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CONGRESSIONAL.


Mr.. Douglass bill proposing a charge in
time Of meeting of Congress from December 10 j
o ctober was taken up, debateA and postponed
The Insane Lars AM. OIL veto was tassn up.
ar. Seward made long aud able speech
against the veto.
After Mr.. Seward had finished, Mr.. Clay
got the floor on the vetoed Insane Land Bill
The subject waa again postponed.
: Mr.. Benjamin reported bill granting a
register to the Russian built brig Amelia by
the name Of "Abby Francis" which was pas
sed.
The bill making provisions for paying all
persons who since 1886 have acted as agents
for paying pensions, and prescribing the man
ner for the settlement of their accounts hereaf-
ter was taken up
Mr. ToOmbs objected to the Bill because i
would leave all 1.-THE deposite banks who paid
pensioners to set up claims
Mr. Dodge moved an amendment, except
ting banks, bank agents and officers ana private
bankers, from the benefits Of the bill
Mr. Hunter moved to lay it on the table,
Agreed to.
Ten House bills were received. taken up and
referred, and after a short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HousE.-Mr- Churchwell made a personal
explanation in reply to Senator Bell, prOnoun-
cling his deductions as false as his insinuatiOns
were groundIess-
Mr. Campbell made an explanation in regard
to Mr. Churchwell's speech of some weeks
since, charging him with being an abOlltiOnist-
Considerable excitement was caused
Mr. Staunton, of Kentuckev, presented pa
pers of Geo. Isaacs and others, contesting the
seat of Mike Walsh
Mr. Ewing asked the Committee on Elec-
tons for their action on the first protest in this
matter, and against Mr. Walsh's right to sea
in the House.
The committee were discharged from the
further consideration Of the memorial contest
ing the right Of Mike Walsh to a seat, on the
ground that he is not an American by birth.
Mr.. Hillyer introduced a bill fixing the LIST
Monday Of November for the meeting Of Con-
gress instead of the lst Monday Of December.
The rules were suspended and the Bill was
passed, after which the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June co.
SENATE-Mr Seward gave notice of bill
to regulate navigation to the coast Of Africa in
vessels owned by American citizens, being a
bill to break up the African Slave Trade in
American vessels
The Naval Bill was taken up.
MIR, Hunter moved that the vote of yester-
day orderding it to third reading, be recon-
sidered, and the bill was postponed in order to
prepare certain important amendments:
The vetoed Land bill was next taken up.
Mr.. Clay, of ofAlabama, spoke against the Con-
stitutonality of the bill.
Pending motion to postpone it the Senate
adjourned.
| HoUsE.-Messrs. Cullom and Churchwell
came near getting into fight growing out OF
the personal explanations of yesterday.
The Minnesota Land Bill being under con-
sideraton, Mr.. Churchwell said his colleague
bau made false statement.in regard to him in
his published speech of yesterday.
Mr. Cullum, greatly excited, jumped over the
desk aud rushed toward Mr.. Churchwell, bu
was Immediately seized by the surrounding
members. He made desperate efforts to ge
free shaking his fist at Mr. Churchwell,
exclaimed, 'you are d-d liar and a id
scoundrel." Intense excitement ensued. MIR
: Churchwell drew a pistol end cockedit. Quie
was, however, finally rastored.
q. WASHINGTON, June 21.
SENArE.-Mr. Seward, from the Commtte
. on Commerce, made report to the effect tha
: the Committee could not agree on the PROPOSE
Z ton for the construction of the Niagara Shi
n Canal; the Committee asked to be discharge
which was agreed to.
Senator Hammond Of Maine, reported
;, bill, the object of which was the establishmen
d of steamboat inspection district on the Pacific
and to suspend the provision of the existin
q steamboat act which made the use Of certai
alloy in the construction Of boilers absolute
The bill passed.
HoUsE.-Messrs. Churchwell and Cullur
made apologies for their conduct yesterday
Other proceedings in the matter took place an
'' The affair ended in smoke.
ID Mr.. Wilson offered resolution calling for
SO committee to investigate the disorderly pre-
n ceedings Of yesterday.
:. Messrs. Cullum and Churchwell apologize
iu and after some debate Mr.. Wilson withdre
ly his resolutions and the subject was dropped.
to Mr.. Wilson gave notice of his intention
introduce rule providing for their expulsc
by a two-third vote Of all members for bring
ing concealed weapons into the hal! and mi
king it the duty of all members carrying arm
: to leave the same at the door of the house bt
fore entering the Hall.
as The President sent message notifying Coz
= gress that treaty with Mexico had been r
nd turned accepted with tie Proviso that ten mil
nm ions be paid in two instaments, seven milliol
by the 30th and three millions When the boul
" danes of the Ceded territory shall be settled
r. He calls upon Congress to appropriate Il
mnnev at once