The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-16

cess was here taken from to O'Clock On reas-
aaSssemohng there was quorum present.
hmer hhiter waiting some time quorcm arrived.--The
~ mn making appropriations for the expenses of the
territorial Legislature of Minnesota was nassad
| STuMnNiSarlh arm question was then resumed Mr.
Tariff and dag geu the necessity of revision of the
Tho rota 70 saleu . TO consider it this session
o ti. ~ postpone the subject to next session
was taken and agreed upon, as folIowS. Yoos
Messrs: Bayard, Bragg, Chestnut Cpgman' Da-
| Wis. Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwinn Hen,nbiii ILL., ut "a
johnson of Arkansas, johnson of Tapnass,oo I'
Mallory Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh Rice SamIis''
| bury, Slidell, Sebastian Toombs, WigfalI, Yuiee@
| 20. Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Biger Cameron.
Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolitte, Fessenden Foot
Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King Latham, Sew
ard, Simmons, Sumner Ten Eyck, Trumbu Wade.
Wilkinson, and Wilson-23. There were several
senators Sei paired of-The Army Appropriation
Bill was taken up, and the House amendments
we're considered. Some of the amendments
oI W 'he House were concurred in, and a Commit
zee Oh conference was ordered on those disagreed
MT PEARCE reported from Conference
Committee on the disagreeinp votes on Tho Irdian
appropriation bill. The Senate receded from its
amendment to the Overland TeIerranh hill which
put in the names of the corpOrators and agreed to
tue House amendment allowing the Postmaster
General to advertise for proposals to build the line
rms bill has now passed both Houses MIR.
SLlDELL offered resolution appointing a Select
committee OF three to report system for the in
crease of the revenue on the basis of the present
House bill just postponed, and report next session
"A Another Conference Committee on the Home
stead Dill was appointed, consisting of Senators
Johnson, OF tennessee, Fitzpatrick. of Alabama,
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and Representatives
Coltax, of Indiana; Window, of Minnesota, Garnett,
OF Virginia They will meet to morrow morning.
"A Dill was passed to prevent malicious mischief
In the District of Columbia-Mr. HEMPHILL
gave notice OF bill to establish additional Ju-
dIGlai District in exas-Several private and To-
cal bills for the District of Columbia were passed
Finally, at 10 o'clock for want of a quorum
the Senate adjourned. sa-a-As
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ''1'r''"
Mr.. JOHN C0CHRANE, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill to change the name of
the ship Rockdale to Massachusetts. He said the
State of Massachusetts had purchased the vessel
Tor the National branch of the Reform school. He
also reported the Senate bill changing the location
Of the Custom House from Point Isabel to Browns
vile. Both were passed.-Mr.s DELANO pre-
sented the resolution of the Massachusetts Legsla-
ture, instructing the Senators and requesting the
Representatives of that State to their efforts to
procure the enactment of more stringent uuaran-
tine laws to prevent the importation of diseased
cattle LAID on the table and ordered to be printed
:, "A Dill was passed authorizing the reissue of
iahd warrants in cases where the original was lost
OF OF uestroyed-the Secretary of the Interior to
Ti rame such rules as shall guard against fraud. -
The House accedcd to the Senate's request for
another Committee of Conference on the Homestead
bill.--A bill for the relief of David Mverle was
passed 1t came from the Senate. The claim has
been long pending, and is with reference to a con-
tract for water rotted hemp.--On motion of Mr.
SHERMAN, the House proceeded to the consdera-
ton OF business on the Speakers table and took up
'ue UNI 10 eSIaDllSn Geographic communication
with the Paci6c.--Mr. C0LFAX moved a concur
renee IN the Senate's amendment proposing to re-
store the names of Genus Barnum, and of the other
corporaors, and to authorize the Secretary of the
treasury to make contract with MIR.
BURNETT opposed the bill extending MAN.
moth monopoly.--Mr. C0LFAX denied this and
said they were to throw open the enterprise to
competition the bidders would be men of straw
Mr.. SCOTT briefly advocated the BILL regarding
Mr.: Burnetts opposition as nprecedented.--Mr.
BURNETT moved to lay the bill on the table,
which motion did not prevail-yeas 20, NAYS l20.
The House refused to concur in the Senates
amendment-yeas SO, nays l0l.--The House re-
ceded from its amendment to the bill providing for
the return of the re-captured Africans. This re-
ferred to the increase of the amount be paid per
annum Tor the care of each, from 500 TO $3.50. 1t
remains at the first named figures The House
also cOncurred in the Senate's amendment to the
Lighthouse b--The House went into Commit
tee on the Civil Appropriation bill, as returned
from the Senate with amendments, and, at half
past tour o'clock, took recess till seven.-
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at o clock and resumed
the consideration of the business pending at the re-
cess The amendment approprating half million
dollars for the completion of the acaueduct was
non-concurred in; also concurred in tn C amend
ment appropriatiug $3.50, 900 for new ail.--Af-
ter having acted on all the Senates amendments and
non concurring in most of them the Committee
rose at half-past 10 O'Clock and adjourned