, 1860-06-20

been drawn to point where hostile meeting
must ensue. duel between The parties il ex.
pccted as matter Of course, but it will proba-
bly, be delayed until the Convention aaiourrs.
NXriTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION..
TAaauo1as, June y.
sEsArE.-The amendment TO the Naval An.
preparation bill, providing for three tteamerx
Tor the suppression the African Stare Trede
was voted down, Is to 25.
Mr. Hammond offered an amendment anpro.
prlatlng $500, 900 10 pay the contract with 4.
". Thompson for coal lands at Chirioui. ami
supported it in few remarks,
Ar: Green advocated it rs Of importance IN
establishing naval depot. which would lead
to forming an excellent transit across The is,h-
mus. Recess.
The Senate re-hssembled at sp.x. Alter
"an!ng long time for quorum, the consid-
Grafton Of the Naval Appropriation Bill was re-
snned. 0 ~
Mt. Hammond's amendment for the purchase
| OF coal lands on both sidea Of Chir;aufa was
de6sted M a. At great length, and passed, 27 to Is.
The bill was then paaaed,
iAe ClVll Appropriation bill Has taken M.
and several amendments added.
l. a Committee of Conference vas ordered m
tne Cistl appropriation bill The Senate in
| sisted on its amendment-providinR for loan
s2o, ,oo0, ,ooo-to the Legislative appropriation
bill, to which the House had previously dis
| agreed. MAJ
The Overland Mail bill was taken an. and Mr.
Folk spoke at length in favor of the RatteraeId
route. A
NJ. Hale was in favor Of allowing The Butter
field people $60, 900 aud Terminating their con-
tract, and subsequently arranging q general
system Of Overland mails, which would benefit
all sections, at fair expense.
At this stsge the Commit.e .ee Of Conferences on
the Army Appropriation bill reported, and the
report being ,,greed to By tho Senate and House,
the bill stands passed.
MI. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian
affairs, reported bill amending a bill awarding
! a contract to the Choctaw Indians.
Mr.: Hemphill presented amemorial for = light
Snip N Galveston harbor: Referred.
The bill to authorize divorces In the District
Of Columbia was passed. -
The Legislative appropriation bill came up.
and Committee Of Conference WAS ordered Cd
disayreeing amendments.
| The Overland bill came up and VAS mont.
| poued. f~''
Ihe ltouse resolution to reduce the price of
public printing forty per cent. va. taken up.
| Ar. Davis moved to amend BY striking out
forty: and inserting twenty-five. Agreed to
yeas ,t ~; nays =. +, lswas then postponed, and
Executive session. Adjourned
EVENING SESSION.
The SENATE resumed ita session at 6 o'cIoct
Mr: bisler gaFe notice that he should call m
| tomorrow the motion or The Senator from Ksn.
lucky tMr. PowelD to reoousider the vote post. ru
poning the tariff bill. o'' P''''
Mr.. Powell introduced resolution callinp m
| tue President for any dispatches received ffom
the ministers at Turin, concerning The troubles
in Italy. q
Some private bills were passed,
| The SenRtn resumed the nfdora{;or
Overland Mail bill
Mr. Green was opposed to striking out the
second section, and change the terminus Of the
Rutterfie]d route from st. Louis The centre of
the Mississippi valley needed facilities The same
as New Orleans.
Mr. Toombs said be was not interested in
these chickering's between interior villages. The
| great centres were only on this side Of tho
mountains and San francisco on tbe othec.
There was no use Of talking about othsr centres,
The amendment to strike out the SECOND sec.
tion wes disagreedto.
Mr. Yulee moved to postpone the Post f)fF;ea
deficiency BILL Agreed to.
The Committee Of Conferences on the Home
stead bill, reported that the House receded
from its amendment, aud agreed to the Senate
bill with certain amendments.
Mr. johnson explained that the Senate bill
| was not materially changed.
The report was concufred iu-yeas Sc. nars
| in the negative.
Adjourned.
IlorsE:--The House reassemh1ed at s,r.x.
Mr. Florence, by unanimous consent, read
proposition for iaformrtiop, setting forth that
the resolutions Of censure passed on the Presi.
dent on the Sth inst, were unconstitutional and
authorizing the Speaker to write over them
"expunged By order Of the House."
The proposition was Withdrawn, after hu-
! morous debate upon it.
Mr. Gilmer asked unanimous consent 10 take
up his bill to do equal justice to all the States
in the distribution Of lands, and providing de-
| post Of surplus revenue with them.
| Objection was made.
Mr. Gilmer moved suspension of the rules.
| Motion disagreed to, 64 to 50.
| Several private bills we're passed, under q
suspension of the rules.
Numerous gentlemen repeatedly and fmps-
| tiently endeayored to be recognized bY The
| Speaker in order that they might move sus-
pension Of the rules, for the introduction Of r.
! rious bills.
sr. Smith of Virginia, with riew Of terni
mating such nndignifed scenes, moved to ad-
jouTu. Lost, IS o9ly voting sTe,
Ar. Davis Of Maryland made a report from
the conferences on the disagreeing amendments
to the army bill, that they had agreed to the
appropriation Of S9S5. 900 for forttdcations- :
The House considered the Senzte's amend
ment to the naval bill, and non concurred
among others in that appropriatiag 100000
Tor coal and naval depots On the Isthmus Of Chi
1i9ue. Recess till : o'clock.
EsEslSa SEss10x.-Mr, Bonham asked, bu1
ia1!ed to obtain ieave, 70 introduce joint reso-
luton that so long rs the United States govern
nent pursnes the policy Of returning to the
coast Of Africa the Africans captured By cur
vessels Of war the President procure the CONCUR
renee .ot the British government in returning
to the said Cost on the same terms and
H1H $finY1k $kn1A k-A I.
the British Navy, and that in case the British
Government will not enter into Convention
for this purpose, the President signify the
wishes OF the United States to terminate at once
The eighth section Of the Ashbuztoa treaty.
on motion Of Nj. Taylor, the rules we're sus-
relative to the Houmas bui.
Ar. coliax, from the Committee Of Confer.
euce on the Homestead bill, made a report
thereon, which WAS conquered in BY lls sgsinst
Nr. Gurley reported in f.,or Of printing TO-.
Of The Co7ode COMMITTEES. N ' '@p'1
Mr. Nelson offered an amendment, to print
100000 copies.
This was lengthilY opposed By the Democrats
as contrary to The rules. The amendment was
then agreed to and the resolution adopted.
Mr. Gurley reported resolution, which WAS
ndoRted, to prins 5000 copies Of the bill and
and report Of the Pacific Ra1lroad Committee. :
Mr.. Nelson offered resol1tion to print 10000
copies Of the report Of the Committee On Public
Expenditures, and 100 900 copies Of the reports
Of the Committee on Naral Expenditures, With
the evidence before the said committee, to be
printed and bound together. Hewished II sent
to the CommitteA on Printing.
Nr. Burnett objected
T.? Ir- Nelson moved \ suspension Of rules,
+ which was disagreed to. there not being Two
thirds in favor oft. Adjourned.
H.
While only Aessrs. Bragg aud Pierce in the
Senate voted nay, ten more than Mo.thirds al
m. enouse Toted il the affirmative on concurtin9
in tbe conference ;s>-nort Oh The Homestead hilt.
The uegatirs 1otes xere k1aisss;;Ee Southern
men, there being merp sectional o!'.Aen %
the suy,-~: aaafaEeRes oa the $e0, ,0oo,-
A.. 4 Committee on - x aspsto5s HIM.
o10 loan proposition cons,s.. ~ ---ssta-
ter, Fessenden. and Latham, and Repa.---
tives Morrill, Howard Of Mich and Phelps: I
Mr. Schwartz, member from Pennsylvania, I
j. dangerously i'll, NTH little or no prospect Of
his recovery.
!. Marine Disaster.
:. BosroS, Jure l9.-The Bark Trinity hence |
'Nay Goth for Galveston, passed Highland Light
to day putting back, With loss of spa.s DC. She