| Show if S pedal to the deseret M evening news 1 C 1 VH pIt 4 congressional SENATE sumner furnner Sur presented a memorial from fro m jose a citizen of the united state states s setting forth indignities received from the spanish government in cuba and asking the interposition of the united uril teel states I 1 grimes reported from the committee on naval affairs with amendments a bill to establish the office of solicitor and naval judge advocate general pomeroy from the committee on public lands reported with amendments men ts a bill granting lands to the state of minnesota for the construction of a i railroad from lake superior to vermillion lake wilson introduced a bill to relinquish the title of the united states to certain lands in the city and county of san francisco referred committee on Military Affairs sumner coff offered ered erod 6 a joint jint resolution postponing the election in texas the morning hour having expired the indian appropriation bill came up and was mma considered till 4 when after t an executive session the senate adjourned jour ned I 1 howe from the claims committee reported a bill for the settlement of the claims for quartermaster quarter master and commissary stores furnished or taken by the united states within the states in rebellion it provides that the claims must be submitted to the quarter master or commissary general within two years sherman introduced a bill relative to the coinage of gold and silver with a view to promote a uniform currency among the nations referred to the committee on finance after the expiration of the morning hour the ther indian appropriation bill came up the principal amendments were adopted there was providing one for the organization of a board of often ten commissioners to be selected for their intelligence and philan philanthropy to supervise and control the disbursements and appropriations for indian purposes the commissioners have only a joint control with the interior department under the direction of the president the he bill passed after an executive session the senate adjourned the judiciary committee were instructed ted to report a bill defining the ea eight ht hour law the he house resolution for adjournment was taken up an amendment fixing the time of adjournment on april was almost ni rejected oppose sherman opposed fixing the day of adjournment till congress had disposed of the pending amendments to the tax law and the tho indian appropriation bill thayer wanted to fix the status of geor gla gia before adjournment an amendment fixing the loth dinst as the day of adjournment was adopted 25 to 19 after a short executive session the senate adjourned washington in the senate today to day sherman from the committee on fl finance reported th the eHouse house bill to amend the supplementary tax law with amendments the sections relative to tobacco are stricken out the bill is otherwise materially changed trumbull from the judiciary committee reported report eJ without amendments a bill prescribing re scribing the oath of office to be taken by y persons who participated in the rebellion but who are not disqualified under tilo 1 fourteenth amendment sumner simmer introduced a bill for preventing the federal courts from enforcing contracts concerning slaves chandler called up the bill authorizing the new york and newfoundland telegraph company to land a cable on the new york coast stockton moved to amend it by extending the provision to any company chartered by any state pending the consideration of the amendment the mornin morning hour expired when the joint foint resolution to t f protect the interest of new new now york in the t union pacific railroad came up pending the question was shermans Sher mans amendment authorizing the president to fix the point pf af junction of the two road noad sand if he deems it necessary to appoint a board of eminent citizens not exceeding nive five to examine and report with regard to the proper point of junction also with regard to tee the condition of each road ward opposed the amendment and moved an amendment appointing generals sherman sheridan thomas mcdowell halleck and thomas J crane a board with authority to establish reestablish re the point of junction which shall be on the line already approved by the secretary of the interior sherman said it was well known that the line fixed by the secretary of the Interi interior was in dispute and the I 1 charge was now orl orp being investigated by the house of rep and it was now necessary for the point ofa of junction unction to bo be fixed by competent authority f the discussion was continued at length by thayer howard trumbull colo cole and stewart on the points of controversy between the central and union railroads as to where was the proper and legal termini of the two roads and tho the suit of fisk vs the union pacific company in new newyork york the tho senate without action went into executive session and subsequently a adjourned HOUSE schenck from the committee on ways and find means reported rep a resolution to examine and revise tb the e I 1 aw and regulations relating to custom hot bot betses honses houses ses and that the we committee sit during vacation and examine witnesses etc adopted I 1 sawyer from tile the committee on commerce iner e reported po the river harbon harbor lihr bon bor appropriation prop r jati lati oli bill i i layia davia introduced a bill to td defina define define vacancies in office and to provide for filling the same and to regulate nations referred to the judiciary committee the house then resumed the consid aeration of the mississippi bill after some borne debate butler moved the previous question qu Astion which was seconded cutler in his closing speech criticized the course of his colleague dawes and warned the republican members of mississippi and ancl georgia that if they were not reconstructed with loyal legislatures the fifteenth amendment could not be passed and they would lose halt half a dozen states farnsworth moved to postpone the bill till the first monday in a december which was agreed to to 62 paine from the committee on elections reported that simpson from the foura fourth district of south carolina was ineligible cessna called up the contested election case of covode versus foster after some debate without disposing of the question the house adjourned the entire session was occupied in the discussion of the covode contested elec tion case finally the whole subject was re committed the bill authorizing the northern pacific railroad to extend a branch line from a point near portland to puget sound not to be entitled to any subsidy bonds or land except such land as is included in the right of way was passed after the adoption of an amendment requiring at least 25 miles of the extension to be completed by july 1 1871 and forty miles yearly thereafter adjourned jour ned butler from the judiciary committee reported a bill allowing parties in criminal cases to testify at their own request but not otherwise also allowing wife and husband to testify for or against each other except with regard to private conversations between themselves r the housewert house went into a committee of the whole to consider the miscellaneous deficiency bill after a discussion till half halt past 4 the committee reported a bill and amendments to the house the amendments were adopted and the bill passed the senate amendment fixing the time of final adjournment on april loth was concurred in adjourned A large number of bills were introduced during the morning hour including one providing a full days pay for eight hours labor moved that the judiciary committee investigate the charges against judge busteed adopted several senate bills and resolutions were referred A bill to carry into effect the treaty with mexico for the adjustment of claims was passed burdett presented the report of the committee on elections declaring that as wallace val aoe ace wailace was entitled printa prima jacie facie to a seat from the fourth district of south carol caroi carolina ma gave notice that he should call u up the caso case tomorrow randall bandall presen presenter presented ter teg the minority report several bills and resolutions were referred A discussion arose on that extending I 1 n gk tho the time of building the st croix and L lake a e superior railroad the bill was finall finally referred to the committee on public pub c lands A message was received from the president transmitting the report of the secretary ary of state as to the destruction of american ican merchant vessels by privateers during the war referred to the committee on commerce A message was also received from the president announcing that he had affixed his bis signature to the tenure of office bill burr bur r offered a resolution directing directs di the invests investigation atlon of elections in in the thir third thira and fourth districts I 1 in south carolina referred to the committee on elections A recess was taken till the evening session which is for general debate in the evening jenkes addressed c the house fifthe on the tho necessity of bf the defor reform in if of the civil service and in favora his bilpoo that end orth advocated the admission of st domingo into the union upon the adoption of a republican form of teril terii territorial government adjourned GEN GENERAL EnAL washington general stoneman has baa been ben e ordered bythe president to accompany his bis regiment to the pacific coast san ban francisco the most severe shock of earthquake since october last occurred this evening at As far as ascertained no damage was done to buildings buil buli dings dinga the people were wm somewhat alarmed washington 31 the public debt statement shows a decrease of two and a half millions the total debt less c cash a 9 h in the treasury amounts to 2525 the total of bonds issued to the pacific railroads rall Eail roads amounts to san francisco I 1 new and rich developments of silver ore are constantly being made in the white pine fine region people are flocking thither in great numbers from to have already located there the stormy weather continues and the roads are almost impassable the whole distance between elko and hamilton the line is stalled and teams and wagons loaded with merchandise are nearly burled buried in the mud pneumonia prevails to an alarming extent and several cases of small smail pox are reported at Ha hamilton nAlton the indians in the neighborhood are becoming hostile and it is suggested that if the military authorities establish a post dost in snake or white river valley anany many lives will be saved in the approaching pro aching summer A band of indians recently attacked a party of prospectors near snake mountain and killed and scalped scalded two of them the others escaped to camp about acres of government land were sold during march at the land office at visalia california silver mines have been discovered in in the mountains near sonoma about seventy miles from san francisco there is a rush of people there and claims are being rapidly staked off A meeting has been held to form district mining laws legal tenders washington john N douglass the new deputy commissioner of internal re revenue denue has assumed the duties of his office warrants were issued by the treasury in march for the support of the government to the amount of 20 the senate confirmed mn john allison register of the treasury the remainder of the executive session was occupied in the discussion of the nomination of longstreet as surveyor of new leans ieans it is stated that there is no doubt of he the adoption by both houses of the cuban juban sympathy resolution the friends of cuba say it will exercise an on important influence on the war securing the revolutionists physical as well as moral support it is expected that the spanish minister will present a remonstrance to the state department against the recognition of cuban independence and will leave the country in case of the adoption tion of banks resolution I 1 chicago the josts posts special says the house foreign affairs committee have agreed to report a joint resolution declaring the sympathy of the americans with the cubans cabana in their struggle for independence and pledging support to the president whenever nevii nevil he deems i expedient to recognize their lne in depend ence but one member of the co commit amit ee dissented new york the union pacific today commenced a suit in the united states circuit court against jas fisk junr for trespass in taking possession of the office and property of the company and otherwise prejudicing its affairs the damages damage c claimed aimed are a million dollars it is is rumored that other suits against fisk and his agents will be instituted new york 2 A washington dispatch says a correspondence has been in progress for some time between prominent men of the british provinces and the leading men here relative to ders annexation many members in congress believe that if the matter can be reached in an official way proposals looking to annexation will eventually be made an attempt was made yesterday to introduce a resolution into the house directing the committee on foreign laffaira to inquire into the expediency of investigating conr relations present and prospective etive with nova scotia an objection was made and the resolution could not be received the army of the potomac Am association clation will give grant a banquet at the acad emy of music M 0 on n july 6 ath t h grant sherman bherman sheridan an and d farragut will will be present I 1 A fire has been raging for some days in the woods between sag bag harbor and east hampton it has already burned over five hundred acres and has caused a avast vast amount of damage it is stated that a meeting of the vigil i i lance committee in this city was held last night when a proposition was made to call cail out the ward organizations and march to the toombs and demand the surrender of the murderer real into their hands after a stormy debate it was resolved to await the action of the court and keep a close watch on the movements of politicians in this city the times says there is no doubt that the house has haff been overreached by the senate in the tenure of office business judge davis and hoar construe ing the new bill as leaving in the hands of the senate a continued check upon all removals by the president I 1 chicago I 1 2 specials say the senate renate in executive session considered longstreet nomination kellogg and spencer favored the confirmation cameron strongly oppose cb dU 4 the debate is likely to be protracted and the result is uncertain two hundred clerks were dismissed from the treasury department yesterday more dismissals will probably follow portsmouth 2 orders have been received at the zavy navy yard reducing the wages of all the per diem them workmen twenty per cent from last months rates richmond general A S webb has assumed command today to day he has issued an order reinstating gov wells washington the president sent a large number of nominations to the senate today to day mostly revenue off omm meers officers collectors etc among the number were wilson bowlby collector of internal revenue in oregon S B davis assessor for new mexico 0 S strickland associate justice of utah thos B rackey postmaster at salem oregon D 0 atkinson postmaster at Virginin la city nevada nevada D A sackett postmaster at petaluma Pet aluma california richard bichard M stephens postmaster at santa fe st louis louls A long report was received at the military headquarters today to day detailing the operations of gen custar it concludes by saying I 1 we have taught the indians that they are nowhere and in no season safe from the united states the hiding places of the indians are now well known custar now holds two cheyenne chiefs as hostages for the good behavior of their tribe and the fulfilling of 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