Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-05
Adjournment of Congress.

Gus Appropriation blll ncnlmH-
Mr.. Bayard offered an amendment apprc-
Iriatlng So Az. - for continuing the publ
cation of the results Of Wilkes exploring cX-
petition: which was disagreed t"--ycas ~.
NAYS 81.
Mr.. b. then submitted an amendment ap-
pr"priatng So for completing certain
volumes Of thar publication n"w nearly fin
ishcd: which was agreed To-.
On motion hy Mr.. Hunter. the Senate re-
"cded from such of its amendments t" the
Pension Appropriation bill, ~ had been dis
agreed 70 by the House $" the bill is pass
cI.
Mr.. Clngman presented the credentials
OF Thomas Bragg. elected Il Senator from the
State Of North Carolina for six wears. from
March !, lsj9.
Mr. Ward reported from the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, an amendment
authoriSingand directing the Postmaster Cen
cral 10 contract with CarlDcs Buttcriicld and
his associates. who are to be styled the United
States and Mexican Mail Steamship company,
7 for the transportation ofthe mail, between the
United States and the Republic of Mexico.
making four round voyages per month, touch
ing at Tampico, Braz1s, Santiago, Matagor'Ia
Bay. Galveston, llualcos and other ports: the
contract to continue for the term Of ten years.
and the expense of the service not u exceed
Sl2n.OO per annun.
Mr. Wilson moved to reduce the time dur
ing which the the contract should continue
t. four wears: which was agreed TO-
The amendments amended was then adop-
tcd-yca> %. nays 10.
.NigH ScSxioH.-'Tlc amendment made in
Committee of the Whole authorizing the is
sue of Treasury notes. waS adopted-ycaS
81, nays ~.
An amendment abolishing the Franking
privilege, except Is personal privilege con
ierrcd by law, after the first day of July
next. was adopted.
The bill was then pas>ed-yeas 30, nays
20
/ 4 message was received from the PrcSi-
/ dent of tlc United States making an appeal
! to Congress to preserve the credit of the
country, which was read and laid on the la
bic.
The resolution of the House declaring that
amendment of the Senate to the Post Office
appropriation bill which increases the postal
routes objectionable, was taken up and CON
ference asked.
The Senate then proceeded to the con>ld-
Grafton of the other appropriation bills be-
fore it, and was So engaged until frldaymorn-
I'M.
The Senate rcccdcd from all its amend
mcntS to the miscellaneous appropriation
biii. except those agreed 10 ny Tie House
passed
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Adjourn ed Til III " CLOCK '"-"aE'
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The amendment appropriatng SlIJ,Ioo
for the payment ut the charter OF vessels Tor
the Paraguay expedition for nine months,
was reported from the committee, with an
amendment providing that if the said YES
sells shall not be purchased II" more shall
he used Of this sum than shall be required
10 pay for the charter of the vessels ~ the
rate agreed upon for the time employed by
the government "i the United States.
The question was first taken upon the
amendment of the committee. which WAS
agreed Ia: and the question recurring upon
the Scrat" amendment rs amended, II was
decided in the afiirmatiyc-vcaS 81. nays -.
The loss Of the ocean mail steamer bill in
the House. has been partially rrmedicd by
the adoption of an amendment in the Senate,
to the civil appropriation bill, providing for
the continuance. ON certain terms, OF the con-
tracts for the conveyance OF the mails be-
tween the Atlantic and til" Pacific, by the
Panama and Trhuantcpcc routes. 1t was
stated hy Mr.. lulcc thar the number Of let
tiers conveyed between the two coasts L. over
two millions. The existing contracts are to
a.. M . dam