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Show LATEST DISPATCHES,! i GENERAL. I K0UTV THIUlJ CONUKESS. SENAT-I. Wa-jninton, 10. Tim secretary laid leiur; the .-enate a letter from l vice-President Wilson, announcing that he would be absent from tiie city fur two or three days. Anthony, of Rhode hland,w;ts chosen president pro tern. KJiiuinds, from the judiciary committee, com-mittee, reported without amendments the civil rights bill which recently posted tho house, and gave uotico that he would call it up at the earliest possible moment, which would be in o day or two. Placed on the calendar. calen-dar. Cii3ndIor, from the committee on commerce, reported buet the steamboat steam-boat bill with amendments, aui said it was now only a skeleton uf the bill heretofore considered. Placed on the calendar. Windom, from the committee on appropriations, repottrd back the Indian In-dian appropriation bill with amendments; amend-ments; placed on the calendar. On motion of Morton, the bill to provide a government for the district of Columbia was laid on the table "4 to 23. Morton then moved to reconsider re-consider the motion and to lay that vqteon the table, oik! that the senate proceed to tho consideration of the steamboAt bill. The morning hour expired when the chair announced that the unfinished un-finished business was the bill to pro- vide a new government lor the District Dis-trict of Columbia. Morton moved to postpone the pending, and all other orders, and proceed to tho consideration of the resolution from the committee on elections for the admission of Pinch-back. Pinch-back. Morrill (Me.) said ho wouldn't now urge further consideration of the Dis- , trict of Columbia bill, but would try to have it considered before tno end of the session. Thurman asked if Morton's motion i could bo divided so tho senate could vote fiiat upon postponing the pending orders, and then decide what would bo taken up. ' The chair (Anthony) replied that i the motion was divisible, and Thurman Thur-man then expressed tho hope that Morrill wouldn't abandon his bill. Morrill declared that he had no in-tentionof in-tentionof doing ao, but wouldn't press f it now. Morton then moved to lay the Dii-trict Dii-trict of Columbia bill on the table; ( agreed to, 34 to 23. Pinchbaek resolution. Bogy moved to lay the motion on the table, and take up the steamboat bill. Edmuuda made the point that Bogy's motion was not in order. The chair (Anthony) ruled that it was, but finally left the question to the senate, which, by a vote of yeas, 2-5; nays, 29; decided that Bogy's motion mo-tion was not in order Morton's motion was then agreed to, and Morton proceeded to argue that Pinchbaek had a prima facie right to the seat, and must be seated. Any inquiries as to the character of the body that elected him, or the the means used to secure his election, were to be made afterwards. He cited numerous authorities and several sever-al precedents, and gave notice that he would ask the senate to come to a vote on the question on Wednesday. 1 Sargent bun.u a speech on the military interference in Louisiana, but before he concluded a message was received from the house, announcing an-nouncing their action in reference to the deith of Representative Hooper, and Boutwell, in a few remarks eulogistic eulo-gistic of the deceased, offered a resolution reso-lution of regret and respect, and moved that the senate accept the invitation in-vitation to participate in the funeral ceremonies, and that it now adjourn as a mark of respect; agreed to aud the senate adjourned. HOUSE. The proceedings this morning were of an uninteresting character. Under Un-der the call of states half a dozen bills, mostly of a private character, were introduced for reference, and a long bill providing for the government govern-ment of the district ot Columbia, was read. The hour of meeting hereafter was fixed at 11 a.m. The senate bill allowing Engineer Fitch, of the United States navy, to accept the present sent to his wife by the khedive of Egypt was passed'. Hazelton. moved to suspend the rules and pass the senate bill referring refer-ring to the court of claims certain claims for the construction of ironclads iron-clads and steam machinery during the war. Alter discussion, in which it was stated by the opponents o( the bill that it would cost five millions, the motion was rejected 132 to 100. The house then proceeded with the consideration of the bills affecting the District of Columbia, and spent over two hours in the discussion of the tax bill for tho district without reaching a conclusion. E. K. Hoar announced the death of his colleague, Hooper, and moved the appointment of a committee of seven to superintend the funeral ceremonies, cere-monies, which will be held to-morrow in the hall ot the house, and that the senate be invited to attend. The resolutions were adopted and a coru-Imittee coru-Imittee appointed and the house adjourned. |