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Show NIGHT REPORT. i '. " COXtiKESsIOXAL. SESATE. Cole introduced a bill to give the secretary sec-retary of the interior jurisdiction over the Indians o: tho Alaska frontier. Sawyer reported a bill providing for two years from nertJuly as the time within which States may comply with the provisions of the agricultural college col-lege act; also a bill appropriating $100, UUO for purchase and preparation of instruments in-struments for the proper observation of the transit of Venus. Cole introduced a bill to amend the Pacitic railroad set of July 1st, lly'.'i, by requiring tho Central Cen-tral Pacitic Kailroad company to establish es-tablish the western terminus of its road on some point on the peninsular of San Francisco. At the expiration of the morning hour the North Carolina election case came up, and Carpenter addressed the senate in favor of giving the seat to Abbott. Morrill, of Vermont, argued against the admission of Abbott, and denounced the doctrine that a minority of the electing elect-ing body can elect a senator, or any other otlicer, as unhealthy. The senate wont into excculiva session, ses-sion, and soon alter adjourned till Monday. IIOLSK. The morning hour was consumed in the discussion of the amendment lo extend ex-tend tho capitol grounds, and that of appropriating $00,UUO to carry out the proposed civil service reform. The amendment made in commit loo, reducing re-ducing the amendment to $10,000 was agreed to by 110 to S. 'the senate amendment with regard to the publication publica-tion of the laws and treaties, in newspapers newspa-pers was nogatived, yeas jiays-: 'M; and a conference committee was ordered. or-dered. 1 Merrill, from the committee on elections, elec-tions, reported in tho Dakota contested election caso that Armstrong, tho silting delegate, was entitled to tho scat; ordered or-dered printed. Brooks, of New York, oflored a resolution reso-lution calling on tho President for information in-formation on tho subject of Mexican outrages in Texas, California, Now Mexico and Arizona; referred to the committee on foreign nil airs. House adjourned. |