| Show a M M la mall wall LATEST FROM THE WEST DEEP CREEK july 22 1860 DR JUDGE ivas I 1 was wag just trying to get up a short letter for you when th the express arrived I 1 cant write it now please excuse me the express brings word that the indians are threatening roberts roberts creek station a again acain aln ain a building fires at night yelling etc one of the express men who came in jas arm strong was shot through the thigh rode 20 30 miles after it was done dr kay is attending hi him m I 1 have not learned particulars myself jason luce and bill sterrett were shot at by indians going throy the kanyon between here and willow springs on the dinst jessa jesse earl was shot dead on the samp same day the pi utes stole two horses from til the soldiers at ruby the other day the other end of the road is re stocked as far as Smi smithy thi creek miles west of ruby liedts Lieu ts weed and perkins were return re inc inz very respectfully W H DOINGS IN CONGRESS washington june in the S senate e nate the house bill authorizing a loan of was passed also the legislative appropriation bill the post route bill was taken up but no action taken thereon in the house mr washburne from the conference committee on the post office de fici ency bill reported that the committees were 1 unable to agree and recommending the house to insist upon its amendment with sith verbal i alterations agreed to the loan and treasury bill was passed an agreement was reported upon the legislative executive and judicial bill and the report confirmed JUNE in the senate the president sent in a messa message e vetoing the homestead bill on the cound found o mound aund stat that he regards the low price at which the he lands are put 25 23 cents per acre as equivalent to giving them away m which is unconstitutional the question was taken on passing the bill notwithstanding the veto of the president and it resulted as follows yeas 28 nays rays 18 two thirds not voting the bill was lost th the e postal deficiency clency was co considered arthe arth after arter debate the senate took a recess till 6 pm on assembling reassembling re the president sent in a message calling attention to the fact that there was no mail communication between the atlantic and pacific st pates states po postal tal tai deficiency bill was again taken up the amendment abolishing the frankia fran franking kim privilege ca was rejected e acte d b by y yeas 17 nays 23 0 T the he amend amendment ment restoring the discontinued inland mail service was also rejected the house resolution reducing the price or publia printing 40 per cent was passed kassed passed in the house mr sherman asked leave te to introduce a bill authorizing an e extension of the present contract for the mails betwee between ril itt new york and san francisco via panama to I 1 the end of the next session but subsequently withdrew it on an explanation being made by T mr A ir clark dark mr winslow then attempted to introduce it but the house refused to receive recer e the bill by 62 nays against 52 yeas JUNE 25 in the senate the post route bill vas was nas taken up and passed also the bill to amend an act granting lands in mississippi for the aid of certain railroads the bill to pay the assignee of the late senator broderick the salary due him at the time of his big death was passed an a agreement having been reported upon the pot post office deficiency bill it sta stands lids rids passed mr pearce offered a resolution terl teri tendering derin the thanks of the senate to vice president breckinridge for the impartial and dignified manner in which lie he has presided over its deliberations libe rations at this session sesmon mr foot 1 ing in the chair and it was unanimously a agreed reed to gat at a few moments past eleven busi ness ceased and the senate remained in session awaiting the report oft the committee to wait on the president in the interim a proclamation by the president was read for an executive session on ou tuesday at twelve A short executive session was then held when a recess was wlas taken until ten minutes te to twelve 01 clock at that time the senate assembled reassembled re when whelk the juat committee reported that the president of uie ule united state states 3 had no corn M un 1 ca make to congress tha awe hour of twelve having arrived tha vice president tendered his thanks to tl tib senate for the complimentary resolution unanimously passed and then declared the senate ad adjourned aurnel without day in in the hotsa he president sent in a bler bier message ting against the appointment of capt meigs to superintend the completion of the washington aqueduct on the ground that tha t the he Pre president sider has authority au hority to send capt ar elsewhere to superintend other works TI ae president also sent in another adother protest complaining plain pla pia ining ing of the them testimony taken before th tb covo covode d e C committee ommittee the message was ofer refer red to a committee on motion of mr stanton the house housa receded from ils its aind ment to the post office deficiency bill at arl arc its it stands passed the post route bill was re from frola the 7 so many amendments ta to consider mr Air Sheri sherman nahi nafi opposed bill up the house refused to suh PIH pend tara rule rulf and the bill waylaid wa wasl wasi ald aid aside r at lo 10 kah kak haise adjourned d abi ibi iid |
