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Show The courluptOD of the armistice I has caiiftd mnateruaticu in Alheni, though the Kunnian minister there j gave a verbl promise that Greece should be includtd in the arinistioc. ' LATEST DISPATCIlfeS." FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. (SENATE. i Washington, 5. Howe and Davis (ills.) presented petitions of maulers, pilots, mates, engineers and others of tho United Stales, praying for an amendment lo the law in regard to the employment of aliens as pilots, eo as to require applicants to take the oath of allegiance before receiving a license, and aUo to satisfy the inspector in-spector that they resided in the United oiatea. Referred. Coijkuiig id hf had received a large number of petitions (rem eiii-aeni eiii-aeni of many counties of New York, in favor of the remonetiiation of silver. He. observed that these petitions were all printed in one and the same form and were the product of an orgauncd eflort. He denied that they represented repre-sented the opinion or convictions ol the people of the Btato of New York on this silver question. Coukliug presented a petition in favor of the remooetixation of the ailver dollar and increasing ils weight go hf. to make it equal in value lo the gold dollar. Beck presented a memorial from the stato of Kentucky, signed by the governor thereof, asking congress lo make an appropriation to pay the balances du to the state for expenses iucurred iu equippiug troops during the late war. lie t erred. Terry, from the committee on post-offices post-offices and poet roads, reported, with amendments, the senate bill to regulate regu-late the compensation of postmasters, and for other purposes. Calendar. Conkling presented a petition signed by a large number of promin-iuent promin-iuent ciiizens of New York in regard lo the f-tmine and Buffering in northern north-ern China, and suggesting that a commission be appointed from residents resi-dents of China to act iu connection with the United States minister in procuring and distributing relief. They also suggest that the unexpended unexpend-ed balance of money received from China in 1856, be used to relieve the sufferers. Referred. Wallace reported with amendment the bill introduced by him some time ago to authorize a long bond for investment in-vestment for savings. Placed on the calendar. He gave notice that he would call it up for consideration at an early day. Edmunds submitted a resolution instructing the committee on appro priations to report a bill making I adequate provision for the employment employ-ment of additional clerical force in the pension and surgeon general's office to promptly examine and dispose of all ciaimB for pensions. He asked for present consideration of the icsolu-tion, icsolu-tion, but objection was made by Davis of West Va., and it was laid over until to-morrow. At the expiration of the morning hour consideration was resumed of the silver bill, and Eaton spoke iu opposition thereto. Howe complimeuted Eaton on his able argument, but refused to be placed iu the dishonorable catalogue of repudiators. He examined at length tbe :ta creating the bonds and ' the legislation regarding their payment, pay-ment, and concluded that if the capitalist cap-italist insisted ou the payment of bis bond in gold he must rest on the equity of hia claim and not on the law of the land. The government; must consult its own interests, eveu j aa tbe capitalisti did when they made tbe investments. The attempts to . demonetize silver was conspiracy, into which a large part of Europe has enter d The qn'irn i- aa, would the Umud suaven ueewii.e a prty thereto? It was a deliberate n. in opt to blast 33 per cent, of our means to pay tbe nation's debt. The west had fewer millionaires and consequently fewer paupers than the east. The simple truth is, the west believes the east ia trying to alter the contract made by the government in tbe sale ot the bonds and they objsct to it. Ho wsuid not believe tbe president would veto tho bill unless he heard bo from tho president himself. Thu . man then took the floor, and I will continue to morrow. Teller submitted the fjllowing . amendment: "That the holders of ailver bullion may deposit with tho treasurer, or any assistant treasurer of the United States, such Bilver bul liou in amounts not less 1,000 ounces, of 000 fine, aud receive therefor certificate of not lees than lQOdollara each, computing dollar of 4l2i grains. The bullion so received may be coined by the government of the United States or retained in the treasury for the payment of such certificates on preaentation at the treasury where issued. If the bullion ; so deposited shall be coined by government, euch certain certificates shall be paid in bullion of like stand ard, fineness and weight, or in coined dollars, or part iu bullion and part in ( coin at the option of government. The bullion so received shall not be in-j in-j eluded in tbe amount of tilver to be coined each month under the provi-; provi-; oious of the firet section of this act. Such certificates shall not be legal tender for the payment of any debts ! whatever." Ordered printed. Adjourned. HOUSE. The bill extending the time for the completion of the Northern PaciDo railroad for ten years wis reported ana recommitted. Memorials from Boston and New York aek'ng congress to adopt aomo meaBureof relief for the euflerera by famine in northern China were referred. Stephens, from the committee on coinage, reported tbe testimony taken on the goloid coinage. Ordered printed. Springer said bo would to morrow call up the Wigginton-Pacheco con-teat. con-teat. Knott, from the judiciary committee reported back Hooker's bill for nD extra session of tho oircuit court in southern Mississippi, fjr the quick and cheap trial of men accuBed of depredating ou government timher. Frye, of the judiciary committee advocated the bill. Foster opposed it, an in the interest of timber thieves. After some dispute, the bill nassod 39tol02. 1 Tbe house then went into committee commit-tee of the whole on the military acauomy appropriation bill. The item of $7,000 for additional pay to pr lessors for length of service wm jouvttcd , Mityb mil muted to ink- .lit !:K) jforpayol one instructor of firMctl i military engineering in addition w : his pay as first lieutonant. Considerable discussion onetied, during which Clymer said there was one professor at West Point to each five and a half studunls, and their pay amounted to about $900 more than tho coat of suitaining Uie 310 cadets. recommended the military committoe to look into the matter. It was radically wrong. Without reaching a conclusion the commit tve roe and tho house ad-jour ad-jour ued. |