The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-09

32d Congress was brought to a close
on Friday at noon. The two houses
wcro in session during the whole Of
Wednesday night. In the Senate the
amendments to the appropriation bill.
gave rise to innumcrable Committees Of
Conference between the Senate and the
House. The Senate rejected the propo'
sition for a basin and railway in conncc-
ton with the California Dry Dock the
motion to appropriate 500 900 for an
Exploring Expedition to the interior OF
Of Africa; the proposition to appropri-
ate $500 600 for the construction of a
Caloric frigatc, and another of $4,000
for five steam propellers for the use Of
the Navy and insisted upon its amend
ments to the Post Office Appropriation
bill, to which the House had disagreed.
A motion to abolish spirit-rations in the
Navy, and to allow six cents per day ad-
ditional, wal made by Mr.. Sumner, and
lost. The Light House bill was passed.
At half past 8, the Indian Appropri-
alton bill was returned from the House,
the Senatc's amendments disagreed to.
The Senate insisted upon them, and ask
ed for a Committee of Conference.
The Naval Appropriation bill was al
so returned with amendments disagreed
to. The Senate rcccded from some and
insisted on others, and a new Commit
tee was appointed.
The same action was had on the bill
for Indian affairs.
Mr.. Douglas made all Intellectual at
tempt to take up the Nebraska territory
bill.
From 4 o'clock to 6, A. NJ, there was
No quorum present at any time in the
Chamber, and a majority of those pres
cnt were worn out with fatigue, au6 ma.
ny Of them were sleeping.
The House. in Committee, acted up.
on the Senate's amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill, and amended
the provision authorizing a mail service
between California and Shanghai, by
prohibiting any excess of expenditures
over the receipts Of postage. The sub
ject of the California Mint was referred
to a Committee of Conference, who re.
ported hat the Senate had receded from
the section provid ing for an assay Office,
and agreed to provide a substitute, by
extending the season for bids for the e
%rection of a Branch Mint to April list,
and appropriating 100000 for the pur.
poses Of the Mint itself, and not for the
erection of buildings.
The House again went into Committee
on the Senate's amendment to the Navy
appropriation bill, when the Committee
rose.
The amendment for the California
basin and Railway was c%oncurrcd in
yeas 81, nays rs.
The Senate's amendment recognizing
the Navy was rejected-yeas 80, nay'
10Y
The House concurred in the Senate!
amendment to the Ocean Mail Steamer,
bill.
Mr.. Houston, the chairman of tn,
Committee of Ways and Means, was
from the effects of his excessive labor
unable to explain the various amend
ments.
The Clerks had become hoarse from
continued reading. The sofas in th'
lobbics were now occupied by member
asleep, and only a few within the bat
seemed interested in the dull proceeding
Of the Indian appropriation bill.
A message was received from the Sen
ate asking a Committee of Conferenc
on the amendments to the Navy Bill
and another, informing the House tina
the Senate had assentcd to a second cor
ference on the Civil and Diplomatic Bill
This was received with evident s~atisfac
ton.
An Intellectual attempt was made b
Mr.. Breckenridge Of KY, to introduc
a resolution directing the President t
arrange by treaty the various question
connected with the fisheries, r~cciproci
free trade, SC.
! MI. Hall, from the Committee of d
ference on the Civil and Diplomatic Bill
reported that they were unable to agre
: The report of the Committee Of Coz
ference on the disagreement Of the Civ
and Diplomatic bill was concurred in
yeas II, nays 62. Thus the House T
e traced its steps, and the bill was save
The Senate's bill relative to the po'
J. ers OF steamboat inspectors was passe
as we're several private bills.
Mr.. Bowie, after highly complimel
tary remarks, offered a resolution, th
the thanks of the House are due and a
: hereby presented to Hon. Linn Boy
for the impartial, able and dignif,
J manner in which be has discharged Il
duties of the Speakers chair during Il
: period of the present Congress.
The resolution was passed with n fe
!, dissenting voices. The report Of Il
% Committee of Conference on the Ma
y and Indian bills was ~concurred in.
" The House took a recess till ten
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