New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-05

able. ipssr,isl and digni6ed conduct In the chair,
which vss adopted.
,,cb syerytbre being at a dead lock, pending some
decisive action ON the part Of the House.
THE STRUGGLE.
Nm. o'cloeE A. ~ "A message was received from
The Icuse stating that that body had agreed TO
81 the Seas,e's amendments 10 the Miscellaneous APP
interpolation bill and had non. corcurei in ohers and
that the House vouli appoint Committee OF Confer
epOe with the Committee OF the Senate on the disagree
nent in relation 70 the Post Office Appropriation Dll
Mr. HUNTER sait that the House mad, by email
majority agreed TO the Senate's amendment to the
Msceaneo US Appropriation bil extending the opera
ton Of the Treasury Note law and bad non-cOncurreo
in severa others. Ju5giDz from what Information ne
had been able to obtain, he believed that toe only
chance for the passage Of that ball vas IN te oensIe
reoeding from those amendments 70 WHICH the House
had disagreed He therefore moved IhsI Ine oeua1e
Go Tecedc.
Mr. YULEE hoped The Senate would not recede,
for such proceeding would cut OIL the Atlantic aud
Pacific mail service.
the mail ttrvice could be added 10 the Postal BILL
while il was imperative that the miscellaneous Appro
pfiaion bill should pass OF the machinery OF Govern
Iuent would be stopped.
Mr.. FREDERICK called for the reading of the
auendmen's 10 which the House had disagreed.
Mr.. HUNTER explained and repeatedly assured
Mr Broderok aud the Seoate hat the reading OF the
amendments would occupy TIL noon, and sucn delay
would be fatal TO the bill, which must be passed, or
the Government would be at complete stsnd-stiI.
Considerable e1cilemeLt BOW began to manifest
itsef
Mr.. FREDERICK refused TO listen % all explsns-
tons and remOnsrances and insisted upon his demand
that al the amendments should be read
Severs Ser attempted TO prevent the read
irg, but Mr. Frederick sill persisted in his de-
nshd, ard the VICE PRESIDENT decided that any
Senstor wac entitled to have the amendments read.
Mr. HUNTER here exclaimed bitterly: "The bill
viii fail Lot il 60. The responsibility does notrest
" With me-"
The reading was then preceded with. Other at
tmpts were made 10 effect agreement bot Mr.
FREDERICK refused 10 yield, and declared his pur-
pose exhaust the remaining hours OF the session
% as TO defeat the bill. The House had refused TO
concur in the amendment providing tor the Paclhc
This being the Iest amendment, the bin was en-
rolled and sent back TO the House, and also 70 the
President. .
Numerous reports were received frOu1 the Printing
and other Committees.
Mr.. WILSON gave notice that early IN the next
session be should call for Committee Of Investigs-
ton with a view TO correct by legislation the abuses
which have grown up der the stem OF Government
patronage Dy shich fifty thousand men hold their
places at the will az the President.
Mr. JONES offered a resolution TO pay the clerks OF
the seveTA Committees sixty days extra pay. After
some discussion the resolution laid on the table
by vote Of 81 IN the affirmative.
The Executive Judicial ard Legislative Appr0pra-
hon bill WAS signed by the President.
Mr. JOHNSON Tenn offered his resolution to
prepare estimates TO limit expenses OF Government
hereafter to fifty millions.
Mr. BELL ADDED, an amendment that the causes
Of the increased expenditures of Government be IN
vestga,ed.
Mr. CAMERON offered resolution asking for
Committee Of Investigation to inquire whether there
has been any mseasarce in tho matter of printing the
Post Office blanks. Adopted.
IThis is the case Of Sir Rice of tue Philadelphs
PennsylvaaiGn, TO which MIR. Cameron recently re-
hued.I
A message was here received from the House, sn-
poupcipg tnst il had passed Postal Appropris-
ton BILL in which they asked the concurrence OF the
Senate. The meaning Cf this is, that the House,
claiming the exclusive right 10 originate revenue bills
refused 10 recognize the amendments of the Senate
raising the rates of postage, Mc. The Senate, on the
other hacd not concerning TO wBlve lts construction OF
its owp privileges refused to Tecede on the dlcson OF
the House. II vas therefore assented to by the Joint
Committee Of Conference in order to guard the priv-
kges of both Houses to set aside both bills ANA th~,
the House originate another similar one IN when The
Ei'r.n q. Ciock.~Messrs PEARCE and TOOMBS
strongly condemned the octOn Of the Conference Com
mitee which they considered surrender oil the con-
situtiOnsI rights Of the Senate.
The hill was read the first time by its title.
Mr.. TOOMBS awaited himself of the rues Of the
Senate TO object to a second reading.
Mr.. STUART explained and vindics'ed the achon
Of the Committee.
Mr, SEWARD moved for the second reading.
Mr. MASON and several Senators at once, " / OBJ
Nessrs. BAYARD and MASON spoke severally
against the action of the House, describing 1t as the
frt revolutionary step.
Mr.. HALE said the Senate had performed greater
revolutionary act in admitting the Indiana Senator's
MIR. TOOMBS retorted on MIR. Hale.
Dir. FESSENDEN, on behalf OF the Republicans
expressed his uGwhngness TO stop the mail service OF
the country.
Mr. DOUGLAS said he was sorry TO see that ser
vice stopped by a punciO between the Senate aud
the House lie believed the Senate had better act on
the merits OF the bill.
Mr.. MASON moved a resolution, which WAS adopt
ed informir Q the House that the Senate, having hn-
nhed the legislative business, ia ready to adjourn.
The discussion thus brought to premature
end.
SO the Post Office is closed and the Senate adjourns
sine de.
During the session, twenty.iiv hours OF business
Proceeded without interruption, or any iniracuon OF
the dignity Of the Senate.
No act 80 much became it as its leaving.
The clock strickland the Thirty-hith Congress
nAsa6h 70 history.