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t the preparation Of his report, and as he himself
I had no personal acquaintance with telegraph
matters, be had NECESSARILY to rely on the know1-
| edge Of others His intention was to present 3
fair report. # such WAS not done it was alto
gether unintentional on his part.
Mr. Lines made some remarks in defence Of
tho report, when, at II o'clock, the Committee
closed the conference. = -
CONGRESSIONAL.
.- SENATE. .....:
| CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION. 49,, ...
| WsHSaroS, Dec 7.-The following. sena-
tors were appointed a. Committee to consider the
question Of cheaper transit from the West to
the East: Messrs. Window, Sherman, Conkling,
Ames, Lewis, Casserly, and Norwood.
MILITARY COMMITTEE
The VICE PRESIDENT appointed Mr. Nor
| rin Of Maine, and Alr. Osborne to fill vacancies
in the Military Committee ~: -:
TIE house ANII-oBLIy10T RESOLUTION.
The VICE PRESIDENT also presented a ,reso-
luton of the Eouse against removing from the
| army register the names of the battles Of the
rebellion. 80
Nj: :EDMUNDs hoped the resolution would
: Nj: M EDM0Nps gevo notice, that he will call
| up the resolution tomorrow.
! ARKANSAS ELECTION FRAUDS. =
| :. Kr. RICE offered preamble, reciting all the
| actions of fraud on the part Of the Administra-
ton party in tho late elaction in Arkansas, and q
resolution providing for the appointment Of q
Committee Of Five to so to Little Rock, and IN
vestlgate tho matter, which vas lad on the table.
| tion on Thursday next.
=, FENToN's CUSTOMS BILL. -.-.~
On motion OF "; FENION, t1 the customs blH
| reported ny n1ln at tne last session from the
| nittee on ComIanrce- -.,.- -....''
:EARRAduT. STATUE. -.
! 1tr. MORRILL,; (Yt.;) on behalf Of the Com
| mittee On Public Buildings and Grounds, gave
notice that the models for the proposed statue
to kaTragut would be received il the northeast
corridor IN the Senate wing Of the Capitol, and
that they we're required to- be presented before
| JAN 1, 1919. --'''.' -'''--'r--''.' -
oo4 1Np1AN APPROPRIATION BILL.
MI. COIE, from the Committee on Appro-
| prlatlons, reported the indian Appropriation
Dill with unimportant amendnentA'
|: ,, ,,,, E3 E39ESp1Na 95IS THE -T1ME; F.,
AI. CaaNDLEh introduced Dill lot e2tend-
1ng the t%e Tor the eomP!4to9 o. the p1ltaSo
| -, ,,o 70 CHANGE ITS NAME;
| Mr: MORTON introduced a bill authorizing
| the East Chester National Bank Of Mount YER
non to change its location and name. Referred
| FRENCH sPoL1AT1oS BILL.
| At O'clock, the Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the French Spoliation bill. IT,
| Mr. SIBERIAN said that careful e1amina-
| tion Of the question, made some years ago. had
satisfied him that these claims had no founda-
| ton in law or equity, and he made long argu-
ment in support of this view.
| Mr.. THURMAN followed, in opposition to the
bill, : :>0'~-' -' - 0pf01''''@1 ''''
| Afr. MORRILL, made an argument in support
of It.
| At o'clock. the Senate went into Executive
| Session, and soon after
Adjourned:
HOUSE.
ALABAMA CLAIMANTS,
On motion of Mr.. BANKS, the bill to fir
the compensation of tho claimants under the
Geneva award was referred to the Judiciary
COMMITTEES. '>N 't~>e ~ Wv : '>'>N'@>'''
| THE TEXAN FRONTIER.
| The bill appointing Commissioners to inyesti-
gate the deP1edations On the Texas frontier was
49, TIE HaBo ouASsEI. f'A&'''~N'''
! The bill providing for determinipe the bound
! ar; line throueh Haro Channel. as decided by
| the Fmperor Of Germany. was passed.
THE VIENNA gxpos1T1os. =.
The hill annronrnt;nr SIM ono for American
exhibitors at Vtenna VAS iigcussed. and the
| debate confinuad Mt soma 1enrth hased IN The
assertion by Mr. sHELLABARGER that Amer
icau inventors would have their inyen-
| lion imitated without rccompeuse. "a
| The Austrian laws gave foreign exhibitors no
protection.
Mr.. BANKS snid it was expected the present
laws would be SO modified US to afford protoo-
| Mr.. HOAR offered an amendment that twolve
American artisans to attend the Expositionb be ap-
| pointed By the President to report their obsor-
| yationn.
hour, and the bill went over until Tomorrow.
| BRooKs' DENIAL.
| Nr. BROOKS IN. ~ rose to 8 question OF
personal privilege connected with statements in
| the New York Herald and World that Fl. g.
| 1rComb had testified before the Credit Moblier
! Investigating Committee that he Brooks) had
received certain shares Of stock in order to in
! f1uenco him, and through him, the Democratic
Union Pacific Railroad Company. He utterly
denied the statement, and resented the ides Of
| his attempting to influence the Democratic mem
bers for a bribe of fifty shares Of Credit
! Afobilier stock representing "a, 900. He
| did not recollect thai he ever spoke
to q Democratic member on the subject
| Of the Union Pacific Road. APComb WAS man
| Of no character, q mere reckless, audacious ad-
venturer, who was shown by the records of the
military commission, now on file in the War
| Department, to be q robber and bandit; and