, 1860-06-13

XAXvtTa CONGRESS- -FlgST SESSION,
WAsBrso7oS, Juue l2-SEa41K--A bill was
passed to plain the act fof the s4tisf2cuon OF
Virginia Land Warrants.
The Senate concurred ID the House amend.
ment 10 tho Pacific Telegraph bill.
A long deba'e ensued On amendments to thu
bi An ameudment was adopted appropr1at-
lug s40u, 900 to the militia in the Unlted Sta'es,
to opsaiu arms of lhe Government for dis1rihu-
ton amoug the several States. An amendment
III t the sum of $4,000, heretofore appropri-
ted for q light house Ut 0swego, aud remalatng
unexpended, may be applied lor requiring The
pier On which it sands, WAS stricken out, IS
recommended By The Committee.
recess WAS the n taken from until 2. u.
EvsS1ka SEaa1oN.-it WAS agreed to pfi-t the
usual quantity Of reports Of the usl 1rity and
minorit, Committee On printing abuses,
Mr Fitch reported the House bill for con'
s!sucting Government printing flee.
Mr. Davis, from the minority COMMITTEES. re.
ported bill in relation to the public printing:
a substitute for the House bill for the sale OF
tue Muitary Academy at Aarodshurg, KY, Was
The consideration of the Civil Appropriation
bill was resumed, and after long deoate, an
autpdmcnt modifying the contract with Gales
4 seatou for publishing American State papers,
waa adopted
The amendment sppropriat;ng $4,000 for
seeds aud cuttings in the Patent Office Was
st1ickcu out, but afterwards restored.
Mr. Iveraon said the Agricultural Bureau had
abused the appropriations. They had bought
seeds in New York, and hare distributed them
in other sections at immense expense to the
Government. When the same seed could be
bought in any store il any town in the country.
Mr. Brown denounced the whole thing, and
doubted If the Patent Office ever sent any val
uub eseed'throughout the country.
Mr. Wilson intimated that the Agricultural
Bureau was about TO investigate the cattle dis
e1ss.
sir. Brown hoped the nation would not turn
COW doctor.
Ar. Mallory said agricultural reporta were
made out Of material pfagiarixed from books
which ought to be in the library OF esery aGri-
| cu'turist.
The bill was considered till after II O'Clock,
| when the Senate adjourned.
| HorsE-Mr. Grow, from the joint Committee
! OF Conference on the disagreement amendment
| to The Post 0i11e Deficiency Bill. reported that
they we're unable to egree. He moved that the
House cede from its disagreement to the first
amendment Of the Senate, and agree to the Sen.
| ate's amendment. with an amendment provid-
iog that the service between Charleston and
| Key West shall be performed in the same time
as is now prescribed in ths contract With tho
'aergice performed at the rate prescribed in tbs
CONTRACT. The amendment restores sll she ser-
vice dl.continued or curtail.d since the 4th oi
| March, 1859, except the route fFom Neosho to
Albuquerque, aud from Kansas City to Stock
ton, and part OF rou.e No. S07G vest Of FL Paso,
| leaving to the discretion Of lhe Postmaster Gen
! eraa on The restored service, The same IS under
tha existing law, to discontinue OF curtail aez
vicea.
| 3lt. Crows proposition, under the operation
n 'he previous question, was agreed to, l21
/ 10 Is.
Ar. Gurley. from the Printing Committee
reported resolution, which was phss.d, tt
Of The Pateut Office report-10,000 for the us'
of the Office and the remainder for the use o
the House.
Ths L'gat Is House appropriation bill was coo
The House passed the following Senate ioio
resolut,lns: Author. .zing vessel connected
with tLe GoRbt Snrypy to proceed beyond tn
limits Of the United States, for The purpose
connected with the observation Of the eclipse Q
the sun on The 9Th Of July; 10 supply SWitzer
| land aud the Navy Academy EACH with q cop.
Of the result Of Wiikes's exploring expedition
to aupply tbs Cherokee and Chickasaw nation
ws'h such copies Of laws AID journals as ar
furnished to the organized Territories.
The House took a recess from half past fou
to seren O'Clock.
EVENING SsssioS.-Tbe House re.ssseuble
at r, II. Several gentlemen obtained pei
mission to print their speeches in the Gts6s.
Mr. MiQueen objected to the printing Of sla1
derous speeches on Southern institutions.
was decided that the objection came too late.
The consideration Of the Navy Appropriate
bill was resumed. After debate, the comnittt
and the bill passed.
The House acted on the Senate's amendment
to the ludian Appropriation bill, concurrinH
| some Of theDa. Adj'arned.