Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-20

Prscssdinss Of YestsrdaI Af,.rna.n.

lis THE SENATE, yesterday, after we went to
press, the general appropriation bill being up,
the joint resolution from the House reducing the
price Of the public printing forty per cent was
amended, on motion Of Mr.. Davis, by striking
out forty per cent. and Inserting TWENTY-FIVE The
resolution was then adopted, and other amend
ments to Senate amendments were also concurred
In, when
Mr.. Hunter moved that the Senate insist upon
its amendments and ask a committee Of coufer
ence; which was agreed TO. And the Vice Presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Hunter, Latham and VIII
son on the part Of the Senate.
Mr.. Toombs. moved to take up House bill
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses
Of the Government for the year ending the 3nth
June, 1861; which was agreed to, and the amend
ments Of the House to the Senate amendments
were concurred In; when
Mr.. Toombs moved that the Senate insist upon
its amendments and ask committee of confer
ence on the disagreeing votes Of the two Houses;
which was agreed to.
Toombs, Bright and Fessenden On the part Of the
Senate.
At the evening session, MIR Johnson, of Tenn.
from the committee Of conference on the disa-
greeting votes Of the two Houses on the bill to
secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public
domain, made a report, the effect Of which is to
enact the Senate bill with amendments The
question having been taken on agreeing to the
report, II was decided in the affirmativeeyeas So
nays 2. The two negative votes were Messrs
Bragg and Pearce. Adjourned.
liz THE House., Mr.. Davis, of Md, from the
joint committee Of conference on the disagreeiug
amendments to the army appropriation bill; made
report thereon; and, after an explanation i'm re-
lation to the subject, on his motion 1t was con-
Cured In.
[Among the clauses compromised is that making
appropriations for fortincations-S35 900 for this
purpose.
The House resolved itself into the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr KEEL
iogg, OF Illinois, In the chair and proceeded to
the consideration of the Senate's amend ments To
the navy appropriation bill, several of which
were disposed Of
Some debate took place upon the amendment
aPpropriating $500 600 to enable the President to
carry into effect conditional contract made nv
the Secretary of the Navy with Ambrose w
Thompson and the Chiriqui improvement Com
Pany for naval stations and coal depots on the
isthmus Of ChiriQui.
Mr.. Stevens offered and advocated an almond
ment, proposing an appropriation of s. 600 to de-
fray the expenses Of commission to exami ne
the route, make full report on the title of the
Chiriqui Company, and also as to the means of
the company to construct a railroad between the
termini of the route.
The amendment of Mr.. Stevens was adopted as
substitute for that of the Senate
The Committee then rose, and, under the opera
lon OF the previous question, the action Of the
Committee was concurred in, with the exception
OF the amendment in relation to the proposed
Chiriqui contract.
AT the evening session, Air. Taylor moved
suspension OF the rules, with view TO take I'D
tue Senate bill, known as the Houmas act (af-
fecting certain lands I'm Louisiana
The motion was agreed to, yeas 1872, nays 20;
and the bill was passed
Mr. Colfax, from the committee of conference
on the disagreeing amendments to the Homestead
bill, made report thereon; which was concurred
in-yeas 1l2, nays 81.
[By this compromise all the land subject to pri-
vate entry Is to be open for homesteads at twenty
five cents per acre; and also one-half of the sur
veyed public land which has not vet been offered
at public SALE that's, the odd numbered sections
Presmptors now on the public lands are to have
two years after the passage of this act to pay fer
their lands, and to pay then at half psice-slxty-
two and half cents per acre
The House, at Is minutes past 10 adjourned