Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-01
xxxvIth C0NsRsss-FIRsr SESSION
Frecsedinxs Of Yesterday Aftsrnssu

In THE SENATE yesterday, after our report
closed
Mr.. Dixon presented the credentials Of the Hon
Lafayette :. Foster elected Senator of the United
states by the Legislature of Connecticut, for the
term Of six years from the 4th day Of March 1851;
which were read and placed on record
Mr. Brown presented memorial from citizens
OF Washington and the adjoining county, re-
monstraiing against its present site, and showing
the great inconvenience that would result there.
fr )m to persons here and in Virginia
The majority report of the Select Committee on
the public printing, presented by Mr. Slidell,
closed with the following resolutions
RsSOiCed, That the laws regulating the prIces
and mode Of public printing, and the abuse neces-
sarily growing out of the expenditure therefor
require reform.
RtSOired, That the Committee on Public Print
Ing be instructed to inquire into the expe tiency
oil providing by law for executing the public
printing and binding by contract, 10 the lowest
bidder who shall give security for executing the
most expedient
Mr.. King, chairman of the Select Committee,
submitted his views at length I'm relation to yari
Gus transactions connected with the public print
ing which he deemed abuses
MI. Anthony, also member of the committee,
gave his views on the subject, strongly recon-
mending that the prices paid for public printing
should be materially reduced
Mr.. Fitch desired that the whole subject should
be referred TO the Committee on Printing
Mr. Wilson expressed the hope that the ques-
ton on Mr. Fltchs motion would not be put to-
day, and desired that the whole subject should
be postponed until half-past II O'Clock to.mor-
row; which was agreed to
MI. Davis offered a resolution that the Secre-
tary of War be directed to communicate to the
Senate the report and plan for the better organ
ization of the militia of the District of Co!nm-
bia, recently submitted to the Department by the
members of the board of army and militia officers
appointed for the purpose Of taking into consid-
Grafton and reporting upon the subject of Il reor-
gam zatlon OF the militia of the District adOpted
MI Brown introduced bill to Incorporate. the
Mount Oltvet Cemetery Company, in the District
OF Columbia, and bill to INCORPORATE the trus-
Ices OF the New jerusalem Church, Of the city of
washington; which were read and referred
After an executive session the Senate ad ourned
In THE HOUSE,, the body having under consid
Grafton the bill relative to a change in the modb
OF having the public printing done, after lengthy
debate Sly
Mr.. Houston called for the yeas and NAYS on the
adoption of the bill proposed as d substitute by
Mr.. Gurley.
Mr.: Vallandisham offered amenments to the
substitute proposed by Mr.. Gurey, limiting the
expenditure for the building and materials for the
Government printing Office to Sl5U, Uun and re-
curing the Superintendent Of Public Printing to
report the number of employees To Congress
annually.
Mr.. Gurley accepted these amendments
passed.
On motion by Mr.. Sherman, the House went
INTO Committee of the Whole, (Mr Dawes in the
IN, ana took up the Post Once appropriation
General debate on the bill having closed by
order of the House, il was further discussed AT
lehgth under the five minutes rule, and various
amendments were proposed and acted upon.
Ihe committee finally found itself without a
quorum, and having reported the absenters TO
the House, at twenty minutes before six O'Clock
the House adjourned.