Show CONGRESS BT W o tb dec 11 alliason Alli aon from abo committee on indian athin reported with two amendment joint revolution reBo lution that the tary ot the interior be authorized through a commie ion of five to bo appointed by the president pre aident to negotiate with ane alto indians for removal froni colorado alliason stated thai owing to the facca that the utes would be in washington during wees it was important that the be parsed cockrall objected to its present consideration if there waa any pro dirion allowing tho removal of indi ana to indian territory he notice that thera would be bitter opposition to it explained that tho corn to the reto lulion expressly excludes such possibility but cockrell declined to withdraw ilia objection and the resolution went over plumb introduced a bill te amend the revised statutes relating to upon brinks and bankers it provides that no association shall be liable to a tax imposed by section revised statutes upon anny sum under tho of deposit which may bo deposited with any other association bank or banker and which ja subject to taxation with auch a wocia tion the bill also proposes to exempt from taxation deposits in saving banks and fund institutions except where any deposit to the credit of ono person firm or corpora dionn exceeds 2000 in such cas t ie a orar that amount is liable to tax A long took place upon the bill granting a pension to corn h mcdono william B whiting totally disabled in the naval service sev iral senators claimed that aa whitt ig wa receiving three qu arberg pay nn tho retired list he was not entitled to pension wallace offered a resolution that the arme bo authorized to employ three additional ind assign ono each to the commit icea on revolutionary claims private lund claim and bills adopted fc veral private pension bellr passed it was that when the nate adjourned today to day it to until monday ty request presented the memorial of wm B whiting corn the united nav proposing the fa con fc deracy of all government upon tah continent referred on motion of maxey the senate took up the bill biking an ampro privation pria tion ot for the of the erection of such military poston or near tho rio ferande fronizer fron iier as may be deemed by the secretary of war for the adequate protection thereof masey stated that the bill had before pained alio llio senate and wa reintroduced because of its failure f pa abo houge frontier fion tier wan never so well protected aa now but the accod for the safety and comfort of ot ficera and troops wera alio aether inadequate 11 waa only juat to these bard worked men to give them suitable quaint rs such as abo bill mado provisions for tho bill then passed acklan introduced a bill authorizing appointments appoint menta by tho the commission of engineers to cx amino the of abo contemplated canal across chii of panama shelley offered A resolution for the appointment or a committee to abo causee of the mogro exodus from tho south and to report such measure tho exigency kiy require re referred the bill relating to tho unloading of foreign bian at ports of delivery was after a short re com bitted |