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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, D. C, 15, Sherman, commilteo to notify the president and vice-president elect, of their election, made a report similar to that of tho committoe of the house en the same subject. sub-ject. Tho rule offered by Anthony, yesterday, yester-day, limiting debate upon the appropri-tion appropri-tion bills was called up. Hamilton, Sherman and Trumbull opposed tbe resolution, and the debate was continued until the expiration of the morning hour. Cole, from the committee on appropriations, appro-priations, reported the post otlice appropriation appro-priation bill, with amendments; among the rest th following: prohibition of tho transmission of any free matter whatever, not excepting newspaper exchanges; ex-changes; requiring persons receiving mails by carriers tODrovido propr boxes at their re.-idences to facilitate rapid delivery; de-livery; and authorizing tho employment employ-ment of an additional special agent to detect persona sending obscene matter. Anthony's resolution limiting debate on the appropriation bills linally passed, pas-sed, tbiriy-sii to twenty. The naval appropriation bill was resumed, re-sumed, and the amendment providing that the act of IsM sball not reiire any officer before the age of sixty-two, sixty-two, was agreed to. The bill was then reported to tho Senate, and several amendments were concurred in, when a voie showed there was no quorum. Ad-ionrned. HOVSfc. Dawes, from the joint committee to notify the President and vice-president elect, of their election, reported that the cmmittee had pertormed that duty, and had been charged by these gentlemen gentle-men lo report to the two houses their acceptance of the trusts confided to them, and their obligations to the people peo-ple fr that mark of their conudence; also the assuranea that they would endeavor en-deavor to discharge faithfully the duties of their respect othces. Wiilard asked leave to offer a joint resolution, concratuiaiiEg the people of spam on the establishment of a repub-tic. repub-tic. Banks cr-jected, and declared that was a proposition to recognize slavery m the t-pam?h colonies- ihe resolution was not received. Th s-poaker pre?en!ed a menage frm the President, ca.iir.g attention to the condition of allnrs m the Terriu.ry ol I'tati, and to the danger like.y to ari?e during ir.e comir.g reeess of c--n gross, from a threatened confiiet between ;n f.-c.- rai ar.d lrruoriai authorities, on motion of BiTigbam the niessc- was referred re-ferred to ihe judiciary ctmm:iiee,wai. h has alre-viy under consideration a biil on the sui-ct- A till ped re:nov;r.jE the political disabilities of Wiiiiam Smith, ofYir-p::.;a, ofYir-p::.;a, familiarly known && " Extra li-.; :-.'' lie. house sume4 conoid eratioa of t'-e bill for the distribution of the Gfnva awards He and frvpj advc- CuteJ -.be bill, the latter referring v the cairns o'" insurance com; anes. wnich he he'.d were ecu lied not to ihe mrcy or cq.ii'.y, but to law. to the bond and nothi:.g but lho bond. Beck op-poM op-poM ihe b'll. and areued that tfce money received from Eneland could oinv be applied in payment of losses inrlici.-d by the cruisers A.absma, rloriilaand Shenandoa. In regard ;o insurance companies, be saw no escape from the cot cUision that ihy ihculd.be subrocawd to iheright of tbe inur-d. heexpres-ed a wisQ of preference prefer-ence for ih Pi. .and substitute, to submit sub-mit the distribution t the eourl?. Kerr also argued in oppo-iiion to the bilL Butler closed the debate, and in the course of his remarks intimated that Kerr was attorney for the insurance companies, a insinuation which Kerr excitedly repelled as false, and a ralher personal colloquy ensued. Finally a vote was reached, and the various amendments were severally rejected, when the bill passed, Vll to 57. Adjourned. |
