The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-06
CoNGREsS-THuRspAY.

SESArB.The amendments of the House of Representa-
ves to the bill relating to foreign coins and the coinage
OF cents at the Mint OF the United States were adopted
and additional amendment was agreed to, providing
that 1t shall be lawful for years from and after the
passage of this act and longer pay out of the Mint
the cents whoss coinage is ordered for the fractional
parts of dollar at their nominal value of rs cents l2I
cents and ct cents respectively The House bill to
firm certain entries TO land therein named considered
amended and passed. Mr. Rusk reported bill TO pro-
vide for the transportation of the mail from the Mssissp
pi river to San Francisco. joint resolution relative to
sections B and SO in the Territories Of Minnesota and Ne
braska considered and passed also bill to establish
an additional aud district in the State q Wisconsin and
the House bill to extend the time for selling the lands
granted the Kentucky asylum teaching deaf and
dumb. The joint resolution concerning Wolf island
discussed and passed after which the Senate adjourned.
House OF RrrREsEsTATrvEs.-A message was received
from the Senate informing the House that that body had
adopted resolution reported by joint committee
two houses making Wednesday next 1.-THE 18th instantly
the day for the assembling of the two houses the hall
the House Of representatives. and appointing person
be teller the part of the Senate and the part
of the House. whose duty it shall be 10 make list of the
votes as they shall be declared and deliver the result
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will be the presiding officer of the two houses and who
shall tie of the vote and the persons elect.
ed to the two houses which shall he deemed declaration
of the persons elected President and Vice President of the
United States Messrs. Jones of Tennessee and Howard
of Michigan appointed teers the part of the
House. '#.
The House resumed the consideration of the submarine
telegraph hill Messrs Smith of Virginia. Seward of Geor-
gia and Mace of Indiana discussed the bill Mr. Penning
tom of New Jersey offered amendment 10 the BILL which
BILL it stands limits the of this line of commu
nicaton the part of the United States to fifty years
The amendment proposes 10 extend this limitation hey ond
fifty years and to all time. motion to go into Commit
tee of the Whole having prevailed the bill passed
over till tomorrow, with motion to refer it TO the Com
mttee on the Post Office and Post Road The House then
proceeded in Committee of the Whole to consider the tar
if bill. Mr. Clingman of North Carolina, addressed The
House on Central American and Cuban affairs and agsns
the cody slave trade the British and Spanish hag
Messr Lecher of Virginia aud Stanton of Ohio spoke
the tariff question after which Mr. Morrill, of Vermont
obtained the ,or and the committee took recess until
seven o'clock.
EVENING sEssIoM-Thc committee called to order by
the Chairman at seven o'clock. Messrs. Morrill, of Yer
mont aylor of louisiana and Colfax of Indiana made
speeches the ar question: after which the committee
rese aud at quarter past nine o'clock the House adjourn
ed Mr.. Boytc of South Carolina has the floor tomorrow.