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SENATE.

Session.
WAsHrNGrov Friday. Feb 20. 1880
SENATE
A motion wos rn.da +I,t ,,,,.o, -.
adjourned it be m Vondav noy, C.3 S''I 2i'1'e
Mr.. Foo,e. of ynr,nnn, rrosar,,o5 -
strance no,,inst tbo C,r,hor a.,,o,;
wards Patent.
Mr.. Miller. of New Tersov nrosor.ol 49,
tion to prohib,inoorting f3rait,o co',,,;o.e "a
paupers.
Mr.. Broadhe,d's resoln.;or d;roo.,.. H.
Secretary Of the V,,r ,VS2,1.lon ,n uFcctng the
Senate copies Of all contracts mrJor b;oI . ..'.
drv docks were bn;lt or yro b,'II; "ni.n p,. S
adelphia. Pensacola. and San Fr,nn,,,. 'i.i,
the bids and proposals for the Iot,nr md - ;,,
orm the Senate whether hoard of of;.anah h,,
been appointed TO select \ sito for ~.
Yard and depot at San Francisco ya,
ton taken up debated and nasso1 1'' '' i'''-
Mr.. Hunter presented memorial in ralatio,
TO the Wheeling Bridge case s;ano1 h.. 3e
members of the Pennsvly,nia I'og;sI,,r.a II, ~
stated that similar ,noyor,onfs wniId donLt1a.,
be ln2de in portions Of Pernsyvonio V;rC;';a
and perhaps Ohio. whose object mirbt h' he ~
induce Congress to establish mail ronta oyo,
'hh bridge, winch, he learned would save it,
according 10 an lntlmatlon from the Supreme
Court.
MI Bradbury presented petition relative to
the ove'crowdlng of steamers for California.
Adjourned till Monday.
-, HOUSE.
Inc House then went into Committee ofthe
"hoe, on the State Of the Union, and took up
'He private calendar.
1he COMMITTEE reported several bills TO tLe
house, out before acting thereon the Speaker
presented message from the President, trans.
InIttlng the kossuth and Long correspondence.
Mr' smith attempted Intellectually to have
me correspondence, ana Capt Longs letter.
lately published in the Intelirencer, referred
10 select committee. The correspondence
was tnaly referred to the Committee on For
elgn Relations. and ordered to be printed.
Also a communication from the Post Office
department showing the amount of postage
collected, and stamps sod since the last quar-
teF 10 oe Sl,3lI,2o
communication was received from Kos
sum- out was not read. 1t is supposed to be
sInlaF 10 the letter received by the Senate.
Pending the Efforts made to refer and print
the same, the House adjourned till Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb. o3. 1870
SENATE.
Mr.. Seward presented ne,ition r-or, -oo
citizens Of Pittsburg, in favor of Kossuth's non.
Intervention doctrine.
Mr.. Broadhead presented resolution for the
completion of the breakwater in the Delaware
river; also for a modification of the Bounty
Land law. 50 as to give all the soldiers engaged
IN the war of 1912, 100 acres.
Mr.. BroudheId also Drpsan.ed n -or,oo
STRANGE against renewing the patent for Par
kers water-wheel.
Mr. Clemens moved that in commomora.ion
OF the day, the Senate adjourn Motion lost bv
the 'stng vote of the President
Mr.. Fish presented a memorial from the
Ih1mber Of Commerce in New York for tba
removal of the L. 5. Mint from Philade!pAia To-
sad city.
Several private bills were reported and mas.
;cd-among them that for the relief of the wid
JT Of Gen. Mcneil.
Mr.. Shields offered resolution DIRECTING the
Secretary Of War 10 report the amount paid TO
lie officers Of the Army for double rations. nm
to the year ending July |, ISL Also. the
amount paid to officers holding commissions
above the amount of their paw. under the nro,
visions OF the 2d Act of April. 1873, durirc the
year ending July 9th, 1851. They were
adopted.
Mr.. Nil or moved an adionrnment-carried
The House IS not in session.
Was1;py,op Fob ., 1ez,
SEX1TE A0o-'
NJ COOn0- D-a.,p,sl Ga. ,o..........--
against the cy,enson of
also four not,ions far n'oI,f"o,ian PI'e,t' ,
tariff; seven netjtjons ocain., SrnJa,. ~ oIs tL'
and tive petitions for rbs i1,o,,yo - f''as' h
Delaware river. -''' - '''
Nr Gavin, rooor,ol = ~, :, rc
inr additional commentator :, tIa .I'o0 ". g'a:-
GERS AMI men who had saryoj o,i aro .,,l}} ...
ING on the coast of Calif,rnja md Ororon
Mir. Borland introduced 4 Joint rosn,1,i", ro,.
alive to tie more eqnal r~presentation iiC,, nf
St,fes IN Cop.rrass o,l h., I'D F'e-, '"l'on %
views on The subject Re ers5 70 iba a'i',g inJ, ms
ry COMMITTEE '''' ~ '''e 'uo'e'a>
The bill granting lands n Iowa f,r -; ;,r,.d,
was taken up. and an anne, d.nan, rs,ar,aI u.s.
the COMMITTEES adoDted -
Mr.. Underwood rrnawa HI, or,,,,,u..
Mr.. Grier commenced ,ro'i.;,,'.
rect by replying IN NJ hau.so,7, VI ,', ,'!o sun
that the new States had been spojled i' by ,nJ"I"
gence, The speech throughout was an AHA