The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-10
Monday June I, 1858.
SENATE.

Monday, June I, 1858.
SENATE
Mail Steam Serrice.-Mr. Hunter, from the
Committee on Finance, to which was referred
the bill from the House making appropriations
for the transportation of the Uuited States mail
by ocean steamers and otherwise, during the
fiscal year ending the Both June, 1859, report
ed it back with an amendment.
Limit If National ErpenditureS-Mr Hun
ter submitted The following resolution for con-
sideraiion:
ResolUed, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause the Heads of the
Executive Departments to submit estimates al
she next session of Congress upon the basis OF
an expenditure not exceeding sixty millions OF
doliars, exclusive of the payment of the public
debt, for the fiscal your commencing the LIST OF
July, 1859
Nard Appropriation Blu The bill making
appropriation for the naval service was then
taken up.
Mr.. Mallory moved to amend the bill by ap-
propriatiDg 81 100000, SO as in effect to pre-
vide for the construction of ten sloops Of war; four
not TO exceed fourteen feet draught, FIVE to be
not exceeding twelve feet draught, and the
ohter TO be side-wheel paddle steamer of eight
feet draught.
Mr. Hale moved to amend the amendment
snlpS.
which led to protracted discussion, and was
defeated-yeas ~, nays 81.
Mr. Cliugman moved 10 amend the amend.
ment by providing for twenty gunboats in ad
dition, with full steam power.
D5eiced in the negative-yess IL, nays So.
Mr.. Green moved 10 amend the amendment
by Inserting q clause giving to the President
authority TO grant letters of marque and re
prisa.
The question was decided by yeas and nays
yeas 6, nays 40.
The affirmative votes were Messrs. Brown
Douglas, Green, johnson of Tennessee, Pugh
and Rice.
The question was then taken on Mr.. NAL
lory's amendment, and it was decided in the
neeative-yeas 20, nays "a.
Various other amendments were discussed
some OF which were rejected, and some agreed
TO, when the bill was reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Mallory then moved to build FIVE sloops
of-war, when the question was taken by yeas
and nays, and decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. Crittenden then moved that all steam
ships hereafter to be built of forty guns ant
over shall be named after States, and all undel
forty guns shall be named after rivers; unde
twenty guns, as The President may direct
Mr.. Mallory moved to except all those al
ready named. TIE amend ent was agreed TO
and the bill was read third time and passed
MIR. Hunter moved to postpone all prio
orders to take up the army bill which wa
agreed TO, and the Senate adjourned, after hav
ing been IA continuous session from clever
O'Clock IN the morning until nine at night
HOUSE
Mr. Savage, of Tennessee, announced the set
element, upon terms honorable to both parties
of certain personal difficulties which had ariseI
between Messrs. Harris, of Illinois, and Hughes
of Indiana.
Tie principal business was the consideration
of the bill making appropriations for certain
civil expenses of the Government The Com
mi;tee q Ways and Means recommended
concurrence IN only eighteen of The sixty fou
amendments Of the Senate. There were sever
al eHOrts 10 restric: and reduce the aprropria
ton for the Xtension OF the Capitol, but il wa
finally concurred in with proviso in recar
10 the ornaments and decorations OF the inter5oi
The amendments concerning appropriation
for castom-bouses Occasioned debate but i
most cases the recommendations of the Con
mittee of the Whole were concurred in. 1t
probable that the disagreeing votes Of the tw
Houses will be referred to committees of col
ference.
The session was extended to half past eigl
O'Clock.
Robert J. Walker says he will go to Kanss
and speak against the English bill, if necessar
to secure its rejection. His secretary, Stanton
still has his residence there, and his wife r.
mains in the Territory. Neither of these gel
tlemen chow any abatement of their hostility
the Administration, and are apparently enliste
for the war. Secretary Stanton says the cours
of the republicans in voting for the Crittender
Montgomery bill was liberal and patriotic,
and that the Administration, by its course i
regard 10 Kansas, has assumed the sections
and inde'ensible ground, leaving the Democra
nc and true constitutional platform in the pc.
session of the anti Lecompton Democrats
Americans, and Republicans"
Inc famous McHenry, who has been so Ion
on trial 10 Canada as Townsend, has become
hon since his liberation, and is lecturin
through The country. He is received with gres
enthusiasm.