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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, 30. Chandler presented pre-sented a petition for an extension of the money order system to every post otliee in the Uuited States, and a reduction re-duction of charges in such otlices; referred. Hiiiulin presented a memorial from the governor of the Districtof Columbia Colum-bia in response- to the statements in the memorial presented by Thurman a few days ago. The governor says the District officials have not sought evade the fullest investigation of the atliiirs of the District. The report oi the Committee of the House last session sustaining the District Dis-trict government, and the liberal appropriation ap-propriation "made by Congress utt year encouraged the authorities of the District to go forward with improvements, improve-ments, and their course had been sustained sus-tained by every election in the District. Dis-trict. The Governor submits that it will not be fair or just to enter upon another investigation unless there are some show of proof of the charges made by tho pretended taxpayers. After debate it was ordered that the memorial lie on tho table. Sargent, from the Committee on Naval A flairs, reported the naval appropriation ap-propriation bill with amendments; placed on the calendar. A large number of bills were introduced intro-duced in the morning hour. At one o'clock Carpenter resumed the door on the Louisiana n I lairs. He suid he did not condemn the act-ion of the President in any of tlie.se Louisiana Louisi-ana proceedings, because he merely ordered that the process of thcFederal court be executed. jc l,uj no other guide than Durrell's order, and could do nothing but order its execution. Marshal Packard and others were not to blame, but the resjionsibiliiy rested upon Judge Durrcll. The telegram of Attorney General Williams to Packard, directing the enforcement nf the order. w:lk in no sens a rccri"- nition of the Kellogg government, and scouted the idea that the President Presi-dent could, withont tacu before him, recognize any particular person as I Governor or a certain body of man af. the legislature of any State. Pie argued that there was really no legal government in existence iu Jjouihiaua, fraud having been committed by both parties, aud he contended that the conhtituliou vested the power in Congress Con-gress to order a new election under the clause of the constitution which guarantees to every Statu a re-: publican form of government; and in conclusion gave notice that he would, on Mondny next, introduce a bill for a new election in Louisiana. At the conclusion of . Carpenter's speech, Morton took the floor and began to reply. He declared de-clared the movement for a new election came from men who had incited in-cited and participated in the murder i of thousands of negroes in Louisiana, jaud who were responsible for the riots I and blivnioheeii in New Orleans, niiiu-im; niiiu-im; in this connection McF.nery au l Wii.rmoth, Uith of whom were on the floor of the Senate, lie declared the belief that the Kellogg government was in sympathy with a lurge majority major-ity of the people of the State, and said the entire Republican party of Louisiana were opposed to a new election. elec-tion. Morton finally gave way for a motion to go into executive session, but will resume his speech on Monday, Mon-day, to which time the Senate adjourned. ad-journed. HOUSE. Under a cjvJI of the committees for such business, a number of private bids were reported; referred. Cobtirn, from the Military committee com-mittee reported a resolution requesting request-ing the President to appoint a Mili-tary Mili-tary Court to consist of live olliccrs to investigate the charges against Gen. (). O. Howard, and report their opinion opin-ion as well on the moral as the legal resjxjnsibility of such offences, if any"" may be discovered. Fryc n.k(.d leave to oiler an amend incut giving the accused the right of challenge now allowed by law, in a trial by court martial. Coburn declined de-clined to let the amendment be offered, of-fered, remarking that there was no place for a challenge to come in as i he Court would be appointed by the 'resident. He moved the previous question but the House refused to second it, and the amendment was received and the discussion proceeded. Coburn argued that the amendment was a reflection on the President, and said that all of the members oi the committee who reported the resolution resolu-tion were friendly to Howard, and he (Howard) had said it soiled hint. Butler, of Mass., did not regaid the amendment as an imputation against the President any more than the challenge of a grand juror was nn imputation against the marshal who summoned the jury. After further debate, in which a personal controversy contro-versy arose between Wood ana G. F. Hoar in regard to Ihe former investi- which Wood accused Hoar of being the attorney of Howard and a petty trickster, and for which expression he was called to order by the Speaker, Speak-er, the amendment was agreed and the joint resolution passed. The I louse then proceeded with the consideration of private bills and disposed of a number. Cox offered a joint resolution giving the thanks of Congress to the officers and crew ot the steamship Atlantic for saving the crew of the brigntinc Scotia nd in m id ocean ; j lassed . Hotis") adjourned. To-morrow's session ses-sion is to be for debate only. |