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Show LATEST TKLEGKA1IS. FORTV-FJFTH CONGRESS. N t:ATK Washington, 7. Hdnilin, from the committee on foreign relations, reported re-ported back the senate bill to restrict immigration of Chinese to Una couo-1 try, and tho committee was discharged from itj further consideration. He then reported back the house bill for i lie eame purpose and asked that ;tho committee be discharged from its further consideration, but that the bill bo placed on the calendar. He gavo notice that when the bill came up ho would move for its indefinite postponement. Sargent gave notico that he would call the bill up for consideration on Wednesday next, and spoke of the importance of the subject lo the Pacific Paci-fic coast. Hamlin, Conkling, Kirk wood, Eiton and Morgan were appointed a select committee under the resolution of Matthews to examine the claims of citizens againat Nicaragua. The aeleif committee on the prevention pre-vention of epidemics reported a joint resolution for tho committee to Bit during recess and have three experts to visit Havana and other places and learn tho history of the yellow fever. The resolution requests the cooperation coopera-tion of the Spanish government. Placed on the calendar. The following calendar bills then passed: The house bill pensioning tho wiriew of the late Captain Thomas H. Wat-kins, Wat-kins, Maryland. This bill oauses considerable discussion regarding mo probable amount required for the payment of pensions nudor the bill lately passed. Opinions were aa varied aB auy yot expressed. Haolc tho said commissioner of pensions told the appropriations committee that 20 per cent, of all tho pensions now paid are fraudulent. Had the committee on pensions taken steps to remedy the evil? Ingalla, chairman of that commit tee, said the committee had been bo informed, but congresB bad not sustained sus-tained the committee in measures to prevent the wronge. Last year the bureau saved $.300,000. Cockrell moved to reconsider the bill regarding prize money to fleol officers. It would take $100,000 or $500,000. Perry submitted a an amendment to the postothce appropriation bill the house bill fixing the pay ot letter-carriers. letter-carriers. Refernd. - The conference report on the bill providing for the holding of courts in Colorado was agreed to and the bill passed. The vice president presented as unfinished un-finished business the Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the payment of the claims of disloyal persons for property destroyed during the rebellion. rebel-lion. It was informally laid aside, that Wiudom might address the senate, according to previous notice. Windom did not ask for any action on the resolution and it remains on the calender. Unfinished business being proposed, tho Constitutional Amendment was laid before the senate. McDonald moved to postpone the pending and all prior orders for the purpose of taking up the bouse bill to relieve certain political disabilities of women. Agreed to yeas 31, nays 20. The bill provides that auy woman who shall havo been a member of tte highest court of any state or territory, or of the Supreme couitof the District of Columbia for tho space of three years, and shall have maintained a good standing before be-fore euch court and who Bhallbea iperson of gocd moral character, shall on motion and production of such record, be admitted to practice before the Supreme court of tho United States. After discussion the bill passed I without amendment yeas 49, nays 20. The bill, having passed as it came from tho house, now goea to the president for his signature. After executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE The senate amendments to the naval appropriation bill were non-concurred non-concurred in. The conference from the fortification fortifica-tion appropriation bill reported a disagreement, dis-agreement, and a further conference) wae appointed. Sparks submitted tbo report of the conference on the Indian appropriation appropria-tion bill, which was substantially that passed by the house. Agreed to. The conference repoit on the bill fixing the terms of district and circuit courts ot Colorado was agreed to. The house went into committee of the whole on tho private calendar, and when it rose a number of private bills wero passed. Although a night session had been ordered for reports of the committee of commerce, Dunnell moved to adjourn, ad-journ, which was carried by 69 to 57, but the speaker stated that not less thon a quorum could aet aside the previous order, and declared the house waj in recess till 7.o0. EYES ISO SESSION, Muldrow, from the committee on coinage, reported a bill authorizing the treasurer of the United States to receive coins of the United States in exchange for United States notes. Patterson inquired if, under this bill, the owners ol trade dollars could not present them and compel government govern-ment to pay to them in return United States treasury notes. Burchard, who had originally introduced in-troduced the bill, said be believed tbey could. Brewer ofiered as a substitute, an amendment providing that on the presentation of any coins of the United States at the sub treasury ol New York, there shall bo exchanged therefor, on demand, to the extent and amount to which the coius are legal teudsr, an equal amount of treasury notes, and all eilver coins so received, which are unlit for circula tion shall be recoined. L-iar field opposed the bill. The proposition was substantially one to redeem the coin in paper. Burchard said the ell eel ot the bill would be to prevent bankers entering into a combination to discriminate against silver. Garfield cbaractemtd the bill as a crude and imperfect attempt to obtain ob-tain interchange-ability, and he moved to recent mil the bill. Defeated yeas 61. nays 6 1. Brewer's substitute was then adopted. Kobbins moved to lay the bill on tbo tble. D.-feated yc-.s 61, iuj! 67. OtrfielJ raieed the pi:it th.il no quorum had voted, and tt.e house aejouroed. |