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Show COKGKKSSIONAI- SENATE. Washington-, July 23. Blair presented pre-sented a memorial from the headquarters headquar-ters of a Grand Army post expressing abhorrence at the action of congress in allowing a pension agent fee of $10 iu each case under tho recent dependent pension act and enclosing the circular of a Washington agent offering to active men in localities half tho fee in all cases sentlo him. He said ho concurred with the memorial in its expression of their abhorrence. HOUSE. Washington, July 23. The committee commit-tee on invalid pensions have ordered a favorable report upon the bill granting a, pension of $2000 per annum to the widow of General McCIcllan. The house committee on appropriations appropria-tions reported the sundry civil bill with a senate amendment with certain recommendations. re-commendations. The bill was sent to the committee of the whole. Cannon of Illinois moved the house co into such committee folks fol-ks consideration. This was antagonized bv the democrats in the interest of private pri-vate calendar, but prevailed yeas 1 01, n-ivs 81. A motion to reconsider was tabled and the house nenordimrlv went into committee. |