Show LATEST TELEGRAMS = c FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS e REGULAR SESSION SESAtE Washington 27 Randolph from the committee on military aflaira reported re-ported the bill already published for the relief of Fitz John Porter Logan made a minority report The bill was placed on the calendar I Edmunds offered a reaoluton which was agreed to instructing the I committee on judiciary so inquire whether in the settlement or adjustment adjust-ment between the United States and the railroads mentioned as provided for by tho sot of February 22d 1875 to provide for a settlement with certain cer-tain ruiliroy companies any discrimination discrimi-nation or difference of treatment ball been made by United States officers in favor of one or more of such companies com-panies as against the others and if EO what further legislation if any on the subject is expedient Pendleton Ingalls and Cameron of Pennsylvania presented petitions of ex3oldiers and sailors for the passage pas-sage of the Weaver bill to pay euch persons the difference in value bc tween greenback and gold Cameron desired to say in presenting present-ing the petition that he believed every one of the signatures were forged By Teller by request to regulate Indian aflairs f Teller stated that the bill was drawn up by a gentleman conversant with Indian affaire but he Teller dissented from a considerable portion Fendlelon introduced a bill to authorize the appointment of medical inspectors in the navy to the office of chief of the bureau I of medicine and surgery and to remove the disability 01 the present incumbent i Consideration was then resumed of the joint resolution introduced by Bayard te withdraw the legal tender power of United States notes Bayard spcka at considerable length and was interrupted several times by Edmund who asked questions and replied to the assertions of the speaker HOUSE Washington 27Goode chairman j chair-man of the committee on Yorktown celebration reported a bill appropriating appropri-ating 100000 for a monument at Yorktown and appropriating 820000 tD enable the committee to make all necessary arrangements for such cel ebialion of the centennial anniversary anniver-sary of the battle of Yorktown as shall be a fit hiatorial significance of the occasion Passed The bill passed setting apart for park purposes certain lands in CAI fornia on which are growing redwood red-wood or big trees The bill declaring all public roads post routes was reported back from the committee on poatoffices and post roads but a point of order being raised against it the bill was withdrawn The House then went into committee commit-tee of the whole on revision of the rules Rule first relative to the election of officers was agreed to rule second about the duties of the speaker was agreed to rule third duties of the clerk was agreed to rule fourth duties of the sargeantat arms waR passed over for the present rules five six and seven the duties of officers were agreed to The committee rose and tho house adjourned |