LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

TELEGRAPHIC REPORT.
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TELEGRAPHIC REPOR l..
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


wAsaisoroN. Monday, June 70. lssd


In Senate.


VOLUNTEERS.
Mr. JARsaoiN presented q resolution Of the Lsgisa-
ure Of Texas relative to pay Of volunteers called into
service.


oBsTRucTIors


Mr. JOHNSON Of Louisiana presented resolutions Of the
Legislature of that State relating to the removal Of OBJ
structons in the Mississippi river
I'M. CLAYTON gave notice that he would introduce
bill for the relief Of the heirs of Robert Fulton



Mr.. BaenY offered resolution to appoint select
mittee to report plan for reporting debates and pro-
ceedings of the Senate.


NAvIoArIoS
Sundry resolutions of inquiry relative to deiences and
improvement Of rivers and erection of light houses in
the State Of Texas. adopted


MEETING THE SENATE
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. BAGsr, TO
hereafter at II o'clock adoptcdyeas so, nays
IL.


REvEsvs EsrMATEs.
The resolution of Mr. simmons calling the secre-
ary OF the Treasury for specific estimates Of revenue to
be derived from measures proposed in his report Of the
10th nst adopted after being amended, motion
Of Mr. Davies to call for specific estimates Of tho
which the Secretary says is annually drawn
from the people. for the benefit Of manufacturers


AUTHORITY RAISE VOLUNTEERS.
The resolution offered by Mr. Johnson, requiring the
Secretary of War to inform the Senate whether he has
authorized any person raise regiments (aludng Ba
kerr YELL and Price Of the House, and if So by what
thoriy, was adopted.


A resolution adopted to appoint Select Commit
tee to revise the rules of the Senate


PRIVATE BILLS.
sundry private bills read third time and passed
bill for the relief Of John Crowel ended.
and then several attempts were made to get up bills In
their regular order, but without success
PUBLIC
The Senate then proceeded with the bill to reduce nd
graduate tho price Of the pnblic lands This bill pro-
poses divide the land into five classes The hrs class
to be FIVE years In market at 81 20 per acre second
Glass; ten years. at 81 third class fifteen years. at 10
fourth class 20 years. at 80 cents and the NTH
class 80 years. at IS cents Lends remaining unsold u
the end Of any of these periods to 90 into the next
lowest class.


Mr. DAYTON offered an amendment making sixth
class, at 10 cents per acre.


Mr. JOHNSON of Maryland, took the floor In opposition
to some of the details of the BILL that for giving away
the public lands which had been thirty years In Market
to the States in which they are located
Mr. BRErsE concurred with the objections offer cd by
Mr. johnson, and said he would propose an amendment
at the proper time


Mr.. PErsYsAcKEs denied the power Of Congress to
give anas 70 individual States when they granted
to expressly for the common benefit Of the whole
Mr. BREEsE replied, that cedng them to the States
might inure to the common benefit well selling
them.


The discussion continued by Messrs- Miller, Archt
son, Calhoun, and others.
; The bill then postponed until "Wednesday; and
message having received from the President the ss
nve went into executive session. and after souo hours
spent therein, adjourned.