The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-25
PROCEEDINGS on TILE THIRTY.SIITH CONGRESS

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WASHINGTON, June pa message was received
from the President of the United States transmit
ting his veto of the Homestead bill; which was
read.-Mr. WADE hoped vote would be taken
on that bill without debate. When the bill passed
before, there but two votes against it; and he
hoped there would be the same result nOw.-Mr.
JOHNSON, of Tennessee remarked that there was
good deal that he would like to say on this ques-
uon, IN reply to the veto message, but if the Sen
ate were ready to come to vote he would refrain
MIR. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, said there was
not time before the hour fixed for adjournment on
Monday next, to give this subject the consideration
that it deserved. He therefore moved to POSTPONE
the further consideration of the bill until the first
Monday in December next. The motion was lost
yeas 10, nays 26.-Mr. }. then made a long speech
in opposition to the bill in the form in which il
passed.-Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, spoke at
some length in reply to the arguments contained in
the veto message. He declared that he supported
the homestead policy principle, and he should
not change his opinion if forty Presidents should
veto the bill. He proceeded to read some extracts
from the Presidents annual message in favor of
encouraging settlement by selling the public
lands to actual settlers at moderate prices
and said this Homestead bill was drawn with
a view to meet the precise that the President
had laid down.-Mr. PUGH alluded to the state
ment or objection of the President, that the bill
gives foreigners greater privileges than nativeborn
citizens, and called it mere bubble, which did
not rise to the dignity of an argument.-The de.
bate was further continued by Messrs. Davis, Fitz
patrick, Powell, Harlan and others.--The vote
was taken-Shall the bill become a law the obiec-
tions of the President to the contrary nOtwithsand.
leg ?-and the result was, yeas %, NAYS Is. SO as
two-thrds did not vote for it, it not passed.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, changed his
vote, and voted in the negative; and, the
result was announced, he moved a reconsideration
of the vote.--Mr. YULEE said the bill had al.
ready been reconSidered, apS[ our constitutional
functions over it had GSSsed.--Mr. HAMLIN
moved to postpone all prior orders and take up the
Post Office Deficiency bill, which was agreed to
l. The uupStIOn IN i6ar-
ing the vote cOncurring in the amendment of the
House OF Representatives; which agreed to
yeas p, nays l9.--Mr. POWELL moved to amend
the bill by adding section for the abolition of the
ranking privilege. Before arriving at a vote upon
this question: the hour of 4 o'clock arrived, and
the Senate took a recess for two hours.
At six O'Clock the Senate reassembed. Several
House bills read and passed.--A message
received from the President of the United States,
dated to day, and stating that there was now no
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
States for the transportation of the mails ocean
wise. The Postmaster General had offered this
mail to the steamship companies for the hostages,
but owing to the large letter mail overland, they
had declin ed to take it. They demanded a higher
rate of compensation, and unless power given
to the Postmaster-G General to make a contract with
them, reasonable and just terms, this mail route
would be abolished. The message was reterred--
The Post Office Deficiency bill was then resumed,
and the amendment abOlishing the franking mi
vilege considered Mr.. MASON hoped it would
be adopted. DIR. POWELL took the same view
MIR. WILSON thought the hue and cry about
the abolition of the ffanking privilege was started
by New York papers. He did not believe it
would reduce the cost of the mail TRANSFORMATION
much. He would be glad to be relieved of the bur
den OF this ranking privilege, although he did
not think the people in favor of its abolition.
The amendment was finally agreed to as fol-
lows: Y eas-Messrs. Bragg, Crittenden, Davis,
Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hunter, Iverson,
Johnson, of Tennessee, Land, Mallory, Pearce
Powell, Rice, Sebastian, Thomson, WigtalI-l7.----
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Brown, Chand.
Ter, Clark. Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Green,
Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Hemphill, King Latham,
bull, Wade, Wilson 23.-The vote was then
taken on agreeing to the amendments of the House
Dill, including the restoring of the inland mail ser
wee, which was not agreed to-yeas Is, navs 81
The Senate refusing to agree with the House
will insist and ask for Conference Committee
a House resolution reducing the price OF
public printing 40 per cent was passed-An
executive session was then held, after which seve-
RAJ private DIS were passed, when the Senate
ADJOURNED until Monday at nine 4. III.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion OF Mr.. BONHAM the President was
requested to furnish the House, at its next session
All the information to be obtained to the diSpo-
sition by the British Government of the Africans
captured by the British navy, and its dispo of
the officers and crews of the slaverS thus captured
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, when MIR.
EDWARDS commenced speech in defence of the
Republican party.-A message was received from
the President, which some supposed to be another
veto. Accordingly the committee hurriedly rose,
when the message read. But it merely recon-
mended that an alteration be made in the present
laws, in order to enable the Postmaster General to
contract for the carrying of the Pacific mails-sev-
eral companies and ship owners having declined to
perform the service for the pay to which the Post
office Department is now restricted by law. The
message was referred.-The House AGAIN went
into committee, when Mr.. BARR indicated a replv
to Mr.. Nelson in defence of naturalized citizens
He, like Mr.. Edwards, had permission to print his
speech.--Mr. GURLEl reported in favor Of and
the House agreed to print extra copies Ct the bank
report, etc.--lt was resolved that when the
House adjourn, it be till Monday at
o'clack. The proceedings were remarkably dull.
MIR. SHERMAN asked leave to introduce a phi
authorizing the Postmaster General to continue Tue
existing contract for carrying the mails between
New York and San Francisco, by way Of ahama,
to continue until the end of the next session On Tue
same terms provided in the exlstlBs Gontract'
-Messrs. BLAIR and CURTIS opposed Its nitro
duction, advocating the overland roIte; oh Which
the former said all the mails could be carried
co. So0o o0o nor annum.-After an explanation
hg Mr. clark of New York, Mr. Sherman was
satisfied that the bill would not answer the
,,'rosa and withdrew it.-Mr. WINSL0W
PSpooted the bill and moved a suspension of the
'Io0 in order to introduce it. The question was
decided in the negative-yeas Sc, nays 62-The
House then adjourned until Monday morning
at nine o'clock
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