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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.
The Appropriation bill was read.
An attempt was made to get up the Cuba propo
sition.
Mr.. Slidel said if that proposition was postponed
now, he should consider it an evasion Of direei
vote on the question He regretted that its friend.
were missing, while the opposition seemed disci-
plined, and were better settlers. He trusted the
bill would be disposed of this session.
vote was then taken on the question of post
poning the Cuba bill, and decided afirmatively-
yeas 80, nays 80.
The only amendment of importance introduced
in the bill as reported from the Finance Committee
was one making an appropriation of $4,000 tc
take census OF the people of Kansas, with view
TO her admission into the Union as a State One
appropriating $4,000 for the pay of the Oregon
Senators; also additional sections relating to the
mint, viz Extending the time or the issue of cents
two years also, that when refined. gold bullion
shall be deposited at the mint or its branches the
Treasurer shall make payments therefor as soon as
it is coined, and that the charge for coming from
the refined gold bullion shall be three eighths o
one per cent. Ali of which were adopted
Mr.. King, of n. Y, offered an amendment TO ths
bill, that any surplus in the receipts over the ex
penditures Of the assay office in New York shall
be expended under the direction of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, in the alteration of the premises
the purchase of machinery for coming gold and
silver, and that as possible coinage shall be
commenced.
Messrs King and Seward, of n. Y, advocated
the resolution, and MIR. Bigler, of Pa, opposed it
all with considerable pertinaeity.
Mr.. Hale, of N H, thought he had no parliality
for either city. He thought the New York Office
merely asked permission to expend the savings il
had made by judici0us management, and that il is
economical and wise to have the money coined al
New York, where the gold is brought, instead Of
having it carted to Philadelphia and back.
Mr. Hunter, of Va, raised point of order.
Mr.. Iverscn, of Ca, who was in the Chair, sus-
tanned Mr.. Hunter, and decided that the surplus, il
there was any at the New York assay office, be-
longed to the Treasury; and hence Mr.. Kings
amendment was equiyalenttO an additional appro.
priation, and was therefore out Of order.
HOUSE.
Mr. Garnett alluded to the Post Office Depart
nent expenses, which we're increasing at the rate
of million year, and offered an amendment re
stricting the Postmaster General to the amount o.
the present appropriation on next years expendi
lures.
Mr. Seward, OF Ca, offered an amendent, provi.
ding that the money shall be expended equally in
all the States He did so to show the utter imprac
ticability of Mr.. Garnetts position that the 2. o
Department should be self sustaining.
Discussion ensued. Mr.. Garnett's amendment
was rejected-yeas "a, nays not counted.
Messrs. Atkins and Avery defended the Postmas.
ter General with much earnestness from the charge
that in selecting the overland mail route he was
Influenced by personal considerations.
Concluding action on the bill, the Committee
rose
The House passed the Senate bill Incorporating
the Washington National Monument Society.
Mr.. Harry Conally, of Philadelphia, voluntarily
returned TO Washington, to appear as witness be-
fore the Committee to investigate the charges
against the late Superintendent Of the Public
Printing.
Mr.. Hughes asked leave to introduce bill to
rIvise the tariff act Of lS46.
Mr.. Phelps, of No, had previously moved for a
recess until O'Clock for general debate, over
which contest arose, which was terminated by an
adjournment.