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FROM WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY, Jan. II.

THURSDAY, Jan. IL.
In the Senate. Mr. Choate presented pcti. |
ton from Mrs. Downs, The wife of the comman.
der of the Inflated Grampus, stating her dcsi-
,u,e condition, and asking the aid of Congress-
4 petition was also presented from the legal rep
rescnlatves of B'cnerhasse,, asking comNensa-
ton for properly of their ancestor destroyed by
militia Of the L. States.
Mr. Brcesc submitted resolution that the
committee on the Judiciary b, instructed to en-
onre whether any, and what further legislation
is necessary to give effect to the nc, Of 1871, re.
healing the act for the collection. safe keeping
and disbursement of the public moneys laid
over.
Mixing. prefacing the same with remarks
upon it's great importance, submitted a resolution
calling on the Secretary of War 10 furnish the
correspondence If General Worth and others
relative to the tortcatlnn Of the southern coas,
OF Florida, and upon connecting the waters OF
the east and west side of the territory, and also
relative to the construction OF a rail road across
the peninsula : adopted
MIR Campbell, from the Committee on the Dis
,rict of Columbia, made report, stating that a
memorial from citizens OF Lockport, asking for a
revision ofthe laws Of the district, which had
been referred to this committee Tor examination,
came within the 2lst rule, and recommended
that it be returned TO the gentleman presenting
II.
a motion TO lay the report and petition on the
table and print, was rejected 81 TO llS, and them
under the previous question, the main question
was taken on the adoption of the report OF the
conm,ee--which was carried is 20 60.
Mr. Rhcu then spoke at length on the subject
of abolition petitions and the DIST rule. He was
followed by Mr. Bidiacl. Of Pa, who was GU
short IN the middle OF q sentence by the oXpira
ton Of the morning hour, and the subject wa'
! laid over till the next day.
| The House. in Committee Of the Whole. thei
resumed the debate upon the navigation of tht
Western waters Mr. Ra.hbun, of New York
speaking at length on the subject OF The inter
nal improvements of that State.
On motion of Mr. J. r. ingersoll, the use o
the Hall was granted TO the Colonization Socic
,y for Tuesday evening, and there being no quo
rum present, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. II.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
IN the House. Mr. Phoenix submitted the fol
lowing resolution, which les over one day. IN
der the rule -
Resolved, That tho Secretary Of State b
directed to renort to this House any inorma,io
that may have been received at the Depar,ne,
1T State in relation To the prosecution Of tn
contraband opium trade on the coast of Chin
by vessels under the American tlag also,
such trade has been participated in, or connie
nanced nv, any of the consular or other aCca
Of the United States.
| And further, to communicate TO this Ilous
if such instructions have been given TO til
minister, consular, or other agents OF the I'm
ted States. MS will be calculated 10 aid the Al
thorilIes Of that country in supprcssinr 'raff
SO justly obnoxious 10 the Chinese Govern
man'.
= Mr. Jameson introduced bill 10 establish
permanent prospective presumption system
favor Of actual sc;tiers or the pablo lands.
was referred.
Nj Sjdcli introduced a. bill to cScmp; fro
duty, cotton imported into the United Stan
, from Tcxas.'
Mr. Tb5atr, in pursuance Of motto. Leyct
: fore given, introduced bill for the abolishme
of imprisonment, for debt within the district
Columbia; which wa. referred to the Commute
on TIE y strict Of Columbia.
= Mr. Tbbatts. on leave introduced bill FL
tlcr TO extend the timo for lorating military la
, warrants, al! returning surveys thereon,
y j, the general Land oi1iee. Read twice and r
ierred.
: Mr. Pratt gave notice that he would, on
morrow, or some future day, Introduce a bll
establish branch mint in the city of Ne
York. Also, bill to alter the present natur
,. lzation laws, for judges OF county a
- district courts TO grant certificates OF neuira
:, zation, after film. copy with the clerks OF
II, county.
% Mr. Mckay, from the Committee OF Wa
- and Means, reported bill to supply dcfclcn
- in the appropriation for the fiscal year endi
- tba T,no 1914 f,- thu rpliof and
ton OF American seamen.
;, The bill, after some discussion, in Commit
J." Of the Whole, was ordered TO he engrossed
Read the third time and passed.
Is The next business was the renort of
~ Select Committee on Rules; and Mr. Edla
y" who had the floor concluded his remarks co
" menccd yesterday.
'oo Mr. Beser then took the floor, and maii
~ short speech in favor of retaining the DIST RI
- and shown. that the right of petition, as Clam
by the abo,ioniss, did not exist, and v
!, not contemplated by the trainers of the c,
a, stltu,ion.
in The morning hour having expired before
~ Belser concluded, the subject went over.
- The resolution for the reference o! the Pr
Is ident's Message was then taken up in Comm
-, toe of the Whole, and was discussed by Mes
W W Tlden, Hunt Of New York, and Gliding
i, after which the Committee rose, and repor
III progress.
~ =" The House then adjourned.
~ ~ Saturday, Jan. l3
IN HOUSE OF RErREsEETATIvEs.-T
bo been no business OF interest transacted by I
no most august assembage during its session
70. day.
81. Resolutions, and some few reports fr