New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-15
XXXVIrH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. -. .WASHISGTos, june IA, 1860.
-oi retitiuns and reports were presented.

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Several pettions and reports were presented.
The bin TO settle private hand claims in California
was taken up, and the amendment of the House
TIE Senate bill to take care of aud return the Afri-
cans at Key West was taken up, and the amendment
OF the House Increasing the appropriation for that
purpose from $500 900 $3.50 000 not agreed TO.
The vote was: Yeas, 26; Nays n.
Several petitions against the increase Of the duty on
steel were presented.
Mr.. FITCH tDem., Ind. from the Committee on
Prnt g. reported in favor of printing 5000 copies OF
the Smithsonian reports Agreed 10.
Mr.. WILSON KEEP, Mass called up the resolution
extending the session till the 18th inst He said that
unless CT ange was made in the day Of adjournment 1t
srould be utterly impossible to ge; through business
Mr.. HUNTER Dem, Va suggested the DIST inst.
Mr.. PuGH tDem, o. moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Mp. WIGFALL Dem, Tex.) said that we could not
get through with business if the tariff was not
consid red at all It justice to ourselves nor to
the country rush the business of ak months into
few Days. The Senate had dlly -dallied.
Mr.. BRIGHT Dem, Ind said that the Senate had
at hours This session than for years previously
Mr. wlGFALL said he meant what he said in a
Pickwiokian sense.
Pending vote, the special order, the Legislative
appropriation bill, was taken up.
Great confusion existed. Half a-dozea Senators ad-
dressed the Chair at once.
Mr. DAVIS Dem, Mass suggested that the Presi-
dent make all the Senators take their seats
The PRESIDENT received the suggestions with
pleasure and requested Senators 10 their seats
Order being restored, the special order was post
poned for few minutes, and the resolution 10 adjourn
Yves again considered.
Mr.. BRIGHT inquired of Mr. Hunter, chairman of
tie COMMITTEES on Finance # II wac possible to get
through the Appropriation bills by Monday.
Mr. HUNTER said ne thought they could not.
MI CAMERON tkep., Pal was willing to stay TIL
December TO debste 'he revenue.
M CLIEGMAE Dem. n. c. suggested that they
do not adjourn until the middle of next week many
Of the Senators VIII he at Baltimore, and had better
extend the session, although he preferred to adjourn
Monday.
MIR. HALE REP. n. H. said they had adjourned
cnce fer The Democratic Convention which ended ia a
box and be would adjourn for another unless there
wss reliable security that II would 90 somotning.
ILaugbIsI.l The Terif was settled. No man here 10
q, vain 10 make speech TO convince the lmPerylous
Democracy and obtain practical Tariff There was
no use 10 sit here then and listen to long speech,
and holding oai false hopes to the county
Let them go before the people on the Tariff. There
Was no hope for here. The Senator from Pennsyl-
Yana Bgler reminded him of of the early preach
ers Of Christianity He like the voice Of one cry
ing In the wilderness Roars Of laughter. He re-
syeC;ed bis motives, but pitied his condition. Renewed
Mr BfGLER Dem, Pa desired to stay here and
discuss The tariff and settle II.
Mr. WILSON moved 10 amend to adjourn the 18th.
Yeas "a, NAYS 20. Agreed TO.
The main resolution ameuded-to adjourn on
the 2Sb-was agreed to.
The consideration of the Legislative Appropriation
bill was resumed. The amendment paying the claims
of the Choetaw Nation Of two millions and hall,
WAS discussed at length, and rejected.
Recess at 4 to o'clock.
TvEKIse SESSION.
The Senate resssembled at p. N.
NJ. TO0MBS Dem. Ga desired TO get up the bill
permitting Louisiana to levy tunnage duties IN certain
cases. -
The Republican Senators objected, and urged that
the Senate was too thin to consider 60 important
bill
Mr. TOOMBS replied that the question had been set
fled l,v forty precedents Senators Thought this bill
Too inportant TO consider when the Senate was thin
but TIE Senate seemed 10 them full enough to depete
the Treasury by adding oPratons to the penang
bill.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the
yriaIstye Appropriation bl which, after the consld-
sration Of various amendments, was passed.
M, uITNTFR fDem Val from the Finance Com
pittee reeored the Post Office Appropriation bill from
fbe House without amendment
The bin was passed as reported; when, at O'Clock,
the Senate adjourned.