Show liOllIYNlilull I OXHISS I flu small WASHINGTON Dec 20Aiuoiig the lieu ions presented and referred woioseveial in favor of I reduction of tho tax on oleomar anno and one from est from tho Men hanls xobaugo of St Louis asking for legislation for the increase of rude with tho Xlitml South America Vest introduced a substitute for tho bill to mcorpoiato tho AtlantIc itt 1uciflo Ship Kailwny Company and stated that it simply provided for the lakod incorporatoon of the oompanj without with-out any guarantee bv tho Go eminent lade a special order for the second tuesday In January George offered I resolution instructing tho udioiary Committee to inquire into the power of Federal courts over railroad re oivershii3 Laid over col t ol Mitchell of Oregon offered a long pream jlo and resolutions cillniK on tho Secretary of War forinformalion as to lie unaulhor 7ed landing of I steam launch on tho Co nmbia Ituor and as to the reduction cf codes of laborers engaged on tho work of mprov ement on that liver Laid over On lol motion of hoar lie Incilio Itailroad lunding bill was postponed as a special order until lie second Ihursday in January lie expressed hue hope lhat in tho mo nitimo tho matter would bo tailed up in time House and disposed of in one waj or another the IIonsi WASHINGTON Deo 20 Morrison this afternoon introduced I resolution fun a holiday recess from December JJd to Jan nary 4th lliscocU then called up his motion to BUS pend rules and piss tho bill relating to duties on Sumatra tobacco The motion vuis voted down by a vote of 50 yeas to 1G i nave lownsend of Illinois introduced I resolution reso-lution calling on tho Secretary of tho Incas Intol cnlnl York ury to ascertain whether any New National bank during tho present month loaned its surplus money or deposits to stock I r keI without seouiity 1 So merely upon tho receipt of interest and also whether anj National bank permitted the liability ot any person or corporation t exceed tho amount Hunted by this statutes laulbeo of Kentucky introduced a resolution reso-lution of Inquiry as to whether tho Scene tary of thc treasury paid Iho interest on the bonded indebtedness before fallinp duo for street tho purpose of affecting values in Wall 1 |