Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-02-07
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SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHfNoroN, Feb. 6.
Tho Senate met at IL O'Clock Mr. Wade
presented petitions from soldiers Of 1879 for
pensions.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in reply
to the resolution Of the Senate calling for
names and compensation Of oihoers in his,
department not confirmed by the Senate
says that the list would embrace much the
larger portion Of the employees Of the De
partment, and could be found in the Regis
ter for 1859. Referred TO the Finance Cons
mittee.
Mr.. Mallory introduced bills to regulate
the pay Of Pursors in the navy.
Mr.. sumner i~ntroducen a resolution in-
structing the Post Office Committee to in
quire into the expediency Of abolishing a
semi weekly mail between st, Joseph and
Placerville, Cal Adopted.
Mr.. Homphill introduced a similar IesO-
luton relative to a semi weekly mail be-
tween N. o., and Elpaso. Adopted.
Mr., Haun introduced q bill for the extern
sion Of the pre-. emption privilege to Califor-
MIA. Read twice and referred
Mr.. Wigfall introduced a bill for a line Of
railroad and telegraph TO the Pacific.
Mr.. Gwin moved its printing, and would
call up the bill ct an early date.
On motion Of Mr.. Mallory, the bill to in
crease and regulate the pay OF the Navy,
was taken up and made the special order
for Monday.
Mr.. Pearoe offered q resolution asking the
President 20 communicate the instructions
and dispatches sent TO and received from
tho late Minister to China, and former Com
missioner. Adopted
MI. Chandler moved to reconsider the
vote ordering to be printed the Presidents
message vetoing the 81. Clair Flats Bill,
and attacked the document as an imputation
on Congress. Clay, Crittenden, Wigfall and
Toonbs further debated the subject. The
two latter defending the Presidents course.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Messrs. Grow, Miles and Ethridge have
been appointed, in conjunction with one to
be appointed by the Senate to wait upon the
President ard inform him that Congress is
ready to receive any communication he may
be pleased to make
Clark of Mo, made a pessonal explana-
ton, denying as was charged in an editorial
that he had declared Mr.. Douglas as the
first choice of Mo-, for President.
Phelps asked for unanimous consent to
proceed to the consideration of the Post
Office Appropriation bill, which was read
for information.
Maynard wished to modify the Sd section
so as to make the 3 per cent. interest there-
in provided payable to the contractors themi
selves, and not to their assignees, TO whom
they have sold their script at a ruinous dis
count. The contractors accept this interest
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ages
Petit objected, preferring that the bill
should tax the usual course.
The question rose on the suspension Of
the rules.
Phelps said that the lst section appro-
$40,000,000 for the support of the
support of the post Office department for the
remainder of the fscal year ending in June
last He offered an amendment to the I'd
section that $2,400,000 therein a%ppropria,
ted be devoted exclusively 60 the compensa-
of the Postmasters and clerks in their off.
ces mail departments, special agents. and
the transportation of the mails, and suggest.
ed that the section providing for interest on
the unpaid compensation Of contractors be
stricken out.
Mr.. Phelps amendment to the I'd section,
designating to whom the $2,40O,000, be
paid, was agreed tolls to 76. The House
refusing to strike out the section providing
for the payment of interest to contractors.
The bill then passed.
Mr., Grow, from the Committee appointed
to wait on the President, reported that they
had performed the duty, and that the Presi,
dent desired them to express his gratiica-
ton that Congress was ready to proceed to
business, and that he would be happy to co.
operate with the Legislative Department in
the consumation of measures calculated to
promote the public welfare, and that he
should communicate with Congress as the
public emergencies may require.
Mr.. Sherman moved to proceed to the
election Of q Doorkeeper, previous to which
thera was n call of the HnnaA-