The Evansville Daily Journal

Washington, June 20.

The Senate was called to order.

Mr. Fitch presented the credentials of Mr. Fitzgerald, who was then sworn, and took his seat.

The House bill relating to Vattemare's exchanges was received from the Library Committee and passed.

Mr. Dix introduced the House bill to prevent the importation of adulterated drugs.

Mr. Dix offered an amendment, substituting the Senate bill for that of the House, relative to Vattemare's exchanges of weights and measures, as he regarded it a more perfect bill.

The bill as amended was then passed.

The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up. The amendment offered previously, allowing the Cherokee Indians to remain in North Carolina, was adopted, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The Senate then adjourned.

In the House, the Speaker was reported still sick and Mr. Root was chosen Speaker pro tem.

Mr. Houston, of Delaware, offered a resolution authorizing the clerk to employ Smith's system invention for taking the vote of yeas and nays. A discussion arose, when, on motion, the resolution was laid on the table.

Mr. King introduced a resolution authorizing the Library Committee to erect a granite monument to the memory of Mr. Adams, in the Congressional burying grounds. The resolution was opposed by Messrs. Henley and Bowlin, who contended that the monument should be uniform with those already erected there, and of plain white stone.

Pending this discussion, Mr. Vinton moved that the House take up the civil diplomatic appropriation bill, in Committee of the Whole: agreed to.

Mr. Lincoln then spoke, remarking that he was in favor of internal improvements.

Mr. Wick read a strong Whig speech.

Mr. Hudson then read a slavery speech.

Mr. Sawyer asked—"Are your sentiments the same as your candidate for the presidency, Gen. Taylor."

Mr. Hudson replied by reading a portion of Cass's Cleveland speech, and said that Cass was truckling to the slavery interests, and that he preferred General Taylor, who was an honest man, to Gen. Cass, who was a hypocrite.

Mr. Ficklin asked—"If he who conceals his sentiments was not a hypocrite."

Mr. Hilliard here then obtained the floor. the committee rose, and the House adjourned.