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Washington Sentinel
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The US Congress is concluding its session, with both houses set to meet tomorrow morning and adjourn sine die. All general appropriation bills have passed except the one for mail transportation ending June 30, 1855, due to disagreement on an amendment. The bill implementing the US-Great Britain Reciprocity Treaty has also passed.
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The business of Congress having been concluded, the two Houses will meet at an early hour to-morrow morning, and adjourn sine die.
All the general appropriation bills have become laws, with the exception of that making provision for the transportation of the United States mail by ocean steamers and otherwise, during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, 1855. The failure is owing to a disagreement on an amendment giving notice to the contractors to terminate the present arrangement.
We must not neglect to mention the passage, among other important measures, of the bill to carry into effect the Reciprocity treaty recently concluded between the United States and Great Britain.
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all general appropriation bills passed except mail transportation bill due to amendment disagreement; reciprocity treaty implementation bill passed.
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Congress business concluded; houses to meet early tomorrow and adjourn sine die. General appropriation bills became laws except for US mail transportation by ocean steamers for fiscal year ending June 30, 1855, due to disagreement on amendment to terminate contractors' arrangement. Bill passed to implement Reciprocity Treaty with Great Britain.