Show X liia CONGRESS henlee deota on OB motion ol of mr Sho Shorn rinart iBn ly by A voto TOLO or of 39 to 18 the bill tor for the tb of specie payments copot led by tho the finance committee WM was polion up op the bill WM was road read when the iho chair announced that tho the morning hour lad expired ad the sonata senate would resume consideration ot of the busi be the bill for the tatter latter govern government men 1 of tho the Ditri dietrict ct or of columbia upon which mr merriman wad entitled to tho the floor was wa in order mr sherman aked mr Merri moa to hield that the ali flea finance a co bill might be considered but mr merrilou Merri moD mou do hoed mr then save give notice that when the senator had bad finished lie he would move more to postpone poet pono lurther cou consideration ot of tho the district govern meat bill and take lip dp the finance bill mr air memmon then addressed addrow led th the senate in opposition to tho the amendment of mr norton morion to provide for the election of commissioners by the people instead of them abom appointed by uie the on motion or of mr beierman bh bli ermon erman 10 lo pending bill to provide a bettor gov ernhout for the district of 0 columbia waa laid aside and the senate proceeded to consider the bill to provida lor for the resumption ol of specie pAT monta mr r sherman disclaimed tor say purpose to reopen the financial debate of lost last year fear bat assured the senate ovary every word and that bioc would tend end towards tile the announcement in the title iio he thou then explained tho the bill and kaid the be first section providing for the ali redemption ol of fractional currency with coin COID met the approved p prot both ol of tho the secretary Soc rotary of the ibe treasury and tho the and second which repealed the liw malting making a charge for coinage at the united states mints ro attired a sacrifice on the part of tho the government Govern to the extent client of about per aanne the buird section provided lor for free broo linking banking under the present pro ent law banking is ia virtually free in of the western nod adil southern Soa thero state boi io in the great commercial states it ii not this free banking section horo tore foro dod for or the colang went 0 of the volume ot of currency cur reacy in in cao the business ot at the country de dc mended wended manil cd it alo al o proposed to reduce united states noto notes to the extent ol of SO 80 per coot cent of the amount of tho the new bank notes euca l the section action propose either cither contraction or cipan eiba 0 of the currency leaving it to bo KOTc ruid by tho the t business wants of the country the biu bill also provided ample means to maintain and provide tor for specie resumption the nonnce bill was by 32 to 14 mr sargent suba submitted ittel a resolution tho the committee 03 01 oppre p a to inquire iiii juire whether the libb bouso hard board no as organized by lw law is is IQ in the best form to promote its efficiency and harmonious action mr kolly kelly or of oregon from tho the committee commit teo on military affairs faira af to re favorably on the bill for the relict re cef ot of the iho children ol of baker white bits and ad for to the iho relief relict 0 of roy bey john JR ll amilton placed on tho the calendar mr mitchell Ml of oregon pre AL a petition of the citizens of 0 his state slate nuking aking tho the ps ngo sl f a bill gr an t t aid to abe lor gortland fland dalles dallas asa salt eliof liko ako railroad laid on the table and aad ordered printed the senate then adjourn novae mr randall bandall offered a resolution directing tho the secretary oi of the interior to malo make a detailed report of the dia birbe menti of the contingent rand fund in each bureau burcan ol of that depart department mout adopted on motion ot mr wilson the senate a to bill to enable the supreme court of tho the district nf if Ou Cu lumbia to proceed 1 l with its jury business was taken up from the speakers aLers table and on motion of mr albright be senate bill upon so much ol of tho the act of lust last session cession relating to stiff oil officers loers as refers to contract contra a t 6 burgeons or cang was token taken from the spellers aLers table 11 and passed mr clogan offered a resolution in a tr acting ting the judiciary judie iary committee commit toe to 11 inq nire aire restrictions are arc placed on telegraphic communications to the press and and to individuals which was adopted mr bit asked unanimous count be sent to report aud and have bavo paes a bill to defray tho the ai pe am of king kalakaua nod mind suite M mr r here Hor ford clord objected imd and uio the bill was waa not received mr dawes presented presente ii a medical cor that irwia the witness Ait in ia the mail investigation is 18 not i ia 12 a physical condition to present himself at the bar of i he house houfe or be on subjected b to any oy mental excitement mr dawes then a resolution authorizing the iho committee commit tco to hold vvs lor for investigation in ia now new i tho noum then went into inlo exeor lito five seipio on tho the naval tion lion bill mr barlo moved to reduce the item for contingent expenses of tile the navy mr air creamer favored the resolution and attacked tho the administration or of the navy department declaring it ws was run for political oi and said the tha cour department brought tho the government and tho the party into oon no he charged hit the tha of tho the nay navy was a boon companion of contractors coo tractors and jobbers J ebbers who were constantly swindling ling the ibo government he od the appropriation of last cession as 03 ono 0 of f the tha greatest frauds over ever on tho the government halo hale archer and gooch defend defended od tho the navy department mr chittenden Chitte oden recognized the fact that the brooklyn navy naty yard was w a ink of corruption corr option but though it was noa in 10 his district hr his election was wai independent of it th tho motion was rejected the speaker pres sated applina eions lionael of many members for leave of absence abec garfield and eldridge ex cr their doubts il if a quorum would be left if the applications were gr bcd mr r page introduced a bill to tx ex cladis clad chinese emigrants from rom the of sets adjourned jour ned |