Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL,


THURSDAY, MAR. Senate-The Mis-
cellaneous Appropriation bill was still under
consideration, and has become SO loaded
with amendments that it is impossible to
CONCEIVE its original proposition. Many
Senators are under the impression that an
extra session will yet be necessary.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill was
passed. : -@<a~-
The President to day sent a message, de
manding Immediate provisions to meet out
standing treasury notes.
Inc senate insists on its refusal to raise
revenue by increased postage.
House-The reports Of committee of con-
ference on the Army Appropriation and
otner bills were concurred in.
A resolution was adopted declaring that
While the evidence against Soaring did not
exonerate him, yet it would not justify his
expulsion from the House.
The Senate having amended the Post Of
hce Appropriation bill, raising the postage
to and 10 cents and abolishing the frank
ing privilege, the bill, with the amendments
was ordered to be sent back to the Senate,
on the ground that the inserted clause was,
IN effect, raising the revenue, which, con-
stitutionally, must originate in the House.
The Post-of6ce bill having become too
heavily laden with amendments, Mr.. En-
gllsh introduced new one, which was pass
ed. The new bill includes the increase Of
postage and abolishes the ranking priyil-
}ege.
The report Of the committee Of confer
ence on the Naval bill was agreed to. It
provides $3.50, 900 for the purchase Of the
vessels chartered for the Paraguay expedi-
| ton.
1DAY.-iSenate-At 5 o'clock this NOR
ming, the Senate got through with all BUSH
mes. and were awaiting response from the
House Committee Of Conference On Miscel-
laneous and Post Office Appropriation bills.
Ate o'clock, the Miscellaneous Commit
tee came in, requiring the Senate to recede
from its amendments, which was done
The House claimed that the clause in the
postal bill to raise rates, was revenue
measure, and hence could not originate in
the Senate. The Senate refused to waive
its privilege, and thereupon the Committee
Of Conference agreed to lay aside both bills.
and originate new one IN the House. -
This was done, but on its coming into the
Senate, Messrs Pierce, Yulee and Toombs
opposed it as an infringement Of the Consti-
tutional rights of the Senate, and Mr..
Toombs also Directing to its second reading
it was lost.
All the general appropriation bills became
laws, except the above.
The Post Route bill failed, but the fail
ure will create slight public inconvenience.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill
contains section extending the treasury
note law two years, which will enable the
department to redeem $40, 600, 900 falling
due in July; also about $3.50, 900 for the
Coast Survey.
The section abolishing the ranking priv
ilege and increasing the rates Of postage,
was emphatically rejected by the House
The Mail Steamer Bib was also defeated
in the House. but there was attached to the
Indian Appropriation Bill, an appropriation
OF about $50, 900 for the present Panama
and Tehuantepec mail contracts, which ex-
pire on the 3Oth Of September.
EXTRA SESSION.
SATURDAY motion Of Mfr. Mallory
ella a resolution was adapted, directing
the Secretary of War to inform the Senate
whether Sharpe's rifle car bines are used BY
the troops; if SO, whether they have been
found efficient and serviceable in the field:
whether there is requisition on the file for
such arms which has not been filed. and if
SO, to state by whom made and their num-
Der.
The following are the most important
changes made in the standing Committees
OF the Senate, for the present session,
viz:
On Commerce. Messrs. Powell (Ky.)
and Salisbury (pel. in place Of Reid IN.
c. and Allen OR. II
On Public Lands-Mr Bingham (Mich. }
in Place Of Stuart (Mich }
On Napal 4fairs- Messrs Anthony
Or. |. and Nicholson Glenn. in place Of
Allen Or. ]. and Bell Glenn.
IN Pensions. Mr.. Grimes (Iowa> in
place Of Jones (Iowa.)
The Senate went into Executive Session.
Enthusiastically Senate was in
session five hours with no important pro-
ceedings i'll open session.
In executive session, Weller was confirm
ed Postmaster at San Francisco. Mander
vile, Attorney General for California.
Hon. Robert McLane was unanimously
confirmed Minister to Mexico.