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SPRNGFIELD, March 3.-The Senate
refused to entertain motion to take re-
cess from the 18th inst until May 4th.
Fuller's freight bill passed.
AL appropriation bills were made the
special order for Thursday next, and q mum
Der OF bills were introduced.
The House discussed the salary of Su.
preme Judges, which was finally made the
order for Tuesday next. S.
WAsHINGToN, March 2.-SENATE.-Mr.
Hill presented q communication from pres
ent and former members Of the Georgia
Legislature. Ordered filed.
| Mr. Scott, of the Conference Committee,
to which was referred the question st issue
! between the two Houses, as to the right OF
the Senate to originate the measure to repeal
tbs income tax, made q report ordered
printed.
Bills called up and passed.
MIR. Wilson authorize the PRONUNCIATION
OF regulations for government of the army
Anthony. for recovering damages for the
lost sloop of war Oneida. Sundry civil ser
vice appropriation bill reported river and
harbor appropriation bill proceeded with as
In committee of the whole committee on
commerce reported several amendments,
reducing q number of items including that
for improvement of ths Des Moiues rapids
from $3.50, 900 to 100000. A number of
amendments were then offered and adopted
Sundry civil appropriation bills WAS
taken up.
The House joint Resolution, repeating
the duty on coal, was referred to committee
on finance.
The bill was variously amended by adding
and reduction. Items of appropriation and
without perfecting the bill.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. IpgersolI offered resoIu
tion to pay Mr.. ConLor, of Texas, $4,000
for expenses in defending the right to hi
seat Adopted.
. Mr.. Wasnburue, from the committee OF
claims, reported bill to provide for Boar
Of House Commissioners for the exsminato
of claims of loyal citizens of the late rebe
States for stores or supplies taken or ful
nished the army during the rebellion, in
cluding use aud loss of vessels or boat
while employed in the service of the Unite
States.
After q brief explanation by Washburne
in reply to some objections, the bill wa
, passed.
4 Mr. Bingham, from the Judiciary Con
r mittee, reported q bill to divide the State {
Illinois into three Judicial Districts and
n was passed under the susp ,nsion Of th
| | rules.
. Mr.. Hooper moved to suspend the rule
e and pass the bill repeating Iuccme tax
- Rejected Yeas 81, nays lI6.
4 Mr.. Dawes; from Conference Committt
l. on legislative appropriation bill, reporte
that the committee had not been able
4 agree. Points upon which they had bee
y unable to aRrer, we're feww but importan
y The conference report was then adopted an
. a new conference committee ordered. Tt
A. Speaker appointed Messrs. Dawes, .Holms
and Cullom.
Mr.. Kerr, of the Judiciary Committee r,
ported bill defining the intent and meal
ing of the second section of the act of Marc
o 3, 1857, to settle certain accounts betwee
5. the United States and the States of Missit
J. sippi Illinois. Indiana and Ohio in relatio
. to public lands. The House refused to su
pend the rules for the passage OF sthe bill.
> Several bills ofa private character passt
under suspension Of the rules and the aou
adjourned