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Show CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, 29. Sherman, Irom tho Committee on Finance, reported Irnck the fhiuso bill to amend Ihe customs and rovenue laws, and repeal tho moieties with several amendments, amend-ments, anil gavo notice that he would ask tho Senate lo proceed with its concidoralion on Tuesday next; placed on the calendar. Spraguo reported adversely on the hill tOj extend the limo for proof of preemption claims on public lands; placed on tho calendar will) the adverse ad-verse report. Alcorn submitted a resolution instructing in-structing Ihe Secretary of the Treasury Trea-sury to furnish the Senate with copies of all cotton permits issued by Presidents' Presi-dents' Lincoln and Johnson, with the names of nget.tfl appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase cotton, and copies of tho instructions given toijiich agents; ordered printed and laid over. Wright entered a motion (o reconsider recon-sider tho vote by which the bill creating creat-ing tho Territory ol I'cuibina was rejected re-jected yesterday. Tho morning hour expired and the Chair laid before tho Senate the Ilouso Finance bill with a resolution of tho 1 iouso disagreeing to the Senate amendments thereto, and asking a Committee of Cnnlomueo. Wright moved that lho Senate insist on its amendments and grant a conference. Sargent thru moved that thc Senate ndhoro lo its amendment. 'J'hc Chair rule I lho motion was out of order. Wright's motion wm agreed to. At thrco o'clock, in acconlanco U previous ogroonient tho Senate pro-ecnlcd pro-ecnlcd with the consideration ol thc hills from lho Committee on Pensions and a number wero passed, including a bill lo incruAHO tho pension ol Mrs. H. W. Sumner, widow of Maj. E. II. Hiinmor. Finally hy vote it was (lis-eo'..rod (lis-eo'..rod no quorum was present, and tho Si'uato adjourned till Monday. ii oust;. On motion ont,vwcs it was ordered that tomorrow Iboh Decoration Day thrro shall bo no ncsoi.,n 0f the House. Orlh, from the cnmmiu.no on foreign for-eign affairs reported adversely 0n tho bill for Ihe relief ol tho widow of the Into James L. lrr, minister to Russia. Rus-sia. On motion of finndall tho Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania bill was placed on tho private calendar. |