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ess. hnt shall not exceed 8 Per

interest NAV De less, but shall not exceed per
cent, was adopted.
Mr.. Mprrii, of Vermont, i,en moved 10
amend the second section So as to make the
rate OF interest on the $500 900 900 of bonds
therein provided for not exceeding five instead
to 40.
The question was then stated to be upon Mr..
Corbett's amendment to strike out the fifth
section, which provides for payment of cou-
pops at European agencies.
The Senate then took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment to the
fifth section of the funding bill, authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to make the cOu-
pons of any portion of the four per cent. bonds
payable at the Office of an authorized agent of
the United States in London, Paris, Berlin,
Amsterdam or Frankfort Mr.. Sherman pro.
ceeded to explain and advocate the amendment
which was opposed by Mr.. Conl,ling and Mr..
Sprague. Adopted-30 to TO-
Mr.. Corbetts amendment to strike out the
section authorizing foreign agencies was
agreed to-23 to II.
Mr. Cameron gave notice OF an amendment
requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
deem all fractional currency by July 1st
HOUSE.
A resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury to report what public buildings have
not yet been commenced for which estimates
have been submitted this ses sion, what are
necessary 10 be commenced the next fiscal
year, and what buildings now in process of
construction require the walls to be continued
was dOpted.
A resolution to allow a years salary as
Judge of the Supreme Court to the family of
the late p: M. Stanton, was offered by Mr..
DAVIS; o New York, but objected to by Mr..
Van Trump, of Ohio.
A resolution instructing the Committee ON
ways and Means to enquire into the expedi-
ency OF allowing the free importation of ma
chlnery for spinning cotton into yarn for one
year was adopted
Mr.. Munger, OF Ohio, asked leave to offer
resolution recitng statements in the public
press in reference to upjustifiable actions Of
internal revenue officials in New York and
elsewhere, and the public opinion is outraged
by continued acts of aggression on the rights
of citizens and tax payers, and calling on the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue for state
ments as to the authority under which his sub
ordinate officers have recently seized upon
private property and private papers in
New York and elsewhere without attending
the owners thereof immediate information as
to the cause of such seizures
Mr.. Jencks, of Rhode Isla nd objected.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Garfield was
adopted, directing an inquiry by the Post Office
Committee into the expediency of adding
postal express to the mail service in order that
small packages may be sent over the principal
mail routes.
The bill for the Air Line Railroad between
New York and Washington came up, and was
made the occasion for considerable bantering
between Mr.. Ingersoll, of Illinois, in favor and
Mess's Cox and Wood, of New York. and FL
bridge, of Wisconsin, in opposition, Mr.. Wood
asserting that there was big swindle in the
bill and the franchise of the road would COM
mand bonus of 800 900 900 in Wall street.
The House refused, by vote of 81 to II, to
second the previous question, and after Mr..
Swamp, of Maryland, made speech in oppo-
stion, the bill went over.
A petition was presented from the business
men of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, asking Congress to
abolish the national banks and issue $500 O0O,-
900 in legal tenders as a substitute for green
backs, and pay in greenbacks at par $34O,0OO,-
900 of matured 5-2O's
A joint resolution from the Committee on
Printing, relative to the printing of the Patent
Office reports, specifications, &C., was advocat-
ed by Mr.. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, chairman
of the Printing Committee. The resolution
was passed with an amendment by Mr.. Jenckes
authorizing the Commissioner of Patents to
furnish complete set of such specifications
and drawings to any public library that will
pay for the binding of the same into volumes
to correspond with those in the Patent Office,
and that will keep them for convenient access
to the public
Mr.. Latin, of New York, remarked that
each additional set cast $244
The following bills were reported and re-
ferred:-To provide for celebration of the
Tooth anniversary Of American independence
by national exposition at Phil ,delphia in
1876; for the auditing and payment of claims
of Southern loyalists; for reducing the nile
age of members from twenty to ten cents per
mile and requiring members to travel by the
shortest practicable route; amendatory of the
act establishing Bureau of Education.
The House having agreed to Mr.. Logan's mo-
ton to take up in Com nittee of the Whole the
bill for reduction of number Of army officers,
he (Mr. Logan) gave notice that lie should call
it up tomorrow.
The House then adjourned.