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Show LATEST TELEGRAMS. FORTY -FIFTH CONGRESS- m:atk Washington, 24. The bouse "bill authorizing tbe screUry of the navy to accept lor a voyage of exploration explora-tion by way of Bahrmga straits, ilie ship Jeanntlti, tendered by James Gordon 'Bennett, was pasted. Hamhn, Iroai (he committee on foreign relations, reported the mca-sjge mca-sjge of tne president in regard to inviting other maritime powtrs to ao cede to the three neutrality articles in the treaty of Waahingtun, and tbe committee was discnarged from further fur-ther consideration. Bayard called up tha bill reported a few days ago lrom tne committee ou finance amendiug tbe charter of the iFreedmen'tj Savings and Trust coin-' coin-' pany. l'aasfcd. i Windom, from the committee on ! appropriations, reported, with amendments, amend-ments, the houiti bill making an appropriation to pay arrears of pensions. pen-sions. Calendar. Cameron (Wis ) gae notice tlmt as Boon as the army bill ahouid be disposed dis-posed of be nould cU up tue redolu-tion redolu-tion reported by the committee on privileges aud eltctione, declaring D T. Corbin entitled to a seat us senator from South Carolina, in place ol Al. C. Butler, the present incumbent Tne morning busiueta wae disposed of aud consideration w.ia resumed of unfinished business. The army op-propiiation op-propiiation bill and ducuusion upon tbe clause in regard to allowing railroads rail-roads to use their telegraph lines lor cjniruertiil purpose e, waa continued. Jones, Florida, advocated tbe measure. meas-ure. FfOUME- BATURDAY'S PC0CEEDIN03. Following is the continuation of the proceedings iu the house of representatives, repre-sentatives, on Saturday, which did not reach us in time for Sunday's pajier Eds. Hekald.J After diej Oning of aeveral bills on the table, the bill was reached restricting restrict-ing the immigration of Chinese, with the senate amendments, Willis moved to concur in the senate sen-ate amendments. Wilson moved to non concur. He desired to have rpad those sections ol the treaty with China aildCted by the bid. Luttrell objected, whereupon Wil son remarked that tbe houee was making a blunder which it would herealter regret. While moved to adjourn. Luttrell I want the house to no tice that it ia a republican who is trying try-ing to defeat thia bill. White I am opposed to the bill, and I do not care who knows it. White then moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table. Defeated, yeas 95, naya 140. The senate amendments were then concurred in without division. The bill now gosB to the president for approval. ap-proval. The eenato amendments to the bill reducing thn tax on tobacco were then taken up and Tucker, by instructions from tbe committee of ways and means, moved non-concurrence in the amendments and the appointment appoint-ment of committee of conference. Foster Although opposed to the bill, moved concurrence to test the question, Dwight moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table. Negativad, yeas 77, nays 112. Tbe first amendment on the subject sub-ject of bonds of collectors was concurred con-curred in; also the second amendment amend-ment of thirty-fivo Internal Revenue agents. On the next vole there was no quorum voiing and the propcei-tion propcei-tion to adjourn was renewed. Several members deelariug they could not vote intelligently. The house agin refused to aCjcurn, 60 to 93. Alter much coufuaion, ut the speaker'a BUtfgeBtion, all the amendments were concurred in in grots with the exception ex-ception of those referring lo tho tax on rectifiers, on matches, on banks and to the time when the bill shall tike eflect. Theso amendments will come up on Monday ana meantime the amendments will be printed. The sundry civil appropriation bill waa reported and ordered printed. Reoess till Monday morning at 10 o'clock, MONDAY'S PR0CEEDIN03. The revenue bill was taken up and the bouse concurred in tbe senate I amendment to tba tobacco clause providing that tiie reduced tax on j tobacco shall go into eflect on May 1, , 1879, and u&n concurred in tbe Benale 'amendment which strikes out tbe jclauae abolishing the tax on matches. jTbe senate ameudment striking out the provision that recti fiera rectifying less than 500 barrels of spirits a year shnll pay a license of $100 was non-concurred non-concurred in; also the amendment rolating to the tax on national and savinga banks. A committee nf conference con-ference was then ordered upon the disagreeing votes on the bill, Billa wero introduced aud referred. By Jorgensen, directing the president presi-dent to institute an inquiry as to the disposition of fundi belonging to the so called confederate states remaining at the end of the war in tha B ink of England, or in the bands of English citizens, in order that euch funds may be Ued for the relief of citizens of confederate stated, who incurred disabilities during the war. By McUowau, to prevent the introduction intro-duction of ctintjgiouj dheases aud establish a national board of health. Hooker moved toauspeud the rules and iiasa tbe bill appropriating about I $1,510,000 for the erection of varioun public buildings throughout tha country, coun-try, half of the e mount to be iuimed:-atily iuimed:-atily availably. Tne yeas and naya were callod, ou m jt.on. nnd it wa3 defeated yens 03, nays l'J7. Atkins mov.d to anepend the rules and p.ita the civil sundry appropriation appropria-tion I. ill. which approtiia'.es about S17.0C0 OCO, and the bill waa read, j The reading of the bill which ap-i propriatea $936,000 consumed two hours, and at the conclusion of that time, Blackburn inquired of Atkins it he, tbe chairman of the most important im-portant committee of the house, intended in-tended to pat's uuder a aubpension of the rules, a bill appropriating $17,-000,000 $17,-000,000 with the gag fa-jtened in the mouth of every member, and without Hn opportunity to have it discuased or amei.ded? If so, he (Blackburn) re-gaid'.d re-gaid'.d it as uneafe legislation. The motion lo suspend the rules and pasa tho bill wfli agreed io yeaa 181, nays 71). |