The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10

After further debate the Senate's Paraguay
amendment, as amended by Mr.. Bocock. was
agreed TO by three majority Ii was afterward
concurred in by the House, by 81 against II.
All the other Amendments were then adopted
The report of the Committee OH the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was then
agreed to- Adjourned,
Thursday, March ,, 1859.
SENATE.
The Vice President announced Tho o,r,;,..
ment of Messrs. Mallory, Bright. and HamI;n
rs the committee of conference on the DISAGREE.
ing votes OF the two Houses on the House hin
making appropriations for the naval service for.
the year ending the Both of June, 1860.
Potomac Water BW-Mr. Brown. from The
committee OF conference on the part of the Sen
ate on the disagreeing votes of the two Hopsay
on the Potomac water bill, reported that the,
Senate recede from its amendment to the said
bill disagreed to by the House, and recommend
that the Senate concur in the bill of the House
with the following amendment: Strike ont. In
the eighteenth line of the first section the words
civil engineer" and. insert officer of the
United States corps of engineers: :" strike out.
IN the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth lines OF
the same section, the words, " the sum of $4,000
per annum,' and insert, no more than his
regular pay as an officer of the corps - and
add the following section to the bill
" Sec. -. AHd b. u further enacted That
the cities of Washington and Georgetown. re-.
spectively, shall have power to establish a com
plete system of sewerage, in aid Of the proyis
ions of this act
The question was taken, and the report wa.
COncurred in.
Ihe HisceHdaeoWS appropriation BU-On
motion Of Mr.. Hamlin, the Senate resumed the
consideration OF the hi'l making appropriations
TIE bill was amended. on motion by Mr.
Bright so rs to allow mileage to newk,-elected
Senators attending called sessions of the Sen
ate, provided that they shall not receive nile
age at the commencement Of the next regular
session.
On motion by Mr.. Bright, the bill was further
amended, so as to provide for furnishing com
miuee rooms in the north wing of the Capitol.
at an expense not to exceed $4,000, and for
introducing Potomac water into the Botanic
Garden. and building cistern at an expense
of 81 900.
Mr. Davis reported, from the Committee ON
Military Affairs, an amendment approprating
$ti2,60O for the payment of volunteers en-
ploycd in Florida during the years 1897 and
1888, called into service by the Government Of
that State
The amendment was briefly discussed, aud
aSF0Sd tO--yeaS 81, nays Is,
Mr. 1ulee reported, from the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads, an amenement
authorizing and directing the Postmaster Gen
ersl ia contract with responsible parties for the
transportation of the United States mail be
tween New Yorl; and Astoria, via Panama and
San Francisco, semi-monthly; requiring said
contractors to transport from the Pacific ocean
such mail matter may have gone there over
the Tehuantepec route the time between New
l DIRK and San Francisco not to exceed twenty
days, and the cost not To exceed $525.0OG Der
annum. Also, for a Semi-monthly mail service
between New Orleans and San Francisco, via
the Iehuantepec route the time not tn exceed
fifteen days, andthe cost not 10 exceed S2J000O
per annum. The above contracts to be made
for the term Of FIVE wears. with the right re-
served TO the Postmaster General to terminate
the contract at any time after the expiration OF
two years, on giving due previous notice.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Collamer was
agreed to.
The amendment rs amended was then agreed
to, as follows:
Ieas-Messrs. Allon, Bayard, Bell, Bigler,
Bright Broierick. Brown, Cameron. Chestnut.
CIaIh. C6lamer. Crttenden, Dixon. Doolittle,
Durkee. Fessenden, Foot. Foster, Green. Gwin,
Hale, Hunter, Jones, King, Lane, Mallory,
Mason, Pcarcc, Polk, Pagh, Reid, Sebastian,
Seward, Shields, Simmons, Slidell, Ward, Viii
son. and Yuloe-;I9. =
Naya-Messrs. Chandler, Clay, Clingman,
Hamlin, Harlan, Houston lyerson. Johnson of
Tennessee, Rice, Stuart, Toombs, .Trumbull,
and Wade-l3.
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment, appria
ting 81 ,ll2.lj for continuing the publication
Of the results. of Wilkes's exploring expedition;
which was disagreed to--yeas 10, nays so.
Mr.. b. then submitted an amendment, appro-
priating 1920 for completing certain volumes
Of that publication now nearly finished; which
was agreed to.
Mr., Clay moved to amend the bin by striking
out the appropriation of SS7 900 for repairing
the works and piers, in order to preserve and
secure the lighthouse at Chicago, Illinois.
MeSsrs. Douglas and Trumbull opposed the
amendment, aud, after considerable discussion,
it was rejected.
On motion by Mr.. Hunter, the Senate rcce-
ded from such of its amendments to the pension
appropriation bill as had been disagreed to by
the House. So the bill is passed.
Mr.. Ward reported, from the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads, an amendment
authorizing and directing the Postmaster Gen
eral To contract with Carlos Butterfeld and
his associates, who are to be styled the United
States and Mexican Mail Steamship Company.
for the transportation Of the mails between the
United States and the Republic Of Mexico, ma
king four round voyages per month, and touch
ing at Tampico, BrazoS Santiago, Matagorda
Bay, Galveston, Hualcos, and other ports; the
contract 10 continue for the term of ten wears,
and the expense of the service not to exceed
$4,000 per annum.
Mr.. Wilson moved to reduce the time during
which the contract should continue to four
years which was agreed to-
The Presiding Officer decided that the
amendment 10 the amendment was not in order
The question being then taken on the amend
ment of Mr.. Ward as amended, it was adopt
ed-yeas %, nays 10.