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WASHINGTON, April IA.


.-gl-z--l.g SENATE. ---...-.---..-
Ia transpostion of words occurred in the Senate
report yesterday. The question debated was the
parliamentary right of the Senate to insist on its
disagreement to the House amendments, and at the
same time ask a conference
The Vice President presented memorial of the
Legislature OF Utah, setting forth their grievance
on semi-defant style. 1t was laid on the table by
a vote of 80 to Is.
Mr.. Gwin presented the resolution of the Califor-
MA Legislature advocating the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton Constitution.
Mr.. Broderck took occasion to say that the reso-
lutons did notrepresent the sentiments of the peo-
pie of California Referred.
The Senate agreed to the resolution of the House
designating the first Monday of June next as the
day for the adjournment sine die of the two
. Houses.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Pa
cihc Railroad bill, but without taking any question
thereon, went INTO an executive session and after
ward adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Inc House went into committee on the bill to es-
tabish an auxiliary guard for the protection of life
and property in Washington.
The bill was discussed till o'clock, when on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Montgomery the committee rose and
took up the Kansas BILL
message was received from the Senate insisting
on its disagreement, and asking a committee of con-
ference, which read.
Mr.. Montgomery moved that the House insist on
its adherence, and demanded the previous question
Mr.. English inquired whether if A Committee of
law and practice require majority of the commit
tee to be composed of gentlemen representing the
majority of the House majority of those in
| favor of the House bill
Mr.. Stanton said that, if in order, he would OBJ
| ject to the question, because this would provoke
interrogations on the other side
| Mr.. English gave notice that if the motion was
| voted down, he would move Committee of Confer
| ence.
| The House then voted on seconding the motion
| for the previous question. The result was-Y cas-
los, Nays l07. The Speaker voted in the negative,
and this made it tie, so the vote was lost.
| Mr.. English, that he might not be misunderstood
said he was opposed to the Senate bill in its present
shape, but notwithstanding this he was willing to
hear what the Senate had to say, and in favor of
| the appointment of Committee of Conference -
He could see no harm would result, and therefore
he moved that the House agree to a Committee of
| Conference on the subject matter of dsagreeing
votes, and that three members be appointed on the
| part of the House. He moved the previous ques-
| ton.
| Mr.. Washburne, of Maine, raised the question
| that it not i, order for Mr. English to make
! that motion. The House has adhered, ard until it
reconsiders that motion, it is not in order to make
that motion.
The Speaker overruled the point of order
MIR. Garnett wished to make an explanation for
| his vote.
| Objection was made.
| Mr.. English repeated that he had made the mo-
ton in accordance with the usage in all parliamen-
| tary bodies.
The demand for the previous question was second
| ed, and the House proceeded to vote Mr.. Eng
lish's motion for Committee of Conference. The
vote stood yeas los, nays l08 The Speaker voting
in the affirmative, and Mr.. Englsh's proposition
was agreed to.
When the result announced, there was some
applause in the galleries, and the Speaker directed
the door-keeper and his assistants to remove the
disturbers of the decorum of the House.
MIR. Harris, of Illinois, suggested that some of the
members had clapped their hands.
The Speaker said that it for the gentleman to
point them out.
At another stage of the proceedings the Speaker
withdrew his order, and expressed the hope that
the decorum and order ofthe House would not again
be violated.
The motion to reconsider the vote for a committee
of conference, was laid upon the table.
The House again went into committee and re-
sumed the consideration of the police bill
Without coming to conclusion the subject
the committee rose and the House adjourned.