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CONGRESS.
MONDAY.

MONDAT. -
To the House large number Of Bills and
resolutions were introduced and referred, A
resolution was introduced directing the com
mittee on the Distric. Of Columbia to report
bill to repeal the charters Of the cities of Wash
ington aud Georgetown, and tobring thern'un-
der control of Congress and the Executive
Leave was refused to direct TIE committee on
ways and means to inquireintO the expediency
Of repeating the income tax, or reducing it to
three per cent. and allowing an exemption of
SO 600,
In the Senate number Of bills were intro
duced, among them one to admit the State of
Texas to representation, imposing the same
conditions rs in. the case of Virginia. The
funding blll was taken up and discussed.
lt 7 TUESDAY. SIS e
To the Senate, bill was introduced provid
ing that hereafter one-half of the duties on
imports may be paid in lesal-tender notes
The committee on foreign affairs reported unani-
mously in favor of repeating the neutrality act
Of 1918. After the transaction of other bust
ness, the funding bill was taken up and dis
cussed until toe hour Of adjournment
The House, after some time spent in routine
business and personal explanations, took up the
Georgia bill, amended it 50 as to provide that
nothing in the bill shall be construed so as to
prevent the election Of State officers or of
United States Senators under election to be
ordered by the present Legislature, and passed
it by party vote Of yeas l2j, nays So,
WEDNESDAY.
In the Senate, Mr. Trumbu!l from the judi
ciary committee, reported back tie Georgia
bill as it passed the House, with a statement
that with the exception of the first condition
the provisions were similar TO the Mississippi
an 2 Virginia bills already acted on by the Sen
ate The majority Of the finance committee
reported against the passage Of the House bill
to extend the time for the withdrawal Of spirits
from bonded warehouses.
The House was chiefly engaged in the con-
sideration Of the Metropolitan Air Line rail-
way bill Mr. Swami, of Maryland, opposed
the measure at length, and did not conclude
bis argument at the expiration of the morning
hour, when the bin went over.
THURSDAY.
The funding bill was again taken mp and
discussed until adjournment.
The House resumed consideration Of the bill
for the construction Of an airline railroad
from Washington to New York, when Mr.
Swami, of Maryland. concluded his argument
in opposition to the measure The bill then
went over until Tuesday next The House
then considered and agreed to the bill for the
reorganization Of the army. almost as reported
from the committee. The bill, as explained
by Mr. Logan, proposes to reduce the army by
reducing the statfcorps, aboljshiug brcyet rank,
&c, and also prohibtsany military officer from
exercising a ciyd Office.
FRIDAY.
In the Senate 4 number Of memorials were
presented aud bills were introduced. The
funding bin was then taken up and DISCUSSED
at great length \ number Of amendments
were adopted Finally, after a debate of nine
hours, the bill was passed last nigbt-ayes -.
nays 10. The provisions Of the bill as passed.
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