Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-16
FHIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY. June IL.

SENATE.
The Senate agreed to adjourn at six o'elock
this evening.
Mr.. Hale's credentials for the next six
years, as Senator from New Hampshire, were
presented and received.
Mr.. Doolittle presented resolution that
the Committee on Foreign Relations be in
structed to inquire into the expedency of
acquiring by treaty in Yucatan, or Central or
South America, the rights of citizenship for
such free negroes as may emigrate from the
United States, in consideration of the trade
thence desirable to protect such colonies.
The Post Office appropriation bill was then
taken up, and the ranking privilege dis
cussed
a vote was taken on agreeing to the recon-
mendation of the Conference COMMITTEES on
the Post Office Appropriation bill, namely
that the Senate recede from its amendments
abolishing the franking privilege and raising
the rate OF postage, and resulted yeas SO, nays
II. Conseq uently the bill was passed.
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi introduced a res
olution that the Judiciary Committee inquire
whether further legislation is necessary res
peeting the election of United States Sena-
tors, which was adopted.
joint resolution was adopted, to inform
the President that Congress was now ready
to adjourn.
Mr.. Benjamin of Louisiana introduced
resolution that the Pesident cause to be pre-
pared ere the next session tabular statement
OF claims of American citizens against for
eIgn governments, with the action taken on
each, and the result thereof Agreed to.
Mr.. Douglas of Illinois introduced reso-
luton that the organization of the Territory
of Arizona be the special order for the Sec
ond Monday in December, and that the or
ganization OF Dacotah and Nevada be con-
sdered at the same time.
Lhe Senate was occupied most of the after
noon in executive business, and adjourned at
six o'clock.
HOUSE.
A message was received from the President,
announcing to the House that he had approx
ed the bills for the supplemental and deficien-
cy Indian expenses; for the establishment of
post routes, transportation of the mails in
ocean steamers; providing for the civil ex-
penses of the government; for the support of
the army; providing for the expenses of the
collection of the revenue for military road
from Astoria to Salem, Oregon and several
OF private character.
The House amended the Senate's amend
ment relative to the extension of the session.
by substituting this evening.
The House concurred in the report of the
Committee of Conference on the Post Office
appropriation bill, the Senate having receded
from all its amendments
A message was received from the President,
announcing that be had signed the Post Office
Appropriation bill
Mr. Stanton OF Ohio offered joint resolu-
ton for the repeal of the clause in the Post
Route bill authorizing the Postmaster General
to make such arrangements for the transport
tation of the great through mails between
Portland and New Orleans as will insure the
most steady and certain connection, including
in the route for one of the daily mails as many
of the seaboard commercial cities as may be
consistent with the greatest dispatch.
The resolution was passed by large major
ity. AT O'Clock the House adjourned.