The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-10
Congressional.

SOnS HCSS1OndAs
Tuesday, March l.-Senate.-The
Post Office Appropriation Bill was un-
der discussion. Many amendments
were made and adopted, and the bill
passed, ayes 29, nays %.
The naval appropriation bill was then
] taken up and debated.
Wednesday, March 2.-Senate.--Mr.
i Thompson, of KY, presented the Gre
dentials of L. w. Powell, as his sue
cessor.
/ Mr.. Hunter called up the micellane-
Gus appropriation bill.
Mr.. Slidell presented the credentials
of Mr.. Benjamin, who has Just been re-
elected to the Senate from Louisiana.
/ The bill to carry into effect the treaty
|, between the United States and Canada,
was passed. -,
The miscellaneous appropriation bill
was taken up. 1t appropriate 81, 345,-
900. 1t was under discussion when
the Senate adjourned.
/ HousE.-The House passed the Sen
ate bill extending the laws and judiciary
system over Oregon.
Ordered to be printed, 100000 copies
of the agricultural, and 20, 900 mechani-
cal, part of the Patent Office report
Mr.. Davis, of Ind, tried to introduce
a bill repeating the prohibitory clause
in the English Kansas bill, but the
House refused to suspend the rules.
i A bill appropriating $4,000 for
deepening the chanel of the st. Clair
flats, passed by So majority.
Thursday, March 3.-Senate.-The
miscellaneous appropriation bill was
taken up.
Mr. Yulee offered an amendment,
authorizing the p NJ General to in
crease the Atlantic and. Pacific mail
facilities by the way of Panama and
Tehuantepec to the additional extent
of $3.50, 1000.
Mr. Yulee's amendment was adopted
by vote Of 80 to II.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill
was passed, with Mr.. Simmons amend
ment for a home valuation, but inclu-
ding sections authorizing the reissue of
treasury notes; abolishing the franking
privilege, and raising the rate of pos
tage.
A message was here received from
the President, appealing to Congress
to preserve the credit of the country.
This, he said, is the last day of Con-
gress, aud there is no appropriation yet
to pay the outstanding treasury notes.
He continuation the information
submitted to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, it is manifest that the present re-
ceipts viii scarcely meet the ordinary
expenses of the government. BY the
end of the fiscal year nearly S1s,0O0,O
will be due, with considerable amount
paid for duties at the various ports, and
no means to meet them. Thus the
American people will be dishonored
: 1t is impossible to avoid the catastro-
phe unless provision be made against
it within the few remaining hours of
the present Congress.
The Senate adhered to its vote on
the Post Office appropriation bill, raising
the rates of postage, and returned the
bill to the House.
Tie bill to remove the government
quarantine buildings from New York
was taken up; and the bill passed.
The Clerks OF the House brought to
the bar Of the Senate new postal bill
instead of the Senate bill raising the
rates, which the House laid on the table.
The bill was then read the first time
for information.
Mr. Toombs objected to second
reading. A committee of conference
was then appointed.
The Senate went into executive SEES
sion.
/ HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Phelps,
the Senate's amendments to the Post
Office appropriation bill were taken up.
MIR. Grow rose to a privileged ques-
ton, and offered resolution that the
bill and amendments be returned to the
Senate, as the 18th section thereof pro-
posed to increase the rate of postage,
which is in the nature of revenue bill
: and according to the Constitution can
only originate in the House.
The 18th section alluded to above.
proposes 5 and 10 cents letter rates,
and to abolish the franking privilege.
After much discussion Mr. Grows
amendment was adopted.
i Friday, March 4.-SENATE.-Ame mes
sage was received from the House, that
that body had agreed to some of the
amendments to the miscellaneous ap-
+ preparation bill, and had non-concurred
in others, and that the House would
appoint a Committee of Conference
with the Committee of the Senate, on
the disagreement in relation to the post
office appropriation bill.
! Mr.. Broderick called for the reading
of the amendments to which the Honse
had disagreed.
Mr. Hunter explained, and repeated
ly assured Mr.. Broderick and the Sen
ate that the reading of the amendments
would occupy the Senate until noon,
and such delay would be fatal to the
bill, which must be passed or the gov
eminent would be at stand still.
Considerable excitement now began
} to manifest itself, and attempts were