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Show CONGRESSIONAL . SXNAXr, Washington, 7. Anthony presented present-ed a memorial from tho printers and pressmen of Washington, protesting against tho reducing of pay for government gov-ernment printing; referred. Sargent reported back tho Houso bill for tho aid of the HUtlcrers by tho overflowing of the Mississippi, with an amendment authorizing the Secretary Sec-retary of War to issue rations and army clothing to tho destitute, and appropriating $100,000 therefor; pass-Sherman pass-Sherman reported a bill in relation to tho redumption of coin certificates; passed. Fan ton's bill to regulate tho collection collec-tion of ciHtoius, Ac., was taken up and referred. A conference i-onnniltco was appointed ap-pointed on tho House disagreement with the Senate amondmcuta ol tho bill to facilitate tho exportation- of spirits. Patterson reported favorably the bill to increase tho pension ol Mrs, , II. A. Sumner, wife of General E. V. rfumner; placed on tho calendar. The bill to mako uniform tho pen-dons pen-dons of tho widows of staiVollicera in Lho navy, was indefinitely postponed. Bore man moved that tho Senato pniceid with the consideration of the bill to establish thn Territory of Pembina. Pem-bina. The Senate Went into execu-Livo execu-Livo session and adjourned, it of si:. Blauchanl, from the Committee ot Vliys and Means, reported back the Senato amendments to the Houte )ill to facilitate the exportation of listilled spirits, and amendatory of ui act iu relation thereto. On his notion tin amendments Hero non-oneurrcd non-oneurrcd in, and the bill was sent to i Committee of Conference. Bur-iluird, Bur-iluird, Jvii:on and Bock wero ap-jointed ap-jointed tho committee ou the part of ho House. Tho HouhO then went into Com-nitteo Com-nitteo of tho Whole on tin: Centen-lial Centen-lial bill. tlarliuld opposed the bill, and a-gucd against the assumption that ho National honor was pledged to uppurt the International Exposition, ,ud declared that on tho contrary kmgress had carefully guarded gainst committing itself. Ho ex-ressed ex-ressed tho opinion that the ex post-ion post-ion would ho a failure. U was an appropriate- day tor such an oxposi-on. oxposi-on. Tho Fourth ol July, J87i, ught to be solemnly observed uoughout tho country, but not in in way proponed by the bill. Dawes argued against tho bill on in score of economy, llawley, of Conn., interrupted ( 'awes by awking excitedly, why, as hairtiuiiinf tho Ways anil Means committee, he didn't bring in a tax bill if the country was behind financially. finan-cially. Dawes replied tauntingly that Hawley appeared with a show bill in one hand and a tax bill in tho other. Randall A Lutlrell spoko in favor of the bill, and Hawley closed the debate de-bate on tho same side. The question was then taken on ordering the bill , lo tho third reading, and h. was ro-. jected. , i ... , I Hale, of Maine, moved loiccoiisidur the vote and to lay that motion ou ; tho table. The latter motion was ; lost. . 1 Beck moved to biibalituto the finance fin-ance bill; rejectid. . Halo then moved to table tho bill, but' pending tho vote a motion to adjourn carried. Tho bill comes up again to-morrow. .... : |