The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-17

Britain to dsavow its action, and he was wait
ing for her response. The Secretary of the
Navy had sent q feet into the Gulf, strong
enough to drive the British from those waters
il they refused to dissvow the right of search
with instructions to protect American commerce
at all hazards.
The amendment wss then withdrawn.
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia, moved that the en-.
acting clause be stricken out which motion
prevailed-yess GO, nays SO.
The Committee then rose and reported the
bill. The House refused to strike out the
enacting clause. ..
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Winslow, of North Carolina, from the
committee of conference on the dissereeipp
votes of the two houses on the naval appropria.
ton bill, submitted Q report, recommending
that each house make certain CONCESSIONS
The report of the committee reduces the num-
Der Of sloops to be constructed from ten to
seven.
Under the operation of the previous ques.
ton, the report was agreed to. e..
The House again went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr.
Barksdale, of Mississippi in the chair,) and
proceeded to the consideration of the bill ma.
king appropriation for light houses, the House
having Terminated general debate.
message was received from the Senate,
returning the bill providing for collecting the
revenue, and asking for q committee of con.
ference; which was acceded to by the House
After some time spent therein, without t.
king final action on the bill, the Committee rose.
message having been received from the
Senate returning the Indian deficiency bill with
amendments,
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones, it was
referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Unon, and made special order.
Mr.. Barnett, of Kentucky, from the com.
mittee of conference on the disagreeing votes
of the two houses on the Post Office appropria.
ton bill, submitted g. report that the commit
tee could not agree, and asking that they be
discharged.
Mr.. Phillips, of Pennsylvania, moved that
the House insist upon its disagreement. and q
call for another committee of conference which
motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Keist, of South Carolina, then moved
that the House take recess until seven o'clock !;
which motion was agreed to.
went into COMMITTEES of the Whole on the state
of the Union, (Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi,
in the chair,) and resumed the consideration
of the light appropriation BILL
The Senate having returned the postroute
bill with amendments,
On motion of Mr.. English, of Indiana, it was
taken mp, and the amendments concurred in.
So the bill is passed. 81
On motion of Mr.. ]. CLANCY Jones, the loan
bill, also returned by the Senate with amend.
ments, was referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and made the special order
After some time spent therein, several amend.
ments having been adopted, and others rejected,
the Committee rose and reported the BILL
After agreeing to the report of the Commit.
tee, the House passed the bill-yeas I0l, nays
60.
Mr.. Sickles, of New York, from the com.
mittee of further conference on the di.agreeing
votes of the two houses on the ocean mail
steamer appropriation bill, submitted report,
to the effect that each house make certain
concessions.
The question was taken, and the report
agreed to-yeas SO, nays q.
Mr.. John Cochrane, of New York, from the
committee Of conference on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses on the bill providing for
collecting the revenue from customs, submitted
q report, recommending that each house make
certain concessions.
The question being taken, the report was
agreed to.
Mr. Phillips, of Pennsylvania, from the COM
mittee of further conference on the disagreeng
votes of the two houses on the bill making
appropriations for the service of the Post Off ce
Department for the next fiscal year, submitted
a report to the effect that the committee could
not agree.
Mr.. ]. CLANCY Jones stated that the Com
mittee of Ways ane Means had reported the
usual bill for the service of the Post Office De-
partment, and it passed the House, but was
loaded down in the Senate with amendments.
Two committees of conference had already
been unable to agree, and, from private inform.
alton, he did not believe they ever would agree.
He therefore moved that the report be laid on
the table, with q view of Offering the original
bill passed by the House.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones then, by unanimous
consent, reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means the original bill, ard the House, by
unanimous consent, proceeded to its considers-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones, the
House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union, (Mr. Harris, of ILL.,
nois, in the chair,) and proceeded to the consid.
Grafton OF the Indian deficiency appropriation
bill.
The amendments of the Senate were several.
ly agreed to, and the bill laid aside to be re.
ported to the House for its action.
The Committee next took up the amend
ments of the Senate to the loan bill.
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones, an
amendment wss adopted, increasing the sum
to be borrowed to $4,000, 900.
The bill was then laid aside, and the Com.
mittee rose and reported both bills to the House
for its action.
The action of the Committee on the amend
ments to the Indian deficiency appropriation
bill being sustained by the House, the bill is
passed.
The amendments of the Senate to the loan
bill, as amended in Committee, we're agreed to
by the House and the bill again goes to the
Senate. H
The Senate having returned the loan bill,
insisting on their amendment, fixing the rate
of interest at five per cent,
Mr.. j. CLANCY Jones moved that the House
recede; which motion prevailed. So the bill
is passed.
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, moved that when the
House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet at
ten o'clock on Monday next; which motion was
agreed to. w.
And then, at ten minutes past twelve o'clock
Nd. the House adjourned.
Monday, June IA, 1853.
Both Houses postponed the adjournment to
the hour of ak o'clock.
SENATE
Some discussion took place in regard to the
manner in which the House had acted on the
Post Office appropriation bill; and subse
quently, the bill having been received from the
House with its disagreement to all the amend.
fnents, new committee of conference was sp-
pointed, and report was soon thereafter
agreed upon, the Senate receding from it's
amendments, by the following vote:
Ysas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bigler, Bright,
Chandler, Clingman, Collamer, Crittenden, Dix.
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