The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-09
CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, August 9

WEDNESDAY, August 2.
SENATg.--ln the Senate, Mr. Slidell
offered a resolution, continuing the bust
ness of the Senate. and before commit
mittees, and undsposed of at this SEES
sion until the next session. Adopted
Mr.. Butler, from the Judiciary Com
mittce, reported that Mr.. Williams from
New Hampshire is not entitled to hold
his seat any longer. Report laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Fish, from the Select Committee
on causes of morality on board emigrant
vessels, reported bill for the better pre-
servatiou Of life on board vessels. The
bill granting the right of way to the
Marysvlle and Benecia Railroad
through certain public ground in Cali
fornia, was passed.
Mr.. Hunter moved to take up the
Post-oficc Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mason wanted an executive SEES
sion
Mr., Hunters motion was agreed to-
10 to IL. Hunter said that for some
years the House had refused to pass any
fertilization bill this one had passed by
only three majority. The Committee
had conceded that to secure its passage
no amendment should be made to it.
The bill was passed-35 to 9.
Several amendments were adopted,
among them the following that the
mail steamer between Charleston, Key
West and Havana be continued curing
August and September as it Is other
months allowing the Postoffce If Wash.
ington city commission of one mill per
pound on the public documents sent
through the Postofiice, out of which com.
mission he is to pay his employers in
creased compensation of $3.50 each, per
year,
Amendments for the transportation
of semi-monthly mails via Vera Cruz
and Acapulo to California, and for a
weekly mail to Panama, were rejected.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and
the amendments made in Committee Of
the Whole were concurred in. An q.
mondment for mail between Cairo, II.
linois, and New Orleans, was agreed to.
The bill was then read third time and
passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropria
ton bill was then taken up Mr. Hun
ter moved that the Senate insist on it,
amendments, and asked q Committee Of
Conference. Agreed to, and a commit
tee appointed.
1t was then ordered that the Senate
meet for the rest of the session at 10 \
NJ. Mr.. Mason at y o'clock, moved
for an Executive session--agreed to
The doors were opened at half past six
o'clock. Mr.. Stuart offered the follow
ing Resolved, tho House agreeing
that the time fixed by the resolution O.
July |. for the adjournment of the pres
cut session of Congress, be, and the SAINT
is hereby extended to -
Mr. Hunter reported the Naval APP
: preparation bill without amendment.
was taken up, but without action tn,
Senate adjourned.
HoCsE The House passed severa
Senate bills. On motion of Mr. Walle'
: the House concurrcd in the Senate a
mcndment to the bill providing for thu
temporary accommodation Of the Unite,
States Courts in Boston, New York ant
Philadelphia.
The General Appropriation bill wa
then taken W. The Senate amcndmen
appropriatng 500 900 to reimburse Ed
ward Riddle, for sums expended by hin
Oh account Of his official position at tn
} London Industrial Exhibition, was re
, jected. 81 to So.
Mr.. Letcher moved the Senate amend
ments be laid oD the table.
The Speaker said if this should pre-
vail, the bill would be carried with it.
The question was decided iu the nc
gative, 20 to ll3 The bill was ,hol
returned to the Senate.
Mr. Haven Of New York moved tn
River and Harbor bill, as amended b.
the Senate, be referred to the Commit
tee Of the Whole.
The House refused to suspend tn
rules, 90 against 76. Not two thirds.
Mr. Duncan moved that the IIous
proceed to the business on the Speaker
table, with view to take up the Home
stead bill. The motion failed, 6 agains
SO.
The House adjourned at halfpast
o'clock.