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He spike ~ cgnsilI ale length.
II ihe House Of Representatives., the debate o.
The ingrahan and Kesla aasif was eprll aed.
The President sent h Congress message and eo1>k
nments concerning ns Fishery outsilpl-
In the SENATE. 7nrstay, alter dtsFosilg n Tarls
Gus morning business ne sebier Y ~ SeHafas
| American Treaty wasr4nmed, when Ar CkAaToF 1
spoke upwards u iiro houfs IN reply - Rsss.
and ia via3cafioi Of his interpret
! treaty. Hehad not concluded his spe "a y !
| yielded 10 a inosienfOE apio1rhmeni a ser
ate adjourned TO Monday
xere reported from 80 -. ne ~ uas
4 spent ia debate upou sutjerts- o. pasA 4
proposition 10 print e po[licns 81 tht lensus,
! o. watch one 100 900 eopies wers hnally oftefed'
aad The other was bill fbfm he Sena,e IS sliaIing
The mode or paying lis men, ers and disbafsing ~
contingent fnnd SeEefai amends me- 1aTpg
been N ace 10 this BILL Il vas exentnallf stcftd 10
saeh form as. in eisct. to defeat TIE ot -;
Il Senate.
The sEx1rx eidnot Sit Fiiiay, haginS Il -orn-
Cd aver 10 Monday.
The HorsE or RhREsEsraTIvrs passed veryI
important biII "a Acure The ris1ss ocilhzeashp 10
the children OF citizens borp oflhe lits 81 The
Uniled States.
After lhe dispatch \ some o,hsr business, The
House refused TO uxe up the private caisniAr, sna
Z went into Conr.1itee 81 the Whole 10 eo1sitsrec
/ The reference pf,4e Presidents Message Mr Ev.
! Iss OF Kenck ocenpied the door for "a hour 10
oeiesAons . thar porifpn OF the Msstagt yhiep 81
laies % DE LAYING Of tonnage duiesof domfsne
j comr cree lorfheFuppeH a ilmMoYemfni.
+ Heeonsidefed he suggestion not only as aneetsl
= ldtionaI. bul INDUSTRIOUS.
- The House ihkn sptns some time in ronsifrfa'
ton ofthe Bill prescribing the Of appolnIins
The Assistant Secretary Of the TreasuI.S-A SUBS 2
p tuie for which, providing that the Law Should D
prospective and applicable only when vacancy
r. occurred, was proposed and adoaIed and the bll
in was then rejected BY a vote OF 70 70 ~.
~ The House adjourned over 10 Monray3
~ The proceedings Of the SESiTE Mesdly wer
ar more than usual embarrassing HE or. niparl
Il measures SO prompa adopted iueYince he gFale
Dd fui sense of4he National Legislature for The hu
hi mainly and persevering bravery 81 the Qosnpau
se dsrs who so nobly STOOD by the wreck Of the sal
MI Francisco and al great hazard succeeded IN 81
An wing the survivors Il her passengers and crew
ne were honorable 10 the Senator's who moved !
Ill them and 10 The whole body which 50 hearAy an
NJ unanimously sustained the movement
Ut Among other business of the day three impo-ial
an bills were inIroducedi from The Military Commute
pre BY Gen Shields the chairman ot thai commute
al viz a bill to idc"ease the pay ol iHE army p
hat To- increase the efficiency OF the afmy aud o.
i'd creating retired list tor the army.
nj An amendment 10 the Nebraska bill was sufmi
ted and orderedto be printed, which, IN eiiecli a
ide rogales the compromise act OF 1870 kuown rs u
nd. Missouri comptomise by declaring that 50 nut
,o,- slfucled apE4yEto the Nebraska or any OH
\ 81 Territory Of The United States.
nu- ri bin was reported from the Committee Gu Il
trenchmenI which proposes 10 mak1 turiAef !
ill., crease in the aries OF the clerks and olhers ef
The ploved 10 Ihe Public Departments.
red The subject 9f the Central American Treaty W
ath then taken up, and Nc Clayton Fesgmed aad co
M cluded hi elaborate aud mastetly speech IN defer
.rn- OF The Treaty.. The Subject was then laid on
fail Il table, probably no 70 be again taken up;
act In Ia. HoUsE spirit alike ardent and honoral
to lhat DISPLAYED 10 the Senate towards me II
iafs cuersoi the San Francisco sufferers wasmanife
lose ed by the eagetpers o many uembers y oil
rice propositions for hnRors and tewhrds 'S.ihe brs
ners commanders ol the Suecorin .Est rs.
9d In the SrT.T-.. on Tkesfqa, several petite
etal Sve.c ,,resenfed after which the Senais was oe
pied considerable time in the usual unimpofl
-, routine of business. 4
usly The uouselconcurred in the Senate's resolul
for joint committee to be appointed e make =
cbi able srknowledements 10 those who were actors
nsti- rescuug the Sufferers on board the steamer
Ill to1 Francisco. Several reports were made.