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sENATE.-Nr. Logan, from the Com
nittee on finance reported the House bill
70 dime the tax on fermented or malt
liquors: saors:,-.....,.-,..,.-
inr on = ADcrftaryOf the interior for o.
copy Of &c pfoof Of Mr.. Jennings report
on the Black Hills. Adopted.
Sherman, from the Committee on d
nance reported with amendments, q bill re-
lative 10 the legal tender of thesilver Com
mittee, and aKed Tor present confederation
Of YSos b1, An1dt gave riSe to- c0naderabls
diecsSAceA,6nd 4h6n 1t was0aid ovAr. kA..- !,
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the House bill, au-
thorixing the commissioners of Internal
revenue TO designate and fix the points at
which the collectors and supervisors OF
revenue shall hold their ONCE.
Mr.. Cragin introduced bill TO extend
the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of
the 1stsict Of Columbia,
RslerIsd to the Committse on the Judi
i TSi .aanishId business Ssing . bill to
provide for the paving Of Pennsylvania
avenue then came up. -
Mr.. Sherman moved an amendment Of
which he had previously given notice, and
It was adopted.
kr. LoGsn moved 4proviso that the act
shah not b construed az to have the United
States pay more than one-third of the
whole cost Of said pavement, the remainder
to be paid for by private property holders
and the City Railroad Company in such
proportions a. are herein before provided.
The. Amendment was rejected. Ayes ID,
noes 70 = - = ,,,v
The bil was then passed. Yeas 81,
The dsasisncy appropriation bill wasnext
taksn4up, and the following amendments
reported by the Senate Committee on Ap-
priations adopted:
For payment Of mileage to Senators
who took their seats at the extra session OF
the Senate on March s, 1875, $6,SS6. :.
This was further amshAsd on motion Of
Mr.. Edmunds, by providing that mileage
shall be paid for actual travel only; for
labor for the Senate S18, 900; for furniture
and repairs for Senate $6,50O. The COM
mittes reported'anz amendment appropria-
ting e25 900 for the expenses of the Com
mission appointed to treat with the Sioux
for'the REIMBURSEMENT of the Black Hills
Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment to
insert the word 'slawfup' before the word
compensation" In the amendment, so
that It should read ITO pay the lawful COM
pensation and necessary Incidental ex-
penses of the Commission, &C." After
some discussion the amendment of Mr.. Ed
munds was adopted.
The amendment appropriating the fol-
lowing sums for the transportation of cars
and the custody of articles to be exhibited
at the Centennial belonging to the United
States, WAS adopted: For the Interior
Department 415, 900; for the War Depart
ment, $500; for Smithsonian Institute,
$21 900; for United States Commission Of
Board Of Fisheries, 5000; for the Treasury
Department, $14, 900.
An amendment appropriating $40 900 for
Stone already delivered for the public
building at Parkersburg, West Virginia,
was adopted.
An amendment appropriating $50, 900 for
the Apache Indians Of the Southern Apache
Agency of New Mexico was adopted.
The bill having been considered in
the Committee of Whole was then reported
to the Senate when all the amendments
were cencurred in.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the COM
psnsation of the members of the Sioux
Commission should not exceed So per
day. Adopted.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the House bill 10
protect witnesses. Pending action the
Senate went into executive session and
thereaftes adjourned.
HOUSE. .SOn motion of Mr.. Faulkner,
the Senate bill changing the time of hold
ing the terms of the district court of West
Virginia, was ta ken from the Speakers table
The House insisted on its amendments
and q Committee of Conference was re.
questsd.
Mr.. Regan, Texas, by unanimous con
sent. introduced bill to extend the time
Tor the construction of the Texas Pacific
Railrood.
Referred to the Committee on Pacif.
Railroad.
Mr.. Harris, Va, then called up tht
pending election cases, the first being tina,
Of Brombsrk vs.. Harolson, from the first
Alabama district. He said as the report
was unanimous, he did not propose to dis
cuss the resolution, but desired the houst
and the country to read the report of the
committee which showed frauds as frag'
rant, violent and abusive, as had ever dis"
graced the elective franchised, would show
that the bacon by generous government
for relief of sufferers by overdows, was
taken by the United States officials to the
highlands where the people did not need it
Mr, Townsend. N. Y, desired to say thai
while the committee were unanimous IL
the report, It was because the greatest per
lury had characterized the testimony O
witnesses, a. he had had 4S years expert
ence - . lawyer, and in all that time hat
not seen such Infamous, glaring and sell
convicted perjury, as was exhibited in op
position to the sitting member.
Mr.. Caldwell, Alabama confirmed the re
marks of Mr.. ownssnd, and said the evi
dence bore on its face that 1t was wilfu