Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-21
rROCEnDINGs IN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, June 20
llousn-MIr Davis, ofMd, from Committee
on WAYS aud Means, has leave TO report a bil
authorizing the President Mt any time within
twelve months 10 borrow ON the credit of III,
Government, n sum not exceeding 81 ,0O0, ,O0l
or SO much thereof as in his opinion the eNi
gencics Of the service may require, 20 be use,
in the redemption of the Treasury Noes nov
outstanding
The stock shall be issued bearing on intores
Of per cent, and the loan shall be reimburse
within period not beyond twenty or not les
than ten years
The Secretary of the Treasury shall b.
authorized, with the consent of the President
to cause certificates of stock TO be prepared
by the Register for the amount so borrowed
which certificates may be transferred on tbt
books Of the Treasury under such regulation,
as may be established No certificate Is tc
be for less than 81 600 Coupons may be IT.
tachcd TO the tickets aud assigned aud irams
lerred by the delivery of the same instead OF
being transferred on the books Of the Irensh
rer Sealed proposals by advertisement are
to be invited aud the most favorable offers by
responsible bidders are to be taken No stock
is TO be issued for less than par value, for
which the faith Of the United States is pledged
for the redemption OF principal and interest.
Mr. Wnshhurn moved 10 suspend the rules
in order to take up the River aud llarbor bills.
Disagreed to- l0j to CT; not twothrds
| Mr. Thaycr moved to suspend the rules to
take up the bill 10 constitute the Jefferson
and Nevada Land Districts, and providing
for the delegates IN Congress Disagreed to,
! 80 TO a.
Mr. Stevens objected to the report of the
Loan bill no matter whore it came from.
Mr. Davis Intellectually moved suspension
of the rules
The House passed the resolution for the
final adjustment of private land claims in
Florida Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri.
Mr. Gurloy, from the committee on Print
ing reported n resolution for 10000 extra
copies Of the reports of the committee on lx-
pcnditures in the Navy Department, and the
resolution thereon adopted by the House for
n like number of majority and minority re-
ports, and the testimony taken before the
| committee on Public Expenditures relative TO
the public printing for the use Of the House
provided these reports resolutions aud tcN-
mony be bound in one volume with the reports
aud testimony Of the Covodc Committee
Mr. Gurloy in response to the inquiries
said the 100000 copies of the Coyodc report,
ordered to be printed yesterday will cost siA
ty cents a copy, and the printing now propos
ed would cost ten cents additional
On motion OF Mr. Burnett, an amendment
was agreed to to include the majority report
made last session by Mr. Bocock ON alleged
corruptions IN the Navy Department
Further action ON the resolution was waived
to enable Mr.. Morill to make partial report
| from, thn (nu1n,itinn nf .,, tl,.
agreeing amendments to the Legislative, Ex.
ecutiye nnd Judicial appropriation bill reduc-
ing the subjects in controversy to seven only.
including the Senate S2l ,000,0 900 loan amend
mcnt, on which they have been unable to
agree and ask II further conference thereon.
Mr.. sherman reported from the Conference
Committee on the Civil Bill that they had
agreed to the appropriation of $30O0OO to
complete the Capitol, and to the amendment
nbolishing the art commission
The mint is allowed 10 coin cents, but the
old provision TO exchange them for Spanish
pieces is repealed
S25, 900 are appropriated to convert the old
Senate Chamber into II Supreme Court room,
and half million for the Washington Aque-
duet, TO be expended under Capt Meigs. The
report was reiccted--7f to 30
A debate followed, during which Mr. Branch
moved u reconsideration, which was carried
and the report concurrcd iu-9t to -.
Adjourned
SENATE A committee Of conference was
ordered ON the Army bill
The bill for the Redbackndy and Lepgcit
Salt Lake mail contract was passed 1t ap
propriates $4,000
Mr. Bigler moved that the Senate consider
the motion TO reconsider the vote postponing
the Tariff bill
Debate followed during which Mr. Came
ron offered a resolution extending the session
to July I'd.
The reconsideration wns carried-32 10 II.
The bill being before the Senate, Mr. Lane
offered u substitute for the hill, when both
were laid aside informally TO consider the
to the Post Office Deficiency bin. |
A committee Of conference was ordered on
the bill
The Senate disagreed to many of the
Mr. Latham moved TO take up the Overland |
Mail bill l.ost--l4 TO u.
Mr. 1oombs, from the Conference Commit |
tee made a report on the Civil Appropriation
bill stating that an agreement had been arri- |
we'd at ON the amendments of both Houses, eX-
cept ono Of tho Senate apprqprIaling $500 900
for the New Orleans Custom House 'fhe |
Senate reccdcd from their amendment
The consideration of the Tariff bill was re. |
umed, but without definite action