Washington sentinel., 1854-06-30

paid; and from and after the first day of January
eighteen hundred and fiy-dve such prepayment
shall be by stamps. And all drop-leiters or letters
placed in any post Office not for transmission
through the mail, but for delivery only shall be
charged with postage at the rate or one cent
each and oil letters which shall hereafter be ad
vcrtised or remaining over, uncalled for in any
post Office, shall be charged with one cent each,
in addition TO the regular postage both to be ac.
counted for as other postages are.
Mr.. OLDS offered an additional section: that il
shall not be lawful for any postmaster or other
person selling such envelopes or stamps 10 charge
more than what appears on their face the viola
ton OF this provision 10 be considered misde-
meanor, subJecting the offender, on conviction, TO
fine Of not less than ten nor more than FIVE hum
dred dollars.
After debate the amendment was adopted, and
the bill passed-yeas l04, nays 55.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-.
On motion Of Mr.. ORR, the House took up the
resolution fixing the time for the adjournment OF
Congress.
The House had passed resolution, designating
the 18th Of August which the Senate amended by
naming the i7th of July until the 10th of October
next.
Mr.. ORR moved to strike out the above, and
10 insert that The two houses shall adjourn sine
die, on the 3lst of July, al twelve, m. He believed
that they could pass all the appropriation bills by
that time
Mr.. BOCOCK said there are other bills than
those which should be passed, including the bills
for the reform of the navy and 10 increase the eff
iciency ofthe army Hesasked the gentleman TO
give him two days for the consideration of the bill
which he had 10 charge relative TO the reorgani-
zation of the navy.
Mr. ORR replied, the appropriation bills would
probably be disposed Of before the thirty-frst of
July, and therefore the gentleman might be grati-
fed in reaching the bill TO which he referred. He
did not believe Congress served the pubic most
uhan ghsvlo slafo Aa eA hs.t thnuu utt
business other than the appropriation bills might
be disposed Of il members would go 10 work in
earnest.
Mr. DISNEY was opposed TO the agitation of
the subject at this time, as the House was not
possessed of information concerning the state Of
business, the amount of which was very large.
He moved that the resolution be referred 10 the
committee On revisal and unfinished business, in
order that they may report for the intelligent ac-
tion Of the House.
Mr. ORR said il was only the pressing business
they could hope to act on. Members had been
from home for seven months the hot weaih her was
now upon them they were threatened with an
approaching disease, and il was probable If they
should stay here much longer they would find
themselves without quorum. Then take up and
pass The appropriation bills, necessary 70 keep in
operation the wheels Of government
Mr. RICHARDSON said that by the fourth
week Of August they might dispose Of most the
business aud he advocated the motion 10 refer the
resolution 10 the committee on heviSai ana Un-
finished Business
Mr. EWING argued in favor of the earlier day
for adjournment, saying he was opposed TO re-
cess.
Mr.. McMULLEN moved to lay the whole SUBJ
ject on the table, bur the question was decided in
the negative--yeas AS, nays 1874.
The House, by vote of yeas Az nays l25,
refused to refer The resolution TO the Committee
on Revisal and Unfinished Business.
The question was then taken on agreeing TO
Mr.. ORRs amendment, fixing the thirty-first Of
July as the day for the termination of the present
session Of Congress, and decided in the mega
tive-yeas SO, nays 50.
Mr.. JONES, of Louisiana moved that the reso-
luton be laid on the table. Decided in the mega
iive--yeas AS, nays liz.
The question REQUIRED ON agreeing TO the Sem
tc'samendment-to adjourn from the seventeenth
Of July until the sixteenth Of October, and was
decided in the negative-yeas IL, nays l05.
So the House adhered TO lis original resolution
to adjourn, sine die, on the 18th Of August.
HEALTH OF EMIGRANTs.
The SPEAKER laid before the House mes
sage from the President Of the United States,
transmitting TWO recommendations from Mr.. Crainp-
ton, the British minister, on the subject of the
health of emgrants during their voyage from Eu-
rope TO this country. Mr.. Champion says he has
been instructed by her Majes,y's government 10
inquire Of the government of the United States
whether any steps can be taken to procure more
accurate information respecting the causes 10
which diseases and deaths among passengers on
board emigrant ships are TO be attributed. Re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Foreign Affairs.