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THIRrY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINeToN, Thursday, April s.
SENATE

II IN I'll II W u N H<SSs
WASHINGTON, Thursday, April s.
SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson presented petition from John
p. Jewett and others of Boston, in favor of
bankrupt law.
The discussion of the report Of the Com.
mitteo on Printing, was resumed.
The discussion was terminated by a motion
from Mr.. Johnson OF Arkansas, to amend the
public printing bill approved August. 1862,
and that it be taken up on Thursday next. If
the amended bill shall pass, it will put stop
to the abuses so justly complained OF.
Mr.. win of California reported bill for
the conveyance of the mails, troops. and
stores from the Missouri River to California,
by railroad. He recgpitulated the sections of
the BILL and asked for immediate action.
Mr.. Broderick of California, also spoke in
favor OF the BILL and the subject was post
poned until tomorrow.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was passed, with some verbal amend
ments.
Mr.. Douglas, from the Committee on Terri.
tories, reported a bill for the admission OF
Altoona. with an amendment.
On motion Of Mr.. Slidell of Louisiana,
the resolution proposing, medal to Commo.
dore Paulding, was taken up, and Mr.. Slidell
made it a pretext for reading carefully pre-.
pared speech, having a disguized yet pal
pable bearing on the future OF Central Amer
lea and Cuba. Its general scope was against
private, and in favor of national tilibustering.
The speech dDMr. Shdell was very inter
estlng, but was imperfectly heard by the re-
porters.
The resolution was placed in the calender
for tomorrow, and the Senate adjourned.
ROUSE
Mr.. Washburn of Iliiuois ,,oyoJ
the deficiency appropriation bill. Negauved
by 43 against lab.
The question was then taken on recommit-
ting the bill to the Committee on Ways and
Means, with instructions to report in separate
bills the items of deficiency, &c. See Mr..
Oarnetts motion in yesterdays proceedings.l
Inc Dbl was then put upon its passage, and
rejected--yeas los, nays l24.
On motion OF Mr.. Montgomery of Pennsyl-
vania, the House proceeded to the considera.
ton of the Kanzas bill.
= tlr. Montgomery moved that the House ad.
here to it's amendment.
Mr.. Bocock OF Virginia, asked whether, if
this was agreed to, all chance for settlement
would be cut off.
The Speaker said he would decide that
question when the contingency arises.
Mr. Grow OF Pennsylvania, moved the pre-
vious question.
Mr.. Seward of Georgia. moved that the
House iecede from its amendment
Mr.. English of Indiana, appealed to Mr..
Montgomery to withdraw his motion.
Mr.. Montgomery said it would afford him
great pleasure to do SO, but he could not con
sent
Much confusion prevailed, and various
questions were asked. regarding the effect of
the vote. The House proceeded 10 vote ON
the motlon>to adhere to the House amend
ment, and the question was beaded III the af
hrmatlve-yeas ll9. nays Ill motion to
reconsider was laid on the table This makes
the action final.
Mr.. Branch OF NORTH Carolina. offered a
resolutioninstructing the Committee On Ways
and Means to report six bills, thus separating
the items from The deficiency bill rejected to-
day He said the army was now far beyond
the frontier, and cannot receive supplies, nor
advance nor recede, unless Congress shall ap-
propItate the money He presumed that no
gentleman here desired the army to be cut to
pieces by fierce fanatics, nor starved for the
want Of provisions. .
Mr. Campbell Of Ohio opposed the recon-
mitment Of the bill TO the Committee of Ways
and Means aud, SO far as he was concerned,
was willing that it be passed, provided the
friends OF the administration would take the
responsibility.
Several democrats ex plained that they vo.
ted against the BILL on account of subjects
being introduced into it, which do not come
under the head OF deticitucles. Pending
motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the
bill, the House adjourned.