| Show special especial to the dy Beyst ng 7 nelm sed 1 1 ij IV congressional t senate lessenden Pes senden presented t the 11 e creden credentials lais of hannibal hanni Eanni bal bai hamlin senator from maine A howard called joint resolution ti to withhold government bonds from the union pacific till certain conditions are complied with after some bome discussion the resolution was wa i postponed stewart offered a resolution requesting I 1 n g the president to transmit forth with to ea each c h state an executive copy cody of the constitutional Constitution tJ amendment and so secure its early ratification davis objected jec ted the bill bul to strengthen public credit wa wab was taken tip up davis offered a substitute and 4 dressed addressed the seriate ji afus its favor bayard da yard sard moved to strike out the tho sec see tion to legal le galise lse ise coin contracts a as unnecessary ces sary after a long disc diso discussion the amendment was rejected yeas 37 in the evening ses session slon sion wilson if introduced a bill for the more equal distribution of the national banking capital the bill provides that there shall be four hundred millions in greenbacks green backs wit withdrawn drawn and that the amount then in circulation shall not bo be increased JE sherman Lerman offered a xe solution resolution to authorize the recognition of the independence of cuba and authorizing the president when in his opinion cuba has established an independent government de do facto to recognize her independence pen dence referred to the committee on foreign relations A resolution was passed granting cannon for the erection of a monument to general mcpherson McP hereon cole offered a johnt resolution declaring that it was with grave concern the united states regarded any interference of the great powers in favoring the perpetuation of turkish supremacy in the islands of greece morrill thought it was time to proceed with the thia business for which the tho senate had bad met the senate then fluen resumed the consideration of the bill to strengthen public credit doolittle spoke in opposition to the bill cole followed the same side 06 as morton morion saying be he could consent only to one section of the pending bill namely the declaration that all the just obil eions of the government be paid in coin ciflie if he could vote for that alone he would be inclined to do so but he could not vote for the rest of the sections because they would put a wrong construction on the law under which the five twenties were issued he regarded the bill as a movement of the bellmen bull buil men meu intended to affect the present price of bonds for speculation purposes sherman defended the finance committee from the extraordinary attack of tile tiie iL senator benator from indiana he said 1 ba N aver since the committee had bad fail bil bli bilto to see ide the merits of the finance bill that Senator had bad found fault with all their work the first section of hen uen dersons amendment was rejected the bill then passed 80 30 to 16 adjourned Adjourn td the senate bill for the removal of political disabilities was taken up the motion to strike out the name of asa rogers auditor of virginia was discussed till the expiration of the te morning hour when the motion was withdrawn and the bill went over A resolution was adopted calling upon the president for the correspondence between the department of state ind and the united states Mi minister litster and secretary of legation at madrid during the th e last two years the senate resumed the consideration of the army appropriation bill pending its consideration amendment an of Spra spragues guels declaring that the public domain within the jurisdiction of theoni ted states including the indian iber res er lations vat fons ions is the sole prop property eity of tbt uzl uzi led ted states and that the mccu occupants ants thereof are subject to united states law laws aiwas was withdrawn ora suggestion of morrill that the object sought could bd be obtained in another way an amendment providing that all the officers retiring on oa account of disa bili ties bh shall shail all ail be retired on the same terms as regulars aas was adopted to strike burthe ourthe liml limi limiting thip number of brigadiers BrIg adlers weight height was lost sumner reviewed ewed the amendment to provide for 0 he e payment odthe of he claims 0 of the massachusetts Int Inte erdt reston on thad th ead vances made to the united states war wan of isis 1811 the amendment cussed till tili decess recess without a vote s The thi senate Benato occupied the eveni evening evenings ngn in the tha discussion of amendment adjourned n HOUSE HOUSEL the louisiana contested electa elect torf cases were taken up atter after cons considerable lder ider a b I 1 e discussion d a resolution was adopted that jones is not nbc entitled to a seat beat from the second district of louisiana in the case ot of menard fenard vs hudomay hudt hunt falay tuny nard was asked to consent toU tom enard who is a negro holding i a certificate be sworn in as a sitting member pending the consideration kt the case case wood and kerr objected and the rules were suspended ana arteach aD reach gach Teach contestant was allowed fifteen minutes to address the house in his own behalf menard made his appearance about the centre of place in the house hous e JT on 4 I 1 P woodward suggested suited that menard speak from the cigis clerks desk laughter the speaker said menard had no place on the floor and could speak from any place hep le ased menard addressed to the fact fab dab jat hunt had not taken the testimony required bylaw he said if hunt did not know the law of congress helas he was aa aboor oon subject to be sent to con gress laughter he proceeded in an eai good goad humored style which attract attention and apparent th fter after speaking afif fifteen tein minutes he ob obtained ned leave to tb print the remainder of baff demarks in the globe faunt declined to avail himself of the permission to address the house maynard desired to offer a motion 4 div iny i ng menard a seat pending the discussion upson declined to yield the floor and argued thab thao neither of the claimants was entitled to a seat schenck garfield and paine raine endeavored to show that menard holding the certificate of election from the governor had the same prima facia right to a seat as every other representative carey spoke in favor of hunts right to a seat kerr also argued in favor of hunt much desultory debate followed and finally the previous question was ordered 1 washington judd introduced a reso lution requiring the completion of the pae pac pacific nib fib railroads according to the standards fixed by the special commission now examining the central Crent ral rai pacific Pa upon divided his hour among various members the vote was first taken on the resolution orthe of the minority 1 committee I 1 on elections declaring that hunt was elected this resolution was rejected tha vote was next taken on baines paines J amendment admitting menard to a beati seat this was also rejected 57 to dawes moved that the whole subject be tabled agreed to without di division y dawes offered a resolution for the payment aymeric of 20 wa each gach to menard and jones ones kerr terr moved to include the other contestant contestant hunt before taking g a vote chandler made a personal explanation reading leading from the the tha globe speaker tuat in ift quest questions iolAs of veracity between members he had decided one way wl wah lh respect to the republican members anji fi another evay emay way to the de democrats rats A A the speaker replied that chandlers chandless Chand lers aspersion I 1 on hla hia official Mc ial lai rul rui were unjust the question wa was then taken on kerrs amendment which was agreed to tha the resolution was then adopted the house then took a recess A resolution was passed authorizing the union pacific eastern division to change chance its name to the kansas pacific A joint resolution requiring the pacific its branches to give guaranteeing ih th e proper completion of the roads before receiving aid was introduced on motion of Bc henek henck the and joint rule nule svere suspended and etwas it was ordered that the house shall meet hereafter at 10 am A motion that thai tha the afie house shall proceed to the busl busi business nesson on the speakers table at W tomorrow to morrow was lost to suspend the rules to di discharge the committee of the tiie whole from thet urther orther consideration of the senate amendments to the indian appropriation bill lost the house went into a committee of the ther whole on the senate enate amendments to the indian appropriation bill butler stated the amount of the appropriations ia added by the senate which reach three times the sum 4 appropriated by the house after a long iong discussion without voting on any othe amendments the committee ros nos roseand and the house adjourned in the evening the amendments for paying the several contestants hundred each caused a schenck denounced the system vi aan aka aaa 41 a nuisance but finally they were agreed eed to the amendment wlllie will be offered ered to the house the committee rose and reported the bill adjourned aln jin the evening session hulburd from ithe dhe Committe eaon eon public expenditures made a report on the alaska matter broomall bromwell coburn and taber beroff offered ereda a declaration of ot their own disapproving of the conduct of walker and stanton in keeping the fact of their being retained by the russian minister from the knowledge of the congressmen they were seeking to influence the house went into a committee of the whole on the miscellaneous appropriation pria tion bill spaulding urged its prompt passage the item in the bill appropriating half a million for the cons construction tructien of four revenue cutters for alaska the columbia river oregon mobile and charles charies athe transfer of we the cutter 8 P chase from the great lakes dakes to boston elicited a long discussion the opponents conten contending ding that instead of building new nepi vessels it would be better to td transfer the vessels now in the navy to the treasury department part ment the fiteni remained the appropriation for a preliminary survey of the site of the nong long island navy yard was increased to nive five thousand the items for the Fre edmans bureau amounting weid weld were struck out an amendment was adopted to jay pay vinnie ream due to her on the contract to furnish the statue coln pending the discussion gli gil on the amendments relating to ane rim bursing of the states for forr the indu incurred for payments made during war a recess was taken in the evening benham reported a bill delatin relating to the prison 0 that no pension or claim for p pay ay or baun bounty y shallie shail shall he alad allowed wed to any widow who w ha 0 previous to the ahe detthof death of h her hen r ius lus busha band hand u has voluntarily lived separate fro from m him without ree rec receiving elving support from him the bill bilt provides that all pensions ensigns granted in in consequence of 04 deathA om woUnd sor sickness contracted in the U S service shall commence from the date or with his discharge di with a provision that nothing in this act shall deprive any person who was in service between may 3rd ard 65 and june 66 of his pension during that time schenck desired to move a suspension of rules in order to non concur in the senate amendments to the bill to strengthen public credit and to ask a committee of Con conference ferene e objected to the house went into a committee of the whole on the miscellaneous appropriation pria tion bill I 1 I 1 I 1 1 0 GENERAL philadelphia the new commercial exchange was wa dedich dedicated tea ted at noon it cost coat a quarter of a million delegates from fram various boards of trade were present there thero was a banquet in the evening i new liew york C CDE ode D robinson of th firm of wood dobinson Bo Rob binson lAson brokers Is reported by his partner to have bave absconded with twenty thousand dollars in governments and forty six th thousand busand lu various other othen stocks and certified I 1 checks to the thil amount of thirty thousand augusta me elgh eighteen e en i inches I 1 of snow have fallen the railroad are blocked all over the state t washington the i supreme couri court has decided that rus russell sell seli majors and floyd floyds 14 acceptances accept ances auces arb arh are aro illegal they have also decided the validity validity y of gold cont contracts in iii the Maryl maryi anti antl case on the same principle as in the caso Bronson of versus rodes eodes san francisco 27 L legal legai tenders 77 san sari francisco the grand jury yesterday indicted four member members of the outside land committee board of supervisors for fr fraud budia hudla in connection 1 with ag outside lands I 1 the union pacific railroad rall Eail road is still blocked with snow J for lor many miles there have been no trains either way from wasatch since the of february the latest overland advices advises from new york were on the ath dinst william A broadley as assistant sistan t surgeon and brebt major in the united states stales army died suddenly yesterday yesterdays of apoplexy at san jose the congressional amendment to the constitution allowing universal suffrage has been received at carson city by telegraph and was submitted to both houses oi of the nevada legislature yesterday and was made a special order for monday next the ra ratification tifilca of the amendment is doubtful as the opinion prevails that it permits to become citizens chicago 28 the tribunes Tri buhr s washington special says it is reported that mcculloch and browning have tendered their resignations to take effect on the of march the members of the house foreign express the belief that the present condition of affair affairs s in Cu baand baafi d man ban domin domingo gow will III ili surely firely lead to annex t s 4 t S jl atlon within the alie finst first fo foun ur mon chalot grants admi administration nitration tha conference committee on tee tire the consular Diplo diplomatic matie matle appropriation bill have agreed to re report port against the consolidation soli dation daffon of the auth louth american missions the president defit has de decided cladd on the recommendation of attorney general evarts to release braine the last confederate fp derat e prisoner immediately new york 27 07 A H barney president of the wella lvella fargo express co has stated that the union pacific rali rall railroad will not be open for a weeke and that there has been no through trains either way since the ath new york the schooner wide awake from honduras arrived today to day she reports that she was hove to on eeb feb off sand band key by a spanish man of war which sent an aboard and examined her papers the officer said he was watching for a small steamer from some southern port that was said to bo be carrying supplies to the cuban rebels wash washington in atoil th the e committee on reconstruction have passed a resolution to make no report in relation to the re pre sention of georgia determining to leave the que question 1 stion it is this is said to be in accordance with the views of grant who in conversation with young representative from georgia aid he could nob not seo see how congress dould ouid avoid recognizing 0 georgia as a tate in the union y and he was in favor of f interference noninterference non I 1 NEW york the Postmaster has been directed to send the mails to california ind and nd the pacific coast by steamer to today day and to retain subsequent mails till the next sailing day i washington intelligence has been received at the treasury department that the wine case which has been on trial in the U S court at new orleans has resulted in a judgment for the government against the wine |
