The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-05
CONGRESS-SATURDAY.

sENArE.-The post-route bill was passed without
amendment.
The report of the committee of conference on
the army appropriation bill was agreed to-
The Senate resumed the consider alton of the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. and large
number OF amendments were agreed to. The bill
was read q third time and passed, with yery
large number of amendments
The naval appropriation bill was then taken up,
aud, after the adoption of several amendments it
WAS passed.
The Chair laid before the body message from
the President of the United States, transmitting
statement OF the number Of muskets, rifles, and
other arms and equipments delivered to the State
arsenals respectively.
At ten O'Clock the Senate went into executive
session. and the doors remained closed until quar-.
ter before twelve. number of private and other
bills were then considered and at half past twelve
there were no signs of an adjournment
House OF RKPREsENTATIvEs-Th Speaker
laid before the House message from the Presid ent
OF the United States, transmitting communication
from the Secretary OF State, made in answer to the
House resolution calling for Information relative to
the character OF the late meeting conference of
American ministers at Ostend which was not dis
posed OF.
message was received from the President of
the United States announcing that he had vetoed
the bill making appropriations for the trsnsporta
ton OF the United States mails, by ocean bound
steamers and otherwise and transmitting his obiec-
trns thereto. The objections were to the amend
lnent of Mr. Clds, making an appropriation of
poriation of the mails from New York to Liverpool
and back, on condition OF building new steamship
and OF having it ready for service in two years
good deal OF feeling was manifested by the friends
OF the amendment; but the President was sustained
by the House, they refusing to pass the bill not
withstandiog the veto. by vote of 70 to 9s.
The House then went into CO nmittee, and took
recess until o'clock
At seven O'Clock the committee resumed its ses.
sion, and proceeded To the consideration of the
amendments of the Senate tl50 in number) to the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill The amend
Eent increasing the salary of the Chief ustice of
the suprems Court OF the United States to 81, 500
and that of his associates to s. 000 amended
as to NIX the salary of the former at Sc 500 and that
OF the latter at SG 900. The amendment appropriate
ing S250, 900 for continuing the work the Wash
lngton aqueduct was agreed to-ayes 80 noes "a.
mr Dawson, from the committee of conference on
the disc greeting of the two houses on am end.
meBts to the Post Office bill, made favorable re.
port; which was sg esd TO.
Mr.. Phelps, from the committee of conference on
the diRasreeing votes of the two houses on amend
ments to the army BILL made report that the House
rsc-de from its disagreement to the amendment of
the senate apcrOpriating $50 GOO for the purchase
and importation OF camels aAd dromedaries to be
usad for military purposes; which reported was
agreed to.
The committee were considering the 66tk amend
Inent OF the Senate to the civil and diplomatic ap-
piatlon bill az late hour, with no signs of an ad.
Journment