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From he Ng,isnai Journal
THURSDAY, JAN. 6.

NO business deserving special no
fiee occurred IN the Senate this morn J.
ing. PRIOR To its sitting as "A Court Of
impeachment. The 6rst hour was
occupied As usual in the presenting Of
Peituon,. receiving committee repnrts.
aud the forwarding of Bills. The bill
Tor changing the time of holding the
rule terms ut the Circuit Court IN West
Tennessee. was read third time
and passed. Judge Pcck's trail was
resumed, and two more witnesses,
Mr. John Walker. late Sheriff of ST,
Louis. ana Mr.. Peui-. n mcmbcr of
the House oi Representatives. were
examined. Nothing further new Vas
elected. The Court then adjourned
tili tomorrow.
The appropriation Bill fnr the Mill
tary service was reported to-laS IN the
House OF Representatives. The Bill
relative tn the continuation Of the Bal.
'imote aud Ohio Rail Road in the Dis.
trict at Columbia, was referred To the
Committee of the Di.ctrict. it having
been soggested by Mr.. Doddridrc
MAT important interests belonging to
the citizens Of the District were IN
N"iNed in the bill. aud required the
special guardianship Of the Committee.
Some discussion took place Oh the bill
10 amend the several acts relating 10
Copy Rights.
FRIDAY. JAN.
The Senate was engaged this morn
ing IN III usual routine III bushes,
ull twelve o'clock. Judge Pcck's
tial proceeded-threc ADDITIONAL Wit
nesscs were examined in behalf of the
REORGANIZATION Is. &. Lucas, and
WIN. T.. Carr, Esqrs. anh Mr.. Jesse
u. Little. Judge Wash wa, also re-
called. and lew questions put 10
him. touching the similarity in the
opinion OF Judge Peck IN Court. on
the Soulard case. with that published
by hun afterward, in the -. LOUIS
newspaper. the subje of Mr.. Law.
tess's criticism. A question was also
put To this witness. which was objected
toby the Managers. drew forth con.
siderable argument OF both sides. lie
was asked hi, Opinion-if, when be
read the structures Of Citizen"
they struck him "a incorporating the
"p'n'ons OF the Judge. aud tended to
awaken suspicion of the Judgment
ut the Court. aud to bring il into con
tempt. The sense os the High Court,
on its admIs>ibIllty was taken. when
II was decided "a inadmissiblc bv n
vote of p to-. Inc Court then adj
jonrned over till Monday; a. did the
senate afterwards on motion of Air.
Smith Of Mary land.
A bill was reported to-day by the
Comni,tee at Ways aud Means IN the
House uf Representatives tn reduce
the bounty on Picked Fish exported.
which - now 90 cents per barrel. 10
10 cents, on all which may be export
ed before the first Of January, 1889.
and TO 10 cents on all which NAV be
exported after that date. The bill
was read twice, and motion wa,
made by MIR. McDutfie for it, encross-
ment. bat II WAS subsequently post
poncd till Monday. 4 b II was also
reported BY the Committee on the Nj
Htia. relative To the organization and
discipline Oi a Uniform Militia. A
report was made bv the Committee on
Public Expenditures on the resolution
OF Mr.. Chllton respecting the euuaIi
Za'ion OF tive rule Of charging mileage.
IN" report makes suggcstinus which
w'll probably lead to no results. The
House subsequently resumed, in Com.
mit'ee Oi the Whole. the consideration
nj the bill for the relief Of James Mon.
roe, which occupied the day, without
being brought TO close.
MONDAY, JAN. 10.
III the senate 10 day several nett
lions were presented and referred 10
appropriate committees TO report on the
subject 81 their PRAYER. Aiming thes.
was The petition OF Mr.. Joseph Noarsr
ct tins city. PRAYING the adjustment Of
h's claims against the United states.
Several petitions from the State q,
Prnhsylvania. against the Indian re
moval were also presented by Mr.. Bar.
Dard aud Mr. Marks. Tile B,ll TO a
mend the several acts heretofore passed
relative To Copy rights. was brought OF
irom the House of II .ptescntati,e, and
read a iirst time. Judge Peck's tiaI
was resumed az the usual hour. The
dispositions 81 samuel merry, john
Beat. and Edward Bates, elected
members Oi the Missouri Legislature.
were put IN. aud read. After which
Tour additional witnesses were exam
ined. which closed the proceedings 81
the day. aud I'VE understood AZ III,
same i'ine the testimony ON the psr
Of the Respondent. Tie Court thca
adjourned.
An attempt was made in tie IIous,
oi Representatives TO disturb the Ia
riH Mr.. Trszyaut introduced r..-..
Iui'on relative 20 reduction If ~,
u"'y on imported Wool but NJ,
question of the consideration BEN,