The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-06
TIYRTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
THE Result OF EIGHT MONTHS LABOR.
Amount Of Work Yet to be Done.
List OF Resolutions and Public and Private
Bulls Passed,

Bulls Passed,
&c. Gsc.. &c.
| Our Washington CoxresISndcnce.
WAsHNG7sN, August 4, 1856.
Just eight months of the first session OF th :
Thirty fourth Congress have pzssed, and but tive
weeks yet remain before Adjournment tsses place
The deliberations aad actions or three hundred
grave legislators. during these eight months, have
become portion of American history yet to be SUBJ
eced to the ordeal of public opinion. Much Of il,
opne, win meet unmistgated conden ration.
| On previous occasion furnished tee readers Of
| the HERALD a eohpendiWa of the busincss then be-
fore the two houaes Of CoHress, exhibiting the very
| small amount transacted ecmpared with what was
proposed to be dose. now forward you sfull and
complete resume at this interesting junctu-e Of the
session, made up frcm the ofit.s records end per.
fectly reliable in every particrkE. In the Senate
| Of the United States tie rules are few and simple
| and the proceedings sssily understood. Not go.
however with the House of Representatives Should
legislative body desire 70 adopt system of r11es
| witch would more embarrsss legislsoon than any
Other, would recommend. with enti-v confidence,
the rules of the American House Of Representatives
To give the reader idea Of the plex charac-
ter OF these rules will hers introduce she follow
ing
oRpss OF Bus-wzss ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
Morning Hon.
Resolutions ara n ptioOs passed. and motions to
consde pending.
Rel ,r,s comzstt,ees undspoesi oc-coaanei 10th
morning hour.
g. Resolutions and notons lying under TIA ruis
confined slso to the morning hour.
TO .. C1rsiderss 1rffeT he s's-nin9 Hour
s. Senate 5ills, with House amendments thereto.
g. House 5s with saeadments o. the Senate thseto.
:. Concurrent resolutions from the Senaie.
Bills from the Sena-e their nrs and reaf-
o. Engrossed bills, TO he read the third time
10 Public bills their cngrossment
~ Private Ulls on their engrossmen,.
,.adin, senate bis reported from committees aos :
pass, n d lad on the table
Thee rules and parlisnentary laws are. seldom
u1derst, od and comprehenied by the members Of
the body unless it be some of the shrew wder ones
WHO have been members for number of years. To
new nen bers they are all hieroglyphics and Ha
brew.
To noti ce the vast number of bills which have
been intro, !uced into the tive houses Of Congress
and lost is not my purpose, nor can /, in the com.
pass Of thi letter, notice all the bills which have
been introd uced and are now pending before com
mittses. Hundreds of these are intended only for
"Buakun,' and are never reported from the com
mitees Nor will my readcss find any list account
of bills passed by one house and now sleep
ing il ehe committees of the other. These would
be also too numerous to mention" The Senate
has passed upwards Of three hundred bills, which
now before the committees Of the House. where
they wiz repose quietly during the remainder of the
session. The House, too, hiss passed several i'm
portans bills now pcring before the other body.
OF these :he most important, perhaps, is the Army
Appropriation bill, with 5acii provsos as are sure
to defeat il in the Senate. The policy of the demo-
cratic party is to offer amendments but to strike
out all Objectionable features. and thus send it
back to the House. A Committee Of Conference
will be the result, ami the House win have to re-
cede from the obnoxious features defeat the bai.-
The usual rule is, with Committees Of Conferences,
to oomnromise--each boGy rsceding from some
amendments and yielding or agreeing to others.
The democrats will have 10 amendments to bring
into the compromise, and ID win be for the repub
licans 20 yield or defeat tlss appropriation.
The Fertilization bill, spproprating near two
Millions Of dollars, is another ono passed by the
House and before the Senate. For several years
back bills for this purpose have been invariably de-
feaed and our works OF public defence have pretty
mach gane into stats Of decay. As this bill is
certain TO pass the Sonats, Notifications will
presen. scenes OF life aad hustle.
The bill for settling the accounts Of Officers OF the
revolution, having paesed the House, is now In the
Senate awaiting the return Of Judge Eyars, OF South
Carolina, who IA chairman OF the Revolutionary Com
niittee. On his return tine bnl will become a law.
The following list viii present, at one view. the
entire business nov pending before t.s Senate. and
not before the committees
GESBRAL oRpERs II THE UNITED orArEs SENATE
bls Tor eoDtnung certain public worB n the state q
Massachusetts Brought y by Mr. SUR aer
for osIhnung the improvement Of ts harbor OF New
caste. Brought in ~ Nj. Bayard.
Making an appropriation for conu-sng the improve
ment Of the harDor OF Eric, In the s. ~ Of Pennsylvania
Brought In by Mr. lger.
10 provide iOr continuing the Improvement OF the
Mississippi river. Brought In by NJ Gsycr.
10 continue the Improvement OF les Moncs and the
Rock River rapids ~ the Upper iissssipp Brought lr
| by Mr. Jones' of fswa.
Making appropriations for cert an new fortiacstous
To explain The act approved l2,s Of Apr 1854, enii-
tied "An act 10 establish sddln nai land districts IN tho
Joint resolution Tor the prose- ,sasDn or sword Colo
me- Benjamin ! Roberts BroGs5. IN By tx Foot
Explanatory and amcndaicIy &C the Act in addition
certain granting b0Gn laai t.n officers and
soldiers who have been eng sei IN the military service
of the United state, approsed March . 1885, Brought
TO continue INC improve neai of tho tennessee river
Brought In by Mr.. Bell, & Tennessee
Making appronrl auous ioa the iagroyemeni OF the
harbor Of Dubuque. Broaghi IN by a. Jones, OF Iowa.
To continue the improvement of harbor Of Michigan
10 continue The irpgovcmcn, ar the h.4bcr Or Yer
nllion. Ohio Broughs a by Mr.. Made.
for the cons'rucuoa q steam dredge Lake Iichi-
| gan Brought IN by A. lodge.
To provide for ne improve aent OF he nayizallon OF
10 change the nes bold "a ihe .spIsi Cor, Of IN
United States snd Tor the sr CT G. wiscoasln and
compensate The Judge Of sal distta for hs servicaa
Tor continuing nc Improvement ot the hagsor Al Chi
| cago, Illinois. Brought ir BY Mr TrumbrIl
for Contnu ~ the mrrovemetS on the har5or n WAa-
| kegan, Hines. Bgougt. IN by iGr. TrnabGH.
Tor the inprovemen of the hlrbor of Apalachlcoh In
the State o. fiorita. 5sought a by Mr.. Mallory.
Tor the improvement of ihe hsgbor OF Char ss,oss
south Ca oliua Brsagh il BY Mr. Bell Of Tennessee
10 provide or thiprOtcctsn of Cape Cod harsSs Ms.