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Show CONGRESSIONAL. 8KNATK. "Wftshington. 7. The bill to reimburse reim-burse the II. S. Marshals' expenses in taking the 'Jth census, in excess of the compensation allowed by tho original uct, pacscd. Trumbull moved that the judiciary conanitteo bo discharged from further consideration of tho house bill to regulate regu-late the seizure ani examination of invoices, in-voices, booki aud papers in custom houso cast-s, and that tho bill be placed on tho calendar. After somo warm discussion dis-cussion thq matter wout over. The civil appropriation bill came up, and on motion tho committee struck out tho articlo allowing pay to mail carriers in the rebel tiutos prior to the 01st of May, 1KG1. An amendment by Colo authorizing the spcrc"ary of war to extend ex-tend tho signal service to take obsarvn-tioriP obsarvn-tioriP for thu benefit of agriculture was carried aad a recess taken. norsK. A bill niukiiig the free Ht Rnil tariti" bill go into operation on tho 1st of July, instead of August was introduced and referred. Tho bill granting a peosion to Mary Ann MnntRomery whs passed over the President's veto, by 101 to 4L Tho senate had previously also passed tho bill over the veto. Several Penato amendments to appropriation bills were n"n-eoneurred in, and conference committees com-mittees ordered. Tlio conference report re-port on the Denver and liio Grand railway rail-way bill w:i agreed to. A motion to suspend tho ruloe and take up the senate bill extending tho suspension of tho hchrns corpus act was lost; and soon after the houio took a recess. |