The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-16
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Journal.
CONGRESSIONAL.

{ chased the vessel for the nautical branch Of
the Reform School. Also the Senate bill
/ changing the location of the Custom House
from Point Isabel 10 Brownsville. Both
bills passed.
Mr.. Delano presented the resolutions OF
the Massachusetts legislature, inStructing
/ the senators and requesting the represent
atives from that State to use their efforts
to secure the enactment of more stringent
. quarantine laws to prevent the importing
of diseased cattle. Laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
! The bill was passed authorizing the re-
4 issue of land warrants in cases where the
originals have been lost or destroyed, the
Secretary of the Interior to frame such
rules as will guard against frauds.
HoUsE.-The House acceded to the re-
! quest of the Senate for another committee
] of conference on the homestead bill. The
Pacific telegraph bill was taken up.
Mr.. ColfAx moved to concur ia the SEN
ates amendment restoring the names of Ze-
/ mas Barnum and Others and authorizing Il
contract to be made with them.
Mr.. Burnett opposed the bill
Mr. Scott said Mr.. Burnett's hostility was
unparalleled and unprecedented the lat
ter having operated his galvanc battery
| against it ever since it was introduced.
Mr.. Burnett wanted to throw the con-
structiOn of the line open to competition.
Mr.. Colfax said in that event he would
merely get straw bidders He briefly
showed that there was no monopoly.
Mr.. Burnett moved to table the bill--ne-
gatived, 20 to l20.
The House refused to concur with the
Senate amendment by 83 to l04.
The House receded from an amendment
of the Senate bill providing for the retura
OF the captured Africans, and concurred in
the Senates amendment to the lighthouse
bill.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the Senate's amendment to the
civil appropriation bill.
A recess was taken from 49 till Z.
The House re-assembled at Z o'clock and
resumed the consideration of the appropria-
ton of half million dollars, for the Wash
ington aqueduct which was on-concurred
in, as was also that of quarter of a million
for new Jail.
Irvine of New York, from the special
committee to investigate store contracts in
the city of New York, reported from the
majority of the committee, approving of
change made by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Barr reported a minority report rejecting
in some degree on the conduct of the Secre-
tary, imputing want of good faith to con-
tractors, and recommending a loan to
contractors, and recommending the rescind-
ing of contracts.
On motion of Mr.. Irvine, it was post
poned till next session.
SENATE.-Mr Mason, from the special
committee on the Harpers Ferry matter,
made Il report at length, but it embodies
nothing new.
Mr.. Doolittle made a minority report, but
it was not read.
The committee was discharged from the
further consideration of the subject
Mr.. Mason, from the same committee,
asked to be discharged from the considera-
ton Of the bill relating to the invasion of
States, and the memorials praying for the
release of Mr.. Hyatt. Agreed to.
he also made a speech on the petition
fir m the negroes of Massachusetts, praying
for the release of Mr. Hyatt, and asked that,
rs they tampered with the Senate, they be
returned to the memorialists. Laid over.
Mr.. Doolitte made n minority report,
saying the right of petition should not be
denied any one.
Mr. Mason, from the same committee,
made report discharging Mr.. Hyatt.
The resolution for Mr. Hyatt's discharge
was agreed to.
Mr.. Green introduced resolution for
printing $4,000 extra copies of the reports
the Ilarper's Ferry Invasion, which was
referred to the committee on printing.
Mr.. Bayard moved to take up the bill to
give the Sergeant at arms of the Senate and
the House power to appoint deputies in the
different States.
Mr.. Hale opposed it.
M pauar1 f. 81 Il
on the motion to take it up. Disagreed to,
yeas, % nays 25.
Mr.. Fitch moved to take up the House
Joint Resolution relative to the public print
ing, and make it the special order for to-
morrow at II3O clock.
The army bill was received from the
House with sundry amendments.
The light house appropriation bill was
taken mp and passed.
The Tariff bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hunter argued that no change of the
tariff was necessary. The present tariff
would afford a sufficient revenue for an
economical support of the government, and
for the extinguishment of the public debt.
The revenue under the present tariff would
90 on increasing There would be from
$6,O00,OOO to S7,O00,OOO surplus next July.
SENATE.-He further contended that the
iron interest was depressed by the fuctua-
tions in the credit of the country, and the
revulsion of 1857.
The tariff of 1857 furnished sufficient
perfection to iron. He believed it tenabled the
public to weather as well as it did the
financial crisis of that year. But if
change in the tariff was necessary this Jll
was not a proper one to pass. The exces-
sive charges in it would deter importations
and reduce the revenue. Besides it was so
| complicated in its machinery it would re-
quire an army Of officers to execute it, and
it would open the door to fraud more than
any system ever devised. For these rea-
sons be desired its postponement till next
December.
Mr.. Cameron also spoke in favor of an
increase Of the tariff, and Seward urged the
act at this session After recess a vote
showed no quorum present, but one was OBJ
t0iDed after while when the bill bV a