The PRESIDENT protem ore. It is not the practice of the Senate, when a motion is made to take up a bill, to give precedence to the unfinished business of the morning hour. The question is on the motion of the Senfrom Connecticut to take up House JtResolution No. 66, relative to the courts and post office of NewYork city. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in ComWhole, proceeded to consider the JtResolution, which proposes to appoint the mayor and postmaster of the city of NewYork, the district attorney for the U.S. at NewYork city, the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of NewYork, and Jackson S. Shultz, of NewYork city, a commission to select a propersite for a building for the 0st office and for the accommodation of the U.S. courts in the city of NewYork. They are to report to the PostMGenl and the SecyInterior, at their earliest convenience, the selection upon which they, or a majority of them may agree, and the priceat which the site dun be purchased byt e Government for the purposes contemplated in the resolution; and if the report shall meet the approbation of the PostMGenl and the SecyInterior, they shall communicate it, with such additional suggestions as they think properkto Congress. " "I he rst amendment reported by the ComPostOffices was in line 6, after “Jackson S. Shultz, ” to insert “Charles H. Russell, and Moses Taylor.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was after the word “resolution, ” in line 14, to insert “if a new site should be selected;” so thatthe clause will read: That theyreport to the PostMGenland the SecyInterior. at their earliest convenience. the lelection upon which the or a majority of themmay agree, and the price atw ichsuch sitecan be purchasedby the Government for the purposes contemplatedin this resolution. if a newsite should be selected. The amendment was agreed to. The JtResolution was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendments were concurred in. The amendments were ordered to be envrossed and the JtResolution to be read a 3rd time. It was read the and time and passed. ASIATIC CIlOLEltA.