The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-04

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On motion OF Mr.. Miles, of s. c., the rules
were suspended to consider the report of the
special committee on hall arrangements, which
report concludes with resolution directing
the Superintendents of Capital Extension, af-i
tersthd- 6liournTSent on tho present E6ngfess,
to remove the desks from the hall, and make
a re-arrangement, so as 70 bring the seats in
the smallest convenient space.
Mr.. Clay, Of KY, asked what would become
Of tho desks, which had cost ninety or one hun
dred dollars apiece. ~ ~ = -s
Mr.. Macrne replied that they will DO con-
signed to the. tomb of the Capital anrr
During these proceedings the greatest posi-
BILE confusion existed. The Speaker repeatedly
reminded gentlemen that IL would be impossible
to transact business unless order was pre-
served. ..' f~... ...-... ."r'rH sHFr OTf
sENATE-The House Bill, appropriating
1000 to pay the expenses Of the late Inves-
tigating Committees of the House, was passed.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill was
taken up. .--. l..
Mr.. Hunters amendment, adopted in the
Senate yesterday, was, that the power for the
issue and reissue Of treasury notes, conferred
upon the President by the act Of Congress Of
December Sd, 1857, shall be revised and con-
tinued in force from tho passage Of this act
until July LIST, 1860, to the amount Of S20, ,000,-
900, the interest not to exceed six per cent;
anu 10 ueiIuy tu0 eApcueeo lheIouiJ PJJVUO Is
appropriated.
Mr.. Yulee offered an amendment, authoriz-
ing the Postmaster General to increase the At
lantic and Pacific mail facilities by way of Pa
mama and Tehuantepec to the additional extent
of $3.50 900. = 81 p tH e - ,.f0tf z
The amendment was adopted. Yeas 80 !;
nays IL. '
Mr.. Fitzpatrick of Ala, moved to amend
by appropriating 100000 for ten years to aid
line of steamers to the ports of the Mexican
Gulf, Mexico having given q grant TO q similar
amount lie spoke in favor of the amendment,
and was followed by Messrs. Ward, Benjamin,
Shields and Wilson. The latter, in urging, the
appropriations was desirous of limiting to four
years, and so amended. Adopted-yeas "a,
nays 10.
Mr.. Bright from the Committee on Public
Buildings, moved to amend by giving tho
whole amount of 100000 to complete the
Treasury Buildings, instead OF $5O,O0G which
was adopted. d. =. 1ntA-.l Jtt af.+ t.''+ ID
Mr.. fverson and many other Senators at
tempted to append claims and other business
as amendments, the discussion on which occu-
pied much time, but they were mostly voted
down or set aside as out Of order, by Mr.. Hun
Ter, of Va, who, in an evident uncomfortable
state of mind, kept beseeching Senators to re-
member that there was no hope of passing
these crude amendments, which only obstructed
the indispensable legislation Of the country,
and periled the calling of an extra session.
| oclock.-There is deluge Of rain without
and the temperature is 500 within. "A few hun
drcd ladies and several hundred gentlemen are
in the galleries. Most of the Senators are in
their seats.
The subject before the Senate is the Omnibus
Bill, but it has been overlaid with amendments.
The discussion has given scope to debate on
all topics, from a protective tariff to the Kan
sas Indians. 1 '7 = =
The main amendments, Us above noted in
Committee of the Whole, have been confirmed,
excepting Mr.. Simmons proposal for home
valuation, which was lost. Yeas 20; nays "a.
The section authorizing the issue Of treasury
notes was confirmed by a vote Of-yeas 30
nays %.
| Amendments were added to abolish the frank
ing privilege and to raise the rate of postage.
identical with those already appended to two
| other bills.