, 1860-06-12

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changing the DAY OF adlourDDfut! from tue lStn
10 re 2slb. Laid over under the rules, -:
Mr. Hale reported resolution, changing the
the order Of businesss in the SENATE, Hhch was
laid over.
Mr. Kiug moved to tule up the report o. 1be
Senate Printing Investigating COMMITTEES. and
postpone all prior oroers. After some alscua-
sion it was agreed to. The resolutions we're
read. They recommend change in the mode
Of executing the public printing Mr. h,pg
o8nteadcd th2t the nbnees growing Gut o. the
execution Ct the public printing we're not neees'
aarT. 49, -.,-.,
daota,, aud would result under any adn.Distra-
tod. He did not btfieve Mr. Nendcli's teEti-
ri,pEy. unless corrnborated BY other witnesses.
He reviewed Nr. Wendelfs Testimony as tothe
! snoEcv spent for etectinneer'ng purposes. ano
commended that it wAs thus spent against the
Uaice blanks, nothing WAS paid that the la" did
not atiow. lie admitted that son,estinx wAs
wrong. hut Eei.her The Post U0ice department
nor tie Senate Committee was able to ascerta'u
how it was doae till TerJ recently. There was
no violation On the part OF the Executive oih'
GERS and Post Office Department.
MIR. King ccnt.ovetted tss last statement
Nj S]ideu admitted that snmo Of the aubor-
dinxte Officers Of the Post 0ili:e Department
nu.t have known Of these abuset, but neither
the Presiceut or the Post Master General knew
anrtliug Of them.
Iii. K1ng contended tb6t these abuses result
ed from gross misconduct On the part Of tie o.
fc,..4 If 1he gaY ernrneLt, aud that Lis R1nend-
meat to s,1ike cut tbs word Necessary" should
BE- saopted, because, he did not believe the
abuses would necessarily grow up under an
honest 4dnti tioistration.
III. k1p.'s amendment WAS lost-yea7, u;
nays. o5-: The first resolution Was greed to.
.T}efo the AuaA disposition ofthe aalbiect, Mr..
Toon,bs insisted on the order Of the dry, It BE-
ing the Evii Appropriation bill, which was TAX
ca up AMI discussed al lenKtu.
Numerous amendments were Euhnlttcd, which
led to long debate Appropriations were nd
ded to the Til Of $50 600 fur the Charleston
Custom lIouke; $3Q0 600 tor the New Orleans
Custom House; $500. 900 for the extension Of
the Treasury building; $5oo, 900 fer tho WASH
'pgton acqueduc', and 500 etV Tor tie cIp''a1
sxtenkIon.
ur. Fitch moved IN amendment modifying
the contract with Gales Hnd Seatoa fo- the pub
LEGATION Of the American State papers, Th'ch.
after some discussion, was adopted.
Mr. Brown submitted an eudment Of $780,.
900 for the erection Of a now jail in Washington
city. Agreed to.
Ar. johnson Of Tennessee reported from the
Committee Of Conference on the Homestead
Bill, that after full conference, they has sepa.
rated witaou. being able to come to an agree
nleut-
Mr. Hale offered an amendment Of $1,000
for the reconstruction Of the Sena:e Chamber
side Of the building. REJECTED.
Mr. Bright offered III amendment apptoprl-
ating $50,000 ior converting the old Senate
Chamber into Cour. Room. aud the old Court
Bonn into q law library for the supreme Court.
Mr. Uaie moved to make it 5000,
Mr. Mallory was ia hopes The Senate would
20 b.cx aud occupy the old Chamber than
selvea.
Nj. Hsle-so an I, this new one has been n
total failure. blr. Aalc's amendment WAS re.
jscted.
Nj. Bright modified his amendment BY 1educ~
ing the amount to g., ,to0.
Mr.. fasou said We Nere ID the sltuatlon ol
man who had bullt new houRe, and Gid not
| know what to do y i!h the old one. He thought
the present Ioon, WAS good enough !or the Su-
| nrem1e Court The Court could beaF the bar,
| aud The ba. could hear the Court, and there
| was abundant room to transact business. NJ.
| Dsyard said the old room was rot suitable Tor
! a court room, but would make Al excellent IL
| brary. The amendment was adopted.
| Other amendments were discuss cd uctllseVen
O'Clock, when. without disposing Of the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
| HousE.-hr. Sherman offered a resolution.
regulating the c4llioE Tor r:Ror,ts' and g,s,ns
lii, Branch cpposed il on the ground TINT it
would enable the Pacific Itsi:oad bill again to
be brought forward, involving the consumption
Of additional time, The resolution Tns adopted.
Mr., Siblack. from the Committee On Patents,
reported the Senate bnl' win an an1sndn'enf'
o, motion of III. HJard its consideration wss
nostD.ned till the second "Wednesday Of Deem
her ne<t.
lii. Ashmore, fror, Mileage Committee, made
an adverse report on the bill referred to II, aud
r+pealipg the act regulating the compensation
Of members Of Congress.
Mr- Rat,on. ftom ttH Committee on Expendi-
&... g. H. hnn1+
the fesolu'ious referred to the Committee iu
February last, and Recommending their passage.
The resolu,iors declare that the Secretary ol
| ila Navy has, With tho sanction CT the j'fesi.
dent. abused h,s discretionary power in the se-
lection Of Coal Agent, and for the purchase Of
fuel for the Government; that contract with
Swift for lisa OK timber was IL v1o!atton Of
law; that the distribution of the patronage OF
| the Navy Tael uuaang mcmhers Of Congress is
I destructive Of discipline and ipjuri"ns to the
| public service; tina. The President and secretary
Of the Nary, in considering the party relation
Of bidders and the had elect O. a~asasas ean.
tracts reud1ng elections. are deserElrS Of me
yeprpbation os this House; tha. Daniel II. Mar
tn. u member Of the Board of Engint ers to re-
port on proposals for the construction ot nla
ehincry, he ne,pg personally instres'ed therein,
is hereby ceusured by this House.
After some discussion, the cons,oe:a:'on Of
| the rcsolu.ioos W. postponed till Wednesday.
Office Appropriation bill.
Tie amendment psudieG fron former dog,
! proposiug to reduce the compensation ot Il ccr-
tain clsss uf Fus.uius'ere, WIS r'Jecteo.
On motion Of Mr. Sherman, HI aneEdd,e1it
wins a creed to. author xng The Postmaster Cen
eral to cause the nais to be transported b'twccn
the United States and any foreign purt or 1.urts.
Among other amendments Adopted, On no.
| ton Of Mr. Collar, Of the Post Office Commit
te., we're the follo~iug: Reducing ths appro
nriations for clerks at the various post omees
from 1850, 900 to $500 QUO: reducing ,he Epecia
agent il California fionl IS 000 10 Il $40; re-
auirinp Pos,m 3s:ers to distribute to their own
| ers al newspapers sent tn one address; and re-
duc,ng the carrying lettess iu the city sroT twt
cents 10 ona cent. II the rerenue 1t the Poa
Office Department should be insufficient 70 sup
port it for the yenr ending June, 1s6l, ther
$4,000 shalt be appropriated to supply tll*
Deficiencies. The LiIl then passed.
The forttcattnn bill was passed Us originally
reported. withoutamendment.. ..
Mr. Grow, IRON tue Committee oi Conference
on the disagrecing votes OF the two Houses OF
the nomcsiead bill, reported that amer aa'
and tree Conference, 'hcy separated withou
, | coming to an agreement.
On taation al Mr. Grow the House insisted
and asked for another Committee Vi C.n' n'erenee
| Jno Qochraue mixed lense to introduce q 81
approprsatlug .Sl25. 800, the interest o, ~h'el
si1atl be spent by tbs Indies Of thu Mr. fe:nt'
Association for the preservation md rerair o
the home aod tomb Of Washington. Ohjtcto'
ya, nude. Mr. Cochrane moved u suspension
of the rules. Decided IN the negaslre.
Recess from quarter past four 10 seven o'clock
Tha House reassemblcd ut sevcu O'CLOCK TIL
| evening, and took up the Navy Appropriation
ill., Au amendment WAS adopted pEcgdci
$430,0 900 to meet the requirements Of the b.
recently passed increasing the psy Of The ohi
GERS.
Ar. Lovejoy wanted the yessels Of the ras
to rot. II they were sutk. commerce wnufa r
ceive no irjury. l, was time appropriations fn
them should cease.
A running debate took placs on the claus
appropriatiuE 100000 for tue repairs an
equipment Of veasela. The e. 500 lOu au,ent
tut for toe repair and equipment Of vessel
. was savorably acted on,
= Mr. Morse offered an amendment a3rropriR
lug $500, 900 for the purchase Of six sinlll steam
ers 10 BE- employed on the coast Of Africa #
e &he suppression Of the elaye trude, which vi
q ruled ont Of order.
An amendment appropriating $50 06o 10: Sa
;. Petre Was adopted. The amour, to7 con,ingc.
u expenses was cut down to $su1 900. Tile con
mitsee rose at ten o'clock wlthoa: conclusion Q
4 the bill. The House then adjourned.
Ths Japanese In Philadelphia.
Pu1LApELPa1A, June l0.-The Japanese ke]
= strictly in prssaie 10 day. Many OF them are
q from the effects of yesterda.'s exettious. O.
u. fortunately during The c1oxd some ot the 1hrol
D. indulged In = very coxzxe language, calling It
IL / visitors piggers, DC, which portion o1 II
q Embassy understood as insulting. They referzs
= this matter to the Commissioner this attesnoo
- saying that they feared our people thought The
-. very ridiculous They will risit the manu!a
:" tories. &C.. during the week uuannoucced. an
rs psiyatslv - possible. They will prnbab