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Proceedings In Congress-.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 1e Is

Proceedings In Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2e, 1876.
Senate Mr.. West, or In, presented
the memorial In reference 20 the Gro
dontinls OF Mr.. Eustis as Senator from
that State. Referred.
Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on
Claims, reported adversely on the bill
for tho relief Of II. Claywood, and the
bill WIS indefinitely POSTPONED.
Mr.. Howe, from tho Committee ON
Judiciary. reported fnvorably on the
House bill TO correct the Revised
Statutes with reference to naturaliNl.
ton. 80 as 70 allow clerks Of courts to
take aflldavits. Passed.
authorizing the United States consul at
the position OF commissioner Of Tunis
" the Centennial Exposition. Mr..
Cameron moved an amendment that
while absent from his post the consul
shall receive no compensation from the
United States. Passed.
Tho unfinished business being n bill
toconflrm the presumption and homo.
stead entries OF public lands within the
lifAitsof railroad grants. was taken ufl
and discussed by Messrs. Sherman,
Motion, Mellon, Bogy, Wright aud
| OLuWS. 4 n
Tho motion TO. refer II TO the judiciary
Committee was lost. and pending further
discussion tho Senate went into execu-
tive SESSION, and then adjourned.
HOt.e- Notwithstanding the exhn,is-
tive cMl of Monday, when between 2O0
and 200 bills were introduced and re-
ferred, numbers crowded down In front
OF tho Chtr 10 ask unanimous consent
for Introduction of bills, and quite u
number WIRE introduced and referred.
These biut are mostly Of u private ma
ture 1nd fol pensions. These proceed
ings were u last cut short by tho do
mund for tmrcgular order by Mr.. Page.
Of California
Mr.. Douglas. Of Virginia, from Com
mittee on Ptents, reported bill to
amend sectionIyO of tho Revised Stat
utes IN rclatid to OK employees Of the
Pntent Office racticing before that Of
flee. Ordered tinted and recommitted-
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, ut tho end Of
the morning hor called up his motion,
entered Jan. 1870 reconsider the vote
rocommitting thblll fixing tho rate or
postage on third lass mail matter. The
voto was reconslered, and Mr.. Clark
addressed the Hose In explanation Of
tho bill, which, htsaid, was to correct
piece of lcgfslntin which passed tho
| hOlIEG Ill LltS u4 nOuTH VUO IlHJ
scsslon. The bill las follows:
That all mailablenatter Of tho third
class referred to 1 sections 1878 and
39ii Of tho Revise Statutes of the
United States, may flgh not exceeding
four pounds for encl package thereof,
, aud postage shall hcharged thereon
nj tho ratio of one mt for each two
ounces or fraction Greor. That all
acts or parts OF acts aconsistont with
! this act aro hereby reMled. but moth
| Ing herein contained tall be held TO
change or amend secAn 3S79 Of said
Revised Statutes. M
Mr.. Casson OF Illinois advocated tho
feature OF the bill restorb merchandise
the manner In which thelncndment Of
last session was smuggh into sundry
civil appropriations, and ,ncrally con-
dennfnp the mode of l6slating this
!, olass OF amendments.
j Mr.. Randall said he wlplnd 10 see
that those responsible for klcgislation &
had acknowledged IT, Th tho Post
muster General wholhad remmended
il had seen the necessity fojts repeal.
!. The committee proposed u repeal Of
!, a law that had crept into u III nobody
" knew how, and put the lawelck just
where Il was before this pecAr legis-
dependencc upon the express 0apanies.
. towards the close OF tho .ebate u
y coIloouy sprung up between y Ran
dali and Mr.. Garfield In relatk To the
n action Of tho Conference Comittco of
last session.
Mr.. Randall characterized thenend-
ment as Infamous legislation.
MIR. Garfield asked the gentlapn II
the Confercncc Committee was rehnsi-
:. bile for It's adoption
\ Mr.. Randall had not said SO, but ped
.. the Appropriation Committee othe
\, + present Congress, under rules arc-
:" Gently amended, would permit noch
ii legislation.
n on motion Of Mr.. Randall tho ileo
then went into u Committee Of %
ID Whole on the military approprlatl
bill. Mr.. HasiSins, OF New York, In '
lo MIR. Hamilton. OF Now Jersey, "!
,c had charge of tho bill, yielded to M
Hale. Of Maine, and, after considcrah
;" discussion, the Committee rose and y
II House, at 4 40 p. m. adjourned.
10 Internal Revenue Receipts.
r WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - Receipts
= day: ISterpal revenue, 1907 ,3l2 "a; CT
ii toms. $5Os. .s21 70; national bank not
received at the Treasury to-day for
"a dcmption aggregate Sy7l, ,52i.
y. The Senate Committee on Railroa
,c met last evening to hear argumen
mon the extension OF Government
u to the Texas Pacific Railroad. u
Thomas A. Scott and Judge kenna
appeared for that line, and .. +. HUI
ington for tho Southern Pacific OF Ga
N forpia.
y More Crooked Whisky Indictments.
h CHICAGO, Jan. N. 1T is said there 9
rt three indictments to be returned tod
D. against ex- Boss Hesing, al ?f which
II for conspiracy to defraud the reyenl
II One Indictment will be returned agar
i" ex- x-Superintcnden OF Police Rheim, {
" Deputy Collector Hougi, Rld Minty.
expert clerk, who has abscondod,
of Destructive Fires.
10 INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. 26.-Ma
y jackson, - years Of age, was burned
le death Yesterday, while playing with II
" FoRf WAYNE, IND, Jan. 26.-A 4
sr WAS discovered yesterday evening in I
three story brick building owned by
y q. Wells and used for pressing hi
T. The buiidiSg WAS completely gqtted 2
le ali the contents destroyed, involving
N m total loss Of 5000. An ADJACENT bni
IN inT. occupied by Lesigef & Co, who
sale leather finding. was damaged WI