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Show CONGRESSIONAL. JIOl.-E. Washington, -". The bill detailing detail-ing an army oIliecMo accompany the Palestine expedition passed with an amendment that no mileage or compensation com-pensation shall be allowed. Cobiirn rejiortcd a bill investing general courts martial w ith jurisdiction jurisdic-tion in the States or Territories where located, of tho crimes of murder, manslaughter, rape, arson, robbery, etc.. He explained the necessity for the bill arose in .sections ot the country coun-try contiguous to Indian rcs-Tvatioiif where prejudice against the Indians was so strong that the offences against them were n t taken cogni uu e of by the local courts. The bill w:u referred refer-red to the Judiciary committee. I Tho bill tor the sale of the Ru.,h ! Yalh y military rcservatiun, Utah, I was object, d to by Durrcll, who 'declareil that the pronjscd mithcd of disposing of tin -e reservations would , tiractically take away the land from the nien who wanted to get them for tanns. Winn the in iliUry reservations reserva-tions were no longer iiccMcd they shouM revert to tlie pubhe domain, I and be subject to the lioiiie.Le.iil prc-j prc-j emption laws. Tuc bill jiassiil. I 'J he Loll rqiiaiuing wddicrh' l-oun-' tii and giving them grants of land I was objected tti on l!ie jxant of order i lliat it should be lir-t considered in jComniitb-e .,f the Wiiole, ai.d the Chair su.-laincd the point. Cobnrn reported the bill Mr the 1 riduciioii oi tiie army lo nine cavalry j four artillery, and twenty infantry regiments. I furikirt ni:ide the point that it should tiist be c jusiiicreJ in Committee of the Whole, winch the Spanker siiot. lined; but a di-cu:sion arising he intimatctl that he would rctogniz j Coburn 011 Monday next to mole-the Mi-.peii-i.nl cd the rules for f-J . -nnvMiHaUuU Ol. kUUMXu 1U tbl- 1 louse, Adji 1urn.1l. |