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Show LATEST DISPATCHES. GENERAL. ; FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Washington, 10. Eaton submitted a resolution directing the secretary of war to report the number of troopa in the southern states and the location of each command, and asked the present consideration, but Edmunds objecting, the resolution wna laid over. The senate resumed the impeachment impeach-ment trial ami Wliitelaw Kcid of tho New York Tribune was examined. The witness was examined in reference refer-ence to certain articles which ap peared in the New York Tribune ia retrard to the Fort Sill matter. It was agreed by the counsel that General Sheridan's deposition should j be taken at Chicago, where bis presence pre-sence was deemed necessary. Caleb I1, Marsh testified aa to payments pay-ments made by him to Belknap, some of which were sent by exproes and others paid in person. He had destroyed de-stroyed all of his corri spondeuco with Belknap. Ho Lad no conversation with Belknap when- ho paid him money in person. Belknap always took the money never asking an explanation. At Carpenter's request H wna ordered or-dered that a Bubpfona bo issued for Jnhn 3. Evans, pott trader ut Fort Hill. Carpenter asked perm isniori to postpone the cross oxamirmtiou of Marsh until to morrow, which was gran led. Oenoral Hnzen was nnxt examined. After the conclusion of his testimony, testi-mony, a portion of which wna a long letter from Jfazen to Belknap, duplicating dupli-cating the ay stem Of appointing millers, mil-lers, and explaining how ho (llu.en) ;ot mixed up with tho exposure of Uflkniip'a doinga. Carpenter aked that the scnatO lilting as a court of impeachment! adjourn over till Wednesday, to allow the defense to prepare their aide, and j he thought by Bueh preparation he ' would he able to save the day to the I senate in submitting the defense. Without deciding the request, the -senate resumed legislative H'-tirsc Adjourned. 1 I KOt'SE. ! Randall reported a hilt continuing for ten days the act defraying the ; necessary expenses of the government. govern-ment. Passed. Banning offered a resolution calling cal-ling on the secretary of war for information infor-mation in regard to the object of the military expedition sent against the. northwestern Indians and for copies ol the correspondence bearing on the origin of the expedition. Adopted. In connection with Banuing's re.wf lution he submitted tho following statement showing the distribution of United States troons. There arc at 1 present in the army 20,970 troops, located as follows: 4.216 belonging to the detachments at West Point; 7,930 located in the territories; 3,718 in Texas; 3,334 in other southern states; while in the field operating against the Indians there are under General Terry only 1,123 aud under General Crook 1,790, making in all 2,913. Tho remaining 4,000 are located in northern north-ern citieB and forts. The speaker pro ion. laid before the house a telegram from the governor of Maine stating that Biiuno having accepted the vacant Benatorah'ip from that stat ff bad resigned hia seat as a member from this day. Bills were introduced and referred as follows: Scales, appointing a commission to visit the Indian territory and report tho condition and management of the Indians. Piper, to regulate the transportation transporta-tion of nitro glycerine and dynami te. Page, rotating to the tax on dsposin in savings banks. Jacobs, for the relief of settlers on San Juan and other islands, lately in dispute between the United States and Great Britain. J. P. Kidder, in relation to suffrage in the territories. Steele of Wyoming, authorizing the president to enlist recruits for the army to aid in suppressing tbe Indians. Singleton, from the conference committee on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, reported that the committee had not been able to agree. He related the history of the bill, and Baid that while tho fint confreres on the part of the senate said they would not mako a point as to a change ol the law in the bill, the last confreres declared their determination deter-mination not to allow any such change of law under any circumstances. circum-stances. He declared that the house could not go before the country and juBtify it aotion in that regard. Tne conclusion in the public mind would be that the action of the senate was to allow large Bums of money to be thrown into the hands of consular and diplomatic agents abroad and to be expended in electioneering purposes. pur-poses. Retrenchment in public expenditures ex-penditures was an absolute necessity. It was on that that the house was insisting, but the senate was trying to prevent it, and for that it would be held accountable to tbe country. Randall stated that the senate confreres con-freres were willine to accept the amount appropriated for the diplomatic diplo-matic service, but were not willing to say that it should be in full for the year, and said it was his opinion that if the entire diplomatic service should fail fnr wnt nf an annronriatinn and if the American, ministers were brought home, the material inierests of the country would not cutler. KaEson But the national honor would. I hope the gentleman does not propose to advertise our partisan discussions to every country in the world, by a proposition to withdraw all our representatives abroad. Foster, a mrmber of the conference committee, expresaed the opinion 'ii.il it waa the determination of the hoti-i: to humiliate the senate. The ac-u:iU waa willing to accept the amount of the appropriation, and he was sure not a dollar beyond th.it amount would be expended. Randall Tbe point id whether these officers would not have a claim. Foster They would not, beciuihR the president is to bo authorized to reduce re-duce Bal tries and to withdraw the service. ser-vice. The senate took tho position that it waa not to be dragged into legislation on the appropriation bill. , Cannon suggested that instead of, having members of tiiia conference committee selected from the appropriation appro-priation committee, they should bo taken from the committee on foreign affairs, and he suggested the names of Faulkner,- Hewitt and Banks. These men would really come to an understanding under-standing witb the senate confreres. Singleton expressed the surprise which he and other members ot tho appropriation committee felt at hearing hear-ing the gentleman (Foster) opposo in tho house a proposition to winch he gave bis apsent in the committee. Foster Tho gentleman mistakes purposely. Singleton Do you mean to charge me with a lie? Foster I do. if Mlh nil.,.., makes that eUtertmnt. I say it j3 absolutely untrue. Singleton Very well, nir, something some-thing about that after a while. The speaker pro tan, ordered the gentlemen to order. Attheclosoof the debate Foster, rising to a question of privilege, miiil in the heat of the moment I applied epithets to tho gentleman from Mississippi (Singleton) which, after reflection, I wih to ret net and withdraw. I do not believe that he intended to charge rue with fnlnehorxl and deceit, as I at that moment thought he did. I do not wmIi to have any peraonal unkindric-is with tho gentleman, or to vioUlo in any way the proprieties of dclmte. Singleton I am very glad, indeed, to hear what the gentleman snya. Ho and I have bcou on tho beat Pooling Pool-ing with each other, and never Ivive had any misunderstanding. The gentleman pitched into mo pretty ' Htrong and I camo back at him in; tho Siime wtiy. He withdraws thy oflnnsivo lantniaL'o. and wo am (mite i as hoforo. I desire no difficulty with tho gentleman, but I always do my duty and maintain my rights. Tne report was aceppted and a Mew conference committtu nppotnU.il, consisting of Singleton, Springer anil Monroe, the two latter members of the committee on-foreign allairs. The committee on appropriations reported a hill allowing public printing print-ing to be carried on for ten days longer. lon-ger. Busied. Hoi man moved to suspend thu rules and adopt tho resolution instructing tho committoo on banking and our-Ironcy our-Ironcy to report Jor consideration and amendment a bill to repeal so much of tho resumption ant as provide for the redumption of United Stuti s notrn with coin. Neyalively yoaa, lOo ; nnys, W, not two-thirds in tho alllrmativo. Cox moved that when tho houno adjourn it be till Thursday noat. , ltcjoeted. Holman moved that the house d- 1 journ till Wednesday next. Agreed to. Adjourned. Tho hat ol tho room was very 1 great throughout tho day, and some momhors and employe.-) wero in- i jurioualy nffoctcd by it, 'l |