The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-13
at Z o'clock the HOUSE reassembled.


at o. clock the House. reassembled
On motion of Mr. COMINS, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole the state of the Union, tMr.
BARKsDALR OF Mississippi in the cha and resumed the
consideration Of the light house-approprati bill
The Senate having returned the post route bill with
amendments
On motion of Mr.. ENGLISH Of Indiana, 1t was taken
up, and the amendments concurred in. So the bill is
passed. 3-F
On motion of Mr. J, CLANCY JONES, the loan bill,
also returned by the Senate with amendments,
feTed to the Committee OF The Whole, and made the
After time spent therein, several amendments
having been adopted and others rejected the committee
rose and reported the bill.
After agreeing to the report Of the committee the
House passed the bl--ycas l0l, nays 60.
Mr.. SICKLES of New York, from the committee Of
further conference the dsagreeng of the
houses the mail steamer appropriation BILL sub
mted report to the effect that each House mako
tain concessions. The amendment in relation to
mail contracts modified by the committee that ii
shall not be lawful for the Postmaster General to make
any steamship other contracts for carrying the mails
on the sea foI longer period than two years.
After considerable discussion
Mr.. CRAIGE of North Carolina, moved that the re-
port be laid the table which motion agreed
to-yeas AZ, nays III.
The question then taken, and the report agreed
to--yeas 90, nays 70.
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE, Of New York, from the CON-
mtee of conference the dsagrecing of the two
houes on the bill providing for collecting the revenue
from customs, submitted report recommending that
each house make certain concessions The only amend
ment about which there disagreement that in
relation to the compensation of collectors and other
officers engaged In the collection Of the revenue. The
committee modified the amendment by providing that
the compensation should not be than twenty five
per cent greater than the compensation paid the same
class of officers engaged in the service at the
York.
The question being TAKEN the report was agreed to-
Mr.. PHILLIPS, of Pennsylvania, from the committee
of further conference the disagreeng votes of the two
of the Pest Office Department for the fiscal year.
submitted report to the effect that the committee could
not agree.
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES stated that the Committee Of
Ways and Means had reported the usual bill for the
vice of the Post Office Department and it passed the
House, but loaded down in the Senate with amend
ments Two committees of conference had already been
unable to agree, and from private information he did
not believe they would agree He therefore moved
that the report be laid the table with view Of Of
fering the original bill passed by the House.
The motion agreed to. N
Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES then, by unanimous consent
reported from the Committee of Ways and Means tho
original and the House. by unanimous consent proceed
ed to its consideration n3
On motion of Mr. }. CLANCY JONES, the House then
went into Committee of the Whole the state Of the
Union, mr. HAMS. of Illinois, in tho chair) and pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Indian deficiency
appropriation bill.
The amendments Of the Senate were scverally agreed
to- and the bill laid aside to be reported to the House for
its action
The committee next took up the amendments of the
Senate TO the loan bill
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES, amendment
adopted increasing the TO be borrowed to
500, 900, 900.
The bill was then laid aside, and the committee rose
and reported both bills to the House for its action
The action Of the committee the amendments to the
Indian deficiency appropriation bill being sustained by
the House, the bill Is passed fsH
The amendments OF the Senate to the loan 6ill as
amended In committee, agreed TO by the House
and the bill again goes to the Senate.
Mr.. NICHOLS, Of Ohio, from the joint Committee
Printing. reported resolutions for the printing Of FIVE
thousand copies Of the report Of the survey FIVE
thousand extra copies Of the report of the select commit
Tee the reduction of the expenditures OF the govern
ment, the navigation laws and the reduction Of the
duties imports two thousand copies Of the re-
port OF the Secretary of the Treasury the of
banks Of the Union Thousand copies of the report
the condition Of the Smithsonian Institution and they
severally agreed to.
The Senate having returned the loan bl insisting on