The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-23

others speaking in favor of steamship SERVICE
The Senate at 4 O'Clock took recess till 6
o'clock. On reassembling only six Senators were
present, and no business was transacted for some
tine owing to the absence of quorum.-Several
bills of minor Importance were passed. including
one relating to the Philadelphia Post.oHice, and
for the relief of George Squieiz, of New York,
late Minister to Guatemala. The post route bill
resumed and the amendments providing for the over.
land mail were onsidered.-Mr. LATHAM said
1t might be regarded fixed fact that the price
charged the government by the Panama railroad
would not be reduced just long as that only was
the connection between the two oceans lie re-
viewed the present cost of the overland ana ocean
mail routes, contendng that the proposed increase
did not amount to five hundred thousand dollars,
which a very large reduction from tne amount
heretofore alleged by Senators.-Mr MASON
said he would refer to subject not often alluded
to here-the Constitution of the United States;
and he read a proviso saying that Congress shall
have power to establish post-olces and post roads.
Under this they were to be common carriers. and
the person sending letter to pay for trans
porting it. The first departure from this principle
was in the New York scheme, which appealed to
Congress to pay subsidies to ocean steamship
lines, in order, as said, to defend the
tile interests under this provision of the
Constitution. He thought that it was wrong to
thus abuse the Post Office provision. He pro-
ceeded at length to discuss the Constitutional rea-
lions OF the Government.-AftercO considerable de
bate, Mr. MASON moved to postpone the bill 10
the second Monday in December, but withdrew il
and moved to lay the subject on the table, which
was not agreed to-yeas II, nays 20. A long and
irrelevant debate ensued---Mr. HAMMOND
thought the Senate had better sleep on it, and be
moved to adjourn. before the motion was pu,
| the Post Route bill was laid aside and the Post
! Office Deficiency bill was considered.--The Sen
! ate agreed to some of the House amendments.---
| Mr.. PUGH said he hoped the Senate would agree
to the rest of the amendments and not allow the bill
| to be lost or vetoed by the President.---Mr
| PEARCE said the House notifications OF the Sen
| ate's amendments were more objectionable now
| than the previous action.--Severa inetfectua
attempts were made to Alphabetically, with
out any action on the bills, the Senate, at ter
| o'clock, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. MORRIS, of Illinois, asked but failed to OBJ
| tain leave to introduce resolution providing for
the appointment of a committee of three to inves
tigate during the recess, all the facts relative tt
| Postmaster FOwler's detalcaton.--On motion o
Mr.. BURCH, all unfinished business was transfer
red to next session.-The House passed by vot
! of sc againt 62 the resolutions reported on Wed
nesday by Mr.. Gurley as amended by Mr.. Burnett
| the resolution relative to the printing OF the re
ports of the Committees on the Expenditures of tn
| Navy Department, the resolutions therein adopted
| by the House, together with the majority and mi
| nority reports and the testimony taken before thu
| Committee on the Public Expenditures the sub
| lect OF the public printing; also, the report mad
by Mr.. Bocock last session relative to the charge
| against the Navy Department.--Mr. ALLEN
from the Pest-otfice Committee, reported bill au
| thorizing postal contract for mail from New
| Orleans or Mobile around the Mexican Gulf, touch
| ing at twelve ports, according to MIR. Butterhela
| proposition. Referred to the Committee OF tn
Whole on the State of the Union.--Mr. WASH
| BURNE, of Illinois, reported from the Commute
| of Conference on the POst-offce Deficiency bill tina
| they unable to agree, and asked to be dis
| charged from further service, and that the HOus
| insist on its amendment with verbal alteration
restoring the Inland Mail Service, discontinued
March, 1859, except where the same expired b,
| limitation, or improved service furnished by rail
| road or otherwise, retaining the steamer lSabe
contract cause.-the Postmaster q eneral is no
| to be debarred from disseminating curtailins
| the service, in accordance with the existing law
| MIR. MILES said it was almost morally certain
| that the Senate would not agree to the Hous
| amendment--Mr. WASHBURNE said they haC
| every reason to expect favorable result.--Hi
| motion was agreed to-yeas IS, nays not counted
| The bill authorizing loan of twenty-one mil
lions for the redemption of the outstanding Treas
ury notes, was passed; yeas, So, nays, T7-Mr
| BRABSON moved suspension of the rules in or
der to proceed to the consideration of the bill
granting pensions to the soldiers of the of 1872
The question was decided in the negative; yeas, 8
nays, 53-not two thirds. Mr.. MORRILL,, iron
the Committee of Conference on the Legislative
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, mad
report thereon, which was concurred in.-Th
subject of the printing of the respective House
was mutually withdrawn, and the Senate recedet
from its Loan amendment this being rendered neces
sary by the passage of the loan bill by both Houses
Mr.. CRAWFORD desired to offer resolution It
close the session of Congress tomorrow at noon
MIR. kEITT said this could not be done, as tn
President informed him that he would not sigl
some of these bills till Monday.--Mr. NELSON
endeavored to have the rules suspended, to intro
duce joint resolution, to extend the session unit
all the pending bills on the calender shall be acte
on.-Mr. SHERMAN wanted to adjourn till Mon
day. This was resisted by Mr.. COLFAX, who re
minded gentlemen that the Post Route bill wa
yet to come back from the Senate with amend
ments.-A number of unsuccessful motions wer
made to suspend the rules, in order to conside
private bills; and in the of the Gay, numei
Gus bills of private character were passed.
| The House a few minutes past three O'Clock &C
| journed