The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-03-10

The Cammittee rose and the House concurred
in its action.
The amendments Of the Senate TO the Post
Route bill were concurred in.
The bill to incorporate the Georgetown and
Catoctin Railroad was passed.
Mr.. Colcock moved suspension Of the rules,
to enable him TO move to take up Senate bill
authorizing the adjustment and payment of the
claims Of William Hazard Wigg, deceased, for
losses sustained by him during the war of the
Revolution; which motion was agreed to--yeas
1872, nays 46.
The House then proceeded to consider the
said bill when it was read three times, and
passed.
Mr.. Gorman, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported back the bill providing for the
printing of the returns of the Seventh Census
returned from the Senate with amendments
with the recommendation that the House con-
cur in said amendments
The recommendation was adopted
The report of the Committee of Conference
on the Deficiency bill was concurred in.
A Committee Of Conference was appointed
on the Railroad bill.
Several private bills were passed.
The Lighthouse bill and the Navy Appro-
priation bill, with their several amendments,
were committed
| The House resolved itself into Committee of
| the Whole on the state Of the Union, but soon
found itself without a quorum. There was n
coll Of the House, and the usual proceedings
were commenced but were soou suspended A
report from the Committee of Conference on
the Post Route bill was here submitted and
concurred in.
Reports from several Committees Of Confer
ence followed The report of the Committee
of Conference on the Civil and Diplomatic bill
recommended to the House to recede from its
amendments, striking out appropriations for
water to the city of Washington for the con-
struction of bridge at the Little Falls and
for the increase of the salaries of the Cabinet
officers from Sc, 900 to $4,000. A warm debate
sprung up, the report was non-concurred in,
and the House asked a new Committee of Con-
ference.
The Navy bill, after debate, was passed.
The amendments of the Senate to the 0cear
Mail Appropriation bill were agreed to also
those to the Lighthouse bill some of III
amendments to the Indian Appropriation bill
were agreed to, some, not. Committee o
Conference was appointed
The Committee of Conference on the disa
greements between the Senate and House ii
relation to the Civil and Diplomatic bill, no
ported that it could not agree The House ther
suspended the rules, and proceeded to consider
these dsagreements and finally agreed to thu
report of the Joint Committee Of Conference.
The Committee of Conference on the amend
ments to the Navy Appropriation bill being
unable to agree, new committee was ap
pointed
Various private bills were passed in the in
tervas of the reports Of committees,
The Committee Of Conference on the lndiar
Appropriation bill being unable to agree, tn,
House proceeded to consider the amendments
agreeing to those from which the Senate re
fused to recede.
The report of the Committee of Conference
on the Navy Appropriation bill was concurret
in
A few unimportant bills were now passed
various Intellectual attempts were made to dis
pose of other business until the hour of twelv
o'clock, Friday, having arrived, the Speake
adjourned the House sine die