Show special especial to the deseret desera evening news yag eon CON gressional SE SENATE maire wilson reported favorably on a bill to amend the law establishing rules and regulations for the government of the I 1 army davis davia offered ered a resolution declaring that the noisy and disorderly conduct of ben Bru benjamin jamin F butler and other mem bers of the house of representatives yesterday was disreputable and an insult to the people of the united states the resolution went over under the rule A resolution providing for the publication li of a medical and surgical history of the war the resolution was re committed after some discussion Morton from the military committee reported favorably to a resolution to refund to the states the interest and discount on money borrowed by them to equip and pay their troops the morning hour having expired the senate proceeded to consider the curre currency ney nev bill on m motion of chandler an evening session was ordered for the discussion of the river harbor bill conkling addressed the senate and morrill of vermont also spoke on the general question of the currency corbett followed advocating his own amendment to the bill requiring national bonds to be kept in hand for certain certai n specified amounts in coin the bill for the further security of equal rights in the district of columbia passed this same bill has passed twice previously butin but in both cases it was too late to become law A bill passed to regulate the elections in washington and idaho territories corbett introduced a bill to aid in th the construction of the oregon branch of the pacific railroad the senate after spending a short time in executive session took precess ramsey kamsey presented a bill to encourage telegraphic communication with europe referred abbott introduced a bill to aid in the construction of the texas pacific railroad referred cragin reported with amendments a bill to provide for the better administration of j justice estlee in the territories ramsey moved to take up the joint resolution declaratory of an act to establish a line of mail steamers to eu ea rope it gives the company another year to build their ships hendricks and white opposed the tak taking ingup up of the bill thayer favored the bill sumner also spoke in favor of taking up the bill the discussion was progressing when the morning hour expired on motion of trumbull was set apart for the consideration of the bill to reorganize the judiciary system on motion of bherman sherman the senate resumed the consideration of the bill morton addressed the senate in an elaborate speech williams followed advocating his amendment providing that not over two millions of currency shall be converted into bonds during any one month he attacked mortons Mor Mo tons rions theory and plans with regard to the finance and defended the scheme of the finance committee which with his amendment he said would be the best and safest way yet suggested of bringing about specie resumption sherman opposed Wil wll iams iama amendment because there would be a difficulty in determining who should be entitled to preference in the conversion greenbacks green backs into bonds where amount was limited to two millions month williams thought this was a slight difficulty morton opposed all contraction as unnecessary fessenden also gave his views on the subject of williams amendment which was wag finally rejected only nine of the senators voting in its favor the senate then took a recess the evening session was devoted to the consideration of the river harbor bill howard introduced a joint resolution authorizing the north worth pacific to issue the first mortgage bonds to extent of per mile on the road and on the branch to portland oregon HOUSE the speaker sad bad the first in ih order was the question of privilege pe pending riding at adjournment yesterday having expressed his opinion he asked dawes to occupy the chair during the discussion Shel shei laber lauer 4 er made a speech in opposition to butlers bu t le r s resolution protesting against counting the vote of georgia wilson aud pruyn were appointed a committee to inform the president and vice president of their election Shella sheila bergers speech defended dete the action faction of vice president wade and said sald the concurrent resolution had settled all difficulty di in iii advance he sald said this was copied from a similar concurrent resolution adopted at the time of the election of munroe thomas said 32 years ago he was teller to count the electoral votes when van vanburen buren was elected then a difficulty existed relative re to the state of michigan which clay oay with great foresight avoided by preparing concurrent resolutions similar to that under which the joint convention had bad acted yesterday the debate was continued by woodward eldridge Eld eid ride and bingham all defending the action of mr wade bing ham tiam denounced butlers resolution as being revolutionary and as unwarranted as any act of the session he called upon the house to compel him to take it back schenck re replied plied to the legal arguments of his colleague bingham denied that the convention was bound b D u db by the concurrent resolution and denied d eniel in the course of his remarks the power of the speaker in joint convention to order the arrest of members as yesterday Heyl he yielded elded to Colfax who defended himself against the imputation of exceeding his rights claiming that perform he ed a simple duty schenck disclaimed all intention to impugn the motive of the speaker Speak erand enand and said it was only a question of law with ith him colfax continued to speak at length garfield addressed the thel house adverting strongly to the conduct of the members of the house yesterday he moved the previous question on the motion to table the resolution but afterwards withdrew it logan obtained the floor but yielded half an hour to butler who replied to the attack of bingham and disclaimed the idea that wade was responsible for the ruling of yesterday saying that he was the mouthpiece mouth piece of some one parliamentary lia courtesy forbade him aap aay ing who he modified his resolution to forward to the house protests against the manner of proceeding and to order the president of the senate and the presence of the two houses during the counting of vote of Geor georgiann Georg glain iain lain obedience to the order of the senate only and his adjourning the joint convention at his own will as an invasion of the ri right ats and privileges of the house pike reported a bill to pay the officers and crew of the steamer kea Zea J eat ear sarg margi to be distributed aa as prize money that being the estimated value of the rebel pirate alabama after some discussion a proviso was inserted that no money moneys shall ball be paid to assignees and that none are in any uny manner entitled to share the prize money extejt the mariner himself or hia his wife ol 01 0 children the bi I 1 passed boutwell from the reconstruction committee reported a bill to organize a provisional governa government ent for mississippi ordered printed the house resumed the consideration of butlers B resolution protesting against the prece procedure dure of the president presidents tl of the senate during the joint conven i tion dawes occupied the chair pro prod term tern butler con concluded clouded his remarks advocating vo his bis resolution woodbridge defended the ruling of the vice president logan made a vigorous speech against butlers resolution or against any censure real or implied upon wade whom he eulogized very highly and concluded by desiring Butler to with draw his resolution butler protested that he never believed that ben wade ever meant to do an intentional wrong but he considered the privilege of the house had been invaded and that it was necessary to have hate e legislation so that it could never happen again butler again disclaiming any intention to censure ben wade consented to withdraw his resolution and to accept the substitute suggested by kelsey which refers the subject of the amendment of the joint rules files governing a joint con coni i invention iven tion for acu counting electoral vote voto i being referred to a select committee of five pruyn and mullins mulling desired to offer other ot her ber substitutes but logan declined to yield farnsworth made it a pointon point of order that the substitute accepted by butler was not a privileged question uti Iti estion tho thel Speaker Speak erro enro pro tern overruled the point of oft order of farnsworth and appealed it when ewhen it was laid on the table tabie to 30 lo doan logan loan an proceeded deprecating further ais als discussion on this disturbing question and concluded by moving to lay the whole subject on the table which was agreed to to 55 the next business was a bill to authorize the building of a military and postal railroad from washington to new dew york which passed to 54 pruyn attempted to kofl onner offer er a reko reio resolution lution instructing the committee on the revision of the laws lawa to inquire and report the necessary legislation in regard to the subject of counting ahe electoral votes but an objection being made the house took a recess the evening session blon sion will be exclusively devoted to the discussion of the tax bill GENERAL coining bad had hadde hadje turned from bogota he has been successful and bears belis a treaty for the 74 of the government when the work on orf the proposed canal can alwill ddll bA COmmenced washington oh the preside president at has accepted of arbitrator between great bails britain in and portugal on the boundary qui huellon qu ellon which has arisen on the coast of Africa batje from peru show that the republics replies of the pacific coast have accepted the mediation of the united stat n their war with spain A con gr greaff lrea grea of plenipotentiaries for the behrents bel bei ments rents is expected in washington dabag the spring secretary seward has received a telegram from caleb cushing gushing announcing that he brings a treaty in relation to the isthmus canal new york A heavy easterly rain storm has prevailed all night and is now raging the herald advocates the bridging of the hudson at the upper part of the city in order to facilitate communication with the roads west thus overcoming the obstacles which will arise on a fuller development of the great volume of trade from that region in consequence of the crowded state of the insane asylum on blackwells island the officers were recently obliged to place two inmates in one cell on friday night one of the insane women arose and seized a heavy oaken tub or bucket and dashed in the skull of the other woman sleeping in the same cell and then scooped out the brains of the murdered woman with her hands throwing them around the cell the author of this deed tried to keep the horrible affair private t the newspapers of both parties generally e commend the speech of general grant on saturday the world says the speech was no ordinary exhibition of the character of the mau man who thus quietly holds politicians at bay and evinces resolute self reliance which is one of the most respectable qualifications that can be possessed in a man clothed with great responsibilities the world considers the burden of his speech a virtual demand for the repeal of the tenure of office act the tribune says his idea relative to cabinet appointments are frank straightforward and business like it commends his Us reference to economy and the payment of the public debt the president has pardoned sanford conover alias charles A dunham convicted for forgery last december sni ani sentenced to ten years imprisonment at albany the government has fully recognized edas as united states territory and aid as belonging to citizens of the united states serona berona island in the caribbean sea ea valuable for its immense deposits of guano negotiations for their purchase have been concluded by citizens of kw new york chicago the republicans special says a representative of the cuban patriots in washington says the government has information that the patriots recently gain gained most important successes and were attempt attempting lug to gain a foothold on the other end of the tub island where a larger body of slaves mere were located and which was more accessible to outside assistance si their great need neba is artillery and practical men for commanders comra comia anders auders the tribunes special sas says dents nomination as minister to chill chiu ia Is en unsolicited he does not want the place and will ask his friendson friend friende sot not to confirm his nomination 1 i washington government las has i agreed to issue bonds for forty mile miles more of the road of the union pacific company reserving a large amount an 0 for foi f the complete construction of the road the committee of ways and means n ean have agreed to report a resolution for opening bening a conference with the british f i korth american provinces relative to the navigation of the and commercial intercourse they have also agreed to report a bill to exempt from duty the cable bought for collins rus so american telegraph secretary willes today to day sent to congress a voluminous correspondence relating to the affairs of paraguay lopez declares that bliss and master nian were criminals being deeply implicated in a horrible conspiracy in declaring bliss and masterman lopez said he did so not in a sense of ree rec reclamation latna but as a graceful courtesy on the part of paraguay to the united states the house hous committee committee on resolutions have decided in the louisiana contested case that the seat belongs neither to menard nor col hunt col mann the deceased having been legally elected nashville A fire lire today to day destroyed the tho business portion of the town of franklin doing damage td to the amount of the senate will probably concur in the house le ie solution requiring the government to disband the militia indianapolis the republican congressional convention in the ath district nominated jos 31 tyler to fill the vacancy caused by the election of D D pratt to the IT S senate richmond rich Bich mond in the united states district court today to day the district attorney in accordance with the instructions of the attorney general entered a nolie nolle pro prosequi in both indictments against jeff davis for treason and those against lee hampton breckenridge longstreet wise pryor bryor seddon mahone and early and aw thirty others on motion of R the court released the securities of davis davia bail bond washington the pardon of dr mudd was signed by the president today and sent to the state De Depart demartin partin mi nt to receive the si signature nature natura of the secretary and the united states seal it will be transmitted to the commanding officer of the dry tortuous Tortu gus A committee has been appointed to notify grant and colfax of their election they will discharge this duty on saturday they will visit grant at head quarters and colfax at his residence the committee of aja the tho inauguration ball have completed tim her arrangements heu the ball will be give n the new north wing of the tre trenary aary department grant and colfax a a liles will be present new york 12 bamberger damberger who shot miss bond and then theu himself yesterday died late last night the girl still lives the trial of george W thorn late revenue collector in new jersey charged with internal revenue frauds com corn fenced in the U tf district colart at trenton yesterday I 1 I 1 chicago 21 Washing washington ton fon specials specia ig say the senate military committe ld have agreed to report a bill abolishing brevet commissions except in time of war for meritorious conduct in the face of tho the enemy I 1 I 1 san francisco francisco 10 A heavy rain storm has prevailed the days 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