Show CONGRESS taj W state KOTON feb 25 alio vice president submitted a telegram from alio california constitutional convention thanking congress for tho triumphant passage of the bill restricting tho immigration and declaring that and members alio supported rup ported alio hilll will rc ceibo alio lasting gratitude of alio people of california hoar objected to the reception of alie paper under alie fourteenth rule it not axing properly authenticated alio vico president ident decided eliat the point of order wa swall taken sargent said alio ry action of this telegram simply punctuated its contents A lively debate ensued endued until finally kirkwood objected and ali regular ati anem proceeded by a vote of yeas 25 nays 36 alie senate refuted to take up alie resolution declaring david T corbin anti tied to a seat as senator from south carolina in place of M C butler alio present incumbent alie senate then proceeded with alie deficiency appropriation bill the amendments proposed by the committee on appropriations were agreed to as follow appropriating to pay the denver pacific railway and telegraph company for carrying mails for lie widow of bayard taylor late minister to germany 2000 for alio widow of justin E colburn late consul gen cial to mexico for alie contingent fund of alio senate to be applied towards defraying es of such investigations aal as have already been or may hereafter bo directed by tho senate during alio ewt congress alie committee reported nn amendment eliat elected elioso term of office begins march ath 79 and credentials in duo form of law have been presented in the senate or may bo deposited alio secretary of alio senate may receive compensation monthly from the beginning of lie first bcd sion of the next congress edmunds raised alie point of order eliat aliis was new legi lution but lie semite decided that alie amendment wa was s in order agreed to the amendment of the committee increasing alio amount anted by alio houe for alie transportation of mails by railroads from to was agreed to alio committe reported an amendment to alio clause of alio bouso bill in relation to alio adjustment of ac between alie united states and pacific railroads roas to provide it hould not prevent alio payment of inori found duo mid under decisions of the courts and eliat nothing in the paragraph shall bo construed to bo a of any moneys due or to become duo to or from said companies or to in any way affect their rights under existing laws it being only intended to enable juicers of alio treasury tol statu on tho books of the department the accounts between alia government and said companies edmonds nn amendment to eliat of alio committee above stated that it shall not affect alio rights or duties or alio of alio united states under the existing laws agreed to alio amendment was agreed to as amended alio committee on appropriations aked eliat alie amendment appropriating pria ting to ray alio pacific anil hip co for carrying the mails in 77 between san francisco japan and china be not concurred n and it was co ordered HOUSE the motion made by monroe to upend alio rules and caos tho bill applying twenty million dollars ot the proceeds of alio sale of of tho authorized to be issued iu nid of refunding the public debt to alio payment of arrears of was defeated yeas nays alie couo then went into corn mitton mitt on alio legislative v don bill after debate alie committee of alie whole agreed to to alie amendment ellered to alie legislative appropriation bill repealing lie laws relating to ors of election alio was received applause on tho democratic sine after tina committee roea lengthy debate alio republicans nn ilor alio lead of itolle filibustering and speaker ll andall on two occasions having to botu to up a quorum members filially alio bill as amended passed yeas naya on motion of hewitt N Y n committee of conference was ordered on alio army appropriation bill mid tho bouso adjourned until tomor to mor row |