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Iour uine5 as nucl, ana never disgrace thi3
body by higginr about it.
Mr.. Jones amendment was rejected.
| The Committee have acted upon the other
Senate amendments, took up that giving the
Collins line of steamers S33, 600 per trip for
2G trips year. for carrying the mails between
New York and Liverpool.
Mr.. Mead offered an amendment to reduce
the compensation to $4,000 trip, pending
which the Comrlittee rose and the House ad
Journed.
WAsnINCToN, July q.
SENATE.
| The Senate took up the bill regulating steam
boats, and after long debate, the bllI vas re
ported to the Senate. The bill with amend
lncnts, covered about 30 printed pages. The
numerous amendments were taken up N rcru-
lar order, and debated, and some Of them
amended.
1t was ordered that when the Senate adjourn
! it be till Monday.
At p. NJ, all the amendments made in
Committee Of the Whole not having bcen dis
posed of, Mr.. Hale moyed an adjournment
ayes - nays lj.-nc a quorum, and the Sen
ate then adjourned till Monday
HOUSE
The House proceeded to the consideration of
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reducing and modifying the rates of POSTAGE
and agreed to the amendments proposed to the
first section BY the Committee CT Post Offices
and Post Roads, which now reads as follows ::
BE il enactel Sc-That from and after the 3Jin
day OF September, 1892, the postage upon a. printed
matter passing through the mail of the United
states, instead o the rates now charged, shall hc
follows VIZ Each newspaper, pamphlet, periodical.
mIga2ne, book (bound or unbUundJ circular, cata-
py thor ,la ,t into
uHcOnnectcd with any manuscript or writing, and OF
no greater weight than Two ounces, shall be- charged
WIN one cent postage, and one cent Tor each udI-
uonl ornce or fraction, tor any distance under 5000
mlIcs; and tor any distance 1000 miles, double
those rates. All newspapers or periodicals not
weighing over one ounce published regularly, as
often as once in three months, and sent from the Of
ice OF publication to actual subscribers, shall be
chlrgrabIe with only half the foregoing rates The
postage upon all printed matter 10 BE- paid when it is
mailed, cr quarterly IN advance, at the Office OF de-
livery otherwise, double the foregoing rates shall
UC charged thereon
The Deficiency bill was then taken UP, the
Collins appropriation being under consldera-
ton, and various Intellectual efforts were made
to amond this proposition, and everybody, who,
the struggle obtained the floor, let oil a five
minute speech.
The questions involved were Will YOU
support American or British interests VIII
you maintain or oppose Il monopoly Is it
Constitutional and Democratic to nuke tn. ap-
proprlation3
The Virginia resolutions of 9S were Incl
dentaly discussed, together with other mat
tiers and finally wcarled whit the protitiess de-
/ bate, ;he committee rose without coming to a
conclusion on the Collins amendment, and the
House adjourned.
WAsnINGToN, July 10.
SENATE.
The attendance IN the Senate is small, and
there is much delay IN proceeding to business
After some discussion upon Mr.. Hunter S
motion, to insert the Both in place OF the 10th
OF August, in the House resolution for the ad-
journment Of Congress, it was rejected by a
tie vote, an amendment to the effect that the
Sonata should adjourn ten days after the APP
preparation bills were sent in, having been pre-
ylously lost.
On motion of Mr.. Shields, the resolution
was postponed for week, in the hope that in
mean time the House would take the hint and
set to work on the public business.
The resolution Of Mr.. Norris, requiring all
appropriation bills to be sent to the Senate lC
days before the time fixed for adjournment, was
taken up and adopted.
The House bill, authorizing the President t.
/ orTanZe certain companies of Mounted Ran.
( 1''TS, l'T llt DTOIlCtlOn Ol oFcuOU New MeNl
co, Utah, Texas, and California from ndlal
depredatons, was amended and ordered to
third rrndlnp.
The Deficiency bill was taken up, anl 4,
the House amendments to the Senate amend
neuts, except three, were concurred III
After a short executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion Of MIR. Slblcy, the Land Commit
tee were instructed to inquire into the expe
diency of the creation OF additional land OH
ccs, also for the appointment of 4 Suryeyo
General for the Territory OF Minnesota.
The consideration Of the bill granting Ian,
to the States of Alabama and Florida, to
Railroad purposes was then resumed, the que
uon beng on lis reference to the Committee o
the Whole. Nr. Cabcil spoke in advocacy o
tine bill, and demanded the previous question
Mr.. Mlllsun moved a call Of the House
motion lost, and the previous question seconded
Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee, moved to lay th
bill upon the table, the motion was decided Il
the negatye-yeas -, nays II.
The bill for the election of public printer
&C.; was discussed by Messrs. German, Gld
dngs, and others, and several amendment
were proposed, when the further consideration
of the bill was postponed till tomorrow.
The House went into Committee Of tn
Whole on the Indian Appropriation bill, whe
amendments were discussed bat not voted on
when the Committee rose and the House ad
jouned.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.