Show congressional and other matters washington jan HOUSE passed in an appropriation of today to day to indemnify the owners of the british schooner ellon ellen for illegal seizure and for the appointment of an abst Socie taly of war this continues A mr ir watson in office i NEW YORK jan A special from washington ington to the post says the house will insist that the price of coin commutation mutation under the enrollment act shall not bo be over fernando wood was before the house committee Commit teo on public expenditures this morning to make a statement respecting I 1 bic aie new yolk custom house washington jan SEN SENATE tn today to day the house bill providing abr for deficiency of appropriation for paying officers ollige is and men was passed tho the bill appropriates TOO the senate in committee of the whole proceeded to the consideration of tho the bill an amendment prohibiting hi falis tad men atom sz serving erving as substitutes utes ci cpin ij in remnants froin state whole they first firs enlisted adopted asked leave to withdraw the amendment allowing volunteers t to 0 furnish substitutes passed yesterday in committee of the whole nesmith moved that the senate oscine its action of yeste yesterday iday in retain fg the three hundred dollar commutation lie ile thought that while tho the cauntay count ay iy was ivas i looking to the senate for a feasible acas me u rc soldiers the senate was amusing the country with schemes how not to d 0 k ip time to look the matter bolda boldly fa iltha in the face the war had been a chap cra of accidents lie he might say a comedy of donors the proposition was rejected doolittle moved to amend by making persons who have resided in iff the united states ono one year and have voted citizens adopted Sli ciman renewed the anion amendment dment to substitute instead of as the maximum for commutation several other amendments were offered but without taking action tho the senate adjourned jour ned two delegations were before the ways and I 1 means A cans committee today to day urging that t a tax bo be laid on crude oil instead of le ic fined the committee on reconstruction construction Ec in the rebel states will very soon report a bill |