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Show Washington 12. Tho houso resolution resolu-tion to adjourn ovoi from the 2Lst of Jjecomber to January 8th was concurred concur-red in. At his own request Alorton was relieved from his position on the committee com-mittee on agriculture. Morton called up tbo resolution for tho linul adjournment on tho third Monday Mon-day in May. Sumner moved that there be no adjournment until after the pas-sago pas-sago of tho bill securing equal rights without distinction of race and color. (Laughter.) Schurz moved to amend by adding bills to reduce the tariff and internal taxution, and to reform the civil service. Trumbull moved a proposition prop-osition to take up tho bill removing political po-litical disabilities; lost by 22 to :il. "Without acting on the motion tho senate sen-ate went into executive session, and at 1!0 adjourned. Tho senate to-day conlirmed Arthur as collector of New York, and Douglas as commissioner of intornal revenue Tho following bill was introduced and roforred by Wright, appropriating two million dollars for tho purpose of paying pay-ing balances that may be found due under un-der an act to indemnify States for war expenditures. 1IOUSK. Ilorndon was sworn in form Texas. Dawes' resolution directing lho investigation investi-gation of tho management of tho various executive departments wo3 adopted. The bill consolidating lho postal laws was passed. Bingham from tho judiciary oommitteo reported a bill fixing the first Monday of November. 182, for tho Presidential election: Tno till was postponed to tbo second Wednesday of January. Banks from tho committee on foreign alVairs reported a bill appropriating appro-priating $2-70, (XK for the expenses of the Geneva arbitration. After an urgent speech in favor of tho bill by Banks, it was referred to Lho committoo of tho wholo. " A resolution was adopted directing the secretary of the treasury to ascertain and report whether any of tho national banlisof N'ow York aro interested in producing an artillcial scarcity of money. |