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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
MONDAY. July 6.-In SENATE the Tariff Bill
of Mr. Mckay wa, received from the House,
and a dnbate of grcat interest occurred on the
motion tc refer il to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. NILES. of Ct. took strong ground against
the bill. The motion TO refer was rejected ~
TO -. and the bill on the motion of Mr.. Sewer,
was then made the special order of the day for
Monday ut ami every day thereafter till finally
disposed of.
In the IInusE. cous lerab,e portion of the
day was takcn upin personal explanations.
Subsequently. on motion Of Mr.. McClen,and.
the graduation bill was taken mp. and debated,
and som" progress was made in it.
y Joint resolution was offered by Mr.. Hoge.
providing for the final adjournment of Congress
on taa 21th of the present month.
The chairman OF the Committee OF Ways and
Means introduced two important bills. one au-
thorizing the issue Of trca -ury notes and loan.
the other making appropriations for the payment
of the volunteer congratulated to be raised for
the prosecution Of the Mexican war The two
bill. were referred the Committee ofthe Whole
on In, state of the Union. and ordered to b.
printed.
TUESDAY. JrLY 7.-SESArE. The land grad
urtion bin was discussed. and. after an Execu-
dyc session. the Senate adjourned
The House. pres nn'rd scene of some interest
for about two hour, OF the DAYS session. grow
inr ont of a Joint resolution Offered by Mr.. Horo.
/ tiyipr Monday. the -hirl If tnrn.t az rho i'm,
for the final adjournment In the first instance.
the resolution wa. oI,,,ad IN, = b,,yv ,,o,o
Subsequently tn, vote was rec1n.id, red anJth.
further c1ntidar,ti,, Of fin, ,,.,I;
poncd for two weeks from this day.
proposition. by Mr.. Boyd. to terminate the
debate on tn" graduation bill to-day. w;l> laid on
discussion IN committee
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ton bin.
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the bin drar,iur t,o prosi,l.,t f., .,.lI ,' -
mineral lnpIs in Uj,n,i. Xy..,,, ,it T,,a
,. r,d, ti;i : :,'.' -, ~ ''i'''' anu iowa.
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ac tI '''' WIS i'''s'u ny vote Oh
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Mr. Dix made an allie ..,,,cb j., 4, ;,,,,,, Of ,t>,
warehouse bill. Several amendments nronoseJ
by Mcssrs DiXaud owls ,ver, ,ho,, ,rtrra1tJ g.,
and the bill. a. th,Is n,ar,ynJ wa. ~
printed
The army appropriation bill. as amended w,s
passed.
1T lli'l - St)blN the dsIX t,p in th.,
discussion of the graduation bin. The form Of
fine ouostion ba. b7,,, cL,r, H. H. no ioinh VI
motion of Mr. NcClcrnand to-day to I., 80,
the House bill, and take up the bill this dav re.
ccivcd from the Senate.
Apr,position is pending to take the ,uo.,;o,
Fanny. JrIy O--In tbo sr,.r.r
tcrthc morning business. the consideration oc,L.,
warehouse bill was resumed Afer snooct..
m II
bill in its present shane. short con,-or.a ~, Wv,
debate took place On n motion to rcconmit suh-
mltted by Mr.. Webster. which was finally ,Jon-
ted by vote of 20 To %
In the EIousa. "A resolution WIS odo,,od c,,,.
ing the discussion on the graduation Kin =, ,'''.
o'clock, The consideration of the bill was tb.u
resumed IN committee up TO that hour: after
which number OF amendment, were ot,a a.
but voted down. and the bin ,yas tipaII,, r'' .ou;
came from the SENATE ''"'' III winch Il
Pending the question to lay the hill upon the
table, the House adjourned.
SATURDAY. July n.-Sgy,rP-u NJ
Committee on Commerce, with amcndmen,s .lo
no action was had upon them
The Senate took up the private calendar
Wcyman. for imnroyo,n,,,,, I,eli TO Ross
wheels, was debated nv Mr. pia alroi m car
on, Davis Phelps, Webster. and nostnarad S,," ,,
+. /, nm, cou,., Of ,l,.
thee private hills We're passed and amen h., VI
being for the nurrbos, -, ,n6o -NeNr' Hamilton,
husbands works which was passed b,, =, ~" 'a late
- to -, '''' oil
The Senate ADJOURNED AT aI-,p
llouSE.-Thc pcndinp mc.,ian ", :.
iournment last evening was a n,a,;,,, d, Ile ad-