Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-08
rHRrY-Fu1H CONGRESS SECOND sEssIt
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2. 1859.


SENATE.
The following are the concluding proceedings
of Wednesday night:
Mr.. Mason submitted report from the com
mittee of conference on the disagreeing votes
of the two Houses on the consular and dip
lomatic Appropriation bill; which was concurr-
ed in.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill being
under consideration, Mr.. Hale reported an
amendment to pay claim Of E. X. Collins for
carrying the mails between New York and
Liverpool; which was ruled out Of order.
Mr. Bigler reported an amendment providing
for the sale Of courthouse and post-ofiice site
in Philadelphia. and the purchase Of other lots;
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Bayard reported an amendment making
an appropriation for fitting up the old Senate
chamber and rooms adjoining for the use of the
Supreme Court which was agreed to-ye:ls
2s, nays ii.
Mr.. Pearce reported, from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, an amendment
directing the commissioner Of public buildings
to ascertain as far as possible, by conference
with the owners of property within the limits
of the proposed enlargement OF the public
grounds surrounding the capital the price
thereof and report to Congress at an early day
of the next session; also directing him to sub
NIT an estimate and detached plans Of the pro-
posed enlargement and its probable cost;
which was agreed to.
Mr. Durkee reported from the committee on
revolutionary claims an amendment allowing
mileage to newly elected Senators attending
extra sessions Of the Senate.
Mr. Iverson moved to amend the amendment
so as to pay the newly elected Senators only
,Lo;. of n
the capital, certified upon their honor.
The subject was discussed at great length.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. lvcrson
was rejected.
Mr.. Davis from the committee of conference
on the army BILL made a report; which was
agreed to-.
The bill was still pending, when, at o'clock,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The following are the concluding proceedings
of the House on Wednesday night
The naval bill, with the Senate amendments,
being under consideration,
The amendment appropriating Sl13, 106 for
the payment of the charter Of vessels for the
Paraguay expedition for nine months was report
ed from the committee with an amendment
providing that if the said vessels shall not be
purchased. no more shall be used of this sum
than shall be required to pay for the charter OF
the vessels ut the rate agreed upon for the
time employed by the government Of the Uni
ted States.
The question was first taken upon the amend
ment OF the committee, which was agreed to
and the question recurring upon the Senate
amendment as amended, it was decided IN the
afirmative-yeas 80, nays "a.
The amendment confirming the general Or
der issued BY the Secretary Of the Navy on the
18th January, 1859, in relation to the rank Of
engineers in the navy, was agreed to, with an
amendment providing that commanding officers
shall take precedence over all engineer officers.
The amendment providing that the sixth sec.
ton of the act of June lG, 1857, entitled "An
act to amend an act to promote the efficiency
of the Navy" shall be so construed as TO in.
clude officers who, at the time they were drop
ped or placed on the reserved list. had been
detached from duty or removed from command
for supposed insufficency. but have since been
restored to the active list; and such officers shall
receive The same pay they were respectively
receiving when they were so detached, deduct
ing any pay they may have otherwise received
during the time aforesaid, and that this shall
extend to any officer who has-been transferred
from the furlough list to the leave of absence
list by and with the advice and consent OF the Sc
nate; and those officers who were dropped IRON
the navy by the action of the late naval retiring
board, and who have subsequently been restored
TO service and placed on the furlough or leave
pay list shall be allowed furlough pay if they
were placed on the furlough list, and leave pay
if they were placed on the leave list, from the
time when they were so dropped until they
were restored, deducting what they may already
have received for such time; and that such
officers as may have been retired and subse
ouenuy transferred to the leave list shall be
allowed leave pay during the time they were
on the furlough list deductng the furlougt
pay they have already received, was agreed Il
ayes rs, nays IS.
The amendments Of the Senate to the nava
appropriation bill having been disposed Of
On motion of Mr.. Phelps Of Mo, the amend
ments of the Senate to the post-otfice appropri
alton bill were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Hopkins of Va, from the Committee O
Conference on the disagreeing votes OF the tw
Houses on the consular and diplomatic appro
priation bill, submitted report, which wa
agreed to. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, MARcH 8, 1859.
SENATE