Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-07
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| WAsnisoros, August 4.
| s,onT srxios.
Alta quarter past two o'clock the army and nav, bill
passed havin beeo mo-, .,,.r.i.-I. ., -.
ly amended.
Mr. Hunter. from tho committee OF conference on the
civil and diplomatic BILL made q report which was but
partly read and then no one n ,h.
reading was dispensed with y
BIZ. Weller called attention 10 tho fact of the immense
appropriations made BY this bill. There but three
lefs out OF Il.
The report was concurred In
Mr.. Rusk, from the committee of conf,,enee n, A..
postoiics appropriation Dill reported maj tba coni,
had been unable sgree. lie moved that the Senate
again nsis. on s amendments, aud ask COMMITTEES
Of conference. Agreed TO.
Tho river and harbor bill was returned from tho Hou..
Win message 'hA' tho House bad rejected all the Senate
| amsndments;
Mr. Sow0d moved that tho Senate recede from, al n.
amendments
Mr.. Gwn said that this was the best bill that had
oeiSse zoe seoa' tonight for free fight On committee
conference.
Inc was taken separately tho several amend
.nei u .e oens.e refused 70 recede IL thnn refused
rooea' oh any ana appointed committee OF confer
| eoGe.
Inc ocean mai steamer appropriation bill was then
| taken up.
mr moved TO strike out all that part of the
o P'oes ior notice TO DO CIV en- to the owners
OF the Ooins ne Of the discoutinuance Of tue
Alter long deeate OF two hourI and repeated votes,
the Senate refused to strike like motion was mad,
respecting the Cslornia lines aud lost Al half n.st
inc OH uspast.
h;ii ''ee VI conference was appointed on the naval
OH,
nne report OF the Judiciary committee declaring Mr.
"nsms' OF new hampshire, longer entitled 10 his
''i Mr. ~" Ti,, roaeStre s ~.
-: =, PeA ino'eo 70 take up the House bill gradu-
| a'ins .ne price Of tue public lands. Agreed.
" Suasu "o'eu 70 aod TO it the homestead bill as
| r. 60 ~ tuG il.Shs
~ ~ Sua" ueeiueo the amendment out Of order
ohase sppesied from the secession.
I'M 'ee VI conference was ordered on the army
OH;
nm VIII,
quorum toeo.
-. O'Clock this morning the Senate adjourned till
O'CLOCK.
MORNING. SESSION.
Inc Senate met at o'clock having sixteen Senators
present
rive House aud private bills taken up and passed
ihe Senate resumed the consider the bill To re-
anu graduate The price OF public lands actual set
M NJ cb... v;,,a. -.
Mr shase "itnure" his amendment, aud the bill was
Passeo.
ioomos ohsred resolution directing inquiry as
make them Isss ena'nG me navigation laws to
''a r., ."e'" .ess restrictive. Adopted
Nso resolution requesting the President cause to
anS anu 20 submit 70 the next Congress full
Sioa' au opo8raphicai information respecting all the
'"s souuos "hcn are or may be visited by American
nsn ne, Adopted.
Inc OH 10 extend tho presumption privilege over I'm
mr. esr reported the House bill to increase the pay
Vi tue rank ana Mo OF tho army which taken I'D anu
passed T
sesosu.on granting $500 each to the reporters of
e uooe, out OF the contingent fund.- was
49,; W nu aeuueu oy including tho reporters Tor the
80 ~ Auenumenn were offered aud rejected,
s n aIe .ssolu',oh a1opted.
Tue passage oil several other private bills at nine
.ne Senate went into executive session. At TWEEN
minutes :" ten tue doors were re-opeued.
, f- puef resolution continuing the clerk of the iu-
M Wso. &C., 'u ,h tue recess was agreed to-
mt. meher, from the committee of conference on the
army p,', MADE report Agreed To.
S., resolution 10 pay the lnteigencer, Union
s, LOT .he debates OF the Senate published In
, a. tue rates oil iour dollars and hall
column was taken up.
hr. onne moved 10 include the National Era. Lost
TT The O. r ass wa.
Tug resolution was urther debated and rejected-yeas
80, 'o 10 49,, n. ,,v
AZ ~ CLOCK Mr: Mallory from the committee of con
on .IS o reported that the committee had
nun's, moved that the Senate Insist on its amend
s IT,. " Won a IN, new eonereneei adopted
yo,io 49, ,I. s 'ne sou'hern boundary OF New
NJ 49, ne W auu passed.
MI. podge OF IOWA. said that when the vote taken
as. s "hams no longer entitled to his
he'd IN The nate "a -, ne oesirea no" to be
Nh,: bousej tnoSed 70 reconsider the vote.
IN -, e opi I 81 a RECONSIDERATION. An hour aud
bIe The case was cIe.r On. nd . vas must vaiua'
rsvs-se n. dsc;s;on ~ WV ASu 'uo oena'e would not
Tbs Question was ,,.s, and cha.
% duu was 'aAen' ana tue vote reconsidered-
yeas S. IL, nays 10.
cenber merit ~ p''p0"su TN pe-
H. Ci,s Ia ,h c.,,
senate have no fear OF defeating the
and hill or .,,.,I Al. 1872
mint, The COMMITTEE, On ,nrolisd h;I t or
comparing IN. civil and dnIoms,i Hi Ia" !s nuisneu
ing hour and half thew could NOT read and nsa %
Afmy NAVY Post, aice and o,bsr his uu compare Tue
Mr. Pettit's motion was reieeted '''''
TIL. rono,, 81 ,t 49, i.yee'eu.
until twenty m;naS. 10 aavsn was 'hen read occupying
The committees of co,fsrsnca ,,no;,., - -,
mai! steamer renorteS App''"'eu Oh 'he ocean
NJ Ran;s,,;nf 1900, H.
on the river and harbor bill CoDeoJrsd In committee
Al on,r,er m ~ NJ wi,; . .' ~,
support Of bis claims IN b;s 900, eu sPeAAipg I'D
Mr. Atchison moved that the SIMILAR, b. ro,,o., AN
The next aossnn ~ 9-.' oe Pos'poueu TIL |
Mr. Jones Of Tenn, opposed the Dos,oorsusn,
Nr wiII;,ms ran,aa pP ; ny, o Pos'Ponemehl.
BILE him to present his case cIe,ry III snoL III, "
past H. 'f " quarter
Mr. Mallory reported tb., ,hs conf.r.n,o ,o,;,, -
the naval bill of the senate had recsdeJ from n D on
ments Concnrrod n ~ ''ueu "'h al us amend
Tho onss,ion ON mo oo.,no,,. II Al,
decided in the negatveEyess H. n,ys "a 'D''e'' was