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CONGRESSIO

disagreement OF the houses on the amend
menrs TO the Texas Creditors Bill made
a report. The Senate Bill appropriated
s. 500 900 The House reduced this 10
So. $50 900. In the conference commit
Ire i, was agreed 20 substitute 81. $50 600
Mr. Breckenridge said the Senate recedes
from all lis amendments. except the
amoun, anil in this falls 100000. The
anne ndmen, requiring Texas to abandon
all claims is retained. After long and
patient deiberaiion they had agreed to
recommend this adjustment. He repeat
ell his firm belief that this was the best
possible adjus. ment Of this perplexed
question.
SESATE.--Mr. Stuart, from the com.
miltee Of Conference on the disagreement
of the two houses. on the bill relating TO
swamp and overlooked lands. reported
tina, the COMMITTEES had agreed upon an
amendment, whereby the several States
which have conveyed such lands. shall
within three months notify the Secretary
of the Interior thereof. so that the Uni
ted States hereafter may not conflict with
State titles made Ia pursuance Of form
er law of Congress.
Mr.. Sebastian objected to the bill as
proposed. Mr.. Stuart explained.
Mr.. Jones moved to lay it on the table
and proceeded 70 the special orders OF
the day.
Mr.. Stuart consented to lay IL over
tili tomorrow. Il was laid over.
Mr.. Rusk. from the committee Of con-
ference on he disagreement Of the houses
upon the Texas creditors bill, reported
that 81. $50 900 had been agreed upon as
q compromi5e.
Considerable debate arose upon agree
ing to the report.
? fter SEINE remarks by Mr.. Chase in
opposition to the bill. the repor. Of the
committee was concurred in.
The bill extending the credit on duties
on.railroad iron was again taken up.
Mr.. 3roadhead opposed the measure
end denounced the bill. and sand it was
an abandonment of the principle of
revenue tariff.
The debate was continued up 10 ad-
iournment
SEyATE-Frb. 90 Mr.. Stuart offered
a resolution for the erection of build
ing in Michigan for the reception Of
prisoners confined by the authority o.:
the United States. Referred to The c. m
,nittee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Chase presented several petitions
from citizens of Nov York in favor of
The repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law,
aui the abolition Of slavery in the Dis
trict of Column bia and the ,rohi bitioD Of
slavery in the territories. and moved that
they be referred TO a select committee,
in ofIer that The petitions may be proper
ly considered. and That the views Of those
members of Congress which are stigma
TIED as fanaticl' may be properly under
s.ooi.
Mr. Weller said there were but eight
more working days Of the present session
remaining. AMI accordingly moved :ha,
those petitions be laid on the isb'e.
where he hoped they would ind the slice p
which knows no waking.
The motion was agreed to--Yeas. 90
ns,sl3
The bill for The settlement of the
claims o, the officers of the Revolution
ary Army. and Of their widows and ch.l.
dren. was taken up and passed.
The committee on that subject report
ed resolution sppropriating $500. 900
IN complete the Washington National
Monument. Adjourned,
SENATE--Feb. 23.--On motion Of Mr..
Brown it was ordered. the House agree
ing. tina. the President Of The Senate and
Speaker Of the House be directed to ad-
iourn their respective branches of the
National Legislature. at twelve o'clock,
on Saturday night. March 3. The vote
stood-Yess 81. nays ID.
HoUsE-Ths bill to carry into effect
the treaty with Great Britain, providing
for the paymen; of claims. fixed by the
recent commission, was taken IN and
passed. The amount due by the United
States TO British subjects. the payment
Of which is guaranteed by this treaty. is
277 900. and the amount due by Great
Brita 10 American citizens is 1929,
900. ~
Mr.. Edgerton moved en- amendment,
repeating the duties on railroad iron i'm
ported between June. 1853, and June,
1856. and sdmi,iing the finer and cosr-
Ger woods duty free. After conside "a Bile
debate.
Mr.. Letcher moved. as a substitute,
Mr., Iiouston's Tariff Bill. proposing a
reduction of about twenty per cent. in
the duties which was agreed to-Yeas
90. uays 66-and the amended smend-
ment was adopted by a'large majo ity.
SENATE-FeD. 24.-The Chair laid De-
fore the Senate q message from the Pres
ident accompanied by a letter from the
Minister from Peru respecting the Lobos
Island controversy. Also. a message
from the President transmitting q com.
munication from the Secretary Of Interior
recommending certain appropriations;
read and referred 10 the Committee on
Finance.
Letcher's Tsr;G amendment proposing
articles paying 25 per cent. to be reduc-
ed about 20 per cent. and some slight
transfers made. was concurred in; yeas
1877. nays 90. The bill was ordered to
be ensrossed third time. that articles
bearing duties Of 100 and 30 per cent.
shall after the first day Of July next pay