Show special opedal to the deseret evenly news 11 C 0 O congressional I 1 jf if SENATE pomeroy presen presented ted a memorial 1 I from the kansas legislature for re ri ment of the expenses incurred in repelling the invasion of the rebel general price henderson from the committee on indian affairs recommended indefinite postponement of the bill for the transfer of the indian bureau to the war department part ment I 1 the senate considered the cons consular ular appropriation bill and agreed are aro d to the tho amendment striking out the t house 0 use provision for consolidating the south american mission patterson of N H moved to reduce the appropriation for carrying into effect the treaty with england for the suppression pres preg slon sion of the slave trade from to toa sumner opposed the and likened it to ono one made by bySH slidell dell deli in defence of slavery pending the motion the senate adjourned after the expiration of the morning hour which was occupied with unimportant business the senate took up the consular appropriation bill along A long iong debate ensued during which patterson of ounh NH responded to the remarks of sumner yesterday comparing him to the traitor slidell wilson introduced a joint resolution to submit to the legislatures of the several states the ratification of the constitutional tut ional amendments in reference to the right of suffrage and election to office without restriction on account of race color or previous condition of slavery I 1 I 1 henderson introduced a abill bill to establish a department of home affairs to have charge of the general land office mining mini ng and indian affairs the bureau of the freedmen atwil and abandoned lands and the bureau of education adjourned 8 i drake introduced a bill authorizing the ther transfer of lands granted to the TJ P E R K R B D between den deu ver and tho the polut point of its connection with the U P B R R and denver pacific fi croad toad and to expedite the completion of the road to denver referred to the committee on the pacific Rail rall railroad road toad wilson introduced a bill authorizing the consolidation of the infantry regiments and for other purposes the bill fail provides for the consolidation of xe regiments ments which are ato below the enn eff lelent strength strength the number of regiments isnetto be reduced below thirty therill also authorizes tho secretary of war to sell certain real estate property of the U 8 at harpers ferry and at vergennes vt the bill makes a regulation with regard to bounties under the acton act of july ga IN which is most important it provides that claims must baust bo be presented before next septema septem ber HOUSE A number of bills and ana resolution resolutions were introduced luc lue including luding the following one by elliott to prevent present the collection of illegal imposts under tinder the colorow colo color of stata authority meaning the tax OA on railroad passengers one by robinson to increase the Presidents salary to obe one hundred thousand also the payment of 75 to the widow and children 01 president Lincol none by directing the secretary of ahe fhe navy to delav deliver dellver r without cost to tnie greek gd 6 rement ern rn ment through lis its il minister t tue cwb two monitors the and agn aga wain one by Spaulding for a constitutional Amen amendment Amendt ament dment nent changing we the mode of choosing presidential electors adlow ing each congressional district diate let lct to chose an elector by higby to aid in the construction of the san ban diego railroad alg aig to relinquish the interest of the united states in the butani la lands ads in san Sau Francisco franeisco one onia by kerr ken which was tabled ali ail all allowing owing 10 per cent additional compensation to the department clerks oyde orie by byOrth orth for a joint resolution relative to fo the annexation of st domingo which after a brief discussion was tabled the senate sen ben ate amendments to the pension sa n bill and the military academy appropriation bill were concurred la in the amendments to the naval A appropriation p ro pria tion bill were referred to the flaval naval navai affairs committee the select committee an on the new york election frauds have been authorized to employ additional clerical force schofield offered a reslo lution reciting that the treasury department had re fused to the of twelve odthe othe cu house em s aua auw ana lidd had famed twelve other men for buch such ution kalon on oli the part of the secretary rendered it necessary to withold the ay from the dig dismissed missed officers ceis cels arid and to request him to furnish the correspondence on the subject adopted schenck as a test question moved that the evening session discuss the tariff bill in a committee of the whole the house refused to suspend the rules 7 yeas 48 nays nay sapt two thirds schenck renewed the motion fon for or the tha evening evenia 0 session to consider the we internal beven reven ue debill bill the rules were sub sug suspended it was ordered that from irom morrow tomorrow to the house bold hold evening sessions tb to consider the internal revenue bill in a committee of the whole garfield moved to suspend tho th rules for the purpose of amending the tho indian inda appropriation bill ani to transfer the indian bureau to the war department the house refused to supe suspend iid lid the tho rules lulles 81 to 71 moorehead moved that when the house next goes into a committee of the whole all prior orders be laid asi that the tariff bill be take taken up butler moved to proceed with the business on the speakers table carried 91 to 63 I 1 several senate bills were pasted passed the senate amendments ta the house bill for increasing the tariff on copper came up schenck moved td suspend the rules to consid erthe amendments now before acting on the motion adjourned jour ned washington the president today to day nominated thomas B S wilson of cali call fornia United states minister to copenhagen I 1 I 1 1 the president rib rie plied replied today to dayi day to tho the house resolution calling foche correspondence dence with the government of great britain relative to costella coatella and warren naturalized citizens of tha united states imprisoned in great britain having been convicted of treason and felony nothing new appears the house bill passed giving pensions to the widows of generals bidwell and hackman A resolution ads was adopted asking the for the ot 0 admiral davis relative ta the paraguay a an difficulties A A resolution was referred to the com comi mattedi on appropriations directing the secretary bf the treasury where the government aided in the construction of a railroad to withold with old oid bands to secure the construction of or a firsts firsti class road paine from the committee on reconstruction st offered a rg resolution solution asking the secretary of if war tor ton information as to whether any district commander had turned over for trial to the civil authority in any reconstructed state any person who had been tried and convicted by a military tribunal adopted cook reported a bill to establish a bridge over the east river between the cities of new york nud aud and brooklyn pissed 1 1 1 1 1 the huse took up the busi busl business nesi negi on the speakers table the first was a resolution in reply to tho the ithe president referring to the Case of costello and chandler address addressed dd the house at considerable length on the dhe subject finally the correspondence was referred to the committee on foreign affairs Afra irs I 1 I 1 I 1 the hoube house concurred in the senate amendments to th the bill declaring i vacant ant offices held by disqualified I I 1 I 1 1 the house went into a committee of the whole and resumed the consideration of bf the indin indian appropriation bill after alter a session hours the com mitte mUte erose rose 1 tl lawrence laurence offerle offered d a resolution which wa was am amended with regard to the samm fluffs rage andall rudall objected the house took a recess till the evening session which will be exclusively dei del devoted voted to the t he consideration of the internal revenue bills A 1 1 at the evening session the tax on the gross rv receipts of theatres theartres the atres was waa increased to 3 per cent the r specific tax on the seating capacity was struck out the house committee on elections j reported adversely to the admission of the ath member from tennessee grant today to day took tic tie ground in favor of personal and impartial suffrage and expressed a hope that congress w would pass the constitutional amendment now pending general serious indian troubles have occurred at sitka an indian disarmed a soldier and carried his big gun to the village a guard sent to recover the property was defeated by the indians and the rel red red ted flaga flag wab was hs hoisted gen davis prepared to bombard the place lade when the chief surrendered A few days aft afterwards erwardi lu u canoe full of Indians leaving the h arbor harbor contrary to orders the sent sentries rids rigs i fired on them killan killing and nd wounding g seven the jury in the rogers murder case have rendered ii a verdict that he came to bohia his death at it the hands of some parties unknown they further state that their belief is t that it a considerable portion of the tes testimony emony in the case was waa deliberate perjury tho the distillery of narlan hatlan was haq entirely destroyed by fire taday today to day loss four wall street operators opera torB were w ere arrested ai today to day charged sharod with defrauding the U P 1 E bl K co of their theli first mortgage bonds to the amount of 1000 zanesville 0 an engine on ov the the ohio division of the Baltim baltimore ora orp an and d ohio railroad exploded near nean barbes ville today to day killing the engineer and fireman and sever severely y injuring three of the trainmen new york porter 0 bliss w writes ates that he and masterman were re released 1 eased on condition that they be sent to the united states as prisoners and abid be tried for alleged conspiracy against lopez danbury conn the upper ko hausa dahe dabe which supplied the borough I 1 with water gave way last night forcing another dam bl below elow where w ere an immense bady of water rushed down own ci carrying riving all ail al before it I 1 flints dam and three bridgest bridge sJ I 1 vere were were also swept away and houses desti destroyed oyed and carried off in the flood with ice rooks trees ac A clarks building was carried away and himself wife and child were drow drowned hied fied three ladies were also droW drowned hed bea A number of other persons are missing it is supposed that twelve or fifteen lives were lost troy three Ja laborers borers were killed and five wounded by a premature explosion of bf nitro gl glyce edvine rine in south Peters petersburg burgl burgi on saturday I 1 vai valentia valettia vale Valc nitia ritia A storm prostrated th tho telegraph line lide connecting the european cities with the cable new york feb I 1 the english papers papers shy say that general dix has succeed 4 ed in obtaining regulations dispensing with the necessity of passports for americans arriving in the ane south bouin 01 france A circular from the minister of the interior hasteen has been issued declaring that all ci citizens of the union Unious shall hall hereafter be permitted to enter travel and sojourn in F eranee prance rance on a simple declaration of their nationality A terrible outrage was committed on oa saturday night in a saloon in ridgeton Rid Bid geton on the person of a young woman J from the country named mary who bad had been enticed into the saloon the ruffian was arrested an anonymous writer in a morning paper asserts that mono mone of the persons arrested committed the murder of rogers but that he will in good time make known who was the murderer 4 the times recommends that arrangements be made for the proposed ala ald bama treaty and try to remedy its defects if we are in earnest in desiring to preserve peace if we want war let us have it if we want peace let us embrace this opportunity to secure it but do one thing or other and not keep it open to exasperate the people of both countries without doing goo good to either I 1 ohi chi chicago eago dago general thomas was before the house military committee on saturday andaas and was examined as to the proposed consolidation of the staff of the various departments of the army ha thought something of the sort should i done but helas he was not positive in iii hi hissung isug gest ions he was quite decided how ever that measures should be taken to curb assumptions the of these depart ments he ze said the washington bu bul reah reau had bad become so ur arrogant that the field could ifould do little with them general thought the three departments part ments of paymaster commissary 1 and quartermaster quarter master could be consolidated washington orth will introduce a proposition into the house today to day that the territory belonging to the dominican ean can government shall upon the application of the said republic Ee public be admitted into the union as a Terri terni territory tory tofy of the united states and be called the of st and that tain terms and conditions the people shall adopt a republican form of territorial government but that such action of the people shall be by and with the consent of the existing government of the said republic Be public and that such form of government shall be submitted to congress for its approval the admission of such territory shall be with a view to the ultimate establishment of a state government republican in form any other territory in the west indies whose people and government shall apply for admission as a territory shall be admitted upon the samei samel terms and conditions orth stated that these republics ReSu republics blics are knocking at our doors an and the question is no longer whether w we e sh shall shail a 11 buy them or protect them but whether we will take them for nothing memphis the ledger today to day says requisitions from governor Ol ilayton ayton on the brodow 0 w prope property r ty are approved they are tor or damage done by sixty young this city in ih the destruction of arrad armstrom arm from the steamer helpers vea Hes pets pers the jedgar warns the governor not to attento carry them out as it will result in bloodshed the Appe appears ails alls herburg yer burg correspondent says that on X aday night five notorious horse thle thie thieve were taken from jail there I 1 by the cit citizens likus of the place and shot shob t to 0 death No attempt to disguise was made near lyall the citizens participated I 1 new york the polices day arrested a noted english thief chose v ose name hns is sup suppress against whom J ii asserted there is positive proof that ii was vas rogers murderer the man wk a s his accessory is not yet arrested ut his whereabouts is known columbus ohio the stockholders of the Pan panhandle haddie haddle road today to day ulam appt approved oved of the lease of the Colu columbus bibus chicago and central road to the panhandle troad washington tho supreme court today to day in the case of the pacific ba M B S co vs frank prank soule boule on a certificate of dev islon of jo opinion pinion between the judges of the circuit court and the district of california court held that it was vas a duty to assist the assessors to reduce to their value in currency all returns made in coin coln and that any person or corporation not mot making such return is liable to pay income tax on the amount thus returned in currency and thal that such sueh income tax was nota not a direct direct taxi tax but a duty or excene and as such that it was obligatory and ana ann tho the opinion was by justice sevan Washing the supreme court decided today to day in the 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