Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-29

Proceedings Of Yesterday AftsYnssn.

In THE SExArE, yesterday, the Vice President
laid before theSenate comm ication from the
Department Of State made in obedience to law,
transmitting statements showing the number and
designation Of passengers arriving In tie United
States during the year 1889; which was read and
ordered to lie on the table. The whole number
Of passengers that embarked for the United States
during the year 1859 was l55 sos, OF which 201
died on the passage The males numbered &C ,07s,
females 5S.1ij; sex not stated 4S1. The number of
males that died on the passage was '2l; number
of females S3. The number that arrived IN the
city of New York was 113 go; New Orleans II
332; Baltimore 3,162; Boston 1919
Mr.. Pugh presented the petition Of owners of
the repeal Of the second section Of the act Of June
2, 1867, and praying the repeal of the joint resolu-
ton of March 3, 1859.
MIR. Davis moved that the Senate consider lie
bill to authorize the sale Of public arms to the
several States and Territories and to regulate the
appointment Of Superintendent Of the National
Armories.
Mr. Hale regretted that the Senator from Maine
(Mr. Fessenden) was not in his seat as that Sena-
tor had taken an interest I'm the bill and had dis
covered the peculiar fitness Of the young gentle
men Of the Military Academy for acting as super
intendents Of the armores. Mi Fl. had referred
to catalogue and carefully looked over the list OF
studies to SEE what 1t was that gave these Young
graduates such peculiar skill and fitness for the
machine shop. He had no disposition to disparage
the Military Academy, but he thought ninety nine
out Of every hundred of them would much prefer
going into the ball room with their silk gloves
| than into machine shop among the greasy EN-
Plnyees.
Mr.. Mason then movedthat. the Senate proceed
to the consideration of Executive business which
was agreed to; and the Senate remained therein
until after four O'Clock, when the doors were re-
opened and
MIR. Wade announced the death Of Hon Cyrus
Sphinx, Of Ohio, in 4 feeling manner; and, after
the adoption of the usual resolutions such occa-
! sions, the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The House having under considere.
| ton the bill amendatory Of the mileage act re.
ducing the mileage Of mem bers from 40 to % cents
Per mile reported from the Committee of Ways
| and Means, and having refused to refer it to the
Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Underwood inquired if an amendment was
In order further to reduce the mileage to ten cents
The Speaker said no amendment would now be
in order. as the main question had been ordered.
The question required on the amendment. 1.-THE
new draft substituted by the committee for the
.ginai bill referred to them)
Mr.. j. CCcbrane inquired how much the word
'family,'' in the original bill. included, Would
it pay the expenses of man with the family of a
Tariarch of Utah, while poor bachelor must
come here alone. He suggested that vote fol
this measure would he vote against the interest
! of pdter tGmttidS.
After several dilatory motions the amendment
to the bill was adopted-yeas l2e, nays IL.
The bill was then ordered to be eng rossed and
read third time
Mr. Sherman moved to reconsider the vote 10y
which the bill was ordered to third reading
and to lay that motion the table; which latter
mott prevaied-veas I26. nays 50.
Mr.. Sherman demanded the previous question
| on the passage OF the bill.
Without the transaction of further business. the
| House adjourned