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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SEN AT f, Washington, A). The Chun laid before the Senate a message frou: the President oalling attention to Liu rat.o of interest upon the bomls authorized auth-orized to be issued iu the bill to pro vide for a government for the Dia trict of Columbia, as being to low. The message was referred to tin joint committee on district affairs. Hamlin, from the oommitte on foreign relations, reported tho Huust. joint resolution to purchase for tht heirs of Lafayette a w-aleh presented to him by Lieu-Washington; passed, A number of minor bills were alsc passed. The Senate proceeded to the consideration ol unobjected bills 01 the calendar, several of which passed. Windom, from tho cunfereuct committee on the Indian I appropriation appropria-tion bill, made a report, which was agreed to. It appropriates for tht Auathea of Arizona and New Mexicc $50,tXHJ aud .j,UO0 for Indian services ser-vices in California. Tho Senate continued the consideration consid-eration ol the sundry civil appropriation appropria-tion bill. The amendments ot the committee were agreed to. including appropriation lor the iJisLrict of Columbia; $1,000,0 JO to be expended by the commissioners thereof. The second section of the bill, as it came from tlie House, abolishes the civil service commission, and prescribing pre-scribing rules for 'appoiut mints in the departments, is stricken out by the committee, and a new section is reported restoring tho commission aud appropriating loO.O.O for expenses ex-penses thereof; the action ot the committee com-mittee was agreed to, :f"'to lo. Edmunds, from the Ijudiciaiy committee, com-mittee, submitted a report upon the petition ot Susan B. Anthony for the remission of a line imposed upon her by Judge Hunt ot the 1'uited Suies district court, ai-d 'upon thu bill in troduced in the Senate to enable her-to her-to cay the line; the committee rejor-ted rejor-ted adversely, and :iskcd to ho d'--ch;rged from its further coi'-idem-tion. He said the ivmmiUcv wore not sutiilied that the statement uf the petition in regard to the ruling of the lud;:ewas exi'ctly correct, and llu titer they did not believe it had the power to review the proceedings, in courts. The com 1 1 di tee wa; fiischargul from its further consideration, and the hill indefinitely postponed. Carpenter expressed his views ;vs Uie minority oi the commltioe, holding tuat the decision of the court was erroneous Jin Ldiiug tlie ci'se from the jury, ami directing their verdict, and refusing the request of defendant's couusel to have the jury polled, thus denying tho jury the power even of rendering a verdjet of no', guillv . He agreed with the majority that Congress cannot can-not gr.uit the precise relief asked, hut thinks Congress tight to declare its disitppnjvai ol the course of Judgo Hunt. Th.e House dis-igreement with the report of the conference committee on cue Indian Appropriation bill was received, and Wmdotn stated that tho point ofdiderencc was in regard to tlie appropriation for the Apaches of Arizona and "ew Mexico, and moved that the Senate iiitifct upon ita amend-ui-ml and to grant a new conlerence: agreed to. An amendment uppro-P-iatiitg ilO'J.,-M-'-' fcr a hydrographic othee in the Navy D.p.irtmeut was ut!ere-l ue,d a-aontod. Ailisoii, from tlie Disti't (jfColuuibhi invesLigatiuu tymitiitu-e. submitted a report upon tne President's message in reh'tiun to wWv-t on the l.vnds of the District uf Ojlueib!.- ?iaL:.Z t '-' Com-I ml'tet hd ii-A c:.g'J it viva on .Meub:ect i.d t'-e rite .(' interest 1 .11 the hot. L luio' d. a;d nt: tijiitk l.i.'.i.itu'"-'-'-1:' --r'i-g thai Ui-. I'rL-i'.u'- a ;.iU-;iL.vl v.'Uu tlie bill aaitw-: p-'-d, .1.L..1 Uiiig nude fcm.hr : te -alLs. Surge ut thuu.:thi; an '.At r binary ttmtnt. and uahid 1 -u,,r to order; v. e Ci.au n'' t ;Lal-iiitnt uot uut uf uid-.r. and tne r-oc-.t was ordere! printed, 01.J ti:- cjnm,itcc di-iiargvtl hum iortu 1 ci'i.sid oration uf the cubist, iue ha:r j.pui!ittd Sargout, Bu ktiinam and t-urd-ju a nevi- couteruDct' cuiiumtu-e ou thu Indian aL-proj-rHun bill, lay sundry sun-dry civil auropriatioii bul w;to nu reported to th'. StmU, aid all tne amendment m tde in LUe jniMiiitue iuf the whole wt-j't I'gretJ u, with minor exception.-. An aioijudmeut - tiling the pay of t::e Aaeiat;uit V-ere-j Ltry of the Treasury, te Solicitor of tiie Trui.-ury and the Couijuiuueruf Cuotonis at l.-r-'1 nui. v. .jiii.revl and agreed to. I After the SenaU.- re.'used U) agree lo mittec of tho whole the hill was passed on the third reading. Sargent, from the conferee committee com-mittee on the deliJemy bill, made a report; agreed to. West, from the transportation committee, submitted au amendment amend-ment to the river and harlor appropriation appro-priation bill providing fm the appointment ap-pointment of a board of engineers to ; survey the moui.h of tho ilissiosippi , and for determining tho Ust muans uf obtaining the depth of water fur conimerco and for deepening the natural outlet. Sargent, from the Conference Committee Com-mittee on tho Indian aupropriation hill, intuit a rpiMit-i vvhh'ii t.,, t The am.-i.dMje.ds pr.p..-.d to the river ami liarior appi-oprii'.tiun bill were vai iously liiijsed of. Tlie bid wii1 iU'.n i-i'Liuri' .1 r.nd iht aniend-j aniend-j ineiits made in the euuiiiiiitee of I the whole were agrtii to, ,uid the 1 bill w.is read th.- third I'mi" but not I passed. I Shermaii caii-.-d up the Uuuse bill Sanboiit -.ititrav( vas award-d; U0L.1;. I Poland, from the committee "it : Arkansas u flairs, presented the report re-port of tho testimony already takon; ordered printed. A rc3ulutionto continue con-tinue the powers of tho committee during vacation was adopted. It was the universal opinion of members of the committee, both Democratic and i Republican, that its continuance was necessary in order to arrive at. facts and obtain satisfactory evidence. It was stated during the debate that tho case involved considerable more ex- peuao man lusl ui ouum uaruima. Dawes presented a report from the committee on the currency bill, and proceeded to explain. He regvetted the report didn't contain as did the first report, a provision for specio resumption re-sumption or for any retirement under any circumstances of any portion of government issue. He regretted exceedingly ex-ceedingly that it had been found impossible to bi lug the Houses together on such an agreement; agree-ment; but the matter which seemed to be not only demanded by public faith, but also seemed easy of accomplishment, had been found uuab'.e to regulate through the two , Houses, or in two conference committees. com-mittees. The committee, however, could not hesitnte to feel that the fixing fix-ing of the maximum issue of greenbacks green-backs was something gained, and had 1 therefore fixed the maximum at !jll!QfJLiUaJ TioJuired it to be part of it kept in reserve in the treasury to bo shot out or drawn as ' I on some tramway. The second fea-1 fea-1 ture of the bill waa equally import-t import-t iiut. It was that there should be no j further increase of National bank currency, thfirefore the country would ! know KO far aa this Congress was 1 concerned that the whole volume of I currency was capable of being ascer- taincd. Ho proceeded to explain the J other provisions of the report. i Hawlcy, of Conn., ijeulayed timt aa ;,a New England aiu:. a iv;re-m- tativcof lb':-bauki'ii autre, ho was willing tc vvie for Ihe redistribution ofeurrcnrv but -.ud not vote for a 1 measure increasing in any way the ' volume ui inedeemable paper currency, cur-rency, and poatponmj; indehmtdy ', tho day of specie resumption. ' Halo, of Maine, said he went further fur-ther than Hawley. He was not only ' willing to vote for redistribution, but ' he would vote for this bill. 1 Cries of "Good! good!) Thediilereucc between Hawlcy and himself waa that the ! former was in favor of a fair distribution distribu-tion when it could not be voted on, while he (Hale) was in favor ol it , I when it could be. Hawley, in a loud angry tone, said- 'l"Tl..lt i .rniMof imnm.llft,,,.,,,!,, ,J insinuating; (calls to order and loud hammering of the Speaker's gavel; it is a dishonorable statement." Maynard called Hawley to order, and asked that his words be htken down. The Speaker said the language was uu par ham en tan, and Hawley withdrew his words us far as they were unparliamentary. Hale repeated re-peated his statement. Finally a vote waa taken, and the conference report was adopted, t!i!l to 40. Wilson. Indiana, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a resolution for the impeachment of Judge Bustecd, of Alabama, for high crimes and misdemeanors. mis-demeanors. Cessna presented the minority report; both ordered printed. Lainar, trom the election eommit-tee, eommit-tee, reported a resolution authorzing the issuing ot asubpo?na J uca u-.-um to John MeEuery, of Louiiiana, and others, requiring them to produce the original election returns before the committee on elections on ur before the first M-.ttday in P-rmiM.r n..s: adopted. The speaker pri-ulto ;i maage from the President ealihig the attention atten-tion of the Hull se to LhcMuw rate uf interest fixed in the bid lu provide a government lor (he District of Columbia, un the bonds tu be i-aued I tor the debts ut the District, I suggesting that the rate be increased j in order to ensure lae ,,f the j bonds at par. j Loughridge printed the coiifer-, coiifer-, eucc report on the IuJ::'.u :i;-pr"pna-j tion bill, wiiieh he explained. A Iter i some discussluii the rt-purt was re-jiected, re-jiected, and anew eonfereuee asktd. j The point un which thr r-purl w.- : rejected was uuJ- rsto-.d to tli-j itib-, itib-, stitution uf Indian ;ig ut- h,r ln.feui I oommisaioners. I Mayard asked ihi. tuiamitiuus "ou-j "ou-j sent ot the House iur the p.LsJi-e of j the bid to amend ihe g-jld h;-nk ! nv, i su ;to to allow tlie ci rat la tion of gold .notes to be ninety instead 0f ciahtv ! per cent of the par value uf lu b de-!pceitcd: de-!pceitcd: i-gr-.-.o-l to ,.j ,j. , pas-ed. I A 0 'iivcrsL-Lional diaeusaiun pirocC as I what hour the ko;.s!at:v dav ol Monday would end. The Speaker said it could only be at midnight on Moud-'y. ur at the conclusion of the ilegisiauveday. whi- h would be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Ho atp-cbei:Jtd 1 that tne two HuUses must'iiccessarily agree on the hour fur adjournment. Garfield stated the condition of the appropriation bhl-: the ludua appropriation appro-priation bill would have to go to another an-other c-onfertuee: the s'.udrr civil appropriations bill would iiare to go to ft confernc.'1 e'-'inmitt'-o bofor? nd- lournment lo-night: the deficiency bill was not vet through; tlie conftr-enco conftr-enco poctuihcc appp.-prialiou bill wc-ald ! rcadv this evening; tlie r:-.r and harbor appropriation bill, was vet uudisp-sed of. 1 K-'ily s-iid the seosiou could be ex-.. ex-.. ud-d" Tor a dav or two, if necessary. Garfield aid there would be no nc-cetsaitv nc-cetsaitv tor ftt-i'ding the ses&ion an hour. . , Ihe House then continued to Work at the business ou the Speaker's L,'i'ne concurrent resolution for final ; adioiiruuieut at noon on Monday j next, was referred to the Ways and ! Means Committee. The Speaker stated iu th'S coiiiieeliou that unless mere should be a continuous Sunday session it would be utterly impossible i to adiourn at twelve on Monday. 1 Several bills on the Speaker's table I were disposed of and at 't the House took a receas till S p.m. ' The evening session opened with I more than usual noise and confusion aud very little business was done in the first hour. Finally, in the lull of the storm. Wilson, lnm the District of Columbia 4 mi mi. tee, inade a special report upon the message of the President relative to the rate of interest fixed bv the committee on the bonds of the'Pistriet. The report was similar to that ni wde by Allison in the Senate. He said the committee commit-tee had a con fereuce with the President Presi-dent on the subject, and ascertained that the President acted upon a misapprehension mis-apprehension of facts. Dawes called Wilson to order for stating the views of the Prtaident on any pending measure, mea-sure, and Wilson withdrew the statement. state-ment. After further scenes of confusion con-fusion the business on the Speaker's table was nroceeded with, and finally tho supplementary civil rights bill j was reached. Eldndge moved to ad-I ad-I jouru ; lost, and a vote was I taken on the bill, resulting: yew, ! forty; nays, umutyont-j being less 1 ihau two-thirds arrirmative as ruuir-I ruuir-I cd bv the ordr under which the bill ! wiis taken up. The bill was not ; passed and still remains on the ! Speaker's table. The next bill vtw the Senat bill I supplementary to the Texas Pacific Railroad hill, which was passed, : At 1 1.3U the second conference re- : ljrton tho Indian appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. I 1 'acker, chairman of the Kt ( office committee, made a report ou, the question oi straw bids' ordered printed. At 11:40 the House adjourned till 10:b'0 Monday morning, with the understanding un-derstanding that the Senate amendments amend-ments to the sundry civil appropriations appropria-tions bill might, when engrossed, be referred informally to the committee on appropriations. |