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xxxynh coNnR kss-fInsr SESSION.

EI Nf En- WASHINGTON, June I.
/ SENATE-A large number of House Bills
were reported Upon. va
Mr. Batord made report upon the petit
tion of r. B, Sanborn, asking To be relieved
from obligation to appear before the Harper's
Ferry Committee, and asked that the Judi
ciary Committee be discharged from the
further consideration OF the said petition n
MI. Bright moved to take up the resolution
fixing the day OF adjournment, but with
drew &C.
Mr.. - moved to take up the veto mes
sage Of the President in the case Of Arthur
Edwards and his associates. The bill was to
allow Edwards 4 Co., for mail service on the
Northern Lakes, and was vetoed by the Pres
ident, because the charges allowed were ex-
orbitant. .r . s"
Mr.. Yulee opposed and Mr.. ------ adyO-
| Gated the bill. g.,,
pass notwithstanding the Presidents veto"
| Il was lost--yeas Is; nays 3S. .-.,.',..
Mr.. Bright renewed his motion TO take up
| the resolution fixing the day of adjournment.
The resolution provides for adjournment on
the 18th inst, at noon. .......t
Mr.. Cameron hoped that no Republicans
would vote for an adjournment until the
Tariff Bill was acted on. t..
Mr.. Bigler took the same view. 80.
Mr.. Wilson opposed the resolution. The
Senate was not in condition to adjourn, and
could not do so in justice TO the public inter-
| est. .......
Mr.. Brown thought it then to be their duty
| to STAY and attend to business. He was ready
| TO meet the tariff question. as all others.
Mr.. Green thought that neither House was
prepared to adjourn. He had hoped Of get
| ting up the Pacific Railroad Bill and dispos-
! ing of it this session.
Mr.. Hale advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Seward moved to lay it on the table.
Lost. Ayes %, nays 26.
| Mr.. Bigler moved, as an amendment, to ad-
journ on the 9th inst.
The subject was further debated by Messrs.
Fessenden, Cameron and others.
| Mr.. Cameron moved to postpone the sub
ject till tomorrow. He said it had been pro-
missed by the Democrats of Pennsylvania
that we should have a tariff bill this session.
He believed that his colleague honestly made
this promise. ~
Mr.. Bright thought that they could get
through by the 18th inst.
| Mr. Biglers amendment was rejected.
The resolution was then adopted, by ayes
20, nays o.
| Ayes-Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Bragg,
Bright, Chestnut, Clark, Clingman, Critten-
den, Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Hale, Ham
mond, Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, johnson
of Ark, johnson, of Tenn, Kennedy, NAL
lory, Mason, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Sebastian
Slidell, Thompson, Toombs, and Wigfall-29
Nays--Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Brown
Cameron, Chandler, Collamer, Doolittle
Durkee, Fessenden, Foote, Green, Grimes
Gwin, Hamlin, Harlan, King Latham, Mich
olson, Polk, Seward, Simmons, Sumner
Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, anC
Wilson-27.
Mr.. Wade moved to take up the Kansa
Bill. Lost-ayes 81; nays, 80; a strict part,
vote, except Messrs. Bigler and Pugh, wht
voted with the Republicans.
Mr.. Douglas was paired off with Mr.. Clay
and Mr.. Orittenden with Mr.. johnson o
Ark. al ','
Messrs. Kennedy and Salisbury were alb
sent or not voting.
With these exceptions, all the Republican!
voted aye and the Democrats nay.
The Army Bill was proceeded with. Vari
GUS amendments were discussed one by Mr.
Brown, fixing the term of study-classes thi
year and hereafter entering at West Point
at five years for the lower class, and four fo
the upper, was adopted, as was one by Mr.
Iverson, providing for the payment of inter
est in settlement of accounts of States which
have advanced money to the General Gov
ernment for military purposes, by ayes %
nays H. -
Mr.. johnson of Arkansas moved a recon
sideration.
After debate, and without taking the ques
ton, the Senate, at half-past five o'clock, ad
journed.
| [ConclusiOn Of Wednesdays Proceedings.l
H0USE-The House sent the Sergeant-at
Arms after absentees, who returned with
number Of them, and many amusing an
J ridiculous excuses were made. s
; A great deal of time was consumed.
The House did not adjourn till very lat
: hour.
The House continued in session, endeavor
ing, with the aid of the Sergeant-at-arms,
get together quorum until one o'clock thi
E morning, when quorum being finally oh
/, tanned, It went into Committee on the Fortif
cation Bill Mr.. Mexican, of New York, havin
T the floor .. st
8 Mr.. Mexican made speech on the SLAYER
, question. After some uninteresting debat
the House adjourned till Friday.