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TnIRTY-sECOND CONGREss.--First
SesSIOn.
WAsmNGToS, Tuesday, April l3.
SENATE.

Mr.. Hunter asked leave to take up the Cap
itol extcntion bill
The I'LL was then taken up and notion
was made to recede from the arrangement
which had been made. Rejected.
Mr. Hale notified the Senate that if they re-
cede, he would offer separate joint resolution
to effect the same object.
The Senate recoded from the amendment py
a vote cf30 to IL.
Mr.. Hale then introduced join. resolution
similar to the Senate amendment, authorizing
the architect to pay the workmeh during the
suspension of the work.
The non-ntervention resolutions were then
taken up.
Mr.. Bell sketched the present condition of
Europe, and the manner IL which the United
States would be effected in meddIlng with
foreign affairs. He spoke for enc hour and
half, taking an Independent conservative
ground.
Mr.. Cooper obtained the floor, and further
consideration of the resolutions was postponed
until tomorrow week.
Mr.. Borland made an explanation, and said
that he had agreed to let the resolution calling
for the object of the Japan expedition, lie upon
the table OF the Senate, and tken introduce 1t
in executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
nc House TtSuUeu COllSIhcld .lOIA Va lII>
Naval Discipline Bill.
Mr.. Stanton Of Tennessee, spoke at some
length upon the bill. He believed that the Of
iicers of the army and navy ought to be aPPo.n-
ted not by grade, but partly upon the principle
of merit He agreed to the necessity ct re-
vision of the Naval Code.
Mr. German for the Committee on Printing
repeated and defended the recent acts of that
committee.
Mr.. Brown of Mississippi, said that he bad
understood that the Committee, under the reSo-
luton of 1876, had taken from the contractor
not the work he failed to do, but the work
which had leen withheld from him. lie re-
viewed and condemned the contract, and was
opposed to giving the printing to political or
other newspapers. Mr.. B. then yielded 10
motion of adjournment.
WASHINGTON, April ii, 1892.
, SENATE.
Mr.. Davis presented a memorial from Mr..
Cboatc and 100 other membeIs of the Bar Of
Boston. 70 increase the salary Of the District
Judge Of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Chase wishing to be absent two weeks,
! asked the indulgence of the Senate to take up
= the bill granting to the State of OHIO unSold
and unapproprlated lands remaining in that
State.
Mt. 1IluStS : ll'llOII "Ho u--'N,A - eiA '"N
bill was then taken up and considered.
After the bill was amended, it was then or
dcrad to be engruSsed.
= Mr. Hale moved the consideration ofh res,
= olution, paying the workmen during the sus-
a pension of their work upon the Capitol. Op-
:. position being offered, Mr. Hale Withdrew his
@ motion.
5 The French Spolaton Bill was then taken
) up, and Mr.. Felch spoke at some length on the
= subject
G Mr.. Manrum then obtained the floor, and
), notified the Senate that he should offer an eX
: PLANTATION tomorrow.
!, A message was received from the President,
n stating that he had signed the bill for the con
$ tnuahce of the work upon the Capitol.
e The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
- The Speaker announced the first husincGs IN
order to be the consideration of the report OF
4 the Committee on Printing, which was debate !
. Yesterday. Mr. Brown of Mississippi yielded
4 the floor TO Mr.. Florence, who withdrew his
II amendment, offered yesterday.
:. Mr.. Florence sad that he intended to move
. to recommit the report, with instructions to re-
port bill to establish Government Printing
:, Office. torether with his resolutions o! ves,or-
~ dav as an additional section of the bill. Mr..
a Brown then resumed his speech. lie SAID ne
: was net actuate! by motives of personal hos
Y tility towards the n'rtics named by the Com
q mittee, but he objected to the proceeding as
f. making the public interests secondary to the
Ia interests of the Union newspaper, and he con
r cluded by moving to refer the report to the
,s Judiciary Committee to report the most eXPe-
"A dicnt system of executing the public printing
ID and the more especially to consider the plan OF
i a Printing Bureau.
Mr.. Florence moved to amend. and rcHoT
. the bill offered by Mr., Doty sometime s,nce
70 for a government printing office. He argued a
" some length in support Of the bill.
% Messrs. Florence, Orr, Polk. and Others con
,e tinucd the debate. Finally, motion was made
4 by Mr.. Polk to table the whole subject. In
i. yeas and nays were ordered, but wItho3t t1kin,
il vote, the House again went into committee
"a and took up the Homestead Bill.
Mr.. jenkins argued for an hour against the
m passage of the bill, when, on motion, the Hous
d. adjourned.
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