Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-05
SENATE.

The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill was passei
with Mr.. Simmons amendment for home valua
tion but including sections authorizing the re issu
OF Treasury Notes, abolishing the franking priVi
lege and raising the rates Of postage.
Message was here received from the Presi
dent appealing to Congress to preserve the credi
of the country, this he said is the last day Of Con
gress and there is no appropriation yet to pal
outstanding Treasury notes.
He continues-From the information submitted
to the Secretary of the Treasury. it is NANTES
that the present receipts will scarcely meet the
ordinary expenses of the government. By the
end of the next fiscal year nearly SIS 000 600 vii
be due, with a considerable amount Of paid-fol
duties at the various ports and no means to NEE
them. Thus the American people will be dishon.
ored. 1t is impossible to avoid this catastrophe
unless provision be made against it within the few
remaining hours of the present Congress-
The Senate adhered to its action on the P. O
appropriation bill raising the rates Of postage anC
returned the bill to the House.
The bill for the removal of the N. Y. Indians
passed. 1t appropriates 100000. Added to it
are amendments appropriating $3O4, 900 to pay
the existing contracts to carry the mails across the
Isthmus of Panama and Tehuantepec. Also q
semi>Weekly mail from Charleston or Savannah tC
Key West and Havana at the rats of 5000 900 pei
annum.
The bill to remove the Government Quarantine
buildings from New York was taken up, and the
bill passed.
l. "A. M.-The Clerk Of the House brought tc
the bar of the Senate new postal bill instead o.
the Senates bill raising the rates, which the House
laid on the Ia BILE.
The bill was then read the first time for infor>
nation.
Mr.. Toombs objected to second reading.
A Committee OF Conference was appointed
The Senate then went into Executive Session.
At o'clock, A. NJ, the doors of the Senate
Chamber were re-opened and the Senatore re as
sembed.
Mr. Seward said that as the Senate was now
awaiting the action of the House he would move
that a recess be taken. No objection was made
and the Senate took short recess.
When the Senate re assembled it took M some
private bills, Of course without any expectation
that their action upon them would be coneurred
in by the House. Among the bills was one grant
ing pension to the widow OF General Percifer S.
Smith.
Mr.. Foot presented resolution rendering the
thanks Of the Senate to the Vice President for his
able, impartial and dignifed conduct in the Chair
which was adopted.
The Senate then took several recesses of ten
minutes each, everything being at a dead stop,
pending some decisive action On the part Of the
House
9 O'CLOCK, A. MA message was received
from the House stating that that body had agreed
to some Of the Senste's amendments to the misceI-
aneous appropriation bill, and had non. .concurred
in Others and that the House would appoint a
Committee of Conference with the Committee Of
the Senate on the disagreement to the Post Office
Appropriation bill.
Mr. Hunter moved the Senate recede.
Mr.. Yulee hoped the Senate would not recede,
for such proceeding would cut of the Atlantic
and Pacific mall service.
Mr. Hunter replied the appropriation for the
mail service could be added to the Postal bill,
while it was imperative that the miscellaneous bill
should pass, or the machinery of government
would stop.
Mr.. Broderick called for reading of amendments
to which the House had disagreed
Hr. Hunter explained and repeatedly assured
Mr.. Broderick and the Senate that reading Of the
amendments would occupy the Senate till noon,
and such 6elay would be fatal to the bill, which
must be passed or the Government would be
at a stand still.
Considerable excitement now began to manifest
itself
Mr.. Broderick refused to listen to all explana-
tions and remonstrances and insisted upon his de-
mand that all amendments should be read. Sever
al Senators now attempted to prevent the reading,
but Mr.. Broderick still persisted in his demand.
The Vice President decided that any Senator is
entitled to have the amendments read
Mr.. Hunter here exclaimed bitterly, 1.-THE bill
will fail-let it go. The responsibility does not
lest with me-"
The reading was then proceeded with.
Other attempts were made to effect an agree.
ment, but Ar. Broderick refused to yield, and de-
clared that his purpose to exhaust the few re-
naming hours, so as to defeat the bill.
The House had refused to concur in the amend
ment providing for the Pacific mail service.
message has been received from the House
announcing the passage of the new postal appro
priation bill, and asking the concurrence Of the
Senate, but after q long discussion on the action
ofthe House in rejecting the original bill, the Sen
ate on motion Of Mason adjourned, sine die.