Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-04


Business in Congress this morning L
the small hours of the morning, tho civil IN
diplomatic bill was duly passed by both House.
Ats o. m. both Houses took o recess-th
Senate until 8 e. m and the House for a
hour longer. 81
When the latter came together, the cemmi,
tee Of conference reported on the Army, az
preparation bill, and the consideration of tn
details of their report was commenced, and dis
posed of by ten minutes before 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Phelps reported, from the oonferenc
Committee on the Navy appropriation bill, tina
they could not agree. The House determine,
not to dispose Of this report until they couI,
learn what the Senate had done with it.
report was next made from the committe
Of conference on the River and Harbor i'm
provement bill, embracing settlement of tn
questions in issue between the two Houses i,
connection with this bill. al
Mr.. Orr, stating that he was opposed to tina
bill and believed that it would never hecom,
| a law, remarked that he had concurred in tn,
report as member of the conference commit
| tee only because he conceived it to be in ae
cordance with the views of the majority of boil
Houses on the bill, as manifested in their &C
ton upon it, .r --r sl.s. ..
At 10 a. m. and seven minutes. motor
was made to lay on the table the report of til.
conference committee on this bin; which wa
decided by yeas and nays, in the affirmative.
The House refused to appoint committee O
conference on the Naval appropriation bill
until the River and Harbor bill should be dis
posed of. ........... .....
The order preserved in both chambers thi.
morning was more remarkable than we eve,
saw before, in the two last hours of q session
up to l0i q. m, at least, no legislation tool
place in the House which was not clearly nm.
derstood by all participating in it.
The Senate, on coming together to. day, went
into Executive session until half past 9 o clock
when their doors were opened, and they pro.
ceeded to dispose Of various appropriation
bills. In this Executive session, about forty
appointments were confrmed-of consuls and
postmasters principally.
The River and Harbor bill being fnall =
passed, the House voted to insist on their &C.
ton on the Naval Steamer bill, rejecting the
Senate's amendment thereto.
Mr.. Bayly, Of Va, then induced them to
take up the bill to carry out the provisions of
the reciprocity treaty, which was duly passed
almost by reclamation, and sent to the Senate.
MIR. Houston next moved to take up the Sen.
ate's resolution to extend the existence of the
session.
This motion gave rise to great confusion and
excitement MIR. Fl. urging the propriety of
extending the session to night-fall, and Mr..
Campbell only until three, p. M
The shouting and disorder was deafening,
indeed.
The Speaker gave notice that be should d.
rect the Sergeant-at-Arms to take into custody
any member who failed to obey his call
for the observance of order. This movement
produced profound stiffness in the hall for
some time.
A conference committee was ordered on the
disagreeing votes on the Naval Mail Steamers
appropriation bill.
The motion of Mr.. Houston to take up the
resolution to extend the session, was then
agreed to.
Mr.. Houston moved to modify the resolution
In 10 fha 81
morrow. No business to be done after p. m.
to-day.
Mr.. Campbell moved to amend that propo-
sition so as to make the session end at a. M,
on Monday; no question except to agree to
adjourn) to be put after 4 p. m. to-day.
This Was accepted by Mr.. Houston, and was
agreed to without division.
So the session was virtually extended to 4
p. IN. to-day, though nominalIy until Monday
morning next.
The Post Office appropriation bill was next
taken up on the report of the Committee of
Conference, and the points of disagreement in
it were debated by Messrs Jones, of Tennessee,
Odds, and Chandler for some time, when the
amendment increasing the pay of the clerks
in the Washington city Post Office $3.50 each,
was agreed to.
Mr.. Phelps then reported from the commit.
tee of conference on the navy appropriation
bill which was agreed to; and then business
Of little or no public Importance was trans.
acted until the hour at which We went to
press.
Very much the same matters were consid-
cred in the Senate which occupied the atten-
ton Of the House during the morning
In both chambers, until we went to press,
the good order and excellent feeling were most
remarkable indeed
The adjournment over from p. m. to. day,
until Monday morning next, was instantly
agreed to by the Senate, and is intended onl y
to enable the clerks to bring up the enrolling
90 that they can all be signed in open session
as the law requires. Otherwise, such as might
fail to be so signed would tall, under the law
The New Consul to London-though ap.
pointed from Texas, where he now resides, is
the Gen. Campbell, formerly Of South Caro-
lima, who has in late years held the Havana
Consulship, and subsequently the post Of Mex
lean Boundary Commissioner. The appoint.
mept Of this estimable and excellent old gen.
tleman, who seems always to hold the winning
card, as it were, will prove very acceptable to
Mr.. BGchanan, his friends say.
The Washington Water Worh.-It is with
great pain that We announce to our readers