, 1860-06-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
q1I1RTY.sIxTH CoNCRNs-F1gsr SESSION,

ported the Post Ofle appropriation bill from
the House, without amendment. The bill Was
pastcd as reported, when at O'Clock the Senate
adjourned.
HopsE.-on motion Of Ar. Stanton; the study
Of the Cadets at the Military Academy was lin
tied to fo.r yeHr1.
An amendment to appropriate -, ,4oo, 900 for
the payment Of the Oregon and Washington
Territories war debt was not adopted. The
Committee rose, when its action on the amend
ment WINS concurred in BY the House.
Adjourned. ,>
wAu1zoros. June, is.
aExArE,-Mr. Mason. from the Special Com
Iittee on the Harper's Ferry matter, made
report at length. but il emhodies nothing new.
Mr. Doolittie made minority report, but it was
not read. The Committee was discharged from
the further consideration Of the subject.
Mr.. Mason, from tho same Committee, naked
to be discharged from The consideration of the !.
bills relating to the invasion Of States. and the
memorials praying for thr release Of Mr. Hyatt.
Agreed to. He also made special report on
praying for the release Of Mr: Hyatt, and asked
that as they tampered with the Senate they be
returned to the memoriaIsts. Laid over.
Mr. Doolittle made a minority report, saying
the right Of petition could not be denied any
one. Mr.. Mason. from the same Committee,
made a report dischargiug Mr. Hyatt. The
resolut On for Mr. Hyatts discharge was agreed
Mr.. Green introduced resolution for print
ing Of a5 900 extra copies Of the reports On the
Ua,per's Ferry invasion, which was referred TO
the COMMITTEES on Printing.
Mr. Bag ard moved TO take up the bill to give
the Sergeanta at Arm. Of the Senate and House
States. Mr.. Hale opposed it. MI. Bayard
chilled for the ayes aud noes, on the motion 10
take it up. The motion was disagreed to-ayea
% noes Is,
Mr. Fitch moved to take up the House joint
resolution IN relation to the public printing and
make it the special order for to- morrow at l1:30
o'clock. Agreed to.
The Army bill waa received from the House
with suudry amendments. Tho Light House
appropriation bill WAS taken up and passed.
The tariff bill Was taten up.
Mr. Hunter argued that no change Of the tar
j.. III was necessary. The present tariff would
afford sufficient revenue for an economical sup
port Of the Government, and for the e1tin.
guishment Of the public debt. The revenue,
urder the present tariff, would go On increasing.
There would be from si1 to seven millions sur
plus next 1niy. He further contended that the
iron interest was depressed by the fluctuations
in the credit of the country, aud by the revuI-
sion Of 1857. The tariff Of 1857 furnished suf.
ficient protection TO iron. He believed it ena-
bled the public TO weather as well as it did the
financial crisis OF that year, but if achange in
the the tariff WAS necessary, this bill WIS not a
proper one to pass. The excessive charges
contained in it would deter importations and
reduce the revenue; besides, it was 80 compli-
! Gated in its machinery it would require an ar
the door to fraud more than any system ever
devised For these reasons he desired it's post.
porenaent till next December.
Mr. Camsron also spoke in favor Of IN in
crease Of the tariff, and Seward urged action at
this session.
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sent, but one was obtained after while, when
the bill By vote Of 23 to 90 was postponed till
the next session.
Tue Army bill vas taken up and some Of the
House amendments concurred il, and commit
tee OF conference appointed on the disagreeing
votss.
| MIR. Pearce reported from the conference
committee on disagreeing amendments to the
| Overland Telegraph bill, and the Senate receded
from its amendments which put in the corpo
| rators aud agreed to tie House amendments
which allows the Postmaster. General to adver'
tise for proposals to build the line.
The bill has now passed both Houses.
| Mr. SIdell offered a resolution for the ap
| pointment Of select committee Of three to re-
port a system to increase the revenue On ths
basis Of the present House bill just postponed
and report at the next Sc ssiou. Laid over.
| Several private local bills were passed, and
| the Senate found itself without quorum anl
adjourned at 10 P n.
HoUsE-Mr. Delano presented the resolution.
Of the Massachusetts, Legislature, instructinG
the Senators and requesting the Represents
lives from that State 10 use their efforts to pro
cure the enactment Of more stringent Quaran
tine laws to prevent the importing of diseased
cattle. Laid on the table and ordered printed
The bill was passed, authorizing the re: issu'
| OF land warrants in cases where the oriEina
hare been lost or destroyed; the Secretary o
! IA In frama 1.1Yfap arr
against fraud.
|: The House acceded to the request Of the Sen
ate for another committee Of conference OF
the Homestead bill.
The Pacific Telegraph bill was taken up
Mr. Colfa1 moved to concur in the Senate'
amendment restoring the names Of Zeno
Barnum aud others, and authorizing cont1ac
to be made with them.
MT. Burnett opposed the bill.
Mr. Scott said Mr.. Burnetrs hostility wa
unparalleled aud unprecedented, the latte
having operated his galranic. battery azains
it ever slnce it was introduced.
Mr. Burnett wanted to throw the establish
uent Of line open to competition.
Mr. Colfax-1u that event you would merely
get straw bidders.
Mr. Burnett noved to table the bill. Mega
tiyed, 60 to 100.
| The House refused to concur in the Senate
amendment, SO to 104.
The House receded from an amendment t.
the Senate bill providing for the return Of th
recaptured Africans, and concurred in the Sen
ate'a amendment to the Light House bill.
The House then proceeded to the considers
ton of the Senate's amendment to the Civil
Appropriation bill. Recess from halEpast fou
till sevena
The House re assembled ut seven o'clock AM
resumed the consideration ofthe appropriation
t Of $50o.oO0 for the Washington Acqueduct
which vas not concurred in; rs WIS also TINT q
So5o, 900 for new jail.
Mr. Irwin. Of n. T., from the Special Com
mi.tee to Investigate store contracts in tho cit
Of New York, reported from the majority Of th
COMMITTEES Improving of change made by th
Secretary Of tho Treasury.
Mr. Barr presented minority report, reflect
ing in some degree on the conduct Of the Secre
tary, imputing want Of good faith to contractorl
and recommending the resembling Of contract:
On motion Of Mr. Irwin the matter va
postponed ill next session,