Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-16

Prscsedings Of Yesterday Afternoon.

spNCid1 ana ali prior orQers DC postponed 70 tAke
up the Post Office appropriation and deficiency
bill received from the House, disagreeing 70 the
amendment Of the Senate which was agreed to,
and the bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hunter moved that the Senate recede from
It's amendment creating an additional section
aboiishlng the franking privilege. He thought
the amendment a proper one; but, inasmuch as
tue House had refused to concur, and he had no
wish to force its adoption upon them an appro-
Priation bill, he thought ii best to recede.
Mr.. Bayard was in favor Of the amendment,
but, under the peculiar circumstances Of the pres
ent case, he would vote to recede.
The question being taken Oh receding, it was
decided in the affirmative.
Mr Gwin moved to take I'D the bill TO abolish
the franking privilege; which was agreed to-
Various amendments Were proposed, and after
an extended debate, lasting until p. m, partici
Pated IN by Senators n Mason Pugh, Chandler, Col
Simmons, Benjamin, Trumbull, and others, the
bill was passed in the following words:
BE enacted, &c, That all laws by which any
person persons authorized to send or receive
any mailable matter free of postage be, and the
same are hereby, repealed: Prorided That this act
shall not apply to any person or persons TO whom
the franking privilege may have been granted by
name.
Sec. 2 And BE- it further enacted. That this act
shall take effect from and after the 18th day of
April, A. ID. 1850.
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Bayard, Benjamin, Bigler, Bing.
ham, Bragg, Brown, Cameron, Chandler, Ches-
nut, Clark, Clay, Clingman. Collamer, Crittenden.
Davis. Dixon. Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch
Fitzpatrick, Foot, Foster, Green, Grimes Gwin
Hale. Hamlin, Hammond, Harlan. Haun, Hunter
lverson Johnson Of Arkansas, Johnson Of Tenn
Kennedy, King, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Nicholson
Powell, Pugh Rice, Salisbury. Sebastian, Seward
Slidell, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Toombs Trumbull;
Wade and Wigfall-5i.
NAYs-Messrs. Hemphill and Wnkinson-2
Adjourned.
HorsE.-The House having proceeded to ballot
second time for Printer, no choice having been
as follows:
Whole number of votes cast la2: necessary to 2
choice, o.
Mir. Defrees had. ................el
Messrs. Gales & Seaton. ........... 1.
And there was no choice
The only changes from the preceding vote Were
that Mr.. Stanton voted for Mr. Defrees and Mr.
Scott for Mr. GloSsbrennpr
During the voting II was aScertained that Mr.
Jenkins of Va, WAS absent. and several gentle
men on the democratic side changed their votes
and made dilatOry motions, preventing the vote
from being declared until the arrival Of Mr.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, the cleo
ton Of Printer was postponed until one o'clock
tomorrow.
The following bills Were introduced read a
first and second time by their title and referred to
the committees DESIGNATED:
BY Mr.. Morrill,, of VT A bill donating public
lands to the several States which may provide
colleges FOR the benefit of agriculture and the
mechanic arts. Committee on Public Lands
Also, bill to punish and prevent the practice
of Polysamy in the Territories OF the United
States and other places. and dsapprovino and
annulling certain acts of the Legislative Assembly
of the Territory Of Utah. Committee on the
Judiciary
construction Of Central Pacific RAILROAD Com
mltteP on Military Affairs.
MIR. Dawes moved the reference OF this bin 10 a
select committee OF fifteen members. to be ap-
upon questions of order. Mr. D. finally withdrew
the motion. and the bill referred 10 the Com
mittee on Military Affairs
BY Mr. Briggs, of y. Y: A bill Ia establish a
branch of the Mint of the United States at the city
Of New York. Committee on Commerce.
BY Mr.. Reynolds, Of Y: A bill making ap.
preparation tor the Improvement of the navig ion
OF the Hudson river at and near Albany. in the
state OF New ork. Committee on Commerce.
Also. bill to provide for the erection of a
binding in the city Of Albany. in the State Of
New crk for the accommodation of post office,
custom house, and courts of the United states
Committee on the Judiciary.
BY MIR. J. Cochrane, of y. y: A bill to amend
an act entitled San act to regulate the carriage of
passengers on steamships or other vessels = ap-
proved March 3, 1855 for the better protection OF
iemale passengers, and other purposes. Commit
tee Oh Commerce.
Also, bill establishing the collection districts
entry and delivery for the same and regulating
the appointment and compensation of officers of
tue customs. Committee on Commerce.
Also: bill for the simplifcaticn and coditca-
uoh OF the eKlStisg revenue laws Of the United
States Committee on Commerce.
BY MI. Grow, Of Pa: 4 bill to prevent the sales
OF the public lands, except to actual settlers. for
ten years after the same shall have been SURVEYED
Committee on Public Lands
Also, bill for the admission of Kansas into the
Cnon Committee on Territories.
Also, 4 ball to secure homesteads to actual set
tiers on the public domain. Committee on Agri-
culture.
Also, a bill to amend the act establishing a
Court ol Claims SO as to permit creditors of Gov
eminent 10 sue In the district courts of the United
States Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Duell, of y. Y. asked unanimous consent
to Introduce the following resolution:
Resotrtd, That the Postmaster General he and
he IS hereby requested to communicate to this
House at the earliest practicable perl cd copies of
any and ali regulations of the Post Office Depart
ment. or inst uCtiOns issued to postmasters au-
thorlzing them to open and DESTROY letters and
newspapers supposed to contain incendiary matter:
together with copies Of all correspondence be-
tween tie Department and the authorities Of any
State, or between the Department and any post
master In relation thereto, and that he communi-
cate 10 this House whether knowledge has come
to the Post Office Department that the authorities
OF any State have enacted laws requiring post
maste to open and burn such letters NEWSPAPERS
or other documents as may be, in their opinion.
laws.
MIR. Burnett, of Ky, objected to the resolution,
and II was referred to the Committee Oh the Post
Office and Post Dads
Mr.. Campbell. Of Pa, presented Joint resolu-
tons Of the Legislature of Pennsylvania in reia-
ton to the tariff, and insructing the Senators and
requesting the Representatives from that State to
vote for protective tariff based on home valua-
tons; which Were referred to the Committee Of
Ways and Means
On motion by Mr. Hale, of Pa
ReSotrsd, That the Committee on the Jud iciary
be Instructed TO inquire into the eXpediency Of
prohibiting polygany in the Territories and so
to modify the laws of Utah to make the future
commission Of that offence penal in that Territory
Adjourned.
R0ftcs CT BiN-Mr GilIner. OF n c. gave
notice of his intention TO introduce bill 10 do
eqral Justice to all the States ::
Proceedings Of To-Day.
IN THE SENATE, day, the resolution I'm reoa, d
to the inauguration Of the Washington Statue, Of
fered by Mr.. Brown yesterday, contained in our
local department tc-day.) being takenup,
Mr.. Fessen den spoke against the location des
lgnated. and proposed that a committee of the