract. A morionto sns-
pend the rules to consider this resolution was
lost. and the resolution also.
"A resolution was offered increasing the nav
ofthe various clerks and folders of the docu.
ment rooms, and passed. The resolution
merely adds as a kind Of present, complimen
tary to their fixed salaries for past services.
ltaIso extends 10 the pages and various others
engaged about the House.
Al this juncture, II wns announced that the
President of the United States and his private
Secretary had arrived in the Capitol, the for
mer to sign the various bills passed recurring
his signature, all of v hich were signed
a resolution " as now pending for a call of
the yeas and nays TO suspend the rules. AT
this juncture the hour Of ~ o'clock arrived.
when the Speaker, wiiha loud ran unon his
desk, announced that The time AGREED npon for
The final adjournment Of the present session Of
Congress had arrived, and he announced tbat
the House had adjourned sine die.
There seemed to be great rejoicing. The
various members apparently weared and fa
tgued. picked up their hais and walked off
bidding adleu to the Capitol
Later from Tie P1ains.