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CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIeros, JAN. 0.


SEEATE.-NO report.
HOUSE Two important motions were be-
fore the House to day. One was to elect q
committee on Federal relations, and the other
70 amend the Constitution, SO as to provide
that no person shall have the elective franchise
who cannot read and write the English LAM
guage.
II was ordered 20 lay over under the rules.
The house then adjourned.
WAsHNorox Jan. 9.
SENATE .-Sundry bills from the House were
taken up and referred.
Gen. Cass offered resolution that the Off
GERS and soldiers Of the war Of 1919, now as
sembled in convention in this city, be invited
to occupy seats on the floor of the Senate, du-
ring the session of their convention, which was
adopted,
Senators Houston and Morton appeared and
took their seats.
M Shield presented petition from the sol
dlers of the war of 1919. praying that the
Senate do pass the bounty land bill now be-
fore them 1t was laid on the table.
Mr.. cooper presented memorial from the A.
csdemy of Sciences, in behalfof DR.. Kane. Re-
ferred.
Mr., Clayton said, have been requested BY
Commodore Stewart, and other officers OF the
fripate Constitution to ask for remuneration
for losses they sustained by the re-capture of
the Levant on the 10th Of March, 1915. The
petition was referred. The petition was refer
red to the committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Douglas, presented a bill for the con-
struclion Of Pacific Railway and telegraph
line. 1t was referred.
a long discussion ensued on the motion OF
Mr. Dough requiring circuit duty of Judges,
but without coming to vote, the Senate ad-
iourned
HOUSE, MIR Aiken. asked leave to present
: memorial fIom the Charleston Chamber Of
Commerce, suggesting that tender OF media
ton be made by our government. to the Euro
pean powers now at war.
Mr Walsh objected.
A resolution passed terminating the debate
on the Pacific railway bill, on the 18th inst.
The House hen took up the bill TO amend
the act, graduating and reducing the price OF
the public lands.
Mr. Dawson, advocating his amendment, in
cooperating into the bill the main feature of
the Homestead Bill, and fixing the price of
lind at fourteen and half cents per acre, to
actual settlers.
Mr. Ethridge gave notice of an amendmend-
ment. limiting the provisions Of the bill to A
merican citizens The bill was then laid aside.
The House then went into committee and
took up the Pacific railway bill.
Mr.. Latham made long speech advocating
the bill, and also in favor of line of steam
ships to Shanghai, and when he had eonclud-
ed, the committee arose and the House ad-
iourned.
WAsHIEeFoN, Jan. 10.
SEEArR.- On motion of Mr.. Cass the first
Monday of February be assigned for the con-
sideratiou of Mr.. Underwood's rssoInon rela-
tive to religious freedom in foreign countries.
Mr.. Fish gave notice that tomorrow he
would offer bill providing for the establish
ment Of a Custom House and Post Office at
Plattsburgh.
Mr.. Broadhead, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs. reported in favor Of securing
one or more vessels to the reli: Of DR.. Kane.
Mr. Sumner presented a memorial in opposi'
ton to the appointment of military men to civ,
| il position.
The judicial reform bill was taken up, Che
question being upon Mr.. ClaytOn's amendment
to dispense with circuit services of the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, and the diminuticn Of .