The Nevada journal., 1855-04-20
Last Night of the House of Repre-
SentatiVeS.
EXCITING CLOSING SCENES.

Mr.. Wheeler moved that the House ad-
journ.
Mr.. Breckenridge vainly strove for the
floor to express his unqualified approval
of the veto. Gentlemen standing in parts
of the room, were calling on the question
for the adjournment.
Mr.. Ashe-If we adjourn now, when
will we meet again?
Cries-"Never never !"
Speaker-It is not for the Chair to de-
termine
Mr.. Ashe-If we adjourn, we can't
meet tomorrow.
Cries of "Order! Order - in startling
tones. The House refused to adjourn.
The Speaker stated that the question
was-"Shall the Ocean Mail Steamer bill
pass, the Presidents objections to the
contrary Notwithstanding ~ Decided in
the negative by vote of SO to 79,-the
Constitution requiring two-thirds vote
The Speaker laid before the House a
vast pile of manuscripts from the State
Department, containing letters of instruc-
ton to our foreign Ministers relative to
the affairs in Europe, which led to the
Ostend Conference
Several Intellectual attempts were made
to consider the Harbor bill
Mr. Houston remarked that the Civil
and Diplomatic bill had been returned
from the Senate, with 1876 amendments.
As it was too late to refer them, he moved
that the House 60 into Committee of the
Whole upon them.
Agreed to, when recess was taken till
7 o'clock.
SEVEN o'CLocK-House met, and con-
CURED in nearly all amendments reported
from Senate, reserving several for separ-
ate votes. Passed Senate's amendment,
appropriating $25O,oOO for constructing
the Washington aqueduct, and concurred
in striking out the tariff amendment
the latter by vote of Sc to so.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution that
the thanks of the House are due, and are
hereby presented to the Hon. Lynn Boyd,
for the able, impartial and dignifed man
ner in which he had discharged the duties
Of Speaker during the present Congress.
MIR. Chandler said it had been his for
tune to serve with Mr.. Boyd for six sue
cessiye sessions, and he bore testimony to
that gentleman's personal merits and eff
dency as Speaker.
MIR. Hunt, from self-respeet and sense
of public duty, would be compelled to
vote against the resolution.
Mr.. Mallory said that Mr.. BOYD may
have erred, but it had been his fortune to
discharge the duties of the Chair in as
fair, able, and impartial manner as rarely
! !, f al. lis to the lot of any one man
Mr.. CASKS ask romarked that at the close
of the last Congress he had voassdl I'D against
thanks to Mr. Boyd, but he was now con-
strained to say he had changed his mind,
and would cheerfully vote for the resolu-
tions. ~
! Mr.. Kerr said he :, here with strong
1 prcjudices against Mr. Boyd-differing
from him in politics-but those sentiments
yielded to sentiments of profound respect
He bore testimony to his purity of mo-
tives and firmness Of character.
Mr.. Walbridge briefly paid his volun-
tary tribute.
The resolution was almost unanimously
adopted
1t was resolved that all business in the
private calender, at the close of the ses-
sion, be referred to the Committee on
Claims. The House concurred in the
Senate's amendment to the bill requiring
prepayment of postage in all cases, and
prepayment in postage stamps after next
January.
Mr. Wentworth, of Mass. from Com
mittee on Commerce reported bill pre-
venting the introduction of foreign pau
pers, criminals, insane and blind persons.
Mr.. Breckenridge, in examining the
bill, stigmatized it as anti Republican,
1t is one Of the fruits of that spirit which
is now sweeping like a hurricane over the
land. He denounced the X. N's.-was
willing to abide the time when there would
be reaction in public sentiment Em-
grants must come here with pass, like
negroes going from one plantation to an
other.
Mr.. Campbell knew nothing about the
new organization, and asked Mr.. b.,
whether he had not understood that the
gentleman who reported this bill was not
swept down by the hurricane
Mr.. Breckenridge replied that he had
so understood
Mr.. C,--Then why charge this bill with
being introduced under a Know Nothing
spirit
Mr.. Breckenridge understood that Mr..
Wentworth was defeated for Congress by
that organization, but thought it proba
bic that the gentleman introduced the bill
to put an cxtinguisher on Know Nothing
ism. He would rather trust next Con-
gress, which, it is said, will be full of
Know Nothings, rather than have this
bill thrown in this House, patched up to
compromise the subject. The bill re-
quires every human being coming hither
to obtain certificate or pass, and makes
an odious distinction between the rich
and the poor.