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Show CONGRESSIONAL. SESATK. Washington, 29. Sponcer introduced intro-duced a bill to facilitate and regulate the commerce among the Stales and with foreign nations; referred. Tho Senate proceeded with the con-.-i ' ration of the bills on the calendar and piuwed several. The Senate bill declaratory of the meaning of the several Union Pacific It. K. acts were read, but present consideration was objected to. Vright gave notice that he would move to take it up. An objection was made lo hiking up tho bill reviving and continuing con-tinuing certain land grants made by the Minnesota to the St. Paul it Pacific Paci-fic It- K. Co. Wright introduced a bill in relation lo tho salaries and civil service. It reduces, after tho first of Octobor next, the pay of all officers and om-ploycs om-ploycs of the Senate, except tho secretary, sec-retary, chief clerk, sergeant-at-arms anil assistant door keeper, ton per i cent.; reduces tho pay of committee clerks thirty per cent.; repeals tho law creating the civil sorvice commission; com-mission; provides for the appointment of department clerks subject to an examination prescribed by tho heads of departments, but provides for geographical geo-graphical classification of clerks to correspond with tho Congressional Districls,and for an equal division of clerkships amonir tho districts. Wright also introduced a bill repealing re-pealing tho law allowing pension agents thirty cents for each vouchor paid. Edmunds introduced a bill providing provid-ing that a majority of tho judges of the Court ol Claims, shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of a quorum shall bo noccs'iiry to render a judgment. The morning hour expired, ami the Senate, on motion of Frnlinghuyseu, juoceeded with the consideration of tins Supplemental Civil nigh l Kill. Tho amendments of tho .Judiciary Commit'ee were concurred in. Fro-linghiiyseu Fro-linghiiyseu explained the bill, which he said was intended to secure equal rights to kith white and colored. I'luinnan moved lo strike out the second seotion, which im pores a fine l' $.')U0 for a violation of the ad, to J-n I'aid lo the person aggrieved; and also '"i; the punishment by line and im-,lllH!Ilt im-,lllH!Ilt fij. tm offence. Without a vole tho Hnalo went into ;xeciitivo session and adjourned. housk. Kasson introduced t amend tho net for tho redemption of tho three per cent, temporary loan corti-fi corti-fi cnlcs and Tor tho increase ul tho national na-tional bank notes. Eaines introduced a bill to nmeud Die National Currency Act and establish estab-lish free banking. Tho House took up tho bill lo carry into execution tho provisions of tho Fourteenth Amendment to tho Con stitution, and dolino certain rights of United States citizens in foreign countries. coun-tries. Hale, of Maine, opposed tho bill as making a distinction betweon native anil naturalized citizona, ami gave notion that ho would move to tal'lo it. The biH went over and the llouso wont into Committee of tho Whole on the Lndinn Appropriation Appropria-tion bill, Loughndge, who had it in charge, explaining its provisions and giving a history of the Indian wars of the past forty yours to prove that 'Aw.y had generally been provoked by droops, thevel'oro.it was unwise to put Indian allium in tho hands of the War department. j Sawyer, of tho Committee on Com-morre, Com-morre, reported the Kiverand Harbor Appropriation bill. Adjourned. |