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Show LITEST WATCIS, FOUTY-FOUttTH CONGRESS. Washington, 1. Freiinghuy?on, from the committee on agriculture, reported adversely on the suuate bill to provide for an investigation as to the habits of tiie of the Kocky mountain moun-tain locusts or so-called grasshoppers, and it n;;s indefinitely postponed. He also reported, from the same committee, in favor of the senate bill for protection against injurious insects. in-sects. The bill provides for the appointment appoint-ment of one commissioner, who shall investigate and gather information relative to the llocky Mountain locust, the army worm, chinch bugs, Hessian lly, potato bug, and other destructive insects, in order to devise successful methods for their destruction. destruc-tion. Tno results are to be reported to tho commissioner of agriculture and transmitted by him to congress. The commissioner is to be appointed by the secretary of the interior. ' A::cr debate the senates passed without amendment the house bill appropriating $200,000 for the purchase pur-chase of quarters and the continuation continua-tion of vfurk on the building ior the custom bouse and DOstofiice at St. Cooper, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, reported favorably tiie house bill authorizing the purchase of additional ground ior the custom house at iSashvilie. PaFsed. Alcorn spoke at length in favor ol the admission of Pinchback, Xorwuod said the senator from Mississippi had, as a member of the committee on privileges and elections, elec-tions, reported tnat tnc election iu Louisiana wa3 an organized fraud, and he (Norwood) did not see how an organized fraud could elect a United States senator. Alcorn Baid tiie committee was not instructed to inquire into the legality of the legislature, but who was the governor of Louisiana, because in 7:,. i i,itmf ink nf i:. claimant to a senate seat. Edmunds said the resolution urder which tiie committee 'acted read : "Resolved, that the committee on privileges and election be instructed to inquire and report to tiie senate whether there was any existing state government in Louisiana." In pursuance pur-suance of that resolution the committee commit-tee reported that there was no government gov-ernment there. Alcorn s.iid the committee having reported that there was no lawiul governmc nt in Louisiana, and tun senate bavin refused tu authorize a new election there, and Kellogg having hav-ing been recognize! as governor oi that state, the question was settled aa tar as it could be, and no further adjudication ad-judication could be had. Alcorn referred re-ferred to the speech of Senator Gordon before the Georgia legislature in regard to the corrupt judiciary in Mississippi; said the sen itor must be misinformed, as there was nfit a more honest judiciary in any state of the Uniun Hum Mississippi. In conclusion conclu-sion he defended the judiciary of his state, and had read various extracts to show that the judge there stood very high. L'.lmunds obtained the floor, but yielded to Cameron of Pennsylvania, who moved that the senate proceed with the consideration of executive business. Bout well entered a motion to reconsider re-consider tiie vote by which the bill appropriating $75,OJ0 for the St. Louis custom houic and pestoffice was passed. Tliu senate- went into executive 8es.-ion and soon adjourned, Tho chair hid beloro the senate the bill declaring the true intent and meaning ol the Union Pacific railroad rail-road acts. Mnrtun moved that it bo postpone! and that the senate proceed to con sidfr the resolution for the admission of P. Ii. S. Pinchback us senator from Louisiana. Agreed to yeas S- nays 2-1. Young of Tenn., from the committee commit-tee on public buildings, reported a resolution authorizing the committee to adopt the iiece-ary measures to '(secure- proper ventilation of the hall of the house. Adopted. Durham offered a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to inquire what legislation wub ii-ce:Mftry lo secure- indemnity lor the United States for tho interest un the ubidy bonds of the Pacific railway companies, ond also to secure indemnity against the liability of the United Slates to pay tr.c principal, albO to wiiat extent rate,-, freight and iriinnportaliKii on ihusu roade can be reguUuo U) make them less burden-some burden-some to the public. Adopted. Goldthwaitc submitti d a resolution instructing tiie judiciary committee , to inquire and report whether ar v person is now exe-reis-ing the other' of I rr'ister in bankruptcy in juiiiei.i! disli.it l for which he is Hut J'i- uintcd. Agreed to. A ecLcurrent r.'-f.huicn instructing t.ie co:.im:i:e on hurarv t ) irquire cn.i n-p.ji-t what lit: published documents', docu-ments', corrcspon.lenre or otne-r mau-UM-ripts n-l.itive to (he history ol the country bo fare March -Lb, 17t'J. arc now in pi-L!(j(i of liii- departni- nt of state, the historical value of the same, tiie expediency anil cost of pubh-hing tho same; aUo upon the expediency and cost of publishing the Munroe p i;:crs, rai received from Ihu house of iv preventatives and j greed to. Secretary Gc-rham, in presenting to the iious? furcign ull'drj commtlee the reijucst o! ex-Sen.i'.o- Stewart to tistity in the Km ma mine investigation, investiga-tion, asktd pcrmis:i.)ii thr C. J. H:il-yer H:il-yer to cross-examine Lyon in Stewart's Stew-art's behalf. The committee in r- :-pouse propfjiwl tnat tliey snou.d cue Lyon to appear and confront Stewart, wiiea the latter arrives. Gorbum uv-euted to inis proposition as being aliil more satisfactory, and it was accordingly ac-cordingly agreed upon. Hardenbeih, from the Centennial committee, reported a bill recommending recom-mending that the people of the several seve-ral states assemble iu their respective counties or towns on the approaching Centennial, and to cause to be delivered de-livered a historical sketch of the county or town from its foundation, conies to be filed in tho county clerk's olhce and in the library ol congress, so that a complete record may be had of the progress of the republic. P;i?sed. Metcalfe, from tho committee on expenditures in the postoflice department, depart-ment, reported a resolution instructing iho committee to inquire into the expenditures for the New York po t-oflico t-oflico with power to employ a clerk and Eend Inr persuns, papers, etc. Adopted. Poster, from the enmmittre on appropriations, ap-propriations, reported a bill Inuisler-ring Inuisler-ring the cusiody of certain Indian trust funds from tiie eecret:iry of the interior to the treasury of the United Slates. Passed. Khsson, from the commit lee on Pacific railrorids, reported a bill amendatory to tiie act re. alive to tiling til-ing reports of the railroad companies. compan-ies. Passed. The house then adjourned. |