Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-22

: Jans l4sh.-Ths senate passed tho Legis-

= June l4th.-Ths senate passed tho Legis-
lative appropriation bill.
Inthe House, Mr.. Curtis, from the Select
Psdl6o Railroad Committee, in order TO
afford an opportunity for the further exa'ni-
nation by the President and Congress-, offered
= 1esolution that the subject u postponed
till the third Tuesday in December. Mr..
Oofsx presented report from the Second
Oonference Committee on the Homestead
Bill, which report has already been referr-
ed to in our columns, after which the House
resolved to adhere to it's own bill. Mr.. Ely,
Of N. Y, made speech on the Reciprocity
Treaty. The Senate amendments to the
Army bill were considered. .t
15th.-In the Senate, MIR. Mason, from
the Special Committee on the Harper's
Ferry matter, made report at length, but
it embodies ntthing new. Mr. Doolittle
made minority report, but it was not read
The Committee was discharged from the
further consideration of the subject. A res
o'ution in Mr.. Mason's report dischargine
Mr.. Hyatt from Jail was agreed to. Thu
Light House appropriation bill was passed
The Tariff bill, by vote of % to 20, wa
postponed till next session. -,r-... u
The House acceded 10 the request of the
Senate for another committee of conference
ON the Homestead bill. The House recedet
from an amendment to the Senate bill pro
viding for the return Of the recapture'
Africans, and ooncurred in tho Senate
amendment to the Light House bill.
10Th In the Senate, the House bill t.
!, raise the mission to Sardinia was taken u
and passed. Mr.. Gurley's bill providing fo
! a Government printing Office, &c, Wa
agreed to-ayes 80, noes ID.
In the House, the Senate resolution t.
! adjourn Monday week (a5th), was adopte
-l2a against So. Mr.. Train made repor
, from the Covode Committee, signed b.
Messrs. Covodc, DIN and Train. 1t show
Z concusively that Buchanan. in order to carr
. his T.ecompton policy and force slavery upo
the unwilling people Of Kansas, endeavore
;; to buy all who could be bought, and
= crush OFT the honest men who could not b
bribel or reduced to an utilization with h
o Administration Among other things reveal
9 ed was the fact that Forney was ffered th
!. printing Of the post Office blanks, worth I
it least 10000, on the condition that b
should, by an editorial no longer than
]. mans hand, support the Administration
N its Kansas policy. The report was referre
. to the Committee on Printing, on q motto
n of Mr. Train that, 500 c,p:es be printed.
NJ Mr.. Wilson as privileged to make mino
- ity r, port on Monday morning, lie not ha'
a. ing time to prepare it, as the testimony W,
10 not closed till Thursday. 60. ......
ID June l8th.-The Senate passed the Nav
BIZ bill, with an amendment appropriate
y, $500, 900 for coal and naval deposits on Il
" Isthmus of Ohiriqui.
N In the House, several amendments wei
Be added to the Civil Appropriation bill.
OF l9th-I In the Senate, the Legislative Al
!. propristion bill came up, and committ'
50 Of conference was ordered on disagrecir
a amendments. A committee Of conferen'
was also ordered on the Civil Appropriate
- bill. TIE Senate insisted on It's ament
ment providing for loan of 500, 000, O(
10 to the Legislative Appropriation bill,
a which the House had previously disagree
ID The committee of conference Oh the Ar
Appropriation bill reported, and the rep"
d beng agreed to by the Senate aud Hou'
10 the bill stands passed.
er The House considerable Senate's ament
u men to the Naval bill and non concurre'
among others. in that ap propriating $500
l. O0O for coal and naval deposits on IL
r, Isthmus of Oliriqri.