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Show COIYGIiESSKXXAlV F EX ATE. Washington, 17- On motion of Fcn-ton, Fcn-ton, the customs bill reported by him at the last session frm the tinanco committee com-mittee was referred to the committee on commerce. Cole, from committee on , appropriations, reported the Indian appropriation bill with unimportant amendment?. Senate resumed consideration consid-eration of French spoliation bill. Sherman Sher-man said that a careful es ruination of the question made some years ago, had satisfied him that thoso claims had no foundation in law or in equity, and ho made a long argument in support of this view. Ihurman followed in opposition oppo-sition to the bill. Morrill made an argument ar-gument in support. At 4 o'clock the senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned. The sunale confirmed the following nominations of Indian agents: J. L. O'Connor, for Sioux, at Grand river; Wm. T. Ensign, for Blacked; J. L. Burchnrd, for Hound Valley, Cal.; E. K. Dodge, for Hoopa Valley, Cal, ; J. Kichnrdi-, for Wichitas, Indian Territory Territo-ry , Henry Broiner, fur Seminoles ; W. W. Bingham, for Sioux, at Cboyonno river aguiuy , Charles P. liirKoll, for Ponca agency; Dakota ; W. P. Hall, for Navajo agency, New Mexico. Itegislers of land ollices : George Nourse, at TiDkvillo, Orugon ; John A. Lockwood, atSusanvillo, Cal.; Wm. U. Kelly, at X'rescolt, Arizona. HO I ME. Brooks' explanation was based on tho published roport that H. S. McComb Hestified before the credit mobilor investigating in-vestigating committee that he. Brooks, hfed received certain shares of block in order to intluence him, and through mm tho Democratic side of tho house, beneficial to ihe Union Pacific railroad company. He utterly denied the statement state-ment and ridiculed iho idea of his attempting at-tempting to intluenco tho Democratic membetB for a bribe of fifty sharea credit mobilior stock representing $;,-000. $;,-000. Ho denounced McCmb as a scoundrel scoun-drel and perjurer, and he requested that tho committee mako tho most searching investigation ot tno cnurgea ngainst him. Tho house took up as a special order the bill reported from the judiciary committee last session for tho s lllement with the Stales of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, of tho five por cent, net proceeds pro-ceeds of tho sale of public land- within those States. After debate wilhoul action ac-tion the house adjourned. |