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Show CONGRESSIONAL. i SENATE, ! WaHhiuton, 'J". Saigcnl introduced intro-duced a bill I) prevent hazing at tho 'naval academy; referred. Tlie bill providing Unit all pension. ! era who havo lost an arm at, or above lhe ellow, shall bo rated iis second clas and received J per month; passe .1. Stewart introduced, proposing un ainendnicnt to the CoiiMilulion, a joint resolution that if any State a hall fail to niahiLain a common school restem res-tem for tho elementary education of all persons between live and eighteen yearn of age, Congress shall have the power of ( flabl wliing hucIi a system at tho cost of the State; referral. 'The conference report on the naval appropriation bill was taken up and agrcal to. Wright gave notice that on Wednesday Wed-nesday ne.U, during the morning hour, ho would call up tho bill reported re-ported from the Judiciary Committee declaring thu true intent and meaning mean-ing of the Union Pacific Kail read acts. ingaHs gave notice that he would move to substitute his bill re furring the whole subject to the Committee Com-mittee of Claims for adjudication fur that reported by the committee. Tho Senate then proceeded with, tho consideration of the deficiency appropriation bill. I'euding the disnisjoii a irannngr was received from the I'residcut, enclosing en-closing the answers of heads of departments de-partments in regard to the operation of tho Civil Service rules; ordered printed. Also a message transmitting transmit-ting tho papers ami ccrcspoiid'M'r in the Arkamas ease. Tho resolution of thu House announcing an-nouncing the death of Kepresentative Af elliuh was received. Conk ling made bri,(jf oulogisjio remarks and jIliTcd a resolution of respect, and IheScfiate adjourned. . JpHK. Undi r the call of Stales a number , of b Ms were introduced and referred. re-ferred. -- . . Albright presented a joint resolution resolu-tion of the J'eiiusvlvania Legislative remonstrating ngauisl cancelling thu contract with Iho I'acilic Mail Company Com-pany for tho China mail service. t Spier introduced a bill making ono I year's declaration and three year's remdonoo suflicieut to ontitlo aliens to i jili.enship. i Crossland introduced a bill to ve-poal ve-poal tho law which suspended the i payment lo local maulers for slaves i 1 rafted and received as voluntoers in Lhe army. ' , Scottcallcd up lheS( u ule billnuplu- 1 '''''nlury tp the one to ineorpoi al.o the lexas t.,M.j,io ll,irum lini tu 1Mli b in t io co,. ,nu.Uuu o- Ul0 Ho , plau.nl u';, bin was for the purpose ofon.d,liugtho,.1,llipilliy,i(H)X()).u(nil mortgage up.,n Ik-rtf01 ur ita ,,,m completed l'"nuim.Hlll)ltll,i 1U1 t atnonilmont that nothing in this net I shall lie construed to huyn ulf1 ( jjj,, 1 to entitle tho said corporation iM nv ( other or furiher rights lo public luM;i H or in any other respect as against the LT. S. than euch as by law it is now entitled to; ogreed to, and the bill was passed as amondal. Upon motion of Stanard, the rules wore auRponded and tho Senate bill to facilitate and protect tho improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river paased. Dawes reported a bill to amend tho tariff laws; referred to the Com-mittoo Com-mittoo of the Wholo with the understanding under-standing that it will bo taken up to-mono to-mono w. On motion of Ct, burn, the Committee Commit-tee of tho Wholo waa discharged from consideration of the Army Reduction bill, and tho bill was set down for consideration con-sideration in the House on Thursday, and from day to day until difposcd of. Dunnell moved tn suspend the rules and pass ti ie bill extending till tho 3d of March next tho time for completing the St. Paul and Pacific Hail road; lost. Maynnrd reported t-ack tlie substitute substi-tute for the Senato Currency bill for present consideration, A Her reading the bill, Beck moved lo suspend tlie rules and take up for consideration the bill authorizing tho paymont of one-tliinl of all duties on imports in legal tenders, or National Bank notes, instead of gold. Tho House refused to second tho previous question. The House then refused to tako up .May nurd's bill, and he gave notice that ho would call it up to-morrow. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to suspend tho rules and take up the Senate supplementary civil rights bill and refer it to the Judiciary Committee, Com-mittee, with leave to report at any time; lost. Tremaine announced lhe death of his colleague, Mellish, and ollcred resolutions re-solutions for the appointment of a committee of five to superintend the funeral arrangements for four o'clock to-morrow; that a committee be appointed ap-pointed to altend tho remains to Auburn, Massachusetts, nnd that tho House now adjourn. After remarks by Kelly, Lawrence, it. F. Hoar and Cox, the usual re-solutions were adopted, and the House adjourhal. |