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come from the other side motion to
expunge tho resolution from the

come from the other side a motion to
expunge tho resolution from the
record.
/ Negley objected to putting the mo.
ton on the strength OF that trashy let
! ter.
Butter ridiculed the idea.
| Dawes said that the gentleman from
! Kentucky was in the House and could
! readily put the House in a position to
wipe out anything that reflected on
his honor.
Todd repeated the remark of Brown
who as asked if he desired to say
that he stood by his words.
Randall said "I withdraw the sub.
!ect from the consideration Of the
House"
| Dawes said he would gladly CON.
tribute to wiping out whsteyer in the
resolution was painful to the gentle-
man who now had an opportunity to
place himself right before the come
try.
| Randall reminded the House that
the resolution of censure on Cameron
was rescinded yesterday, and that to-
| day a resolution had been passed
highly complimentary to the Speaker.
At five o'clock the Senate amend.
ments to the River and Harbor bill
were rescinded and non.concurred in
without being read, and sent to the
Conference Committee.
The House again took up the busi-
ness on the Speakers table, and dis
posed ofa number Of Senate bills.
av,Sy 81 a. ar
port on the Legislative appropriation
bill, which was agreed to.
The House then went to the Speak
er's table and disposed of the bills
there, including one to amend Sec.
ton 3344 of the revised statutes, in re-
lation to afiixing stamps on brewers'
casks. The bill for the coinage OF
twenty cent silver coins passed.
AT z: 80 Garfield, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported back
the Senate amendments to the Def
cheney bill, which were generally dis
agreed to, and referred to the Confer.
ence Committee.
On motion of Donnan, the bill au-
thoriziDg pontOon wagon bridge
across the Mississippi river at Dn-
buque, passed.
The House at s O'Clock took recess
till 8 80.
On reassembling, Sawyer, from the
Conference Committee on River and
Harbor bill, mado report which was
agreed to, He stated that the aggre-
gate ofthe bill was ak million three
hundred thousand.
Cox protested against the passage of
appropriation bills under suspension
of rules.
Gunckel, from the Conference Com.
mittee on bounty bill made report
on concurring in the Senate amend
ments. Agreed to, $50 to Al.
On motion of Lawrence, the Senate
amendment to the Southern Claims
bill were concurred in.
Garfield from Conference Committee
on Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
made n report.
Randall said he had not signed the
report because he considered the ag-
gregate of the bill, twenty seven mil
lions, utterly unjustifiAble.
The Committee of Conference on
the Deficiency bill agreed to some
Senate amendments and struck ont
O1uCES. Ao 0luSuumSus6 kCu0IUhy
were cut down, and the will of the
House had to prevail. The conference
report was agreed to. The conferees
of the Senate abandoned several pro-
jects, but retained that for the Eads
improvement. Scores of resolutions
and private bills were rushed through.
The President was notified by COM
mittee consisting of Dawes, Maynard
and Cox that Congress was ready to
adjourn.
Dawes reported that the President
had no further communication to
make.
The halls were at this time crowded
to their utmost capacity, and the
pressure was so great that the hall
doors were thrown open to ladies.--
Finally at II o'clock the Speakers
gavel fell and he took his leave Of the
House.