The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-25
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CON RES SION AL.
THIRTY FOURTH coNGnEss-F1Hsr SESSION.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
| The two Houses Of Congress re-assembled
to-day, at II o'clock, in accordance with the
| Presidents proclamation.
| The Galleries Of both Houses were crowd
ed to excess, and intense interest was every
where manifested.
The Senate was called to order about IL
O'Clock, thrty-eight Senators being present.
The Presidents proclamation conyening the
two Houses was then read.
On motion Of Mr. Hunter, the Secretary OF
the Senate was order to acquaint the House
that quorum was assembled and that the
Senate was ready to proceed to business.
Mr.. Hunter submitted a resolution suspend
ing so much of the 2lst rule as requires six
Gays to elapse from the commencement of the
session before receiving consideration of bills,
&c, remaining undetermined at the close OF
the last session, SO far as relates to the army
appropriation bill
Seward said that as he had no desire to ex-
pedite the passage of that bill i'll such way
as to interfere with the free action of the House
he should call for the yeas and nays on the
resolution, remarking also that he had paired
off with Mr.. Toombs, and should not, therefore,
vote.
The resolu ion passed-yeas So; nays 6.
a resolution was adopted continuing the
Standing Committees of last session.
A joint resolution from the House, provid-
ing for the signature of such bills as failed for
want of time to receive the signatures of the
presiding officers of each House, or the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
This was concurred in, and the Senate adj :
journed.
HoUsE.-The Speaker called the House to
order at II O'Clock, I'd announced that that
body had assemble IN pursuance of the Pres
ident's proclamation, which was read by the
Clerk The roll was then called, and us
members answered to their names.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, it was ordered
that the Senate be informed that there is u
quorum and that the House is prepared to
transact business.
Speaker was directed to appoint a Standing
Committee similar to those of last session.
a joint committee was appointed from both
Houses to wait on the President and inform
him that a quorum of each House had assem-
bled and were ready to receive any cominuni-
cation he might be pleased to make,
Mr., Smith, of Va, made an Intellectual eff
fort to introduce resolution looking to the
employment of Vanderbilts proposed line be-
tween New York and the ports of Europe for
carrying the mails. Various other PROPOSE
tons were preached and objected to, memoers
generally hoping that no new business would
be introduced.
A message from the President was thcn re
ceiyed and read, and on motion of Mr. Camp
bell was referred to the committee of Ways
and Means
Mr.. Phelps wished to introduce an army
appropriation BILL similar to the bill pending
at the adjournment, with the exception of the
Kansas proviso.
Mr.. Washburn, of Me-, objected
| The House then took a recess of an hour.
Upon re-assemblng, Campbell, of Ohio, ask
ed leave to report the same bill which died on
Monday in consequence of the disagreeing
amendment.
Stephens would not yield his consent to re-
porting bill with the Kansas restriction pro-
viSo.
Mr.. Campbell-If the House wish to vote il
in, on them rests the responsibility.
Stephens-I want an army bill proper
Cobb, of Ga, was anxious to concur with
the Senate in suspending the 21st rule. The
House could then proceed at once to vote on
the contested question.
Campbell, of Ohio, reported the BILL
Mr. Orr raised the question that the prov isc
proposed to change the existing laws anG
therefore was not german to the bill
Il The Speaker oyerruled the point of order
and Mr.. Orr appealing from the decision of the
Chair, the appeal was laid on the table-yea
50, nays 70.
: Tne House then, by vote of lO1 to rs
went into Committee of the Whole on tn
state of the Union.
Campbell, of Ohio made an Intellectual at
tempt to have substitute for the bill adopted
go