Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-03
DOINGS IN CONGRESS,

DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
In THE SENATE, yesterday, after we went to
press, the amendment to the Post Office ap-
preparation bill. providing for tho carrying
out the Ramsey and Carmick contract for a
mail between New Orleans and San Francisco,
via Vera Cruz and Acapulco was disagreed to
-yess 7, nays %.
Several other amendments were agreed to-
one giving the Thanking privilege to the serv-
ing Vice President, and to all future serving
Vice Presidents. and another giving to Gram
stoun Laurie. clerk in the General Post Of
fee, the pay for the labor Of two clerks, to
which it was said he alone was competent.
And then, after long debate, the said bill
was passed at Al p. m.
The Senate next agreed to meet to-day at 10
a. IN.
The 18th joint rule was suspended SO as TO
allow the appropriation bills and one or two
others to be exempted from it's operation
They next went into executive session and
on again opening their doors, they passed a
few private bills, and adjourned.
House The senate's amendments to the
Civil and Diplomatic appropriation bill were
finally disposed of.
Mr.. Stanton, Of entucky, reported back
from the Printing Committee the resolutions
for printing 10000 extra copies of the majority
and minority reports ofthe regents of the Smith.
| sonian Institution, and 20 600 Of Mr.. Riddles
| report from the select committee on the guano
| trade both of which were adopted
Mr.. Haven moved to suspend the rule to
| take up the River aud Harbor bill, as returned
| amended by the Senate; rules not suspended
yeas 80, nays 70.
Dir. Dawson moved to suspend the rules to
take up the Homestead bill as amended in the
Senate by the adoption of Mr.. Hunters sub
s,itute for general settlement Of all the great
| pending public lands question; rules not sus-
pended-yeas 81, nays8G.
And then, after the transaction Of routine
business the House adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
| SEKArE.-To-day, unimportant business was
transacted for the first two hours
| The naval appropriation bill was then taken
| up, and various amendments thereto were pro-
posed and disposed of.
In the course Of these proceedings on tn g
naval appropriation bill, Mr. Stuart called
up his pending resolution to extend the session
uLtil Monday.
Mr.. Toombs objecting, the said resolution
was not considered.
Mr. Gwin moved an amendment to the ma
val appropriation bill, for the payment of
$ll3,600 to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, for the services of their propeller Co.
Iumbus, while engaged in the public service,
lin the suppression Of fillibustering in Califor.
nia-the Walker expedition under a contract
made by Capt. Dornin, U. S. Navy; not agreed
to-yess IL, nays 30.
HoUsE.-A committee Of conference was an.
pointed on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the civil and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill, with power to alter clerical error
in the said bill.
| A message was received from the President
| covering copy Of the reciprocity treaty CON-
| iirmed by the Senate yesterday, and asking
the House to enact tho measures necessary to
carry out it's provisions; re .erred to the Com.
mittee OF Foreign Affairs.
| Mr.. Campbell reported from the Select Com
mittee on the Minnesota land bill fraud, &c
a unanimous report upon the branch of their
| inquiries having reference to the alteration of
the resolution TO increase the pay of certain
Of the legislative employees of the Govern.
mern.
| Mr. Breckenridge then reported from the
majority of the same select committee on q
bill To repair the wrong done by the alteration
Of the record, in the case of The substitution
of the word " and for g orr in the Minnesota
land bill, after the said bill had passed. the
House, with written report
Mr. Campbell mads report from the mi
nolity OF the same Committee, also with bill
These several bills and reports became the
subject Of e debate in which Messrs. Breckin-
ridge, Barry, Phillips, Campbell, Stanton. of
Tennessee, and Stephens, Of Georgia, partio.
| ipsted.
Mr.. Breckinridge moved to discharge the
Committee from the further consideration OF
the subject; and that the reports and bills be
printed.
The second branch of this motion was agreed
4 to without a division.
The question was then put on the first
branch thereof, and the committee were dis.
charged.
The bill reported by Mr. Breckenridge, as
before described, was then taken up.
Dir. Cauapbeil moved the bill reported bv
himself, before mentioned, as an amendment
| or substitute for 1.-THE said amendment pro
posing to repeal the third section of the Min.
nesota land bill, and to vest the disposal of this
lands donated in q Legislature of MINES ota
hereafter to be chosen.
! Mr.. Craige moved to amend that Amendment
by substituting for it one repeating the Minne-
sofa land bill absolutely.
| The question being put on the amendment
Of Mr.. Craise, 1t was agreed to-ysas los.
nays SO.
A TALL HoRsE.-A horse twenty.one hands
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