Show CONGRESS by W V Tl irh t ik D C feb 24 A number of petitions were pro bunted asking for a reduction of the duty on chemical hii r ali ma of papers vest x ignec by over fire thousand titi zB of missouri kana karkanias Ar kanias and texas praying for such initiation as may be ne cery t open the indian territory for settlement he invoked the favorable action of congress on the bill which he would today report from the committee on territories providing for certain changes in the government of he indian territory eiton from the committee on foreign relation reported back the senate joint resolution providing for a treaty of reciprocity with france and asked that the committee be discharged from further con tion they believing that matters ought to remain in the hand of an other department ef the government indefinitely cs introduced a bill for payment to the heirs ef back on certain voucher for bru aidis midis work and appropriating two hundred dollar to defray the funeral expenses voorhees spoke eloquently of the services of and was followed by morrill i the same strain the bill was ordered printed and laid on the after addresses by kirkwood cockrell and ved the senate adjourned jour ned springer of the con on elections the majority report relative to the pennsylvania election car of curtin vs mokuro declaring the election null and void and question to the people of the ahe minority report by calkins declares yokuyu entitled to the seat both report were ordered printed and tabled blound from the appropriation committee rehor loI the star service deficiency defice ncy bill which ara ordered printed and recompiled consideration resumed of the bill on court removal at the expiration of the morning hour the speaker presented a rue rumage age ef tha president transmitting a communication from the attorney general relative to appropriation for the united stales marshals referred the house then went into tee on revision of rules |