The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-05
From MaahinCton.

WAsHISeToN, March a. Midnight. - The
President and his Cabinet are at the Capitol,
occupying the Vice. Presidents room, and at
tending TO the business in connection with
Congress. The Navy Appropriation Bill, as
passed, legalizes the order OF the Secretary Of
the Navy, giving rank to engineers and assist
ants after the manner Of surgeons and pursorsj
commanders and executive officers to have the
precedence.
The Postmaster Generals physicians to-
night pronounce him out of danger.
A large number Of the Republican members
did not vote on the resolution of thanks to the
Speaker, on the ground that he did not vote on
similar resolution for Speaker Banks two
years ago. .. .|.. 2. t.-'.
The two Southern men who, tonight, voted
in the negative, are Mcssrs. Smith, Of Va, and
McRae, of Miss. s... rsI .
March 4.-All the general Appropriation
Bills that passed both Houses have received
the Presidents signature. The Post-office APP
preparation and Post-route Bills failed to be-
come laws. The former appropriated about
$40, ,000, 900. Whether an Executive session
will be called in consequence of its loss, is a
matter Of Executive consideration. So far no
reliance can be placed on the rumors to that
effect. Amid the confusion in the Clerks Office
it can not be definitely ascertained whether any
private bills which passed both Houses failed
The Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill con-
tains the section extending the Treasury note
law for two years, and appropriates $452,OOO
for the coast survey, which was agreed to with
singular unanimity besides appropriations for
the lighthouse establishments, the survey Of
public lands, etc., and an appropriation for
taking the next census, etc. 90. ..
The Ocean Mail-steamer Bill was Killed, but
there is appended to the bill to carry into effect
H. h. Nd do
Indians, and appropriations for complying
with the existing contracts for carrying the
mails uia Panama and Tehuantepec to CalifOr-
mia. ..... I'D.
The President was at the Capitol this morn
ing, attending to business.
| The House failed, as has heretofore been the
practice, to send the President message, ask
ing whether there was any further communica-
tion to make, and that Congress was ready to
adjourn, several gentlemen having objected to
the suspension of the roll-call on the private
BILL which was defeated, in order that this
courtesy might be extended. ...
The House has removed every trace Of the
abolition of the franking privilege and increase
Of postage.
The galleries were densely crowded to wit
ness the closing scenes. Many members leave
this afternoon for their homes.
The Post-ofIice Appropriation Bill contained
an item of S3,OOO,OO for the payment OF de-
icicnces for the present year. With this sum
the Department could have got along comfort.
ably till the 1st of July. No means are avail
able till the 1st of April, when the proceeds
for the quarter will be paid in. After the 3ls
of June none of the incoming revenue can bt
expended, as the present law will have ceased
| to operate on the land as we'll as the ocean ser.
vice, consequently the whole machinery Of the
Department is thus disastrously affected.
Messrs. Sweeney, Rittenhouse & Co., of this
city, to whom was awarded $4,000, 900 of the
late Government loan, have negotiated for thu
whole amount in New York.