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Show FORTY-FIFTH U0NGRESS. , , r ' SENATE. Washington, 19. After thereadine of the journal an executive session wa? held. When tbe doors were re opened at 2.25 p.m bills on the cai-eudnr cai-eudnr were considered. Windom, from the conference committee com-mittee on the Buudry civil applanation applana-tion bill, reported tual the committee had been uuable to agree, and on bis motion tbe senate Btill further in sisted upon its amendments to the bill, and a new conference was ordered. Windom, Doraey and Buck were appointed ap-pointed couferrees The bouse bill relating t" the claim o' ageuts a Lid atioruyd in pension cases passed. It mages it unlawful lor any attorney, airent or other person per-son to demand ur recti ve for cervices in a pensu n case a greater sum than ?1U, ami provmes that no lee tuu- tract snail htreafttr be file'd with tbej commissioner of penmoi.i in any j case. The concurrent resolution extend j ing the fession until 10 uV;kk p m. was agreed to. . Mitchell, from the conference on : ' the bill in rt-gard to elections in West j ! Virginia, North Carolina, and th-i I election ot a UiiIikI a tat en senator m i New H .mpsnire, obinitted a report Agreed In. Ihe flection tor re re- j seutativea in eougreas under the new law will be hbid m West Virginia on i the second Tueidiy in October and m North CHroiin on the eecona Tuesday in Noveinhfr. Voomecs &d the house bill to authorize the payment of customs duiiea in legal tender notfts from anrl afier the 1st ot October, had just been leqcivrd trom the house. tl--' movd itie calendar be laid aside tempo rrily for tbe purpose ol cousiJeriug that bill. Conkling made the point of order that the bill muit be laid before the senate in the morning hour. Tne president sustained the point. Voornees appealed from thedeci lion of the chair, but subsequently withdrew tbe appeal. Tho president pro (em. Baid lint since examining it, he iound that this bill had cuLue to the Benate since the expiration of the morning hour, toerefore it would bn in order to submit sub-mit it to tbe senate now. After discussion aa to the rules of the senate Voorbees moved to lay aside the pending order, being the calendar, and all prior orders for the purpose of taking up the bouse bill to provide for the payment ot customs diuiefl in leal tender notes. Agreed to yeas 33, nays 10. Goatling raised tne point of order that it cou d noi be laid before the senate without a viuUtioa of rule eight. Tne president pro tern, decidtd the bill could be laid before tbe senate as hat rule did not apply to bills received from the bouBe since tbe expiration of the morning hour. Couahug appealed from thi-decision thi-decision aud tbe senatd sustaiued Hip chairman, yeas 43. ny 12, aud the bill having been rtdd by its title, Wnite and several other senators objected to a second reading oi the bill to-djy. Voorhues paid he thought be had nnn about as far as tie could to day. b;ii h- w.-u.J like to have the chair i' - tv '- eiur an objection pre-VfiiteJ pre-VfiiteJ - tei yni reading. I'ue chair decided that ii did. Ihucenate theu went into execu tive sesaion and when the doors ra-opened, ra-opened, took recess. EVESIN'O BES3JON. Allieon aubmitted the following: licsulccd, That the select o immittee appointed under the resolution of the 3m inst., to make inquiry concerning the alleged connection of tienamr Maithewo with maiters relative to the j late presidential election in Louisiana, in exercising the powers granted to: sit during the recess ot the cnress lay bold its eesiioiw at etmh pitce ur I places as it shall drem moat cnveni eut for the purpose of investigation, j Agreed to. I Haundera called up the senate bill, lo establish the territory ol Lincoln j aud to provHn a temporary govern- ment therefor, wnicu wan discussed at i tome length and further considera tion pslpjntrd until December next. Theseuaie theu wont into exeouiivo At 11.15 the doois were r opened. Tnurman submitted a r ooluuon ; returning t he thanks ot the senate U) t Ferry, president pro tern, tor the able , and impartial manner in which be has discharged his duties as presiding C'fticer. Agreed to unanimously. Itanfoin eubmitted a resolution re i' .urning the thinks of the sena.e to i Vice-nrej,:'ient Whpeltr for the able; ind inpirtiiil manner in wnich hep li'W dischr.-T'vi Hits duties as pres ding i DiEcer. Arpftd to unanimous'y aud the senate again weut into executive session. At 12.10 the doors reopened. Sargent submitted a concurrent resolution extending the sensiou uutil 3o'r' lE a iu. Agreed to. At, 1'! 35 a messaue was received from thii bouse of representatives annnunfiing the conrurreuce of that b-dy in tn repirt of trie conTerRnrH committee on the sundry civil service appropriation bill. Windom, chairman of the commit tee on appropations, made a brief explanation aod the report of the committee of coolerence was theD agreed to and the bill pas-ed Trie president jm tern, here an nnunced as a commission on tbe part ol" ihe genato to consider the subjeol ot thenHiriraniz'ngoLthe army: Burn sid-1, Plumb and Butler. ! The president pro tern. alo ap pointed Oli -by, Saunders and Mc Crecry a com ait'ee on me partot tbn comifl to conaidnr tbe subject of tnii'-lerring the Indian bureau from tne interior io the war department. |