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IA The Senate. Ttessag The HnnSt BIN 70 pfori {
for me conslruction Of hrsfcsss lrirats
received from has body. and imned;aleIy Eiakrn
up and passed Afer The receplich Of fek psli-
proceeded 70 consider executive bnSiacss, all a
quarter past three adiourned-
IL The House u RepresentatiTee Mr.. Bannelf
from he Committee On Public LADS repdfted
bill 70 eqaaize he grants Of landt to The ikveral
States for sertsia public purposes aai sztssssed
The House went into COMMITTEE or The whole
on The state Of the Union, and looks up the general
appropriation bill. when Messrs :riinsm3t and
Wright, Of Pennsylvania. advocaleA HE Nektaska-
Kansas bill and Ar. Maneson opposed ihaklneas-
nre.
Ia the Senate, Wtdnesiay. after iassins 10 pri-
vare bills, the Senate proceeded 81 The considera-
lion Of executive business
In the House Of Representatives the Nehfaska-
Kansas bill was discussed. pending The eon4idera-
ton Of the general appropriation b:H Mr. Smith,
Of Tennessee, delivered a speech ia favor pf the
measure. and Messrs. Chandles. Nichols, and
Washburne, Of Illinois, spoke 10 oSposiIion ID it,
AR Preston has the floor Today.
10 the S nate. Thursday three l;ills Of no public
interest were eoBsil cred and passed. "A bill Tor the
establishmeht Of western arsenaltai Memphis was
repor Ell. The greater part Of IhF. day was oceu-
pied in executive session.
In the House Of IRepresenfatives. he bill auihor-
ling the Postmaster General 10 contract forearry-
ing the United States mails between New Gfleans
and San Francisco. was MISUNDERSTANDING ihemorn-
ing hour. The SPEAKER laid before the House a
message from The President Of Ihs<Jniied States,
transmitting documents relative ID The qofsfions
~ issue between this government ana thar Of Spain
he general appropriation Dill Was taken mp in
Committee Of the Whole on the STATE Of the Union,
when Mr. Preston made a speech Enfavortof the
Nebraska Kansas bill, and Mr.. Gerrii Smith one
In opposition 10 ii
10 the Senate, FRIDAY. The private calender was
under consideration and forty Eight pills were pass
ed. Two other bills, one ebangingEihe name Of q
vessel and the other establishing addisionxi land
districts 10 Minnesota were also passed The SEN
ate then adjourned till Monday
10 the House Of Representatives, she bill elnpow-
ering the Postmaster General 10 contract for carry
ing the United States mails between New Orleans
and San Francisco, according to time was discuss
ed during The morning hour. Mr.. Parker, from
the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary, reported a bill
making an appropriation 10 aid Of The prosecution
OF the Martha Washington conspir4tors, 10 ATkAn-
sas, and il was referred 10 the COMMUNE Of the
Whole on the STATE Of the Uuion The general
appropriation bill was ia ken q . n.eommiliee when
Mr. Caruihers male speech 50 support Of the
Nebraska Kansas bill. and MI WashbHrn. Of
Maine spoke 10 opposition to i'll The House ad-
journed until Monday.
In the Senate. Midday, Mr.. Gwixrn asspeech
In favor Of the Pacific Rail Road bill
Iu The House Of Representatives Mr.. DsAS Of
fted resolution requesting the President q COM
municate any correspondence thai may hare been
had with foreign governments, s"eOncernihg the
principle asserted and strenuouSy e6aten5ed for
b. this Government but not hitherto a,lmSted Or
established as The Law Of ma tos thai "reE. ships
make tree goSds, except on ARTICLES clearly known
as coptraband OF war and that the nentral 1g pro-
tecls rom unreasonable search and seizre the
ships bearing Il and also lha, neutral property on
board vessel of any OF the bellgeranis Is DOT sub
ject to seizure and ennfscation.r
Ma B0cocK ailes explaining the neeessiiv foT
caution on such subjects, moved the reference Of
the resolution 20 the Committee On Foreign Affairs
agreed to, without division.