New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-04
XXXVih CONGRESS-. .. Second Session.

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The House bill sppropriating $40 900 70 pay the
pehses of the late Invcstsai Committees OF that
branch was passed
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hunters twenty millions amend nent, reported
from the Committee Finance, and adopted yester-
day. was TO the effect that the power for the ssue aud
reissue of the Treasury Notes conferred upon the Pres
ident by the act of Congress of Dec. %, 1891, shall
be revived and continued in force fom the passage OF
this act until July 1860, the interest not to exceed
Fix per cent; and that to deray the expenses thereof
$500 600 be appropriated ,
Mr. YULEE offered an amer dment authorizing the
Postmaster General to increase the Atlsntio and Pa
cfc mail facilities by way Of Panama and Tehuaate
pee, TO tte additional e1tert of s25O,OOO.
Adopted. 80 against II.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK (Ala.) moved TO amend by sp.
propriatDg $l200 900 for ten years in AID of hne OF
steamers 10 ports in the Mexican Calf Mexico having
given grant Of a similar amount. -
MessIs. FITZPATRICK, WARD, BENJAMIN,
SHIELDS ard WILSON spoke in its favor, the latter
amending the proposition by limiting the period TO
four yesrs and go amended, the motion was adopted
by "a to TO-
Mr.. BRIGHT, from the Committee on Public Bald,
jpgs moved to amend by giving the whole amount oil
$500 600 to complete the Treasury Building instead
Of $50 600 Adopted.
Mr.. INVERSION aud many other Senators attempted
to sppeId claims and other bususss as amend gents
tho discussion on which occupied much time, but
we're mostly voted down set aside 80 being out OF
Crder at the instance of Mr. HUNTER who IN an
evident uncomfortable state of mind, kept
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inc crude amendments, which only DISTRACTED the
indsper sable legislation Of the e0uatry, and pened
the calling OF an extra Session
IL was row 5 O'Clock, bat 20 recess was taken.
Eight o clock-A deluge Of rain without, tenpera-
ture al ST. within few hundred ladies' ADD several
hundred gentlemen in the galleries. Nest OF the Sen
atOrs are 10 their seats. -,
but il is go overl6id with amendments th.t l, has
given scope 10 debate al topics from Pfot sciVe
Tariff tc Kansas ana tie lociars.
TIE main amendments above noted in Go nmi.tee Oh
the Whole have been confirmed. except Mr.. Sim
monss proposal for homo valuation which was lost
--2i to 70.
TIE section authorizing the reissue Of Treasury
ro,es was cor fiImed by vote Of 20 to -.
The amendments added ale to abolish the tracking
pryilece and Taiee tie rates OF postage i1euI!cal
With those alre adv added 10 tSo other bills,
Mr.. MALLORY tried hard TO have the Florida
claims appended but was unsuccessful
Finally, the bill passed by - TO 20.
AYES Mes.r. Allen, Bayrd serj'%,I slsst S1 pia,
BoTp Chem Shs.n1i any, S,y H.a@oaa aoSoS nast.i ie.on
JohI (AIk jones, Kennedy Lsre s.oLJ HsoS w.
Poh. Reid kice Sebastian, Shields. stuart r"o@''
HsYs-xe.n. BroderoL Chandler. clSk, celI.msI Crit
tender, Dx>n. Dood;e Duikte, Fes'sneen root ioseI'
Hale Johpscu Teal King PaSs, se~A-d' sinm0n Ei-1
message Was kere received from the Pre- sident,
supealng 10 Congress to preserve the crect ot tne
country This, he says is the last day OF Congress
and there is APPROPRIATED yet to pay the
inc Treasury notes. lie continues From the iniot'
nation submitted by the Secretary Of the Treasury, It
is manifest that the presant receipts will scarcely nee.
the ordinary expenses of the Government 10y the ead
O, the fiscal Year nesrly els OOOOn vii Do due, WIN
considerable amount Of paidtor duties at Tie various
po1ts. and no means to meet them. Thas tue Amen
can peopie will be dishOncTed before the WoIil' IS
mpossitle TO avoid this catastrophe unless provision
Be made against it within the few remsih'g hours 81
he presept Congress II th, was the rst iostead OF
| de las, session of Congress, Il might DO cahsc
together sgsin, bat it rssssemesi ,o-TiIrU UI
thirteen S:ates will be uLrepreseSteo, spa u va.
be impossbe 10 assemble al before the Treasury musk
.tcp payment Tie urgency Of the case net =, OII e.
quires but demands separate bui 70 save u.
| of the country. (SigEedi JAMES d. hN a.
| The House Conference Committee renrnet tce
Post. Office Appropriation bill, with the lou -,
that the ThiIteenth section raising the rSe ei pes.
age, is in the Lsture of a revenue oli, vhicn lne
! Senate has no right to originate.
On motion Ct Mr.. CRITTENDEN, resolution Wa,
! adopted, notifying the House tust tie Sease eao
| House were equally capable CT iutsieg OF lie osa
actor asd tat tts Ssusto therefore afhres to ts
action ard leaves tie House to atspts Of reoeds rom
| it st pleasure.