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Show FORTY-FIFTH COXtiRKSS. EXTRA SESSION. SEX ATE. Washington, 12. Coukling arose ' to a personal explanation and reterred to a publication on Friday last in the New York Herald purporting in acme general sense to come trom 'him. It did not profess to be a re-1 re-1 port literally of any thing said by him, i hut professed to be a narrative of pri- accuracy. As generally read il seemed to have been accepted aa something which bad become to be known as an interview. He desired to state that for some months he had not held an interview for publication with anyone, save in one instance, and then in regard to the usefulness and serviced here of the dead senator he had declined to be interviewed. Ihe Herald s'.atemtnt contained aome remarks which he had made in a casual conversation at times. It cuntains other remarks which he never made at any time. It ascribes to him expressions quite indefinite to say the least. Words liks these in presence of the gratifying and great Achievements of the republicans o.' New York, he was in no mood to utter. Hon. D, W. Voorhees was sworn iu as senator lor Iudiana. " Booth wis appointed chairman of the committee on patents in place ol Wadleigu, recently appointed chairman chair-man of the committee ou privileges and elections. Davis of Illinois, was excused from lUTlner service ou tne committee ou pensions and Saunders was excused trom turlfier service ou the commit-tte commit-tte on transportation routes to the sea board. A number of bills were in'.roduceJ and referred to appropriate committees; commit-tees; among them the following: By Wiudom, to establish a department depart-ment of commerce. , By Matthews, for the enforcement of judgment and decrees in states other than those where" rendered or made. Maxey submitted a reaolutioa instructing in-structing the committee on military affairs to inquire into the expediency of constructing defensive works on the Rio Grande frontier. Laid over tor the present. The vice president presented a communication from the president in in answer to the senate resolution and enclosing the report of the secretary secre-tary of the navy of the appropriation for and expenditures by the navy department lrom March 4th, 1739, to June 30th, 1876; also announcing that a aimilar statement lor the war ueparirneub la iu wureo wi yicyi-tion. yicyi-tion. Ordered printed aud referred. He also presented a communication communica-tion from the president committing the statement ot appropriations and expenditures on account of the army and navy pensions from March 4th, 1789,10 June 30th, 1876. Referred. A bill was passed authorizing the taking of land for publio use at the! intersection of Pennsylvania and Maryland avenues, on the west front of the capitol. Sargent introduced a resolution asking the secretary of the navy to inform the senate if the revised statutes stat-utes concerning promotions in the navy are complied with. Agreed to. The senate then went into executive execu-tive session, and adjourned. |