Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty. fifth Csnsress- S.s.iau.


In THE SENATE, yesterday, Mr. Iverson sub
mtted a resolution directing the Committee on
Naval Affairs to report amendment TO the
naval appropriation bill, providing that those
officers of the navy who were dismissed or fur
loughed by the retiring board of naval Officers
by the action of the President and senate no the
furlough or leave Of absence list and who have
been or shall be raised from the furlouyh 10 the
ieave-of-a6sence list shall be entitled TO receive
the paw OF the grade or position to which they
shall have been promoted, from the time of their
retirement to the date OF their promotion deduct
Ing any amounts which they may have received
as salary during their retirement as aforesaid;
laid over.
The bill repeating the law granting bounties to
fishermen, was advocated by Messrs. Mallory,
Davis, and Pugh, and opposed by Mr.. Seward.
After an executive session, the Senate then adj
5surned. 49, :.
In THE HOUSE, on concluding his remarks on
the Minnesota bill, Mr.. Stephens called the pre-
yious question, but withdrew the call TO allow
Mr.. Garnett to offer amendment
Mr.. Garnett then moved that the number of
representatives allowed to the state be reduced
| to one.
Mr.. stephens again demanded the previous
question; which was sustained.
| The question was then taken on the amen dmsnt
t'of MIR. Garnett, and it was lost-yeas -, nays
| III.
The question recurring on the substitute ofMr.
sherman, Of Ohio, that the constitution be refer
/ III
taepative-yeas 81 nays l4l.
| The bill was then read third time and pass
| ed-yeas l57, nays ;}S, as follows
| IKAs-Messrs. A bbott, Adrian, A ndrews Arnold
| Atkins, Ave,y. Barksdale. Bennett, BIllinghursi,
Bliss. Bocock Bowie, Boy ce, Branch Bryan, Buff
linton, BgIlIngsme, Burnett, Burns, Campbell, Ca
| ruthers, Case, Caskle. Chafee, Chapman, Clark OF
| Missouri, Clay. Cobb. John Coohrane OF New Ork
| CockeIlll, Collax, Conlns. Covode. Cragln, Craig
| Curry, Curtis, DaInrell, Davidson, Davis of India
"a, DAVIS of Miss, Dewart, Dick DimmirS. Dow
Faulkner, Fenton. Florence. Foley. GartreIi. Gil
| LIS, Gilman, Goode, Goodwin. Greenwood Gregg
Harris of inois, Haskin, Hatcl. Hickman, Hoard
HOPKINS, Houston, Howard, Huy Ter, Jackson. Jen-
Pennsylvania, Owen Jones of Pennsyv wanna. Kei.
iosg, Kelley, kilkore, Knapp, Landy, Lawrence
Meonee9 e@S .eIe ie!snsr h.y,oy Mass
Miller. MisOn, Moore. Morrill,. Morris of illinois
Morse OF New York, Mott, Niblack, Nichols. Pal
Phillips Pike, Potter, Powell, PurvIance, Guitman
Reagan, Reilly. Richie; Russell, Sandige,s avage
Scales, Scott, Snaw of Illinois, Shaw of North Car
OF Tsnnessoe, Spinner, Stsphers, Stevenson, stew
art OF Maryland, Stewart of PENNSYLVANIA, rappan
aySr S New 1orE Try OF
Name, Watkins White; Whiteley,, Wilson
and Wright OF Tennessee-l57.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Bingham, Blair, Clar.
OF Connecticut, Cawson, Davis of Mary land. Davis
of Iowa. Dean. Dodd. Eide, Eustls, Foster. Gar
| nett, GlddIngs. GIlmer, Granger, Harris of Mary
land. HUI. Horton, Kelsey .kunkel Of PENNSYLVANIA
or % MoEEsn Norris
| Robbins, Rufin Sherman of Ohio, smith of Virgi
MA, Stanton. Trppe, Underwood, WoOdson. ant
| IOllIcOher-S}.
The resolution for the abrogation OF the CLAW
| ed 10y Messls. Sickles and Clay; but the House
| adjourned without takin. a vote