New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-20
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XXXVITH CONGRESS. !.
FIRST SESSION. ftars
SENATE WAsnrreror. .Inne ia Isss

SENATE WASHINGTON. June IL. 1850.
Mr. SEBASTIAN Dem, Ark. }, from the COMMITTEE
on Indsn Affairs, reported bill amending the bl
awarding a contract TO the Choctaw Indiana
Mr.. HEMPHILL Dem, Texas presented A me.
moral for light-sbip in Galveston Harbor. Re-
ferred. 49,
The bill to authorize divorces in the District o. Ca
The legislative Appropriation bill came up, and
Committee OF Conference was ordered on dssgree-
ing amendments.
The Overland bin came up and was postponed.
Inc nS 90 resolution 70 reduce the price Of public
Mr.. DAVIS Dem, Miss-, moved 10 amend NV s,,;k.
ing out 80 and inserting rs" Agreed to, Yeas
"a, Eays2l.
It was then postponed, and the Appropriation bill
A Committee Of Conference was ordered on ths
Civil Appropriation bill.
The Senate ins,te on its amendment providing for
loan of go 600 900 to the Legislative Appropriation
bill, TO which the House had previously disagreed
The Overland Mail bill was taken up.
Mr.. POLK Dem, Mo- opposed that portion Of the
bin which modified the ButteI6ed contract. He was
entirely unprepared to break up or change contract
which bad been faithfully carried out.
Mr. HALE REP. N. H. unerstood that the con-
tractors of the present overland route would be wiling
10 tale 5000 000 and give up their contract. This
would be saving the Government, according 10 The
Postmaster General Of $3,4O0OO0 for the time the
contract has to run. He thought II wise policy, and
an economical one, to give them this amount and h
them 20, and then make general system OF overland
nails which would benefit all sections alike at far
expenses. He was opposed TO an overland mail and
steamship mail together, and favored the bill intro-
duced by the Senator from California Latham, az he
understood that satisfied all the various interests repre-
sented in the California mails viz. the Butter6ed
route Com. Vanderbilt, the Post-Ofice Department,
and the Southwestern section.
Mr. POLK proceeded to show that when the Over
land mail was established on the Butterfeld route, il
was a mere experiment; but it had grown into an
enterprise unequaed in the world, and the revenue
from postage that route had increased from s2 per
month to $l2 O00 the receipts for last March, lie did
not know but at this rate it would pay for ITSELF
It had failed to make the proper time, and al
though be was originally opposed to the route the
Buterfed contract was located on, yet it had made
correct time, and benefited greater section Of the
country than If it were straight He was opposed to
change of this end Of the Bntterfeld route TO vicks
burg 90 was proposed as il would ignore all benefit to
be derived from it TOR Northern Louisiana, Arkansas,
and Northern Texas He did trust the Butterfeld con-
tract would not be disturbed by those senators and
members who made it. He doubted if better con-
tract could be made and was against any violation Of
it, II interfe,ed with, the contractors would come to
CODgress for indemnity to the last dollar:
Al this stage the Committee of Conference on the
Army Appropriation bill reported, and the report being
agreed to by the Senate and House, the bill stands
passed.
The discussion was continued on the Overland Mail
bill till 4 O'Clock, when the Senate took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate resumed the session at o'clock.
Mr.. BIGLER Dem, Pal gave notice that he
should call mp tomorrow the motion of the Senator
from Kentucky Mr.. Powell TO reconsider the vote
postp0ning the Tariff bill.
Mr. POWELL Dem, Ky.) introduced resolution,
calling on the President for any dispatches received
from the Minister at Turin, concerning the troubles In
Italy.
Some private bills were passed.
Resumed the consideration Of the Overland Mail
bill.
Mr.. GREEN Dem, Mo- was opposed to striking
out the second section and change the terminus of the
Bnierfeld route from st. L0uis. The center of the
mississippi Valley needed facilities the same as New
Orleans.
Mr. TOOMBS tDem., Cal said be was not interest-
ed in these chickering's between interior villages. The
great centers were New-York this side Of the noun
tans and San Francisco the other side There was no
use talking about other centers
The amendment TO strike out the second section
disagreed TO. 4IHs
Nj. YULEE Dem, Fla.) moved to postpo the
bill to take up the Post-0fice Deficiency bill Agreed
to-
The Committee on Conference on the Homestead bill
eported that the House receded from ts amendments
nd agreed to the Senate bill, with certain amend
ments.
Mr.. JOHNSON explained that the Senate bill was
not materially changed.
The report of the Committee concurred n--yess
36, nays 9. Messrs Braggan and Pearce were the
only votes in the negative.
Mr.. YULEE offered substitute for the House
amendments to the Post-O fice bill.
After long discussion, adjourned.