The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THIRTY.FIFTH CONGRESS--.SECO SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1859.
SENATE.

The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill under con-
sideration, and the question being then taken on
coneurrlng IN the amendment made in Committee
OF the Whole authorizing the issue of Treasury
notes, it was agreed to-yeas SO, nays %, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Bayard, Benjamin. Bigler. Bright
Brown Chestnut Clay, Clingman, Davis, Fitch Ftzpat
rick, Green, Gwin, Hammond Houston, Hunter Iverson
johnson of Arkansas Johnson OF Tennessee Jones' Lane
Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Polk, Pugh, Reid, Rice Sc,
bastan, Shields Smith, Stuart Toombs, Ward and Yulee
So.
Nays-Messrs. Bell Broderick, Cameron, Chandler,
Fessenden Foot, Foster Hale Harlan, Kennedy King,
Seward, Simmons, Trumbull, Wade and Wilson-22
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend the bill by adding
the following: "For the support of the postal
service such sums as may be received therefrom;
and the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby
authorized to reduce the service on the various
post routes, as to make the department selfsus-
tanning; and by warrants on the United States
treasury to draw therefrom the amounts not ex-
ceeding at any time the balances in the treasury
from the receipts from postotiices and post roads;
and that, from and after the first day of July next
the ranking privilege, except so far it has been
conferred by express laws as personal privilege,
be, and the same is hereby abolished"
Mr.. HALE raised the question of order, as this
amendment made an appropriation, and was neither
recommended by any committee nor based on any
estimate of the departments.
The PRESIDING OFFICER declared that the first
portion of the amendment was not in order.
Mr.. CLAY hoped the question would be taken on
the last part of the amendment, which abolished
the Thanking privilege, and it was unanimously
adopted.
The bill was then read third time and passed
yeas 35, nays 26-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin, Blger Bright,
Brown Chestnut, Clay, Clngman, Davis, Douglas Fitch,
Fltzpatrlck Green Gwln, Hammond Houston Hunter,
iverson, johnson of Arkansas, Jones' Kennedy, Lane
Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Polk Reed Rice Sebastian,
Shields, Stuart, Toombs, Ward and Yulee-35.
Nays-Messrs. Broderick Chandler, Clark, Collamer,
Dixon, Doottle, Durkee, Fessenden Foot Foster, Hale,
Harlan, johnson of Tennessee, King, Pugh, Seward,
Simmons, Trumbull, Wade and Wilson-20.
A message was received from the President of
the United States, making appeal to Congress
to preserve the credit of the country, which was
read, and on motion by Mr.. HUNTER it was laid on
the table.
On motion of Mr.. MASON, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the resolution from the
House of Representatives. accompanying the Post
office Appropriation bill, in the following words
Resolved That the House bill NO S72) making
appropriations for defraying the expenses of the
Post-ofice Department for the year ending the 30th
June, 1860, with the Senate amendments, be re-
turned to the Senate, as section Is of said amend
ments is in the nature of a revenue bill
Mr.. CRIrTENDEN submitted the following resolu-
tons, which were unanimously adopted
Resolved by the Senate of the United States, That
the Senate and House, being of right equally COM
petent each to determine on the propriety and the
consttutionaty of its own action, the Senate has
exercised said right in its action on the amend
ments sent to the House, leaving to the House its
right to adopt reject each of said amendments at
its pleasure.
Resolved, That this resolution be communicated
to the House of Representatives and that the bill
and the amendments aforesaid be transmitted
Herewith.
On motion by Mr.. HUNTER, all prior orders were
postponed, and the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the House bill making appropriations
for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the Yancton
and Tonawanda Indians, for the year ending the
3Oth of June, 1859, and for other purposes.
Mr.. YULEE moved to amend the bill by adding APP
preparations to carry out existing contracts for
rying the mails during the past year to Panama,
California, Oregon, and back, SS7 900; across the
lsthmus of Panama, $4,000, and from New Orleans,
via Tehuantepec, to Ventosa, and back, 1929 200,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Y. also submitted an amendment autbori-
zng the establishment of mail steamship route
from Charleston, S. c., via Savannah, Ca, and
Key West, Fla, to Havana, at an expense not ex-
ceeding S23, 900 per annum, which was agreed to-
yeas 80, nays
The bill was then read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. HAMLIN the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Lighthouse ap-
preparation bill, which was read
The Senate subsequently went into Executive
Session and at three O'Clock the doors reopen
ed, and the Senate being now awaiting the action
of the House, Mr.. SEWARD moved recess Of ten
minutes.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, suggested, instead
that the Senate take up his resolution to cali
for estimates for the next Congress on the basis OF
$50, 900 per annum Objected to.
A recess was then taken.
On resuming, more private bills were proceeded
with to kill time, for there was no expectation
that they could pass the House. Among others,
the bill granting pension to the widow of Gen.
Persiter Smith was passed.
Mr.. FooT presented resolution rendering the
unanimous thanks of the Senate to the Vice Presi
| dent for his able, impartial and dignifed conduct
in the Chair Adopted.
| 1890 A. M.-Recesses of ten minutes have beer
taken at intervals, everything being dead lock.
| At o'clock the struggle was renewed. mes
sage came from the House stating they had agreed
to some and disagreed to others of the Senate
| amendments to the Miscellaneous Augmentation
bill; also that the House would assent to meet a
| committee from the Senate to confer in the disa
| greements in the Postal bill
| Mr.. HUNTER stated that the House had by one OF
| two maiority agreed to the treasury note amend
| ment and disagreed to many others; but, from
what he was informed, the only chance of passing
the bill was to recede, and he moved to recede &C
| cordingly.
Mr.. YULEE said he hoped that this would not Gu
of the Atlantic and Pacific service.
| Mr.. HUNTER explained that it could be added
into the Postal bill, it was imperative to pas
this bill, else the machinery of Government would
be stopped.
Mr.. BRoDERICK demanded that the amendment
be read
Mr.. HUNTER again and again assured him ant
the Senate that it would take to noon to read tn
amendments. The delay would be fatal. The bill
must be passed or the government Woulu oe supp
| ped.
Mr.. BRoDERIcK would listen to no explanation
and insisted that all the amendments must b.
| read.
| Several Senators attempted to prevent the read
| ing, but Mr.. BRoDERICK persisted and the Vic
President decided that he was entitled to have the
| amendments read.
Mr.. HUNTER said, bitterly, the bill will fable
it go-the responsibility does not rest with me
| The reading was then gone on with. Other at
tempts were made to effect an agreement, but Mr.
BRoDER1cK was intractable saying he wished il
he could to exhaust the time of the Senate but af
| forwards he backed down little, saying, if hi
stood alone, he supposed he must give way.
| Mr.. HUNTER was evidently intensely mortified a
seeing the labor of the session thus blocked.
Mr.. GwIN although feeling the neglect to supply
mail service to his State was among those who en-
deavored to effect an arrangement.
mir. LANE also appealed to Mr.. Broderick to lei
the other amendments be receded from, and vote