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Show HOUSE. Washington, 2S. The bill. for ascertaining as-certaining the result of presidential elections, was reported from the committee com-mittee having the subject in charge. Ordered printed and recommitted. Thu house then engaged in business busi-ness of the morning hour, tbo bill relative to the removal of causes from state to federal courts. .Republicans refusing to vote the bouse was without a quorum, and a call of the house was otdered. The morning hour was consumed by dilatory motions without advance bein? madViu the bill. Thompson introduced a bill to convert con-vert gold iu the treasury into silver, and to authorize the issuing of certificates certi-ficates therefore. Conger objected, but his objection coming too late the bill was referred. Springer sent to the clerk's desk a preposition to amend the rules, first, by referring to the committee of the whole any pending measure, reported in the morning hour, but not disposed, and second, that when a quorum has not voted, the speaker shall count the house and if there be a quorum present business shall proceed the same as if a quorum had voted. Conger objected to the proposition being either received or read, and republicans under his lead acaiu resorted to dilatory tactics. At 2 o'clock Hunton claimed the! floor for the committee on theDis-l trict of Columbia. The speaker stated ' that that subject would again come up whenever the District business was disposed of. The house then proceeded to the consideration of District business. Sanfoid reported a bill authorizing ' the commissions of the District of Columbia to issue 20-year 5 per cent, bonds cf the District of Columbia to amount to not more than 5 1 ,200,000 to redeem certain funded indebtednesses of the District. McMillan ottered an amendment providing that nothing in the act shall be construed to make the United States government liable for either principal or interest, and bill passed. F. Wood, rising to a question of privilege, said be deaired to report from the committee on ways aud means a resolution fixing the date ol the final adjournment ot congress. McMation aud Cox objected while the district businees was pending. Cox said he was not in a hurry to adionrn. The speaker declined to admit the resolutions. Adjourned. i |