The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-03-12

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A message was ~.
urging the passage Of a blu
payment of the &l9,G00, 600 treass., notes
maturing before the next Congress.
The Posi-uHlce Committees a amendment, APP
ssepfiatius $780,, 600 fer the liayuleat Of The
ssstina mail contract with the Panama aud
'fehaaftepec Steamship Companies was
adopted. ss
Al amendment was also adopted establish
ing q semi weekly mail between Charleston aud
Savannah and Kew West and Havana, and
100000 was appropriated TO carry the ar
rangelnelt nitr effect.
The bill was then passed. The Lighthouse
Appropriation bill passed, ~appropriaiing
100000,
The audience have now (midnigli) mostly
left The galleries Of the Senate chamber.
The business Of The Senate is progressing
rapidly and quietly.
In the House tonight a resolution Of thanks
to Speaker Orr was adopted by d large major
ity. the vote being 100 to ~.
A message was received from the President,
similar to the one received ia the Senate, in
relation to ihe outstanding Treasury notes.
The message was laid upon the table and
ordered to be printed.
Ths Post-oilice Appropriation bill from the
Senate was passed. !.
WAsHlsGToS, March 4.--Postmaster-Gen-
eral Brown is recovering rapidly from bis
severe attack Of pneumonia.
2 O'Clock a, M.--The Senate amendment eX-
tending the time for issuing and r~eissuipg
treasury notes under tie twenty million law,
was rejected by one majority, the vote being
% yeas to % nays,
The amendment to the Post-offce Appro-
p~riatior bill abolishiug the ranking privilege,
was rejected by 4 majority.
I O'Clock 4. M.--The vote upon the Treasury
Note amendment was recuusjdered. and the
Senate amendment concarred in, by a vote OF
81 yeas to So nays.
The amendment adopted by the Sehate TO
pay S364.9e0 TO the Panama aud Ietuantelcc
Steamship Company, for carrying the San
Francisco mails, way rejected by the House.
The senate's Post-oflice Appropriation bill
was i,asfed.
The House then took e recess till . o'c',ck.
MORNING SESSION.
9 A. M.--The Amendment was adopted, APP
propfiatiag S4l3,G00 to Florida, for the ser
vices Of volunteers in the Indian war during
1851 aud 1888.
The amendment to the Post-ofice A,pro-
~friation bill raising the rate of postage was
also rejected by the House.
a resolution If thanks TO Vice President
Breckenridge Bins just passed the Senate.
Tie President has signed al the appropria-
ton bills ~i,ieh base passed Congress.
The Postotfee Appropriation bill and Post
Route bill have failed to become laws (?} the
former appropriated twenty millions Of dollars.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill ex-
tends the Treasury Note bill two years.
1t also %appropriaies $4,000 for prose
cutting the coast survey.
The ocean mail steamship bill was killed.
EXTRAORDINARY E&EcuriyE SRss1os.-TH1g-
TY,SIxri CoNGREss.
WASHINGTON, March A, p. M.--lmmediafe!v
upon Ahe adjournment Of the Thirty Fifth
Congress, the Senate went into executive SEES
sion, in pursuance Of the proclamation of the
President calling an extraordinary session of
the Senate Of the Thirty-sixth Congress
Mr. itoolittle offered Il resolution, asking the
President to open negotiations with Central
and South America in relation to free persons
Of color.
After a short session the Senate adjourned
till to.nlorraw.
ADJOURNMENT or CoNGnEss.
WASHINGTON, March 4.--Ilie SENATE passed
the House Post-oiice Appropriation bill,
The House passed a new Post route appro-
p~riatier Bill.
Both Houses continued in session till noon
today, whea they adjourned sine die.
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