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Show AX EXPLANATION. Senator tjaay Iadhmintlv Complalcs That Hit Re-marks Hare Wffn JIIreportrd. THC VICTORIA SCAL POACHCP.S' HAUL. The llrltlsh House or Commons Indulge In-dulge la an All-M;ht SctsToa. Br Tdcm-aph u tae Mrws.l Sienale. W.ii!i.iTO.-, Aug. 13 The Senate met at 10 o'chxkandafter routine Isjslncss took up the river and harbor bill. Quay made a pergonal explanation as to the remark attributed to him iu the report of the reibllcan caucus cau-cus Ut night, He had been represented repre-sented as saying Unt lie did not wish to lease the Southern member of the House of Kepresentatlves yelping at his heels urged on by tbeSieaker. He bad made no such remark; he hid made uo rellectlou onthedi'tingulshed iircIdlng oil!-cer oil!-cer or tlie other branch or Congress. Hoar exprcsfcd a hoj it would not understood that because uay felt called upon to contradict such a statement that other people were abo called upon to contradict nun l-cause l-cause of a statement as to them on a similar sutjeet. Senators knew that statements as to himself were mendacious men-dacious Kri e moved to proceed to the con-sMcrsUoti con-sMcrsUoti of tlie river and harbor bill: Edmundsdtmattdcd the easand nays. A vote was Liken and the motion agreed to yeas , najs S. TheSenate therefore proceeded to the consideration of the river aud hart or bill. Hampton hiving asked Fr)e to allow hi in to have the bill taken up for action. Krye excused lilm.-eir for declining to do so, and said that ho had asked the finance committee to let him have two dais for the consideration of the river and harbor har-bor bill, today and tomorrow. He shoullatk the Senate to remain in session tomorrow uAtll the bill was filiUdicd. Hedid not feel at liberty therefore to lcld any time for an oUier business. House. WaSIUMITOJ.. Aug. II. The Housu proceeded to Uie considers atlou of the conference retiort on the Indian appro) riation bill. |