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Show GENERAL. ! FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Washington, 2S. It was agreed when tho senato adjourn to-day it will adjourn ad-journ till Monday next as a mark nf respect re-spect to the memory of the late Senator Sen-ator Capertou of West Virginia, whoso funeral takes place to-day, also to resume re-sume the impeachment trial on Monday Mon-day noon. ingalls, from the committee on pensions, pen-sions, reported back, with amendments, amend-ments, tho house hill granting a pension pen-sion to the widow of the late General Custer and to his father and mother. The amendments reduce the pensions to the widow from $50 to $40 per month, and strike out the name of the father, so as to grant the pension 1 to the widow and mother only. Boutwell, from the committee on onmmprro rpnnrtpfl with amend ments, the steamboat bill. The river and harbor appropriation bill coming up on a motion for the Appointment of a new conference committee, Hamlin said there had already been three conferences on this , hill and why should this bill, time latter time, goto a conference committee com-mittee headed by two men who might ne denominated the Titus Oates and Wm, Bedloe of to-day? Ho did not see why the senate should not adhere to its amendments, and let this enmity en-mity die the death of the uurichlcous and then let the houso understand what the senate would do. It the bill came back from another conference, lie gave notice that he would make a motion that the senate adhere to its amendments. After a long debate a new conference confer-ence was agreed to, and the bill was then taken up and recommitted tc the committee on appropriations, with instructions to report a bill so that the total amount appropriated shall not exceed $5,000,000. Frelinghuysen, from the conference committee on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bills, reported that the committee had been unable (o agree and moved that the senate further insist upon its amendments and agree to a new conference. The appropriation tor the expanses of- the commission to inquire into Chinese immigration was passed. The houso amendments to the Washington monument bill wero ! 1 agreed to, and the bill was passed, i Ingalls called up the house bill for , the sale of Osage ceded lands in Kansas to actual settlers. Logan moved to lay the bill aside and take up the bouse bounty bill. . Rejected. The senate then proceeded with the consideration of tho hiil in regard to Osajie ceded lands, the pending ' qupstion being on the motion of Edmunds to strikeout the eighth section which provided for the payment pay-ment by the United States of tiie costs and necessary expenses incurred in prosecuting two suits a2ainst the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Galves-ton railroad company, and the Missouri, Mis-souri, Kansas and Texas railroad company, to test the validity of a portion of the lands claimed by these , companies. Wright submitted a substitute for the eighth section so as to provide only lor the payment of fees of attorneys attor-neys retained by settlers in the Buits : against tbe railroad companies. Allison moved an amendment to i the substitute so as to provide that the balance of the proceeds of the eale of land, after the payment of attorneys at-torneys fees, shall be covered in'o the treasury of the United States lathe creditofthe Indian civilization fund authorized by the treaty with the Osage Indians. Fending the discussion, Allison, from the conference committee on the military academy appropriation bill, made a report, which was ordered printed and laid over till Monday. Tburmao gave notica that at the earliest opportunity be wouid ask the senato to take up and consider the motion submitted by him some tim ago, to reconsider the vote by which the bill in reference to counting the vote for president and vice president was parsed. The senate resumed consideration of the Indian bill. Tho amendment of Allison in regard to covering the proceeds of the sale into the treasury, etc., was agreed to, as also was the substitute ot Wright for the eighth section in regard to tho payment of attorneys lees. The question then recurred on the : motion of E'lmunds to strike out the eighth section of the bill as perfected by Wright and Allison, incl it was agreed to. Ingalls moved an amendment so as to provide that the price of land stmil be $1.2-5 per aero, instead ot $1.4U. Agreed to. Fending discussion, the senate adjourned ad-journed until Monday. HOLME. The consideration of the Virginia . contested election case of PU.U rj. ioodc was continued. The discussion lasted till two, when a voto was taken on the resolution reported by the minority, th:il. GrKxJe, Bitting member, w.ia entitled to tho seat, and it was adopttd. Jn accordance with the parliamentary parliamen-tary rule, a second vote was taken on ( agreeing to the resolution aa amended, amend-ed, namely, witn llio substitution of the minority resolution yeas, 107; nays, U7; bo Goodo retains hUhc.it, Abbott, who wai sometime ninie declared entitled to a seat, came forward, for-ward, wan sworn in, aud took bis seat as a member. On motion of Banning tho bill lo remove the charge of desertion from Nelson Tiffany of tho Twenty fifth Massachusetts volunteers whs taknn up and pushed, notwithstanding the president's veto. R'iiidall, frura the conference committee com-mittee on military acadrtmy bill, submitted sub-mitted tho report of tho committee which was adopted. The house then proceeded to the rron.iideration of tho reports of the committee on naval air. int. After a npcoch by Jowis in Bupport of thu majority report, tho matter went over without action, anil tho Iiouho adjourned. |