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Show GENERAL. F0UTV-THIRD lOSUKESS. ; SENATE. Washington, 10. After the reception re-ception ol a number of reports from the couimittte on claims and the committee on pensions, Morrill, ol Maine, moved that the senate at rive p. in., take a recede for the evening :or the purpose of caosideriog tho bill to provide, a government tor the District of Cclumbia. Cnandler opposed the motion and gave notice that he would prs the nttyuubuut bill in opposition to all others. Finally Morrill withdrew his motion temporarily. The steamboat bill wan recom-mhtei recom-mhtei to the committee on commerce com-merce with the understanding that it should be reported back on Saturday Satur-day or Monday next. Tue senate then took up a bill U) j provide a government for tho District of Columbia. 1 The bill to perfect tho United states gui'enmient guarantee ol tne District of Columbia 3.65 bonds and; authorize them to be regitnml at the United Stales treasury, was . passed. ; The. choir called for the business on i the calendar, and the committee on ; public buildmes being entitled to the, floor the bills of lb l committee wero ' called up and id-ped of. The bill to grant a iiite for tho Peahody Bchool , at San Augustine, Ha., came up, thej pending question being the amend-mentstibmitted amend-mentstibmitted last session providing that if at any time a distinction shall be made among pupils on account of color the site shall revert to the United States. The amendment was rejected yeas, 2o; nays, 24. Cam eron, Ferry of Conn., Gilbert, Morrill Mor-rill of Vermont, Sehurz and Sprnguo being among the nays. Alcorn Al-corn of Mississippi, said the vote indicated that the republicans had become thoroughly demoralized on the subject of civil rights, and the vote just taken could be construed no! other way than that the trustees might, ! if they chose, exclude colored child-1 ren. Morrill denied such construction. The bill passed without division, Alcorn voting in the negative. Howe entered a motion lo reconsider the vote passing the bill. The pending amendment to the district of Columbia bill was a motion making the commissioners elective instead of appointees of the president. ; Without disposing of the amendment j the senate went into executive session and adjourned. |