Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-13
UXvIA coreREss-FIRsr SESSION.


In THE SENATE, yesterday, after we went to
press, Mr.. Doolittle presented memorial from
Charles F Anderson, submitting plan for the
better arrangement and ventilation of tie Senate
Chamber, and setting forth that he had on former
occasons endeavored to arrest several architectu-
raj and scientific errors while the work of extern
sion was going on,parficularly the errors now ac-
knowledged by Senator Haless bill, and that his
remarks thereon may now be more worthy of at
tention, particularly when they are known 70
emanate from an old and experienced architect
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the Dill making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses Of the Government for the year ending
Both June, 1861 when, after a discussion ON vari-
GUS amendments, the bill was reported to the
Senate, and all the amendments concurred in save
those specially reserved, being some three or four
among which was the amendment appropriating
$500, 900 for completing the aqueduct
On motion by Mr. Siiden, the Senate took re-
cess from until o'clock, at which time the SEN
ate again convened. =.
Senate to be allowed to take up House blu autho-
rizing the sale Of the Western Military Asylum
at Harrodsburg, In Kentucky. Permission having
been granted the bill was amended, on motion
OF Mr. p, and was read third time and passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the civil appropriation bill-the question pend
Ing being on concurring In the amendment made
in Committee Of the Whole for a modi fcstion Of
the contract with Gales Il Seaton for publishing
the state papers; which was concurred I'm by a
vote of p to is -
The amendment of Mr.. Bright was also con-
Cured In appropriating the sum of $500 O0o for
the extension of the Capitol And also an amend .
ment for charging the public grounds
numerous other amendments were discussed
untll Ii o'clock, when the amendments agreed to
were allowed to be engrossed, and the Bin was
read third time and passed on a call of the yeas
and nays-22 to Is. And the Senate adjourned
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Grow, from the Joint COM
mlttee OF conference on the disagreeing amend
mens to the Post Office deficiency bill, reported
that they were unable to agree. He moved that
the House recede from its disagreement to the
first amendment of the Senate. and agree to the
Senate's amendment with an amendment pro-
vlding that the service between Charleston and
hey West shall be performed in the same time
as was prescribed in the contract with the Isabel
and that the Isabel shall be paid for the service
actually performed, at the rate prescribed i'm the
contract. The amendment restores al the service
discontinued or curtailed since the 4th of March
1859, except on the route from Neosho to AIbu
querque, and from Kansas City to Stoc kton and
part OF route 1915, west of FL Paso, leaving the
discretion OF the Postmaster General the same "a
under the existing law to discontinue or curtaii
service
After some conversation, the amendment of Mr..
Grow was agreed to-yeas 123 nays So
The House resolved itself into a Committee of
the WI hole on the state of Union tMr. Kellogg
of Ill, in the chair and resumed the consideration
OF the Dill making appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending June 30, 1861
After recess, at O'Clock, the committee rose
when the several amendments were concurrcd in
And the bill was passed.
III includes proviso that not more than S. 900
shall be expended in any Navy Yard in the repair
OF any vessel until the necessity of such repair,
and the probable cost thereof, IS aScertained by
the report of board of officers of the Navy
Also, that not more than SO 900 shall be expended
at any Navy Yard on the hull and spars of any
vessel, nor more than 8 900 on the sails and
rigging without previous examination and re-
port OF the cost by board appointed for the pur-
pose
The House took up and acted on the Senate's
amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, and
non-concurred In some of them
The House, at a few minutes to ten O'Clock, ad
journed.