New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

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Several Sebator were paired oil.
The Army Appropriation bill was taken mp.
The House amer dments we're considered and some
of them copcurred in. A Committee Of Conference
was ordered on those which were disagreed to.
Mr.. PEARCE, from the Conferebce Committee,
reported the disgreeng votes on the Indian Appro-
priation hill.
The Senate then reeeded from in amendment to the
Overland Telegraph bill, which pat in the names OF
The corporacrs spd agreed TO the nt ndment OF the
House allowing the PostmasterGeneral to advertise
for proposals TO fill the line.
The Overland Telegraph bill has now passed both
Houses Of Congress.
Mr.. SLIDELL Offered a resolution FIR the appoint
ment of Select Committee of three 10 report system
to increase the the basis OF the present
House bill nHt postponed, and to report at the next
sesscn. Laid over.
The bill to prevent malicious mischief in the District
Of Columbia was passed.
Mr. HEMPHILL gave notice of a bill to establish
an additional Judicial District in Texas.
Several private and local bills wero passed, when
the Senate again found tself without quorum.
Motions TO take up bills and adjourn were put, and
defeated.
At Top. m. the Senate adjourned, there being no
quorum present 10 vote on bills.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. JOHN COCHRAEE, Dem, N. y from the
Committee Commerce. reported bill to change
the name Of the ship Rockall to Massachusetts,. He
said the State of Massachusetts had purchased the
Mr.. COCHRAEE also reported the Senate bill
changing the location Of the Custom House at Point
Isabel to Brownsville. Passed.
Mr.. DELANO rep, Mass.) presented resolutions
Of the Massachusetts Legislature, nstructing Sena
tors and requesting the Representatives from that
State to their efforts to procure the enactment
Of stringent Quarantine laws, to prevent the i'm
porting Of diseased cattle. Laid the table and Or
dered 10 he printed.
The bill was passed authorizing the reissue Of land
warrants in cases where the original has been lost
destroyed the Secretary Of the Interior to fsme such
rules as W i'll guard against fraud
The House acceded TO the request Of the Senate for
another Committee Of Conference on the Homestead
bill.
The Pacific Telegraph bill was taken up.
Mr.. COLFAX rep, Ind moved to concur in the
Senate amendment restoring the Of Zenas Bar
and others, and authorizing contract to be made
with them.
Mr BURNETT Dem, KY opposed the bill as an
extension of IN nopoly.
Mr.. SCOTT Dem, Call said Mr. Burnett's HOSTILE
ty TO the bill unparalleled and unprecedented the
latter having operated his gaiyanic battery against it
ever since il was introduced
Mr.. BURNETT wanted to throw the establishment
Of line open to competition.
Mr.. COLFAX-In that event you'd merely get
straw bidders He briefly showed that there was no
monopoly.
Mr. BURNETT moved to table the bill. Negatived
10 against 100.
TIE House refused to concur in the Senates amend
ment-s3 against l04.
The House receded from an amendment TO tue senate
bill providing for the return Of the recapured Africans
and concurred in the Senates amendment to the Light
house bill.
The House then proceeded TO the consideration of
the Senate's amendment TO the Civil Appropriation
bill.
Recess from Al O'Clock to Z.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembed at 7, and resumed the bus-
pending at the recess namely the appropriation
Of $a00,000 for the completion OF the Washington
AGus duct.
The Houae ooncurred in the amendment; also in that
aprropriating $3.50, 900 for a new jail.
MIR. IRVINE REP, n. W, from the Special Com
miitee appointed 10 investigate the publc-store con-
tracts of the City of NewYork presented the report OF
the majority of the Committee with accompanying
resolution the effect that the change made under
the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, was
economical and corrected the abuses Of the former
system Of working the public stores and the contract
approved by the Secretary was in all respects conform
able to law, ard there no evidence OF favorlsm
fraud in giving out the contract, and that IN the
opinion of the Committee, the compensation allowed TO
the contractors was reasonable aud just
Mr.. BARR Dem, N. ", from the same Commit
tee, presented minority report in come degree reflect
ing upon the motive Of the Secretary in giving out the
contract ard mpung TO the contractors want OF good
faith in the execution of it, in the employment of Ia
boTers and recommending the resembling OF the con-
tract as illegal The reports were ordered aId on the
table and ordered TO be printed togther With the evil
dence taken before the Committee.
On motion of MI IRVINE the further consideration
of the subject postponed til the second Tuesday In
December.
The Committee, having acted on all the Senate's
amendments, noneoncurring in most OF them, arose.
At halfpsa 10 adjourned.