Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

In the Senate, yesterday, after We went t.
press, the Army appropriation bill was re-
ported back from their Finance Committee
with sundry amendments.
Also, the joint resolution increasing the
compensation Of the laborers in the Executive
and Legislative departments of the Govern.
ment in Washington city, with an amendmen,
striking out the item relating to the annual
pay of $500 from July, 1856, and substituting
the following One principal messenger in
each Of the Offices of the Secretary of State.
Treasury, Interior, War, Navy, Post Office,
and Attorney Generals Office at salary OF
5000 per annum, and one principal messenger
In each of the principal Bureaus ut a salary
OF $40, and all other messengers EMPLOYED
to receive 500, and all laborers employed in
the Executive and Legislative departments
and on the public grounds to receive 5000,
from and after the lst of July, 1855 al
A number of private bills were reported
back, and the Senate ordered the printing of
5000 extra copies of the Presidents MESA ge
concerning commercial statistics; 5 900 of the
report proper of the Commissioner of the Mexi-
can Boundary survey with the maps thereof,
and 1000 Of the report on the botany and
natural history of the country ad AGENT to the
said boundary.
isOooiottouc WoI6 INTRODUCED 10 RAISE the
pay OF tho superintendent of their folding
room to 81 500 per annum, and that of each
OF his two assistants to 81 500; and that of
the Senate's mail boys to the pay of the mes.
sengers of the Senate referred to the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses.
The civil and miscellaneous appropriation
bill was afterwards taken up, and was dis
cussed at great length on amendments pro-
posed. Among them was one, moved by Mr.
Co..
the construction Of the Washington acuue-
duet; which was adOpted-yeas SO, nays 6.
The amendment In relation to the construc-
ton OF the dome of the Capitol was after
wards tho subject Of discussion, until thew
took a recess at p m. On re-assemb bling at
p. M, amendments to the same bills were
considered and disposed of until late hour,
when the Dill was passed and they adjourned.
In the House, yesterday, after we went to
press, the Senate bill regulating the compen.
sati,n of members of Congress was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Orr, it was amended bv
striking out f" 81, 500 per session. and insert.
ing Sc, 900 per Congress" That is So 600
per annum Ed.
As thus amended the said bill was passed-
yeas 100, nays 98 -.
The resolution according tho usual 20 per
centum extra compensation to the EMPLOYEES
of the House, including those in the Office of
the Superintendent of Public Printing, was
offered and passed. :
Mr.: Faulkner, By leave, reported back from
the Military Affairs Committe the Senate bill
for the increase and better organic alton of the
army medical corps; which was duly passed !.
On motion of Mr.. Simmons, the Senate bill
to amend the acts regulating the fees, costs,
and other judicial expenses of the Govern.
ment in the States, Territories. and the Dis.
trict of Columbia, was taken up and passed
Shortly afterwards they went into commit
tee, (Mr. Mace in the chairD wherein the
Mail Steamer appropriation bill was taken
up. ...s.
After debate, on motion of Mr.. Norton an
amendment was adopted to give "the notice.
to the proprietors of the Collins line to term.
mate their supplemental contract with tho
Government. =
The committee then rose, and pending the
question on agreeing to the amendment, the
House adjourned.