The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-04
CoNaREss--ruEspAY.

SKsATE-Mr Geyer presented the credentials Of Hon.
Trusten Polk elect from Missouri for six years from
aud after March 1857. The Chair laid before the Senate
message from the President of the United States in
swer to resolution inquiring whether in his judgment
the national defence and the best interests of the country
al for the discontinuance of any navyyard naval sta
ton ON the Atlantic teaboard any change of the Local
ton thereof also letter from tho Secretary of War; in
answer resolution calling for the reports of COL Long
and Capt Palmer of the United States army the inn
provement of the harbor Of Dubuque Iowa Mr. Weller
from the joint committee appointed to wait the PIes
dent and Vice President elect and notify them of their cleo
ton reported that the committee had performed that
duty.
The naval appropriation bill and the fertilization appro
priaton bill were severally considered and passed.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill was taken up and
amendments adopted appropriating one million Of
dollars for continuing the Washington aqueduct and bali
million for continuing the construction of the new doms
TO the Capitol proposition to enlarge the public grounds
surrounding the Capitol under consideration when
at halEpas fouroock the Senate took recess for two
hours
HOUSE, OF REpREsESrAnvEs.--At late hour last nigh
the Senate bill making grant of land to the Territory
Minnesota passed tie House with amendment to extend
its provisions to the State of Alabama The vote on it
final passage stood 81 yeas to go nays
The whole Of this days session mainly occupied
the consideration of private bills and the reports OF thu
conference committee, on tie Post Office and navy sppro
priation bills.
EVENING ssssIoS-Sundry bills Of the Senate and Hous
for the relief Of private individuals taken up read
third time and passed resolution, reported from thu
COMMITTEES on the Judiciary directing the
to compute the salaries of members elected to fill
ces in the House for the Thirty Congress from thu
day upon which their predecessors respectively ceased
be members either by DEATH resignation, or by vote
the House. was adopted Senate bill to divide the Stat
Of Missouri into two judicial districts was passed
The report of the committee of conference the disa
greeting votes of the houses the legislative execu
tive and Judicial appropriation bill agreed to. Th
committee stated that they unable to agree upon tn
dsagreeng votes of the two houses to the amendment
the House striking out the appropriation Of $4,000 To-
the compensation and mileage of the members of the egs
lative assembly OF the Territory of Kansas Mr.. McMun
Of Virginia moved that the House recede from this amend
ment which motion was agreed toyeas So, nays SO
The question was then taken upon the motion submitted
by Mr. Campbell Of Pennsy lvana, that The House nsa
upon it's smsndment and II was decided in the afrma
tveyeas S. nays 49, Another committee Of conference
was asked of the Senate The committee OF conference
the isagreeng votes Of the two houses the army
priation bill submitted report which was agreed to
At the time Of going to press all the general sppropria
ton bills had passed the two houses except for the ocean
mail service On the other bis committees of conference
had been appointed with fair prospect that agreement
would be effected before the final adjournment