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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington,- 26. Frelinghuysen presented petitions from Americans residing in Japan, praying that the balance of the Japanese indemnity 'fund should be used as an educational fund: referred. Anthony, trom the Printing Coin- millup rf'nnrt.! nil fawmihU' nn t.lir mution to print a memorial relative to the government of the District of Columbia. Col-umbia. He said tho memorial made serious charges against the officers, but no proof to sustain them has been submitted. Borcman gave notice that he would submit a resolution fur the Committee on Iuve--tigatiuu, if usked, with a proof of the charges. The memorial was laid on tho table. A resolution instructing the Committee Com-mittee on Contitment Expenses to consider the expediency of excluding from the itationoryrooiu ofthe Senate all artieles except paper, pens, pencils, pen-cils, envelopes, ink, and mucilage, was adopted. Hitchcock offered a resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish the Senalo with copies of the reports of the Government d rector u! the Union Pacific R. R. fur the years 3S72-3; agreed to. The House bill granting authority for coinage to be executed at the mints ol the U. S. lor foreign countries, was passed. Also the House bill abolishing abolish-ing the odice of First Deputy Commissioner Com-missioner of Internal Revenue. Tho Judiciary Committee reported back the oill to amend the bankrupt act with amendments. The addi-I addi-I tional amendments relate mostly to matters of detail involved in amendments amend-ments that are already reported. The fulluwinjr, however, is a new, important impor-tant amendment: Ui:c providing that in case of voluntary bankruptcy a discharge shall. be granted to debtors when the assets shall not be eijiial tu per cent, instead of "" per cent, as now, ofthe claim piuvcd against his estate. Logan inlroducul a bill providing that a pension of jut month shall be given to each honorably discharged surviving ollieei' and eidhicd ninn,in- cluding tho military volunteers of the militia of the naval servicc, tho surviving, unmarried widows of such officers and soldiers. At the expiration of the morning1 hour, the Louisiana case was taken; up, and Morton moved that tho emu ot Pinchbaek bo recommitted to the Committee on Privileges and Flections, Flec-tions, and the committee be intrusted to send (or persons and pipers a id invest tho conduct of Pinchbaek in connection with said election. Hamlin oflered an amendment to I the motion, to the effect that P. B. I Pinchbaek bo allowed to take his scat in the Senate upon taking the neces-snrvoatb, neces-snrvoatb, mid that the Committee on Privileges and Flections sulm-u,uently consider the grounds upon which ids seat was contested, and report to the Senate. Motion then reviewed his argument argu-ment of a few days ago, as to the validity of the Kellogg government, and the legality ofthe Legislature in electing Pinehlmek, and the general government being bound by the de cision or a state trunmai on tne question ques-tion of State law, or of a Uite constitution. consti-tution. Since making that argument he had received information charging Pinchbaek with procuring his election elec-tion by such means, which, if the charges be true, rendered it improper for him to accept a seat in the Senate. MeCreery then took the lloor, and proceeded to deliver a long speech on the political condition of Louisiana, trimmer !lc;iinst, t.llf llr.,liLv of the Kellogg government, reviewing the facts connected with his election, and quoting copiously from the testimony taken Irom the Congressional Committee Com-mittee of Investigation. He contended contend-ed that tho Kellogg government was a fraud, put and held in power by a corrupt judiciary and - by the army of- the United States. MeCreery concluded by urging that the State of Louisiana had been do-i do-i rived of a republican form of government govern-ment guaranteed to her by the constitution con-stitution ofthe U. S., and that tho Federal Government is bound to protect pro-tect the people in tneir republican institutions, in-stitutions, whether tho enemy come from abroad or from within the borders bord-ers of the State. At the conclusion of MeCreery 's speech the further consideration ol Morton's motion was postponed till Wednesday. The Senate went into executive Bession and soon after adjourned. ad-journed. HOUSE. Bills were introduced and referred under the call of States; by Gunkel. to repeal so much of the act of March 3d, 133, sis provides tnat representatives representa-tives elect of Congress may receive compensation monthly from the bo ginning of their term until tho beginning begin-ning ot the first session; by Orth, to provide a national currency and for the redemption thereof in coin, and for the redemption ofthe circulating notes heretofore issued by. or under tho authority of the United States. The bill provides for the issue, by the United States, of two thousand million dollars, circulating notes, to be known as United States gold band notes, ot various denominations, which are tu be held in the treasury as a reserve, exchangeable at par lor any out- -Mo-wllnLr linn.la nftho Tjnitl at the pleasure of holders; they shall circulate as money and be used by the government as the National bank I currency now is. , Mills introduced a bill for the removal re-moval ol all troops in the Southern States to the western country, as protection pro-tection against Indians. On motion of Poland a resolution was adoptea instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the Jegal relations existing between the Federal Government and the local government govern-ment of the District of Columbia, and the exact character of their mutual obligations in regard to municipal relations, re-lations, and whether some accurately defined basis ol expenditures cannot be prescribed and maintained by law. A resolution instructing the Committee Com-mittee on Ways and Meausjto inquire whether there was any necessity for the continuance of theotliceof Supervisor Super-visor of Internal Kevenue was adopted. adopt-ed. The House then .preceded with, the West Virginia election case, and without with-out coming to a vote adjourned. |