Show DOINGS IN CONGRESS IV y ASHINGTON june ath in the senate A large number of house bills were reported upon mr bayard made a report on the petition of F B sanborn asking to be relieved from obligation to appear before the harpers Harp erys erPs ferry comm committee attee and asked that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of said petition which was agreed to mr bright renewed his ilia motion to take up the resolution fixing the day of adjournment the resolution provides for an adjournment on the at 12 m mr air cameron hoped no republicans would vote for an adjournment until the bill was acted on mr wilson opposed the resolution the s senate enate was not in a condition to adjourn it c could ouid not do so in justice to the public interests mr air brown thought it their duty to stay and attend to business lie he was ready to meet the tariff question as all others mr gwin thought neither house prepared to ad adjourn ourn he had hoped of getting up the pacific railroad bill and disposing it of it this session A motion to table was wag lost and the resolution was finally adopted by abote a vote of 29 to 27 mr air wade moved to take lake up the tile kansas bill which was lost by yeas 22 nays 32 the army bill was waa proceeded with and several amendments proposed and discussed the house ie lef fusing to adjourn remained in session during the night of the excises cab 6 b the time was mostly spent in hearing excuses of absent members as they were brought in one after an other by the sergeant at arms at a quarter rast past past four lour he lie reported that he had bad called on forty orly or fir gifty fifty ty members locked in their houses or rooms ile he rapped as loud as he could but members either cither failed to respond or refused to come mr hughes said it was a ridiculous farce to stay here all night members were comfortable in bed ile he moved to suspend further proceedings lost mr air hickman offered a resolution that the sergeant rit tit at arms he directed to bring all gentlemen gentlemen ent lemen named in his warrant before the far tar bar of the house and take the necessary measures to do so the besolt resolution w 8 a adopted bontez at half past six the speaker resumed the chair on motion of mr hughes hughe the thanks of the house were tendered to mr colfax who had bad been acting as pro tein tempore pore for the able impartial and dignified manner in which lie he had bad presided during the scenes of the night only two or three more of the absentees were brought in before ei eight ht when a i large number arrived i mr crai cral Craige 11 beof of north carolina Carolin awas was arraigned and having no valid excuse mr air spinner moved that lie he be kept in custody until he should pay a fine of 25 mr gooch opposed the motion conten contending din that by the rules the house cou could I 1 impose no penalty beyond the fees of the he at arms arnis and the expenses of the mess messenger mr air crai cral craige e said he had no objection to being made an exception to the general rule if the house saw proper but lie he hoped the gentlemen would give him time and take th the e fine in instalments installments as he got all the money ile he was discharged and many others also on tile the payment of the usual fees motions to adjourn and to sus suspend end ena the proceedings ce were 11 1 1 in rapid succession numerous questions of order were decided appealed from and discussed amid mid a great confusion mr underwood appealed to the house to put an end to these proceedings and moved that the house adjourn mr ashley gave notice that he and his friends would not consent to an adjournment until mr mckean had bad made his speech the house went into the committee of the whole and mr air mckean resumed and concluded his speech after which an adjournment was waa taken till noon next day JUNE ath in the senate mr green from the committee on territories rt reported ported adversely on the petition from utah to form a constitution and asking admission as a free state in the house the consideration of the missouri contested election case was resumed mr barrett dem mo the sitting member ws declared not entitled to the sear seaf seat and mr air blair rep was awarded the seat by a vote of 93 to 90 00 mr air blair was then sworn in and took his seat JUNE ath in iti the senate the bill to settle the private land claims of california was taken up and passed also the bill providing for the punishment of marshals and deputy Mars marshals bais bals of the united states for all ail allowing owing drisom prisoners ers to escape also the bill amending the act to extend the laws and judicial system of the united states to oregon also the army appropriation bill the death of the hon ilon S 31 burroughs al C from new york was appropriately noticed and the senate adjourned the house tabled by five majority majoria Y the request of taylor and houston to be relieved from further service as members of the committee on judiciary the house then proceeded to the consideration of business relating m to the district of columbia among the bills passed were the following to incorporate the national gallery and school of arts in the district of columbia J and to authorize divorces both final and mod modified 1 to be prosecuted before the circuit court of tile the district and for the protection of deserted wives from the rapacity of their husbands mr air ely of N Y announced the death of mr burroughs his late colleague the usual resolutions of respect were passed and the house adjourned JUNE junr lith in the senate mr wilson offered a resolution which lies over changing the day of adjournment from the to the on motion of mr air king rep N Y the report of the senate printing investigating committee was taken up tile the resolutions which propose a change in the mode of executing the public printing were read when a discussion ensued the subject was superseded by the special order being the civil appropriation bill after a contracted discussion cus sion the senate adjourned without disposing of the bill the amendment to reduce the compensation 11 of a certain class of postmasters was debated t and tell rejected acted mr blair off odd offered ered an amendment to make the overland mail route conform to the provisions of the law rejected amon among the amendments adopted were the fo following reducing the appropriation for clerks at various post offices from to reducing the special agent in california from to 1000 per annum requiring postmasters to distribute to their owners all aji newspapers for clubs sent to one address and reducing the charge for carrying letters in the cities from two to to one cent it if the revenue of the post office department should be insufficient to support the year ending june 1861 then shall be appropriated to supply deficiencies the ane bill then passed |