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Show HOUSK. Fenn introduced bills to create an additional land district in Idaho territory; terri-tory; to provide tor the reduction of , the area ot the Nez Perces Indian reservation in Idaho, and to protect bon'i fide Bottlers of unsurveyed pub-i pub-i lie lands in Idaho, which were re . fcrred. , jjane asked leave to report a bill i providing for tho sale of desert lauds ' in Modoc and Siskiyou counties, L'ali-) L'ali-) fornia. Piper objected, f The house then proceeded to the consideration of the Geneva award bill, and was addressed by Fry a, who 5 snoke in favor of distributee the un appropriated balance of the award among the ship owners aud merchants mer-chants who had sailed under the American flag during tho war. The house passed the bill authorizing authoriz-ing the use of the unexpended balances bal-ances in the treasury for ten days of the next fiscal year. The house adopted a resolution to adjourn from the 1st to the Glh ol July, to attend the celebration in Independence square. Tho seuato amendmen's to the house bill making temporary provision provi-sion for the ordinary expenses of the government for the next ten days, were concurred in aud the bill was immediately sent to the president. At the evening session the house went into committee of the whole on the bill requiring an increase of the cavalry force on the Rio Urande, and authorizing troops to cros tho Rio Grande whenever it is necessary in order to recover cattle or other pro-- pro-- perty captured by the raiders. Schleiser, chairman of the com-i com-i miltee, made a speech in favor of the bill. The measure was discussed at ' length, but no action was taken. Lane made a speech in favor of the j claim of Oregon for indemnity for In-, In-, dian depredations. Adjourned. |