Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-06-17
xxxvth CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
sESATE-JvSE II.

The naval bill passed both houses, "a
mcnded to provide for seven sloops -of-war
aud a side-whcel steamer for China seas.
Tho Indian deficiency and twenty million
loan bill also passed; also the Ocean mail
steamer bill.
Also the bill for the collection of the rev.
enue. Also the House bill Tor the carriage
Of the mails from st. Joseph. Mo, to
Placerville, California, aud various Other
! private bills.
The Senate decided that Mcssrs Bright
and Fitch are entitled to their seats
All the appropriation bills are through
except the light house and post Office
On amendments to the latter tl,e two Houses
disagree, such as increasing the rate Of
postage and abolishing the ranking sys-
tenn.
The Senate met at II o'clock; several
unimportant reports were made and bills
introduced.
y resolution was received from the House
that Congress adjourn at half past ? o clock
to-day, which the Senate amended by sub
shutting noon tomorrow. on which the
House does not agree, insisting on = o clock
to-day
The Senate went into executive session,
which however was of short DURATION
When the doors were re- opened the Senate
agreed to adjourn at 6 o'clock this evening
Mr.. llalc's credentials for the next six
years were presented aud received.
MIR. Doolittle presented resolution that
the Committee on Foreign Relations be in
strncted to inquire into the expediency Of
acquiring by treaty Of Yucatan or Central
OF South America the rights of citizenship
for such free negroes as may enigrate from
the United States. in consideration of the
trade thence derivablc to protect such coll
onies.
In the Senate, the bill was taken up a
greeting to the recommendations of the Con
ference Committee on the Post Office APP
preparation bill, viz: that the Senate recede
from its amendments abolishing the frank
ing privilege and raising the rate of post
age. and resulted: Ayes, 80, Nays. IL
Consequently the bill was passed
Mr.. Davis introduced resolution that
the Judiciary Committee inquire whether
further legislation is necessary respecting
the election Of u. S. Senator'S, which was
adopted
Mr.. Seward offered resolution present
ing the thanks of the Senate to Vice Pres.
ident Breckenridge for the dignity and i'm
partiality with which he presided over Their
deliberations. which was agreed to unani
nously.
A joint committee was appointed TO in
form the President that Congress is ready
to adjourn.
HOUSE
The House concurred in the report Of
the Committee Of Conference on the Post
Office Appropriation bill The Senate re-
coded from all its amendments.
I The bill granting pensions to officers AM
soldiers of the war of 1912 was made tn,
special order for the second Tuesday in De
ccmbcr next
A message was received from the Pres
dent announcing that he had signed til,
Post Office Appropriation bill
On motion Of Mr.. Stephens, Of Ga, j
was
Resolved, the Senate concurring, Tha
the two houses adjourn oday at half pas
] 2 o'clock.
| Some miscellaneous business of no gen
eral Importance was transacted.
Mr.. Smith. of Tenn, from the Joint Com
mittee. reported that they had waited on tn
President, who had informed them that Ii
had no further communication to make
At half past 2 o'clock the House took
recess till a quarter of six.
House ut 6 o'clock assembled, blu
nothing was done. An Intellectual atteinp
was made 70 have some documents printed
when the House adjourned sme die.