Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-13
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL.
THE RrtHaOs6 CONVENTION.

WASHINGTON June r.
HousE Mr. Grow from the Joint Com
mitiee Of Conference on the disagreement
amendment 10 the P0stOiiice Deficiency bill
reported that they were unable 10 agree lie
moved that the House Fecede from che disa
greement TO the FIRST amendment of the Sen.
ate, and agree 10 the Senaies amendment
with an amendment providing that service be.
tween Charleston and Key West shall be per
formed in the same time rs is now prescribed
in thecontrace With the Isabel and that the
Isabel shall be paid for the service performed
at the rate prescribed in the contract The
amendment restores ~ the servicc discontin-
ued or curtaied since the 4th Of March, 1869,
except The route from Nesho 10 Albuquerqe,
and from Kahsas City toStocdton, and part OF
route number 9076, west of III Paso, leaving
the discretion Of the Postmaster General on
the restored service the same as under the
eSistihg law, 70 discontinue or cftailser-
vices.
Mr. Grow proposition, under the operation
Of the previous question, was agreed TO, "a
against o. ~ LL Va Al 81 CL
Mr.. Gwley, from the Printing committee,
reported resolution, which was passed, 10
print $4,000 extra copies Of the Mechanical
part of the Patent Office Report, 10000 copies
for the use ofthe 0iicc, aud the remainder
for the use Of the House.
The Lighthouse Appropriation bill was
considered and passed
The House passed the following Senate
Joint resolutions Authorizing, vessel con
nected with the Coast Survey 10 proceed he
yond the limits of the United Staies for pur-
poses connected with the observation of the
eclipse Of the sun ON the 18th July, TO supply
Switzerland and the Naval Academy each with
copy Of the result of the Wilke Exploring
Expedition; TO supply the Cherokee and Chick
asaw nations with such copies of laws and
journals as are furnished TO the organized
Territories.
The House took recess from half past to
O'Clock IGfHG eva vITYba
EVENING SESSION
The House reassembled at o'clock Sew
eral gentlemen obtained permission to print
their speeches in the Globe
MIR, Mcqueen objected 10 the printing Of
slanderous speeches on Southern institutions
II was decided that the objection came too
late Nta F'
The consideration of the Navy Appropria-
ton bill was resumed After debate the Com
mittee rose and the amendments we're concur
red in and the bin wns passed
The House acted ON the Senate amend
ments to the Indian Appropriation bill, con-
curing in some Of them.
Adjourned
SENATE. Senate had the Appropria-
ton bill under consideration.
An amendment was adopted approprating
$4O0, 900 to the militia in the United States to
obtain arms from the Government TO distri.
butte among the several States An amend
ment that the sum Of $50 600 heretofore an
propriated for the lighthouse at Oswego, and
unexpended, may be applied for
repairing the pier ON which il stands, was
stricken out, as recommended by the commit.
tee.
A recess was then taken till PM
EVENING SEssIoN---lt was agreed to print
the usual quantity of reports OF the majority
and minority committee ON printing abuses.
The consideration of the Civil Appropria.
ton bill was resumed, and after long debate
an amendment modifying the contract with
Messrs Gales 4 Seaton, for Publishing Amer
lean State Papers, was adopted
The amendment approprinting $40, 900 for
seeds and cuttings in the Patent office, was
stricken out, but afterwards restored
The Senate amended the House amend
ment to the Pacific Telegraph bill, by striking
out the part In relation TO advertising for
sealed proposals, and inserted in lien thereof
a direction to make a contract with Zenas
Barnum and others for the construction of
the line.
Thus amended, the House bill was csneur-
red in.
The House has yet TO act on the bill.