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From the Louisville Courier.l
'T"e WASHINGTON, July 90.
The first session Of the Thirty Ninth
Congress passed into history this even
ing at half past four o'clock. Both
Houses adjourned at that hour sine die
The business Of the session was 50
cleared up prior to yesterday, that but
three important measures remained in
doubt up to the hour Of adjournment.
The first was the Civil Appropriation
bill, with its two riders in the shape OF
the bill to cqualize the bounties of the
sailors and soldiers, put on by the
House, and the proposition made by
tile Senate to increase the salaries OF
the members of Congress to $4,000
each. The House insisted on one, and
the Senate insisted on the other, and
the result at eight O'clock in the morn,
ing, after seven hours of conference,
from one o'clock in the morning, was
apparent that if each House did not ac-
ccpt the amendment Of the other, this
important appropriation bill, reaching,
as it does, every branch Of the Govern
ment, would be lost.
In the last hour Of the session the
struggle, therefore, conferred in the
House, and at eight O'Clock in the morn
ing, after a long and weary night SEES
sion, the House saved the bill by just
one vote. The members were put in
the dilemma of either voting to in
crease their own salaries, or of voting
against the entire bill. Forty members
took one alternative and voted against
the bill, and ffty-one members took the
other, and voted for it. Gen. Banks,
who manages the conference on the
part Of the House, became very irate
over the intimation that he desired to
increase the salary of members. The
salary increase applies to the com
mencement of this Congress, and gives
each member two thousand dollars adj
ditional for each year.
After all the labor and trouble over
the bill it was freely given ont at the
Capital this evening that the President
had decided to veto the bill. His ap-
proval Of it was not made known to the
House until three minutes before the
final adjournment.
All Of the other appropriation bills
were passed in due time and without
any trouble.
The new bill to increase the regular
army was also agreed to, much to the
qualification of Gen. Grant and the Sec.
rotary of War, both of whom visited
the Capitol to-day to look after it. The
new bill, which the President signed,
provides for sixty. one regiments, forty
five Of which are infantry. There are
four regiments Of colored troops, and
four regiments of veteran reserves in
cluded in this bill.
The bill admitting Nebraska into the
Union as q State, the President did not
notify either House that he had signed.
lie has therefore reserved his sigma
turc, which secures its defeat.
During the session of both Houses
last night an effort was made to pass
bills for the relief Of contractors, war
claimants, lobby schemes, DC, but there
was wholesale slaughter of them, and
not one got through either branch.
The lobby was present in full force on
the floor of the House andi the CORR
doris, but 1t awaited nothing.
About ten minutes before the adj
iournment, no little surprise and amuse-
.mcnt were caused by the reception ola
veto message; although it killed n
land scheme, it seemed to nettle the
House that the. President should have
the last word 9i a. .Ia.t
The night session Of the House, las
ting until this morning, vas filed with
disgusting scenes. Liquor flowed pref
ty freely from several committee rooms
and the result was fully exhibited Oh the
floor of the House. In one instance
tellcrs were appointed who were una
BILE to stand in their places; and the
account they reported to the House
ran q hundred over q quorum. Mem
bers voted early and often to make it
appear that a quorum was present.
Jokes were related and stories told. A
dozen OF so members at one time had
pitched battles with paper, wads, and
books, &C., which were flung through
the air in the hall. We
At daylight this morning one mem
Der called on the reporters in the gale
ry to come down and join in the fun.
A quorum was maintained in both
Houses until the hour of adjournment,
but two-thirds of the members have left
tonight for their homes, and the re-
mainder will follow soon.
The Senate this morning, after stri-
king out that portion of the bill making
awards for the capture of the assassins,
which relates to the capture OF JET.
Davis, whichrhad already been provided
for by the War Department, passed the
bill. The amendment was concurred
in by the House, and the bill was signed
by the President. The c;aptors of Da-
Wis will have to wait until the next SEES
sion for their rewards .a aaf-
. . T. tlrt.siJ OBSERVER.