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Congressional Proceedings.
Washington, D. c., Feb. IA.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported adversely on the House bill
amending the internal revenue law. so as to
allow producers of tobacco to sell 500 worth
of tobacco annually to consumers at the place
of production.
The Vice President appointed as commit
tee on the part of the Senate, to make the
necessary preparations for the inaugu ration
Of Cragin, Logan, and Bayard
The House bill to revise, consolidate and
amend the laws relating to pensions, was
amended and passed. One of the amend
ments limits the compensation of agents and
employed by applicants for pensions.
AT one O'Clock the naval appropriation bill
came up as unfinished business.
Mr.. Rice moved to postpone it for the pur-
pose of taking up his resolution directing the
committee on privileges and elections to in
quire whether there is legal State govern
ment existing in Arkansas, but the motion
was lost.
Mr. Cragin offered an amendment to the
| naval appropriation bill providing that off.
GERS when promoted shall not draw pay until
| specially designated by the President to fill
| vacancies, and that where members of par.
| ticular grade are not fixed by law. Promo.
| tons shall not take effect until the class to
| which they belong is ordered for e1amina.
ton. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds offered an amendment au.
thorizing the Supreme Court to allow amend.
mendments either in form or substance, in
prior cases where it appears that notice Of
intention TO appeal was filed with the clerk Of
the court below within 80 days after the rem
dering of the decision. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds offered amendment provid-
ing that TO money appropriated by this &C,
shall be expended on account of vessels or
naval engines contracted for during the war.
1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Sprague submitted the conference re
port on the fertilization appropriation, which
was concurred in.
message was received from the President
| calling the at ention of Congress to the dam
ger of conflict between the federal authori-
ties and territorial authorities in Utah.
A 20 P. NJ, the Senate went into execu
tive session and soon after adjourned.
House.
The consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was interrupted at 2 o'clock
the bill for the distribution of the Geneva
award coming up as special order.
Pending the discussion, Mr.. Niblack made
conference report on the fortifca,ion appro-
priation bill, which was agreed to.
MIR. Swami, also presented he conference
report On the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, who reported the
Geneva award bill from the judiciary COM
mittee opened a discussion, explaining the
object of the bill. The first question to be
determined, he said was the question as to the
ownership Of the Sl5, $500, 900 dollars, which
the British government had agreed to pay as
indemnity for the Alabama depredations. So
far as the Judiciary committee was concerned,
it had determined that the money was the
property of the United States government,
free from all trusts, claims and conditions. II
that was the correc. determination, then
there remained to the government to provide
only for such equitable distribution of the
money as should seem to Congress to be &C
cording to the principle of National equity
and justice. Adjourned.