Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-12

debated at length by Messrs. Seward, Came
ron, Davis and others; then the Senate agreed
" fhe M Senate on ffss.saassembling went into
Com. Of the Whole After some discussion
the amendments moved by Mr.. Hunter, from
the Financial Com. for the issue Of treasury
for 500, 0,O0O,O 900 was adopted by yeas "a,
nays 10.
YEAs-Allen, Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Cling
man, Davis, Fitch, Green, Gwin,. Houston, Hunter,
Iverson, Mason, Jones, Mallory, Pearce, Polk,
Pugh, Reid, Rice, Shields, Sildell, Ward, Yulee.
| EAYs-Broderick, Cameron, Clark Dixon, Doo-
littlo, Foote, Hall, Harlan, Simmons, Wilson.
HousE.-The House passed Senate bill ex-
tending the laws of the Judiciary system over
Oregon. Ordered to be printed 81 900 copies
agricultural and 10000 mercantile, as part of
the patent Office report. -r -,....
Mr.. Davis, of Ind, tried to introduce bill
repeating the prohbitory clause in the English
Kansas Bill, but the House refused to suspend
the rules. ;s--'t + SD. -,g51'6 IL rr,a,
/ "A bill appropriating $55, 900 for deepening
the channaI of the ST. Clair Flats passed by
So majority. - u. - '-
The House reconsidered the vote by which
the mail steamer bill was yesterday defeated,
and again rejected it by "a votes of sc against
o. 80. ..eo-.. .....
The House concured in the report of the
committee of conference on the disagreeing
amendments to the executive, judicial and
legislative appropriation bill. This restores
the mileage Of the next Congress, originally
stricken out by the House. ~.
Recess till clock. '.0'-'5. 8 III
WASHINGTON, March g..
SENATE.-Mr. Yulee offered an amendment
x1or <1oD IL.
Atlantic and Pacific Mail facilities by the way
of Panama and Tehuantepec to the additional
expense of $25O,0OO. '' 'S.'# .a3 '''is-.'<.-
Mr.. Yulee's amendment was adopted-s9
against 10. n s5ayg ......l. II .c-rera T
Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Ala, moved to amend
by appropriating $4,000 for ten years, for
line of steamers to ports to the Mexican
Gulf Mexico having given grant of a SIM
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Ward, Benjamin,
Shields and Wilson, spoke in its favor. The
latter amending the proposition by limiting the
period 20 four years, and so amended the mo-
ton was adopted-M to 10. ,ns 7,t
Mr.. Bright from the Committee on Public
Buildings, moved to amend by giving the
whole amount to complete the Treasury
Buildings, instead of $4,000. Adopted. -
Mr.. lverson, and many other Senator'S, at
tempted to append claims and other business
amendments, the discussion on which occu-
pied much time, but were mostly voted down,
or set aside as being out of order 'lF.a u -
Mr. Hunter. .besought Senators to remember
that there was no hope of passing crude
amendments which only obstructed the indis-
pensable legislation of the country, and pre-
vented the calling an extra session. ".'j
/ 1t is now five o'clock, and no recess was
taken.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill was
passed with Mr.. Simmons amendment for
home valuation, but including sections author
izing the reissue of treasury notes, abolish
ing the franking privilege and raising the rate
of postage. u.a,...-... .....s .u
A message was here received from the Pres
idsnt appealing to Congress to preserve the
safety Of the country. This he said is the last
day of Congress and there isno aenrapr;atiaa
yet to pay the outstanding treasury notes.
He continues from the information submitted
to the Secretary of the Treasury, It is mani
fest that the present receipts win scarcely
meet the ordinary expenses of the govern
ment. ..-....,...,.. .,.... .-.
By the end Of the fiscal year, nearly $1s,-
100000 will be due, with considerable
amount paid for duties at the various ports,
and no means to meet them. Thus the Amer
ican people will be dishonored. 1t is impossi-
BILE to avoid the catastrophe, unless provision
be made against it within the few remaining
hours of the present Congress. " -'''
| The Senate adhered to its action on the
Post Office Appropriation bill, raising the
rates of postage, and returned the bill to the
House.
The bill for the removal Of the New York
Indians was passed.
The Post Office bill appropriates $780,
600 to pay the existing contracts to carry the
mails across the isthmus of Panama, and Te-
huantepec also, and for a semi-weekly mail
from Charleston or Savannah to Key West
and Havana at the rate of 100000 per an
mum. r-.., ...... ...,.... ..... .-.
tine building from New York, was taken up
and the bill passed. .'.. O." ~
l A. M.-The Clerk of the House brought
to the bar of the Senate a new postal bill in
stead of the Senate's bill raising the rates,
which the House laid on the table The bill
was then read the first time for information.
Mr.. T0ombsf objected to second reading.
The Senate went into executive session.
At o'clock A. M. the doors of the Senate
chamber were re-opened and the Senators re-
assembled. .-...,ar. ..---.ri
Mr. Seward said that as the Senate was
now awaiting the action of the House, he NOV
ed that q recess be taken. No objection was
made and the Senate took recess. rFr
When the Senate re-assembled it took up
some private bills, of course without any ex-
pectation that their action upon them would
be concurred IN by the House.
Among the bills was one granting pension
IN the widow of Con p Smith
Mr.. Foote presented resolution rendering
the thanks of the Senate to the Vice-President
for his able, impartial and dignified conduct
| in the Chair, which was adopted.
The Senate then took several recesses of
10 minutes each, everything being at dead
lock, pending some decisive action on the
part of the House.
AT 9 A. NJ. message was received from
the House, stating that body had agreed to
some of the amendments to the Misc. Appro-
priation Bill and had concurred in others, and
that the House would appoint Committee of
Conference with the committee of the Senate
on the disagreement in relation to the Post Of
fee appropriation bill. s-.t O..
Mr.. Hunter moved the Senate recede. Mr..
Yulee hoped the Senate would not recede for
such proceeding would cut off the Atlantic
and Pacific mail service. Mr.. Hunter replied
the appropriation for the mail service could be
| added to the postal bill, while it was impera-
| tive that the miscellaneous bill should pass or
the machinery Of the government would be
stopped. II. .e,su@l ~ - @rTl'2sl .-'
Mr.. Broderick called for the reading Of the
amendments, to which the House had disa-
greed -,
Mr.. Hunter explained and repeatedly assur-
ed Mr. BrOderick and the Senate that the
reading of the amendment would occupy the
Senate all noon, and such a delay would be
/ fatal to the bin, which must be passed or the
government would be at stand still. 'i5S2
Considerable excitement now began to man.
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