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Show i FOMT-FOUttrH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. SENATE. Washington, 15. The concurrent resolution was agreed toextending;ihe time for the report of the silvr commission com-mission until the 2-ith inst. Logan said he would call up the bill on the calendar for the remonetizing of the silver dollar as eoon as he could. The electoral commission was granted the seuato chamber after the recces for its sessions. After tho morning hour tho Pacific railroad matter was postponed, and tho house bill for the support of the Uistrict of Columbia for tho year ending June, 1S7S, was considered. Cameron of Wisconsin presented resolutions re-solutions of the Milwaukee chamber ocommerco calling attention to the importance of reciprocal trade between the United Slates and the dominion of Canada, urging the adoption of a joint resolution introduced in the house of representatives some time ago, providing for the appointment of threo commissioners to confer with , a commission of Great Britain in re- , gard to the negotiation of a treaty to bring about such trade. Referred. various amendments by the district dis-trict committee were agreed to. Pending discussion Wright demanded de-manded the regular orderthe Pacific Pa-cific sinking fund bill. A lengthy discussion ensued. Sargent said the committee on appropriations ap-propriations would soon press the appropriation ap-propriation bills, and they would an-tagonizo an-tagonizo anything which might be hetore the senate. Windom explained that the de-j ficiency in the printing appropriation had caused the delay of the regular appropriation bills, but the priming deficiency bill was now waiting the president's action, and it was hoped that in a couple of days the legislative legisla-tive and posioflice bills could be printed, when the committca would press them for action. Wright Withdrew hia demand for tha regular order with the understanding under-standing that the district tax bill should be disposed of to-day. He said to morrow he would insist upon a vote upon the railroad sinking fund bill, which would be the unfinished un-finished business. Discussion upon tho district taj bill continued at great length, the pending question being Kernan's amendment exempting from taxation tax-ation property actually occupied and used for educational purposes. Ingalls, Cameron, Clayton and Alcorn opposed exempting religious and educational institutions from taxation, tax-ation, and Dawea, Kernau, Baulbbury and Merrimon favored it. Kernan's amendment was agreed to 33 to 19. The other amendments were then agreed to, and the bill passed 29 to The senate resumed consideration oi me i i'acino bill. Allison submitted an amendmenl which was ordered printed. Recess until to morrow. 1 HOUSE. At 11 o'clock tho house went iutc committee of tho whole on the naval appropriation bill which was passed, with Whithorne'fl amendment for the appointment of a commission to decide de-cide upon tho future naval policy of the United States. The commission is to consist of an admiral of the navy, tho general of the army, two senators, threo representatives and two naval officers to be designated by the president. A bill wag introduced authorizing tho establishment ot a commission I lor acientuic exploration of the north-I north-I em states of Mexico and the territory Mof tho United States adjoining the : same. f! On motion of Lane tho seuato bill for the relief of certain claimants under the donation of land Inw of Oregon waa taken from tho apeaker'a table and passed. (' The bill re'ating to the indemnity . school selections in California was passed. , The bill passed removing the politi-i cal disabilities of Joseph E. Johnston, i The speaker presented the presi-1 dent's message vetoing the bill per-J lecting the revision of the United' Slates laws, objecting to the section I which directs the clerk of the house to select one newspaper in each sUteaud 1 e u'rruory in wuieu an tne treaties and United Slates laws as may be ordered Mr publication shall be published, i The veto waa sustained 211 to I, and" . the bill was then reported back with . the objectionablo section extermt-' nated, and it passed. j The seuato amendments to the dip-- dip-- iomatio appropriation bill were vari-l ousiy treated. I J he bouse proceeded to conside .: the senate bill to ratify the agreemen .with certain bands of Sioux Indians ja'so with the northern bands of Ara Jphocs and Ciieyenues. Mills of Texas moved an amend ment providing that nothing in tht act should be construed as authoriz-j authoriz-j ing the removal of the Sioux Indians lo the Indian territory. Agreed to, and tho bill passed.. The house then went into committee commit-tee of the whole on the bill limiting tiie rates for transportation of freight over the bridge constructed by the Union Pacitic railway across the Missouri Mis-souri at Omaha. The bill provides that the government directors of said , railroad company snail inquire into and tix the rates for transportation acmes said bridge. Phillips of Missouri, on behalf of tho minority of the couiuiiUeo on Pacific railways, offered as a substitute substi-tute a bill fixing the rato of toll at fur each cur and twenty five cents for each passenger. Without having disposed dis-posed of the bill the committee roee. On motion of Willard of Michigan i the house concurred in the senate i resolution allowing the monetary com-miesicp com-miesicp until tho li-itb of February to make their report. Recess until to-morrow. |