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by majority of the Committee to
report the resolution.
The Speaker put the question to
the House, and the resolution was re-
ceiyed and agreed to.
Pike, from the Committee on Con-
ference on the bill to amend certain
acts in relation to the Navy and Ma
rine Corps, made report, which, af
ter some discussion, was agreed to
without division.
The House then took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed its session at
7:30, Mr.. Boutwell, In the Chair as
Speaker pro tenn.
Kelly offered a resolution directing
the Secretary of State to take imme
diate measures 30 ascertain the cause
of the arrest and incarceration by the
Captain General of Cuba of Emile
Cabada, citizen of the United States.
Adopted.
On motion of Butler, of Massachu-
setts, the expenses of removing the
remains of Thaddeus Stevens from
Washington to his house, in Penn
sylvania, were ordered TO be paid out
of the contingent fund of the House.
Churchill, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported a bill to define
folonies and misdemeanors, and to
regulate peremptory challenges.
Passed. The bill provides that all
offences against the United States,
punishable by death or Imprisonment
for not less than FIVE years, unless
otherwise expressly provided, shall be
taken and deemed to be felonies; all
others TO be taken as misdemeanors,
unless otherwise expressly provided.
At the trial of a crime the punish
ment whereof is death, the United
States and the defendant are each to
be entitled to twenty peremptory
challenges; where the punishment is
imprisonment for not less than five
years, to ten peremptory challenges.
When two or more persons are on
trial together, they shall join in their
peremptory challenges.
Upton introduced a bill granting
right of way and public lands in aid
of the Denver, South PeakT& Rio
Grande Railroad. Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Wilson introduced a bill contiEu-
ing the educational and collection de-
partmepts of the Freedmen's Bureau
until otherwise ordered by Congress.
aud also continuing the Freedmen's
Hospital at Washington, Richmond,
and other points until next July.
Referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
On motion of Howard, who stated
that, during the short remainder of
| the session, the committee would not
have time to act on them, the Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads were dis
charged from the further considera-
tioa of bills in aid of the following
railroad enterprises, namely: South
ern Pacific of Texas, Union Pacific
(Southern branch), Lawrence (Kan-
sas) 81 Guaymas, Lake Superior &
| Sioux CITY, Lake Superior 81 Puget
| Sound. Idaho, Oregon & Puget Sound
International Pacific (from Cairo to
the Rio Grande), Atlantic & Califor-
MIA (tbirty-second parallel line), and
| Memphis, FL Paso x Pacific of Texas !;
also from the further consideration of
the House bill extending the time for
| the completion of the Dubuque &
Sioux City Railroad, the House joint
resolution declaring the meaning Of
acts relating to the Pacific Railroads
which direct the use of American iron
in their construction (namely, that
American iron must also be used in
repairs and in relaying the track, F,
and the House joint resolution pro-
| viding for the apr ointment of Board
| of Commissioners to establish tariff
of prices for the transportation of
Railroads and branches.
II al ~ No,
tee of the Whole - Poland in the
chair-and took up the Post Office
Appropriation Bill The total sum
appropriated is $50, ,217, SOB, of which
sum $22, ,752, SOB is to be betrayed by
the revenue of the Post Office De-
partment.
Farnsworth moved to increase the
item for post office clerks from 81,
600, 900 to $2,500,000 Rejected.
Beamen moved to amend them fol-
letter carriers, by reducing it from
81, ! 900, 900 to $500, 900, with a provisC
that letter carriers shall not be en-
ployed in any city the population OF
which is less than 100000. and that
no greater sum shall be expended for
the free delivery in the next fiscal
year.
After quite long discussion, the
question came up to vote, but there
was no quorum. The voting roll was
called, aud only ninety one members
answered to their names.
The committee rose, and Boutwell,
having taken the Chair as Speaker pro
tenn, the names of absent tees were re
ported.
The motion to adjourn was re
jected.
Beamen moved call.of the House
which was ordered.