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Show C O i G R E S S 1 OS A L. SEA ATE. The Senate engaged in d'scussinc tbe legislative appropriation bill. The tenate subsequently voted upon the question of an amendment, made in committee, repealins that part of the law regulating the evidence in the court of cairns, which makes the possession pos-session of a pardon proof of disioyany, which was concurred in; the vote re suiting in a tie, and being determined affirmatively by the casting vote of the Vice President Amendments increasing tho judicial salaries and consolidating tbe public grounds south of the avenue from the President's house to the capitol were concurred in. HOl'SK. After the calls for bills and resolutions, resolu-tions, under the rule, had been completed, com-pleted, the House took up and disposed of the bid reported from the committee on foreign atf.iirs, of Friday last, authorizing au-thorizing the President of the United States to appoint a joint commission to establish tbe northwestern boundary line. The, bill was finally passed by 122 yeas to 72 nays. Among the biiis introduced was one, byMuogen, lor an inquiry in reference to mortgaging by the Central Pacific railroad, the lands granted by Congress. Con-gress. The House then proceeded to the report of the judiciary committee on the McGarrahan claim. Cook modified the resolution offered by him last Saturday, Sat-urday, so as to make it read : "Resolved, "Re-solved, in the opinion of the House, that there is not sufficient evidence that either Wm. McGarrahan or the Xew Idna Mining Company has a title, either legal or equitable, to tbe land known as the Panoche Grande, in the State of California; and that such proceedings pro-ceedings shall be once instituted as will recover possession of the same and assert the title of tbe United States therein," Peters desired to offer a proviso to the McGarrahan resolution, that it shall not interfere with the ritTK of miners, or settlers, or ' u' assigns. Butler, of 'Chusetts, objected, unless the 'ls0 ffou ex" cept the new T,'- """jpany. Peters would hp- , 0 t0 lhM exception, c. Jt tuade an argument against Book's rDSO'ution, and in defense of the minors who bad - preemption rights antler the mining law of 1S06. Marshal Mar-shal expressed his views in favor of the m."a"itv report of the judiciary committee, com-mittee, as UKaiusr, the m;j-'-i-y "aort. I Peters, who made tile majority j port, closed i!ie discussion and urged the House to ataj by th! decision of the Supreme CourCfstead of undertaking under-taking to overrule it. 1W debate being be-ing closed, tbe House proccJed to vote on the various propositions. The vo'e was first taken on the amoudmeni offered by Peters to the resolution offered of-fered by Cook, reserving the rights of miners, settlers, and their successors, and it was rejected. The vote was next taken on'the resolution offered by Cook, which was aUo rejected, yeas 100, nays 104. |