The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-18
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Legislative, judicial and Executive Appro-
priatiOn Bill Not Yet Passed.
PROBABLE DEFEAT OF TIE ARMY BILL,
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
GREAT EXCITEMENT In MOBILE.
Vigilance Committee Formed.
Further Particulars Of the Storm al the South,
&c, &c, &c.
Intcresting from WASH, gton.

Interesting from Washif ston.
DoINGs OF THE NIGHT sEssION-oRDER AND DECO
bum IN TIE TWO H0UsEs--THE PENDING APPRo
PRIATIok BILLs-PR0Bs BILE DEFEAT OF THE ARMY
BILL-AN EFFORT TO BE MADE TO EXTEND THE
sEssION-THE STEAM REVENUE CUTTER FOR NEW
YORK HARBOR-APPROPaIArIoN FOR POST OF
FICE IN NEW YORK, ETC., ETC.
WASHINGTON, Aug II, 1865.
On no similar occasion has there been such order and
decorum characterized the procee dings of the two
houses Of Congress last nsh Un'i the moment OF ad
jounment which after day light this morning. every
member set med to realize the responsibility of his
position and the magnitude Of the great ques-
tions pending between the two houses. No evidences
OF intoxcaton could be seen and time during the
night was quorum broken Every few moments were
the officers announcing from the Senate or the
House Of Representative bills passed the the
other House were sent the Of the
other
I predicted that the Senate would strike from the
Ocean Steamer bill the Cohos notice, but in this
mistaken The Senate passed the bill precisely hcame
from the House.
the Diplomatic and Consular bill became a law with
tTihing amendments the bill reported by Mr..
Pennington.
The Post office appropriation passed and ap.
proved.
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill will be rgreed TO the first thing to morning,
-
prohibiting the Of money the preseat Terri
sorial laws, and the senate recediag from Its
amendment providing for the T'rr,loral Legisa-
ture OF Kansas The result OF this aston on
tie part Of the republicans will he ho In
force Of the present bloody code of Kansas with no u
eislature to repeal modify them Col welersa end
ment providing for mail coaches Calitornia will be
strcken out.
The Army biIl is believed tonight win be defeated
Mr.. Campbell OF Ohio, prouounces a meaningless
abstraction and which provides that the President shall
part the military the Territorial
laws Of Kansas II this amendment insisted by the
republicans morrow. and inclined belle II
will be, theu SIS ,o0oo 600 will be shut out from
the commercial channels OF the country. The army
tracts for clothing and supplies a made and the art
cies win be furnished. The consequences resulting from
defeat Of this bill fall upon the soldier ani those
detrailng Il, and not upon the government.
The Senate in executive session, for a short time
during the p ht and number Of upimportani Consular
psm'rstions confirmed also Marshal for Alabama.
The occrs Of the houses great praise for
ker proDpDess and energy keeping up their business
during this heavy pre,sure upon them.
An eror will be made extend the session
e ~ ny tr iorty eight hours In order TO gse
e pri clam ants chance 70 their bills. This
win be uously opposed, and T. the opinion OF many
- mbsys-ihat II will not be sfal
There al the Speaker table and private cal
ender Upwards OF four hund bills waiting the action
Of the Hoase. aud many OF the pc interested
are here, and have been for months. II Is un.
dersfcoi thls evening, thst Committee Of Conference
the "Omnibus bill afer three unsuccessful attempts
Aavs agreed, that there three in the Senate
amendments which the Heuse Committee would not &C.
osp, viz printing State papers, Washington Water
works and the appropriation to purchase sites for Post
once and other buildings At Baltimore. They finally
.aiiewed tw, hundred and hy thousand dollars for the
saqueduct which Is half what the insisted upon
and the Senate Committee rcceded from the others
The defeat OF the book resolution has knocked the clerk
and tso others into nat for they expected
20 make eighty thousand dollars OF H.
Through the excrtons Of Mr. Pcton the House passed.
10Y large majority, the bin sppropriatag hundred
and any thousand dollars TO purchase steam
cutter TO be stationed at New York hsrbor relieve dis
sressed and other vessels Tbh l. important BILL and
, viii pass the Senate to m ,rrow.
The Senate ratified the treaty with the Creeks a1i
!erminoles involving appropriation Of more than
million Of dollars.
ssoo,ooo we're appropriated for ros, oalce In New
York.