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found true bill against Kelly for dis
charging pistol at officers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Senator Sum-
ner presented petition of colored citi-
zens for supplementary civilization bill.
Tabled. Senator Pomeroy presented a
bill to rnite Postal and Telegraphic SER
vice. Sumner gave notice Of bill to
abolish the Office of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue and to reduce tax.
Senator Cragin revived his old bill to
punish Pelygamy while enabling act for
admission of Utah as State into the
Union has been drawn up and will be
introduced in both Houses before recess.
They will provide from and after ad-
mission, Utah marriages shall be gov
erned according to laws of United States,
but marriage relations as now existing
shall not be disturbed. - s,-
WASHINGTON, DEC. Speak er Blame
called the House to order at noon.
There was large number of spectators
present. After prayer the roll was call
ed, which was responded to by 301 mem
bers. After appointing committee to
wait on the President, the speaker an
nounced the standing committees.
Dawes is Chairman of Ways and Means,
Garfield of Appropriations, and McCrary
of Elections.
The President in his message, refer
ring to foreign relations, says the past
year has heen one of general prosperity
It has, however, been attended with
with more than the usual chastisements
in loss Of property by storm and fire.
Our relations with foreign powers con-
tinue to be friendly,
LONDON, Dec. 5-The Morning Bulletin
says the Prince of Wales is steadily i'm
proving.
New YORK, Dec. 5-The Tribune, in
commenting on the Presidents S message,
says: "On the whole, We find more to ap
prove than to condemn in the message.
We believe it will be favorable regarded
by large majority of the American
people, in his sound sense Of sympathy
with the better feeling of the country"
The Tribune also says: "On the whole
we consider Mr.. Blaine's cast Of COM
mites good ones, and we congratulate
the House and country on the distribu-
ton of labors, which promises signal
energy and efficiency in the dispatch
of business.
The Times editorially says the with
drawal of Secretary Fish will be announ-
ced shortly.
A Adispatch from Washington says the
correspondence in the case of Catacazy.
the late Russian Minister, will be called
for in the senate tomorrow. 1t is also
stated in Washington dispatches that an
effort will soon be made to put Sumner
back on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 3-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Alta writes,
Nov. 22d, of the Pacific members, that
Stewart of Nevada and Garfield of
Washington Territory have both pur-
chased handsome residences, and have
settled down in homelike way, thus
identifying themselves as taxpayers
with the interests of Washington, and
they have taken quite an active part in
several meetings held during the past
summer in this city. Both are at pres
ent temporarily absent. Stewart has
gone to Europe to visit his family,
where they have been residing for the
education of his childred; and Garfield
left a few weeks ago for Washington
Territory. 1t is understood that his visit
is for the purpose of inducing the Legis-
lature to change the time of holding the
Congressional election in that Territory.
Unless altered, it will take place next
June. As the Delegate would be here
attending Congressional duties, he
would be at a great disadvantage for
either denomination or an election.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Earl of Ches-
terfeld died to-day Of typhoid fever.
A final settlement of the United States
funded loan was made to-day without
disturbing the money markets, the bonds
closing higher than ever before, and the
loan advancing to 9011as gold, because the
settlement was anticipated. A portion
of the loan was unsettled at the opening
of the books to-day. Of the $2s,0OO,-
900, nearly $15,0o0,O0O. was arranged
in London, leaving less than $6,O0O,-
900 undisposed of, with the continent
to hear from. There is no doubt that
the whole of the loan in European mar
kets is taken.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 Nearly all the
reports of the various Departments and
chiefs Of Bureaus are completed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The report of
the Secretary of the navy will recon-
mend more liberal appropriations by
Congress those of the last year having
been insufficient for effective force, no
more than thirty or forty vessels being
now afoat ont of the one hundred ON