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xxxvIth coNeRRss- FIRST SESSION.

b lft1 rs haW WAsniNofoN, March 20.
sENATE-The joint resolution, making
Macon, Ga. port of entry, was passed.
Mr.. King presented the memorial ofcitizens
Of Genesee N, X, In favor Of the passage Of
the House homestead bill, ,,i...... a.f
Mr.. Doolittle presented petition In favor
Of uniform bankrupt law. ..s..T
Mr.. Seward, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported a bill for the
relief Of @. Hosmer Smith. ..a4.us
The bill to increase and regulate the pay of
USe5s @ bs,na m tss Mr sy ssSendens @ % snbsttnie 5
Mr.. Mallory opposed II on the ground that
Il did not do Justice to the Lieutenants who
were the poorest paid officers in the service.
Mr.. Fessendens substitute was amended
and then rejected-20 against 29. ~.
Other amendments were proposed and re-
jected, and the original bill passed.
Senate then adjourned. tH.-
HOUSE-The House resumed the consid-
Grafton of the bill reported from the Commit
tee on Judiciary, suppressing polygamy in
the Territories ofthe United States.
Mr.. Branch proposed to strike out all de-
claring polygamy criminal, and retain only
so much as annuls and declares void all the
laws of Utah sanctioning and permitting
= Alter further debate the motion TO table
the bill was negatived. Yeas l03; nays l48.
Mr.. Clark, of Mo-, said the Committee on
Territories are contemplating the propriety
of parcelling out that Territory to the other
Territories, SO that the people of the others
may have power to suppress polygamy and
Mr.. Branch proposed TO strike out all de-
claring polygamy criminal and retaining only
! SO much as declares null and void all the
laws of Utah sanctioning and permitting 1t.
| He suggested TO his Democratic friends that
| if they could render polygamy criminal then
they could render that other twin relic OF
barbarism, slavery, as it is called in the Re
publican platform Of 1888, criminal. he re-
peated that he could not vote for the provi.
sion to make penalty laws applicable to all
the Territories Of the United States.
Mr.. Barr moved to lay the bill on the table,
which was negatived, nineteen against one
hundred and forty-eight. ss.
Mr.. Logan proposed a substitute to repeal
the law establishing the territorial govern
ment of Utah.
The House then passed to the consideration
of other business, without further action OF
the bill. .. 0.l.r
1 On motion of Mr.. Hickman resolution
was adopted authorizing the Judiciary Com
mittee to send for persons and papers ant
examine witnesses under oath or affirmation
in reference to the asking for the impeach
ment of Judge Watrons, of Texas.
Mr.. Gurley, from the Committee on Print
ing, offered resolution, which was adopted
in favor of the printing Of five thousand extrI
copies of the report on our commercial rela
tions; and, also, Of the last volume of the sur
vey for Pacific Railroad, by Gov. Stevens
containing the northern route. ..
Mr.. Sherman, from the Ways and Mean
Committee, reported a bill making furthe
appropriations for the service of the Post
Office Department. . tsEr
He asked to offer q resolution making tn
Loan and Tariff Bill the special order fo
Wednesday next. Objection was made, whe
. he gave notice that he would call up that bi
on that day. ...f....-i... ...f.
The House went into Committee of tn
Whole on the state of the Union on the Arm
Appropriation Bill. -.. ia. D To-
. After debate Mr.. Buffers amendment t
increase the appropriation for the armorie
from $25oOOO 10 100000, was rejected-4
! against II. ,.., ~. ...f.--,'.,o o.,u..l.,,..
The committee rose and reported the bill +
! the House with en- amendment. Adjourned