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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SE.VATE. Washington, D. C, 13. Tho credit mobiiier committee m-.et this morniug. Patterson and Conkling were absent. L-gn appeared and said he had nothing no-thing to add to his testimony given. He was questioned about the transactions with Ames, but insisted that ho should r-.rst be loid what tejumony was against him. Senator Harlan appeared, and was asked about Durant" s jUi.l'O contribution. con-tribution. After discussion it was decided de-cided to swesr Har'.an, whereupon he proceeded to detail the whole transaction. transac-tion. A number of bills wrre reported from committees a"d a resolution w.u ad -pid appropriating j-.n.J to p:iy ti:o effn-s-s ot a c mtniitpo to inves'.ica'o tup charges of bribery in the late er..i-ciai ':.-cti' n in Kari:.. A b:il wa im-.--dticod p-.-.h;:".;:.e the s-y0-h1 T-rri; -ri-s of ihe I r;:- d Mil's tr.'m givirg or loaning credit to rauroal corr-pa.':-!. Tho conitnitt',e on per, -ions reprtvd, wi;h"Jt am end merit tn h-u.-e b:i. rvstonr.g to li;e p-r.sion rils the names if p. "i -erf I'f tho war of 1-1'J, .Irvpped therefrom on sc.? -Mi-it of sym-pmiiy sym-pmiiy with trie lfite r.'b-l.i.'n. Trie naval appropriation b;il then came up. Tiio lirs; amendment increasing tne amount :r the FaciLc from lily to teveiity VQtiad.wu agreed, lot, amendmerjt ppropriau"cg fifty thousand thous-and f purcha the right to manufacture manufac-ture and u-e ;ne best s--i f-propeiling lor-i-.-jo b- a'.? w atiier.dtd, on motion of Cajsersv, so as to app'y to torpedo boati or subu. rc'd torpi d es, ai.d passed. An .i-is-r.t by Cragin, srpropriat- '.iic j j.'ji v .v.' fT the construction of L-ic.'it ri-atu ar vessels was adopted. Aujijurtid. The h- tiso appointed Dawes and Beck a co:i niKli-' to noti:y tne President ot iii- t ei.-ti.'n. Ino coinm itee on priiilir;- r.--Tt--d in ftvor of civmg tbe reporli; aiid pu b, irhi g of d'-iogates ot c-:ii:rr; to W. J. Martagh. of the W ashi cion Kepublican. Tne b"Use procet-Uvd lo tne consideration el the cvniinit'.i.-t' on niinea. a;dron reported io the bouse a bi 1 in relation to mineral ;nds. wnu-h was passed. Banks re-I'vrU-d a b:ll to aid me construction of tne Sutro tunuel from the proceeds of ihe ssi ot mineral lauds. Tne bill provides for a loan of two, million dollars dol-lars to the tutro tunnel company, on conduit n that tho company spend a equal amount and give a first mwrteaEe upon the tunnel. The morning hour having expired, the biil went over till Tuescay nvxL Wood asked leave to oil'i-r the i'olk w'ng: " lleoU ed. That the house hails ith satisfaction the progress of republican institutions in Europe, and tenders the tx'onie of Spain iis sympathy and good wishis in any effort they may make to establish, throughout the Spanish dominions, do-minions, a republican form of government govern-ment which shall secure to all men equality ol political, religious, and social rights and full protection to life, .ibirty, and property." Objection was made. A bill to provide pro-vide the creation of a board of commissioners commis-sioners of commerce was reported, debated, de-bated, and tabled, iWto S5. Adjourned. |