New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08
XXXVIrH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


A larse number of House bills reported upon.
M hazard Dem. Dell made report on the
,'Ii., 81 r. r. Sanborn sskiug to be relieved from
IL Obligation to appear before the Harpers Ferry
Committee. and asked that the Judiciary COMMITTEE
be discharged from tur;her coisldeialoh OF sao PeH
t;on Which was agreed 10.
Mr. BRIGHT DEM. Ind moved to take up the re-
solution liking the day of adjournment, but withdrew
il subs quently. .,- ~,
Mr.. BINGHAM Rep, Mich) moved TO take MP the
VITO message Of tie President III the case OF Arthur
Fdwald s aud his associates.
JTbr b,ll was to allow Edwards 4 Co. for mail SER
vice on the northern Lakes ana was vetoed by the
President because inc Ciiu8te "iiVNc" WIZ NNN"4'
sr. YULEE Der, Fla opposed, aud Mr.. BING-
HAM advocated the BILL 80,
stbmaudnC the Presidents objections II WAS lost by
Yeas Is. NAYS 81 a.,
eolution fixing the day Of Adjournment The fesoiu-
ZION 1rovides Tor an adjournment the lSth at IL ~
Dir. CAMERON hoped no Republicans would vote
for An adjournment until the Tafii bill was acted On
Mr. BiGLER took the same view. m
Mr. WILSON opposed the resolution. Tue oeh'ne
WAS not in condition to adjourn. II could not Do 30 III
Justice 20 fhe public interests
Mr. BROWN thought it their duty 70 stay s" ta$ an
tend 10 business. he Wae Ie''us ~ A0' -
qu M GWIN Dem, Cali thought neither House
prepared 70 adjourn Hs haG GC u u t gS' saoP ''
Mr. HALE Rep, n. H. advocated tue res!lu'ioI i
M. SEWARD Rep, n " moved to lay it on the
s,ble Lost, Yeas - Nays 80.
~ BIGLER moved a. an amendment to adjourn
The subject was further debated by Messrs. FEs
SENDEN Rep, Me-, CAMERON tRep'' Fab ana
Mr.. CAMERON moved 10 postpone the subject til
tomorrow. He said il had been promised 10y the
T1snocrots of Pennsylvania that should nave q
Tariff BIZ this session. lie believed his colleague
honestly m adc lhis promise.
Mr.. bIiIGHT Diem. Pa thought they could get
through Ivy the 18th. .o
The resolution was then adopted by yeas %, nays q
81 follows: - o,.A c,...
chi Slisan,ar Critrnden. Dai, Fitch Fitzpatrick, Halo
Hempti Hgte Iveson 'g PaS PHI Rice
sebasnsr, siseL 1houson Toom5s Nig2n. cborile,
KAYs-Ressrs Anthony Bisief Brown cameron, o1 1
cosl1s Dooe DuIsse tssnd'i Sois oIs os aS
Gwin Hsn'in IIas. M! 1S',,o, nl ~ de Wilknson
Nj WADE aep., Ohio moved to take up the Kan
sas hin I,ost by yeas n nays pa strict party vote,
EXCEPT that Messrt. Bigler Dem, Pa.l ana fugn
Dem, Ohio voted with the Republicans Mr. Doug
les IA. H. Dem, ILL., was paired with Mr.; Gay (Dein',
AIa1 and Mr.. Cinieuden Am, Ky) with Mr.. JOAN
Ion lDem Ark; MessTs. Kennedy 81 AM, Nd,
Sanleburv Dem Dell were absent or not voting
With tIc.e exceptions all the Republicans voted yea,
and The Democrats nay. -,
The Army bill was proceeded win' ,., oil.
VaIi,us amendments were offered, and discussed ~
length. -. nj m o,,ond,,ert
.t ~ ~ ure of instruction for cadets now at West
pint Military Academy shall he that prescribed az Tue
lime of their entrance, bat cadets entering hiS year,
~ hereafter shall be divided into TWO classes ine
loUer elass TO 90 through course OF study Oh hte
e@,s I'D the higher class four years. the ici'denhc
stt n tx the standard OF merit Tor admission upon
a,',,oval of the Secretary Of War.
iMessrs DAVIS Dem. Miss, LANE Dem, ore
gonl FESSENDEN Rep, Mel GkIMES thcp''
I,,ysh AID Others debated the subject
Nj FESSENDEN offered an amendment TO Tine
amendment that the term OF instruction shai no5 OK
ceed four YEAR, aud this pIoyisi N shall he carried INTO
effect by the academic class az soon 40 pracucao 0o
patblc with existing arrangements RtJecIS9
Ms. BROWNS amendment war m0diheu All"
adopted. ,a
Mr. INEkSON Dem, Gal renewed the amenu-
ment made IN Comnittoe Of the Whole and therc re-
iected that where States have made advances Tor mil
tsry purpose and have O, pad The interest on me
same The amount OF said interest shall be allowed ia
the sstlernent Of their accounts has be0n done ID
,hs eases Of Maryland Snd Alabama, and il was
lafop.ed. Yeas %; Nays u.
hr JOHNSON Dem, Ar,.l moved 10 reconsider
ia order Thai be vOto may be- taken IN full Senate
ihaf Iii large amount, - 10000 may not be taken
out OF the general Treasury aud given % States which
are able 70 lake care Of themselves. In fall Senate
this amendment was rejected by Yeas % Nays y and
4 was unfair that 90 small number should now adopt
il.
M SIMMONS Rep, r. H. 'aid the oher day