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ta.f WA HisGroS January 20
SESATE--Mr Hall pres. lled pel,iiol,s hpr Ia
i "Pca {" the fugitive save law --lalu un tie IHbt
Nj Sl"lgeuii presented petit us lr,lu Ils, ,,l
''rs who s'rved IN hr War Vi 1912. uskns
blunly ~ 100 acres ofland
'uDbri O'vtI "a petit us was presented
| ihe foSt Olhcc Co, mlllec reInjrled win amen"
nrhls the III from lie House reducing tile raIr
oi lOstuge
The bIil for the relief Of Woucn c ,mlnIN
II V"gIhId WIS deoateJ Lm some time, aInenue,
nj postponed.
Tie bhl 10 settle private larId clans III Caliiu
"a was laKeii up. aud the pending amendment u.
Mr Wnke', declaring lnfl tile lhiienIs issued !,
''le United Slaies shall ouI be derned as reIiil.
lHIShnient 0l tile tille vi Tie government was
alIer lnng debate rejected.
Nj Brblui submitted un amendment exteuding
Tue rIgll m presumption To tie claimants Aile
Ieoale Tue SENATE auluurned with ut uCtlOu ulrip
tile Hinendinent.
housE--T { House proceeded 10 the disenss,,.
lOI HE pending question, ~ eUHside the vote b\
wllch tile homestead D was referred 10 the col.
mniee ui tile Wnule
NJ Julian advocated the policy Of giving lands
tihc udl settlers
lie question Was informally pissed o,er aud
Tue Huilse resolved itself Iuto cUmmlltee of thr.
~hoie anu took up the bill making uppfOi iriuiIons
i"r Tie deficiency IN the present lisedi year.
Tie question then beng Ou the relevancy of
the amendment offered on yesterday 10y Mr. Stiong
lot Pennsylvania. the Chair dechled ths amend.
Inent outut order. audtlIe cOmnittee by vote
l"i lO2 tO 81, sustained the deGsun Ol tie Chair
Messls Sackett Tues aud >chenck subsequent.
" proposed The tarItf amendment witil lhe river
and harbor bill attached, which were ikewIs-
ruled out OF order.
Several amendments were made To tue bill to
supply tile deficiency in the appropriations for tue
present fiscal year, when the Committee reported
Dack and 1t was passed under the previous ques-
lti0n t-.
The House again went into committee of the
whole aud after being sUne time engaged on the
iblli to establish branch tnints in New York aud
San Frnilesco, the committee arose aud the House
udjourned
WAsHISGruS, January 80
SESArE-Mr Rusk offered a resolution anthor-
izing the construction OF California dead letter
|Olfce di San francisco. II Was adopted.
Petitions and reports were presented
A bill Ia cUect the paym ut Of $3.50 900 in-
leres in the hands Of the Regeuts of Smithsonian
Institute 10 be paid into the Treasury. 10 be ad-
lded tU the permanent fuitd Of the Treasury for
the endowment of the lLsulutiou. was presented.
Mr. Gwynn offered resolution calling f,r the
correspondence in relation u the proposition to
purchase tile possessury rights OI the HHsou Bay
lCOmpany
The bill relating to California private land
claims, WIS lnken up aud debated; but, witbuut
tLkins the vute tile Selale All 'urned
HvrsE-Mr Giddiugs male un effort to intro
duee resuIulinn ca ling un the President for d
copy of uny- correspondence, which may have
: taken place between England aud lie United
. States relative Ia the Imprisonment UF Is iti,t
, Seamen III any American port, but the motion
was rejected
The RI 'use then pruceedrd to the consideration
of the Seaman lill. tu provide h,r retired lust
wounded. aged or in6rn officers OF IL uriiiy and
narine corps Afler,iebale the bill WIS laid up
On tile tibIe-yrns 81. uays 50
The House then went iiitd committee Of the
whUe 0ll the bill tu eslabiish iTauch nlints in
New Ymk city aud 81 F,,h,ci,c1
Mr Chulller spike ia opposition to the branch
at New York.
Mr. Van Dyke advocated Jersey City as The
best place. ..t
r Mr. King Of N W jersey, obtained the flour
VII III tho UUlniuittes Hruse aud the House adj
sou nod.
WAsHIsGruE, jan 81.
SgSATE-PrtitnlIs We're presented, for the ~
pea o, iile fugitive slave law. which were laid
Oh tine tablu.
Mr Turney Introduced jUiat resolution pro
viLin lur giving sword, tI the MnjIr aud Briyh
uier Generals WIN served III the war with Mrxct
under Generals Scnlt aud Taylor
] Mr.. Ansuns resnlutiuu Ol inquiry relative L
tho uiluwanceaf Spanish claims growin! out y
the arrest case. was taken up
u Messrs Chase and Hale oppnseh md Messrs
y Mason Clay aud Wmthrop advocated it.
Mr. Fl e III. we'd IL hay lha res''lntlun on iht
tabe-lnSt yeas g, nays i3. The resolution WI
then ndnped. N.,
y The sen ltr resolution submitted by Mr., Foote
:. calling u Oh the Secretary Ot Stute Tor his view
in relation 10 ado ting grnludled scale al dipiu
! nntc snlarles, was ddupiel
The Senate then proceeded To the consllura
tium oil the Cnrnia private ItII'l ciin bill.
4 Mr. Benlnu's amendment making twenty years
possession in g'ud aiti. evidence Of claiu
n.ninst the u after debate wdsr,jerIud .
v Vuriurls other amendments prOpUsed 10y him
p uirr debate We're rejected.
HuusE--1b he House resolved itself into cnui
intlee nf the Winnie and look upti bill iur eslIi'
l,hi,g blullch minls IN New York and California
r Mr. Kug ot New Jersey, advucue,l the mint Il
New YMk Nj Disney spoke against it.
Mr. II lines advocated tile establishment of
mint ut Sa Francesca, bulnot at New York
Mr. Phdnx spoke Of the ImpurtAnce Uf amin
at New York.
$ Mr. 1uumpsun "f Pennsy ylvauia, opposed OH
4 at New York, Nsr Bailey spoke "f the Nht;"Ih
= ltb being $40 0O0. .00,l aud thought there was 1T
u necessity uI II nht ul New Ynk
t The qursiun was taken ou Mr. Van Dyke
= amendment, making Jersey City Tie point, wl'Ic
" was rejected
y Mr. CaIpu offered M amendment which wa
adopted that le fourth oI the aggregate r"lIms
u shall he une dollar pieces, uurth quarter ea
n gles, oneou til half rages onc.eIgAt eagles an'
~ one eight double eagles He offered th', To kee
y tue coinage from going "u oi tile llindS Ol ilI
y peupe as was the case in he coiuage oi the do'
y ble eagles during the ImSt yenr.
Il Several other amendments were offered, lu
:, wi,lunI success when the committee arose un
the House a,linurned