New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-21

WAsHEGvoN, May l3.-ssnate>- After the trans
acton o. some unimportsnt business resolution was
adopted requesting the Postmaster General to inform
tne senate whether any sums, and II 80, what suua
have been returned by the Postmaster AZ San Fran
cisco a. rent received for the use OF The PostOoe
boxes from July Ist, 1864, to December 81, 1851
aiso requesting The Postmaster General 10 inform The
senate az the same time whether there be on the files
OF the PostOnfce Department any complaints on
maifeasance in Office vioIe lions OF law rpon the
part Of the San Francisco Postmaster and IL Al.
wnen tne -ame were led, and in what they are
suostantafed the nature Of the charges the specific
sections Of the law which IL n alleged be has viola
Ted, and what action, Il any, has been taken 10 regard
thereto.
The Senate proceeded u The cor.;dsr.so,, =, a..
bill from the House OF Representative making an
preparations for the legislative executive and fndi
cal expenses Of the Government for the year ending
the 50th Of June. 1859.
Several amendments reported from the Committee
on Finance were agreed %. without division The
Committee also reported an amendment to strike ont
the second section OF the bii which provides that
no part Of the amount appropriated BY any act Of
Congress Tor the service OF any one fiscal year shall
be used for applied to the service Of any other
year. be transferred TO used for any branch Of
expenditure than that for which IL may be specific
ally appropriated. Pr0cided, That nothing herein
sent next fiscal year, and 10 substitute in lieu
thereof clause TO the effect that hereafter fbe esti
mates for the various executive departments shall
designate not only the amount required 10 be appro
o. the outstanding appropriation, IL there be any,
which will probably be required to be used for each
particular item Of expenditure.
The Senate soon after adjourned.
House--Nr. Phillips, OF Pennsylvania presented
the credentials Of James NJ Casanaush and W. W.
Phelps, claiming seats as members elect from the
State Of Minnesota; which were read. .
Mr. Wilson, Of Virginia, offered the following reso-
luton
Hesolved, That the certificates and credentials of
W. W. Phelps and James NJ Cavanangh. Claiming
seats as members OF the House from the State Of
Minnesota be referred 10 the Committee Of Eectiona
with instructions to inquire into and report upon The
right Of these gentlemen 10 be admitted and sworn a.
members Of this House.
Mr.. Sherman accepted the resolution, and after
much debate the vote was taken and the resolution
agreed TO.
Mr.. Kunke: From the Committee on Accounts
submitted report and resolution that R. B. Hack
ney, Doorkeeper OF the House. be dismissed for
Monday.
Mr.. Branch, Of North Carolina, from the Commit
tee on Territories reported resolution TO the effect
that the Secretary OF the Interior to be pre-
pared and submitted 10 the House plan for build
ing suitable for the accommodation Of the Execu-
tive officers and Legislature OF one OF the Territories
with detailed estimate OF its cost and the average
price OF labor and material also. that he procure
from the Governors OF the several Territories state
ment OF the number of finished and unfinished public
buildings. and where the appropriations are insuf6-
cient for their completion, how much has been ex-
pended, and report to the House as early as prae-
ticable.
Mr.. Branch, Of North Carolina, explained the reso-
luton. Large appropriations had been made for the
erection of public buildings in the various Territories
but no system or plan had been adopted upon which
these appropriations could be made. In some OF the
Territories the appropriations had been expended,
and still the buildings were incomplete. For the pur-
pose OF introducing some system applicable to all the
Territories hereafter the committee bad instructed
him 70 report the above resolution If the resolution
should be adopted, wonld only consult economy
but also bring about such system would do just
ice to all the Territories, and put the expenses Of
this branch OF the public service upon footing that
authorities.
The resolution was adopted.
The House soon after adjourned.