Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty. fifth Congress-First Session.

After our report closed on Saturday, the Senate
resumed the consideration of the House bill Il
supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the
Indian department for the year ending June 30
1888, which was passed.
House bill to authorize a loan not exceeding The
sum OF fifteen millions OF dollars was ameIde d
and passed.
Mr. Hammond from the Committee Of Con.
ference on the ocean mail steamer approprat ion
bill, submitted a report, which was read. The
report recommends that the Senate recede from
me amendment allowing the terminus OF The Col
liis line To he Southampton instead of Liver
pool; that the House Tecede from its concur
renee with the third amendment and insert a
clause authorizing the Postmaster General 10
| make no new contract for longer period than
two years, nor for any compensation exceeding
the hostages Oh the matter so conveyed also,
that the House recede from its fourth amendment
and the Senate from its fifth amendment.
The report was agreed to
After the consideration Of executive business
MIR. Gwin. from the COMMITTEES Of Conference
on the post Office appropriation bill, reported that
the committee had been unable to agree, and
moved that the Senate insist on its amendments,
and ask another; agreed to.
On motion Of Mr. Hunter, the report Of the
Committee of Conference on the bill making ap-
preparations for the collection of the revenue
was agreed to.
Mr. Toombs from the Committee Of Confer
ence on the Post Office appropriation bill, report
ed that the committee had been unable to agree,
and the bill had been laid on the table in the
House.
The Senate proceeded with the consideration
of the loan bill, which had been returned from
| the House, with an amendment increasing the
loan to S20, goo, 900. The amendment was con-
CURED in--yeas ~, nays II.
The Senate then ad IouTned.
In THE House, in Committee of the Whole
the bill proposing modification of the sub treas
ury law Was taken up, and after consideration
was reported to the House without amendment
a relected-VpaS
Mr.. Jones', of Tenn, from the conference COM
initee on the disagreeing votes Of the two Houses
On tne h mail steamer appropriation bi reported
any one of the provisions of the bill.
MIR. Sickles moved that the House insist and
ask for another conference committee; agreed to
The House, In Committee of the Whole, pro.
ceeded to the consideration of the bill to author
lie loan not exceeding the sum Of SIS, 200, 600
Arer discussing the question some time, the
committee decided to strike out the enacting
clause, and then il was reported to the House.
The House refused to strike out the enacting
clause, and passed the bill ..
message was received from the Senate re-
turning the bill providing for collecting the rev.
enue and asking for committee Of conference /;
acceded to-
Mr.. Burnett, from the conference committee on
the dissg reeing votes ofthe two houses on the
post office appropriation bill, submitted a report
that the committee could not agree.
The House insisted upon it's disagreement, and
called for another conference committee
The Senate having returned the post-route bill
with amendments; the amendments were con-
CURED in.
The loan bill, also returned by the Senate with
amendments, was referred to the Committee Of
the Whole, and several amendments havin been
adopted and others rejected, the committee re-
ported the bill.
After agreeing to the report of the committee,
the House passed the bll-yeas l0l, NAYS 90.
Mr.. Sickles, from the committee Of further con-
ference on the dsagreeing votes of the two
houses on the ocean mail steamer appropriation
bill, submitted report, to the effect that each
House make certain concessions. A ter consid-
cradle discussion, the report was agreed to-yeas
%, nays 70.
Mr.. John COchrsne, from the committee of
conference on the disdgreeing votes of the two
houses on the bill providing for collecting the
revenue from customs, submitted report, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Phillips, from the committee Of further
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on the bill making appropriations for the
service of the Post Office Department for the next
fiscal year, submitted report to the effect that
the committee could not agree.
Mr.. J. Clancy Jones then reported the original
bill. 100.
elm committee Of the w hole on the Indian de.
fciency appropriation bill, the amendmen's of
the Senate were severally agreed to. ~
The committee next took up the amendments
Of the Senate to the loan bill; and an amendment