New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-11
Thlrty-Flnh congress--second sessions

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WASHINGTON, March 3-Senate.- House bill
approprating to pay the expenses Of the late
Investigating Committee Of the House, was passed.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill was theI
taken up.
terday was that the power for the issue and
Of the treasury notes conferred upon the President BY
oct Of Congress- December %, 1857, shall be revived
and continue ID force from the passage Of this &C
until July l. 1860, the interest not to exceed PEI
cent; and TO defray the expenses thereof 5000 b
appropriated.
Mr. Ynlee offered an amendment authorizing tn.
Postmaster to increase the Atlantic and Pacific mai
facilities, by way Of Panama and Tehuantepec, to thu
additional extent Of $25o000. Adopted-yeas 80
nays II.
Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to amend by inserting al
appropriation Of $l20 900 for ten years to aid the
Enlistment Of line Of steamers to ports in the Mexi
can Gulf, Mexico having given grant Of simila
amount
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Ward, Shields, Benjamin ant
Wilson spoke in favor Of the proposition, the latte
desiring to limit the period to four years. and, sc
amended, ii was adepted-yeas q, nays TO-.
Mr.. Bright, from the Committee on Public Ut, Build
$500 900, to complete the Treasury building, instead
Of $50, 600; adopted.
III. iverson and many other Senators attempted tc
append claims and other business as amendments
the discussion of which occupied much time, but
mostly were voted down set aside out of order
by MI, Hunter, who, 10 an evidently uncomfortable
state Of mind would keep beseechng Senators to re
member that there was no hope Of passing crude
amendments, which only INSTRUCTED the indispensable
legislation Of the country and pered the calling Of
an extra session.
Nothing further Of importance was done, and the
Senate adjourned at late hour.
House.-Mr. Nichols called up the report Of the
Special Committee on the charge against MI. Soaring
Of having accepted an offer Of $500 for engineering
claim through the Committee on Accounts, but no
money was ever paid him.
Mr.. Kelsey said that the committee should have
either reported that there was no ground for the
charge, OF that the charge was true and that Mr..
Soaring be placed on trial.
The Speaker overruled the point.
The House then adopted the committees resolution
that the evidence would not warrant conviction nor
subject the member to expulsion.
The House next concurred in the report of the
Committee of Conference on the Army bill.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps the Senates amendment
to the Postofice appropriation billwas taken up.
resolution that the bill with its amendments be re-
turned to the Senate as the thirteenth section thereof
proposed an increase of the rate of POSTAGE which is
ia the nature Of revenue bill and according to the
Constitution can originate only in the House.
Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, briefly argued that the
provision Of the Constitution in question not ap
plicable to q case Of this kind,
The Speaker decided that Mr.. Crows question was
properly submitted.
Mr. Jones, Of Tennessee, moved an amendment to
Mr.. Crows proposition. that the Senate's postage
amendment is not violation of the Consultation.
Mr.. Phelps moved to table the pending question.
Negatived-yeas so, nays log.
1.-THE thirteenth section, above alluded to- proposes
five and ten cent letter rates. and abolshes the frank
ing privileged
MI. Jones withdrew his amendment, and
Mr.. Crows resolution was adopted-yeas III, nays
76so the bill, together with the amendments, were
ordered to be returned to the Senate.
Mr.. English proposed several post-ronte amend.
ments, which we're adopted, and the bill was then
passed-yeas Ito, nays &c.
Several private bills were passed.
The House concurred in the report Of the Commit
tee Of Conference the Navy bill, by which $780,
900 was appropriated to enable the purchase of the
chartered vessels employed in the Paraguay expe-
dition. Also, passed the Senate bill carrying into
effect the treaty with China of November last by
authorizing the President to appoint commissioner
for the examination Of claims.