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Show Ferry called up tho house bill eub-milled eub-milled by tho conference committee at the latjt session for the establishment establish-ment of p03t routes aDd for o'.her purpoeoa, and said the object was to tee if the two bousen could not agree upon the bill by striking out the subsidy sub-sidy and other objectionable features. Pending the didcuasion, the morning morn-ing hour expired. Ferry's motion to continue the consideration con-sideration of the conference report waa agreed to yeas 30, nays 22. Debate De-bate followed. The vice president presented a communication com-munication from the secretary of tho interior department approving the application of the surveyor general ol California for an additional appropriation appropri-ation of $322,000. Referred to the committee on appropriations. Thurman Bubmitled a resolution that tho conferees, to be appointed ou the part ol tho senate, be instructed to agree to strike out the amendment of the senate relating to the (ranking privilege, added by way of proviso to the eleventh section of the bill. Edmunds said aa this subject involved in-volved queationa of order, be moved it be referred to a eelect committee of five senators to consider it quietly, and disentangle thia knot in respect to a conalitutional privilege. Blain submitted the following: Jiesoloed, That the amendments ol tho senate in the pending bill changing chang-ing the rates of dutiea on imported 1 books and affecting the revenues of ' government by declaring certain mat ter free which now paya poataao, being in tho judgment of the house an infringement of tho constitutional rights of that body, they are hereby withdrawn from the bill. Ferry submitted a resolution that the eenate agree to second the report ot the committee ol conference ou the resolution of the-houae, returning the houao bill with the amendments mado by Kirkwood, in June, 1878, and inaiat upon ila amendments to tho bill and ask for a conferonco on the diaagreoiug votea ol tho two houces. After discussion, the motion of Edmunds to refer tho question to a Bpocial committee of five senators was agreed to yeas 30, naya 21, Edmunds moved to take up the resolutions recently submitted by him declaring tho validity of tbe Thirteenth, Thir-teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments lo tbe Constitution. Thurman moved to adjourn. Ite-jected Ite-jected yoaa 24, naya 25. Bolore tho vote was announced Garland said he had voted no, although ho was paired in political queBlioDB with the senator from Iowa (Kirkwood), If thia question to adjourn waa regarded aa a political one, and the vico president would bq Btato it, he would withdraw bia vote. The vice president replied that it was not in hia power to decide. Garland Then I let my vote stand no. Edmunds renewed hia motion to take up the resolution. Eaton moved to go into executive aeBaion. Rejected on a rising vote yeaa 25, naye 25. Several dilatory moticna followed, among them one to take up the bill for tho relief ot Warren Mitchell. Rejected. Edmunds renewed hia motion to take up his resolution. Wnyte moved to adjourn. Agreed to yeaa 25, nays 23. Tho Benate then adjourned until Monday. HOUSE. The propoaition to have the sugai bill mado a special order for Wednesday Wednes-day next waa objected to by Banks. The jeenate amendments to the bill appropriating $60,000 for transportation tran-sportation of coin and bullion, and $-10,000 for miscellaneous expensee ol the house were concurred in. Fuller submitted a resolution directing direct-ing tbe committee on ways and means to consider the feasibility of enacting a law to equalize the internal revenue tax among all states. Adopted. Tho house went into committee of , the whole, Bell in the chair, on the private calendar. Almost all the war claima bills were objected to by Bragg. j The committee arose, and 112 private billa reported, were passed by the house. Banning presented a substitute for the army organization bill, and asked to have it printed. So ordered. Saylor introduced a bill for tho extension ex-tension of tho privileges of Cincinnati as a port of entry. Referred. The houao then took receea till 7.30, the evening Besaion to be. for business of tho judiciary committee. EVENING SESSION. Lynde, from the judiciary committee, commit-tee, reported back the senate bill to amend section 5,499 of the Revised Statutes by providing a penalty for embezzlement on tbe part ot officers of tho internal revenue services. Passed. |