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the resolution was laid over. The
Senate then went into executive ses-
ion and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.

-erence, the following We're referred :
By Joyce, to prevent traffic in spiritu-
Gus or Intoxicating liquors in the Cen
tennial buildings or grounds during
the exhibition; by Banks for the re-
moval of all political disabilities by
Starkweather, prescribing a form of
oath for members of Congress by
Cutler, applying the proceeds of sales
of public lands to the support of free
schools; by Packer. resolutions of the
Pennsylvania legislature in reference
to an appropriation of 81 500. 900 for
the Centennial celebration; by Town
send, to repeal the act providing for a
redistribution of national bank
currency by jerks, to reduce the sal
aries OF all executive legislative Off
GERS of the government, except in the
army and navy, over $500, twenty
per cent; and to fix the salary of the
President at SIS 600; by Harris, to re-
peal the act prohibiting the payment
of debts due 10y the United States be-
fore the war. except upon proof of
loyalty; by o'Brien, proposing an
amendment to the constitution pro-
hibiting states from making religious
laws. debarring ministers of all de
nominations from holding Office and
providing that no public funds shall
be placed under the control or used for
the benefit of any religious sect in any
manner; by Darrall. for the improve
ment of Bayou La Fourche by Nor
ey, appropriating three million dollars
to repair and rebuild the levees of the
Mississippi; by Woodwork, to estab-
lish a bureau of transportation COM
panies employed in Internal COM
merce; 10y Hurd, to restore to gold and
silver their monetary use in the IT, S.
from and after January 1877, and
to repeal the act for the resumption of
specie payments.
White moved to suspend the rules
and bring the House to vote on the
amnesty bill Introduced by him, and
from the benefits of which Jefferson
Davis is excluded, and also to vote on
the amendment striking out that Sec
ton. Randall made a point of order
that the question could not be put in
that form. The question was then
discussed by Garfield, Hale, Kasson
and Banks, against the point made by
Randall, and by Wood and Randall
in support of it, After the discussion
the chair overruled the point and held
the motion to be in order. White
asked permission TO make statement
before u vote should be taken, but
objection was made and the House
then proceeded to vote on the motion
to suspend the rules, and the motion
was lost, two-thirds not voting III the
affirmative.
A large number If democrats voted
with the republicans in favor of the
motion, hut the more prominent of
them voted against it. Holman then
moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution instructing the
committee on banking and currency,
at as early a period as practicable, to
report to the House bill for the repeal
of the specie resumption act ot Jan.
l4th, 1875. The rules were not sus-
pended. Yeas. II2; nays, 15S. Cox,
from the committee on rules, report
ed back the proposition introduced
some weeks since by Holman, to
amend the rule governing the offer
ing of amendments to the general
appropriation bill. A long discussion
ensued on the proposed change,
which Was opposed on The republican
side and defended ON the democratic
side. In the course of the discussion
Randall having spoken of the desire
of the committee on appropriations to
push into the way of retrenchment,
was told by Banks, I'VE, (the Repub-
licaus,) will push you into it, even to
the extent of cutting down the salu-
ries of members !" to which Randall
replied that, "We, (the Democrats
will come to that at the proper time +"
The new rule was adopted; yeas, ,l56;
nays, 102. After remarks in favor of
the bill, the committee rose without
action. Morrison offered resolution
calling on the President for copies of
all correspondence with Spain in re-
ference to the Island of Cuba. Adopted.
Wood offered resolution instructing
the committee on ways and means to
inquire whether the lease from the
United Suites to the Alaska CONNER
ciai company, of the right to take fur
executed in pursuance Of law and to
the best advantage of the United
States: also, whether the interests of
the United States have been properly