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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SEX ATE. Washington, 22. It was agreed to meet hereafter at U a.m.. and take recess re-cess from five to seven p. m. Scott presented tho report of tho centennial cen-tennial commission. Tho subscriptions, public Rid private, in Pennsylvania alone, would amount to about four millions. mil-lions. Cr.sserly from tbo committee on public lands reported tho house bill granting two hundred feet, right of way, through the public lands, to the Portland, Port-land, Dalies and Salt Lake railroad. The bill also grants all the lands that may bo necessary for depot construction construc-tion purposes. Pomoroy from the same committee reported, without amendment, amend-ment, tbe house bill granting tho right of way for the Utah Northern railroad, to extend its lino via Bear river valley. Soda Springs, Snake river valley, and through. Montana, to connect at the most suilable point with the Northern Pacific. Tho Caldwell case will be called up on Monday, and immediately after the Louisiana caso. Tbe postal appropriation bill was taken ta-ken up, and tbe amoLdmenl authorizing authoriz-ing the postmaster general to appoint superintendents ot free delivery, with a salary oT tfi.OOO was agreed to. The amendment requiring all persons who usually receive mail matter through freo delivery, to provide boxes at their offices or houses, was laid on the lablo. Tho amendment providing additional compensation for railroad mail service was concurred in, anU tho bill then Dassed. Adjourned. HO I NK. Mayors presented a resolution of the Philadelphia Board, declaring that underwriters un-derwriters should be indemnified under Lhe general award.. Roberts fom the committee on ways and means reportod that tho evidence Laken on matters pending before them implicated no member of either house and oflered a resolution referring to then judiciary committee the evidence Lake, with instructions to examine and soo how much there i& that relates to judge Cbarlea T. Sherman, of (Jhio to determine deter-mine whether further investigation should not be held with a view of presenting pre-senting articles of impeachment if such inTOsligalion shall justify such action. The resolution was adopted. Tho sundry civil appropriation bill was then taken up, and the several amendments were laken up and discussed, dis-cussed, most of them wore reiected. and the bill passed. The resolution, by Kerr, adopted, to investigate tho frauds practiced by J-U. J-U. Sypher, elect from Louisiana, was reversed. The harbor appropriation bill was Laken, which appropriates five and a hail" millions. Among the items aro f'T the lower Willamette Kiver. ?.,l.0. upper Willamette, '.''; broak-wat-r at Wilmington California, fMoO.iAM Several proosea amendments were rejected. re-jected. Wilson, of Indiana, of the Union Pacific credit mobilier committee, gave notice that he would, on Monday next, move to suspend tl.o rules and pass the bill reported by that committee, as Hie house was not making much progress on the river and harbor bill, and was impatient im-patient to adjourn. Adjourned. |