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justly due the widow Of ssd Grover pension At the time
OF her decesse,
Ns' RESOLUTIONS sUsssTED-
Mr. DOUGLAS submitted the following resolution
which lies day under the rule
Resoosi (he House Representatives concarring) That
the following shall be added to the Joint rules Of the two
houses 45.s. M II s
Uns otherwise ordered by either house, the first regu
on the first Monday Of the month Of May
ing the Of such session. and that the Pres
tvs. shall accordingly adjourn their respective
hour Of twelve o'clock, m, Of that day..
6 PAY or RosrAAsrERs.
message was received from the House of Representa-
tves by Mr. Forney their clerk announcing to the Senate
that House concur the amendment Of the Senate 10
the bill TO regulate the pay Of deputy posmasers WIN an
amendment
the amendment of the House was agreed TO-
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS
On motion by Mr. GWIN the Senate proceeded 10 the
Consideration of the resolution adopted by the House OF
that If the Senate concur the President OF
the Senate and the Speaker Of the House shall adjourn er
Mr. GWIN moved to amend the resolution OF the House
by striking the words Monday August at IL
o'clock, M and inserting in lieu thereof the following
from twelve o'clock m on Monday, July nth, until Mon
day, the 18th of October next
Mr. HUNTER thought that the proposition OF the House
prefer to let the resolution lie until there is oppor
uni,y whether the two houses cannot adjourn ear
her
Messrs RUSK and HOUSTON supported the resolution
of the House. ,
After some further debate question being taken the
amendment 1t agreed toyeas ~ nays i6as follows;
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bayard, Bell Bright,
Brodhead Clayton Cooper Dawson pSdss Of Wisconsin
lin James Johnson Pearcc, Pratt Sebastian Slde Sum
Thomson Of New Jersey Weller and F.h Tn..o0
sor us Shields
Thompson Of Kentucky, Toombs Wade, and Walker-l6.
Mr. WALKER moved to postpone the further considera-
ton of the resolution until Monday 26h inst which was
not agreed to--yeas Is, nays 30.
Mr. STUART moved to lay the resolution ON the table
which was not agreed to--yeas l5 nays 26
The question being then taken on the resolution as
amended it agreed toyeas Is, nays l6-as follows;
YEAS Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Brodhead, Clay
Evans Tessenden Fish, Foot Geyer Gwin, Hamlin John
son. Pearce, Pratt Sebastian Sde Thompson OF New Jer
sew Toombs, Weller, and Wilfams-26.
Hunter Mason Norris Rask Seward Shields Stuart Sum-
ner, Thompson Of Kentucky, Wade, and Waker--le.
HOUR OF MEETING.
The Senate proceeded consider the resolution submit
ted yesterday by Mr. Housros that hereafter the Senate
shall meet at IL o'clock, a. m, daily.
After debate the question being taken the resoiu-
ton was not agreed to--yeas 90 nays 26-as follows:
YEAs--Messrs Adams, Chase Dawson, Dodge Of Wscon-
SIM Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Fessenden, Gillette, Hamn,
Houston, Hunter, James, Mason, Pratt Rusk, Seward,
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bayard, Bell, Bena-
min, Bright, Brodhead Brown, Clay, Clayton, Cooper
Evans Fish, Fitzpatrick Foot Geyer Johnson Norris,
con Of New Jersey, Toombs, Toucey, and Wade--26
ExEcuTIvE SESSION.
On motion by Mr. MASON the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of executive business; and after some time
spent therein, the doors reopened and aa
The Senate adjourned.