Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-13
THE NEWS



WAsmBGTOS, June 5.
Congress 10 Be Recalled or the SessioB Prolonged
Dispatches Expected from EHrops-FiUs AgprOgria.
non Bile Untouched By the SsHat.-TAs cOZlin,
Steamers, &c.
The President, it is understood, viii re ell Con.
gress should they sdourn on the lIth, Is has been
agreed upon By joint resolution He may have
important communications for them after the arr.
val Of the next packet from England, With MF. Dsl-
las reply to the dispatches Of the 25th May Sen
ator Bigier who is supposed to represent the views
Of the President on this subject accompanied his
proposition to prOlong the session until the 21st with
the remark that circumstances require it.
But Congress will have enough 10 do, in the in
terval before the 2lst, in the prosecution of the
ordinary business Of the session. The SenSte has
sil before them Eve appropriation bills from the
House untouched, to wit: the army and navy ap-
p-oI ration bill, the volunteer BILL the post Office
sppropris ion ibll, and the ocean mail steamer aP-
preparation bill
The last named bill was before the senate post
on e committee yesterday, and they agreed Unani
mously 10 The provision for the Collins line Of
steamers with an amendment permitting the same 10
be 10 Southampton, instead Of Liverpool
The friends Of appropriations for rivers and hsr
bOrS in the House are determined make an effort
pass the hill reported from the committee On CON-
mercs by Mr.. John Cocbrsne, who has given notice
that be will call it up and prssentit.
DEATH OF A UEIrED STATS sExAFoR-Hou. J.
Pinekney Henderson, United States Senator from
Texas, and the successor Of General Rusk, died On
Friday evening, in Washington, Of Consumption
His term would have expired on the 4th Of March
next He had been q prominent man in Texas
politics. and formerly Governor o. the State
II will be seen that appropriate honors we're paid
10 his memory in Congress, spd thss his funeral
took place yesterday.
2UlIoREB CHALLKNOB.-A letter from Washing
son states THAI Mr.. Hughes, Of Indiana, ehslenEsd
Mr. Harris Of Illinois, Friday last, and that The
latter promptly accepted the challenge The cause
Of the difficulty is the the high words spoken in de-
bate last Tuesday. Both Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Har-
Of Florida is Harris friend, and Mr.. Watkins, Of
Tenn is the friend Of Mr.. Hughes.
PENSIONS TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANs.-The Presi-
dent Of the United States has promptly signed the
bill extending the provisions Of the first section Of
the act Of Sd February 1858, so rs to continue for
life 20 the widows the half pay allowed by said ae
and, where there are no widows, to the children
under sixteen years Of Sge. Widows receiving pen
sions under special acts are also included ia this
benevolent measure.
~ The Committee Of Ways and Means yester-
day agreed TO an amendment allowing Collins $780,
600 for back pay refused by the late administration
for fulfllment Of contract and failure TO per-
form The required service.
TIE PUBLIC PRINTER GoHE OFE-The exodus Of i
stedman, the public printer, after the alleged dis
posal Of his contract, has created sensation among
numerous parties holding contingent intsrests L
is said that his obligations to the lobby fer aid in
his election as printer exceeded the whole amount
which he received for his contrast BY 9 large
amOUut.