New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-22

WAsHISGT0S, June 14-Senafe.-A message was
received from the House Of Representatives hv MI
nhen tner clerk, announcing to the Senate that the
House have passed resolution for extending the
present session until halEpast O'Clock this days
Mr. Brown moved 10 amend the resolution by sub-
sttutlng IL O'Clock, M., tomorrow, which was
Mr.. DoolittIe submitted resolutiou Which lie.
over nstructing the Committee on Foreign Relations
10 enquire into the expediency Of acquiring by treaty.
in fucatan, Central South America, the rights
and privileges OF settlement aud Of citizenshjp for
the benefit Of such persons of color Of African de-
scent as may voluntarily desire TO emgrate from the
United states and form themselves into colony or
colonies under the laws Of the State or States to
which they emigrate-the United States in consider
alton Of the commercial advantages OF free trade
with such colony or colonies, making and securing
the necessary and proper engagements TO maintain
them N me e1Joyment o. the rights and privileges
acquired by such treaty or treaties.
message was received from the House Of Repre-
sentatyes that they had amended the resolution for
the proOngatiOn Of the session BY substituting six
O'Clock this evening for twelve O'Clock to morrow
The question being taken, the amendment was
agreed 10.
Mr. Hunter From the Committee Of Conference
on the Post0ffi Appropriation bill, submitted a
report, and moved that the Senate recede from all
their amendments TO the said bill. 1.-THE most inn
portant Of these amendments are those aboIishing
the franking privilege Of members Of Congress and
raising the rates of letter POSTAGE
After some discussion. the question being taken,
the motion was agreed 10.
On motion by Mr.. Slidel, resolution was adopted
that all the subjects before the Senate at the close Of
the present session including those before committees
shall be continued until the next session. and shall
then be proceeded with in the same manner as IL no
adjournment had taken place and the papers which
may have been referred to the committees, and may
be 10 their Possession shall be returned informally TO
the Secretary and be by him restored to the commit
tees when appointed at the next session
On motion by Mr. Benjamin, resolution was
adopted, requesting the President OF the United
States to to be prepared and communicated to
the Senate at the commencement Of the next session
list, in tabular FORM setting forth-lst, the names
OF such complainants or claimants, citizens of the
United States, have preferred complaints or claims
against foreign Governments to the Executive De-
partment Of the Government, for aggresons or spo-
atoms or other demands against such Governments /;
I'd, the amount claimed Sd, brief abstract Of the
nature Of the claim and of the action of the Execu-
tive in relation thereto; 4th, the result Of such
ton, and the amount Of the satisfaction obtained if
any; said list to commence on the lst Of January,
| 1916.
The Senate soon after adjourned sine die.
! House.-Mr. J. Clancy Jone7 said the House meant
dscourtesy to the Senate by laying the report Of
| the Committee of Conference on the PostOffce ap-
preparation bill on the table, but merely to express
emphatcay their dissent to legislation on an appro-
priaon bill the end Of the session. He there
fore asked the House to take the bill from the table.
reopen the amendments of the Senate disagree to all
| of them, and send the bill to the Senate. II this
should be done, he had doubt that the House
would adjourn at the time fixed.
This agreed to, and the bill being taken up,
Mr.. ]. Clancy Jones moved to suspend the rules in
order to enable him to to reconsider the vote by
which the House concurred in five OF the Senate
amendments; which motion was agreed to-ayes
l23 noes 10.
The motion to reconsider then prevailed the
House rejected the amendments, and asked for q
Committee Of Conference.
On motion Of Mr.. John Cochrane, resolution was
adopted providing that all unfinished business in the
hands of the committees at the adjournment Of the
present session shall be recommtted TO said commit
tees at the next session.
Mr.. Philips, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee
of Conference on the disagreeing votes OF the two
houses on the Post Office appropriation bill, submit
ted report that the Senate recede from all its amend
ments which was agreed TO.
The bill then passed.
At o'clock P. NJ, the House adjourned sine die.