Show CONGRESS RT W U to the alta SENA washington WASHING TOr dec 27 forty three senators five more than a quorum N ere present several petitions were pre cited miller cul introduced introduce sa a bill to increase the tile fees of witnesses in U S courts hoar offered a resolution that the rost postmaster master general submit a showing allowing of the annual payments to steamship companies coin for carrying foreign siuila since 1840 adopted u resolution askins asking the secretary of tile interior for the tho number timber ii of contested homestead entries pending and if it legislation waa was ne necessary to expedite the decisions of such cases adopted the tile civil service bill was resumed at amendment prohibiting the solicitation or collection of political contributions by officers of tit the government from other officers or emp employees I byees called to order by speaker keifer not a quorum being present after deveral private bills were passed artice objected to further house adjourn adjourned d |