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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-09
AUCTION SALES.
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Future DAYS.


COURr SALE-BY ORDER OF DEUREE
Sof the Supreme court OF the District OF Co -
mbia, passed on the ID day Of March, ls7o, Sc
In equity cause. No. S122, wherein Robert Colt H
man and others are plaintiffs, and John
Moore and others are defendants lwiu seu 70 5ae
highest bidder, In front of the premise GA rhl.
DAY, the l7ih day OF march, ls7e, commencing at
4;ao O'Clock p M, (accoriing 70 the reeoteeI su9 q
and 81, in square numbered So in the City of ash,
in nation, District OF Columbia, and lots numbered
s. D TO- T. u and b. in square numbered So In said
city. All these lots front on ater street. between
Twenty. first and cond streets west, eS5
e street north. The lots IN square SO run 70 the
river. On each OF the sub lots a6 q, 5 and g, In
square IS, is a small brck dwelling-house, and on
sub lot a. in the same square Is small! fsne
dwelling house. On lot To- (Which is 1853 feetswlde,l
in SQUARE So is the large brick building known as
the '.Old class House, Zach OF these lots and
tub lots will be sold separately,
Terms of sale as to each lot: One third cash, one
third in six tbs from day OF sale nd one third
in twelve months. The deferred payments TO bear
interest from day of sale, and to De secured by the
Dotes Of The purchaser, and lien on the property
sold. Twenty-Five dollars down at time OF sa:e,
If the terms Of sale are not complied with IN nye
day the trustee have the right to resell at pur-
chsser's cost aud risk. Conveyaucing ut pnIehas-
u,ha ThSTnk Trustee.
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DIED,

LAkE.-On "Wednesday, March 8, 1876, at 10 a
m OF Pneumonia, CHARLES LAKE, In the third
year OF mis- age.
Funeral to-day at o'clock, from the residence
T Of his parents, lll7 Wilburg street.
WILSON.-At940 street southwest, Mr.. ROB-
HRT WILSON, engint er of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, after short and severe attack of pneumonia
aged seventy two years.
His remains viii be takFn to Ohio, where he for
n erly resided, to be int rred.
GANNON.-On the It'll instant, THOMAS JOSEPH
CANNON, only son of Timothy and Annie Gaa-
non, aged sYenty-slN days.
The funeral VIII taSesiace from the reIfde.tS
of his parents, No. I7OO Maa-ss5SSsrrsA avenue
northwest, At O'Clock this p. m. The friends Of
the family are respectfully invited to attend.
GRAY.-On Tues lay, the 18th, at the Louise
Home, ESTHER T., wife Of the late BENZ. Gray, OF
Calvert, Nd.
Her funeral viii take place from the Louise
bore at p. this (ThurSda ~ ever ing, to which
the friends are respectfully invited. n
JONES.-On the morning of March :, Mrs.
SARAH &. JONES, wife of Dir. Zepb. Jones, in the
nity-nfth year Of her age, after long and severe
Illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude.
The funeral will take place from McKendree
chapel On Friday morning., At 10 O'Clock. The
friends OF the family are invited to attend, wtk-
out further notice.
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DROPOSALS FOR FUEL, FORAGE. AND
I STRAW.

DROPOSALS tOR Z U Ell, tUhAGE. AM
I STRAW.
OFFICE OF CHIEP QUARTERMAsTER,
DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
ST. PAUL, MINI, March l, 1875.
Sealed proposals, in triplcate, subject
office, and at the Offices of the quartermasters at
the following named posts and at Sioux City.
Iowa, until L O'Clock noon on the 18th DAY OF
APRIL, 1875, at which time and place they will
be opened in preeence of bidders, for furnishing
and delivery Of Wood, Coal, Grain, Hay and
Straw required during the fiscal year commencing
July 1876, and ending June 90, 1877, at the fol-
lowing posts and stations:
Forts Abercrombie, Abraham Lincoln, Buford,
Pembins, Randall, Rice, Seward, Stevenson,
Sully, Totten and Wsdsworth, Camp Hancock.
and military stations at Cheyenne, Lower Brule
and Standing Rock agencies, d. T.; at Forts Rip
ley and Smelling Mimi, and also at Forts Benton,
Ellis and Shaw and Camp Baker, NJ. T.
Separate bids should be made for each post and
for each class of supplies. copy OF this adver-
tisement should be attached to each bid. Bids for
any portion OF the specified supplies will be re-
ceivsd and preference given to articles of domss-
tic production.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
Blank proposals and printed circulars, stating
the Kind and estimated quantities required at
each post and giving full Instructions as to the
manner of bidding, conditions to be observed by
bidders, and terms OF contract and payment, will
quartermasteTs at the various posts and stations
named.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked proposals for wood, "grain," Sc, (as
the case may be,) at, there name depot or
post, and addressed TO the undersigned, or to the
BENZ. q. RID,
Chief Quartermaster.
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PROPOSALS FOR FUEL, FORAGE AND
l. STRAW.

OFFICE CHIEF q. NJ. DEPT OF DAKOTA
ST. PAUL. MINI, March l, 1875.
Sealed proposals. in triplicate, subject to the
usual conditions, will be received at this Office
and at the Offices Of the Quartermasters at the
until L O'Clock noon on the 25th day of April,
1876, At which time and place they will be opened
in presence Of bidders, for furnishing and deliv-
cry of Wood, Coal, Grain, Hay and Straw re-
QEired during the fiscal year commencing July
l, 1876 and ending June So 1877, at the following
posts and stations, viz:
Forts Abercrombie, Abraham Lincoln, Buford,
Pembina, Randall. Rice, Seward, Stevenson,
SulIy, Totten and Wadswortb, Camp Hancock,
and Standing Rock Agencies, ID. T; at Forts
Ripley and Smelling, Minnesota, and also at
Forts Benton, Ellis and Shaw and Camp Baker,
MT.
Separate bids should be made for each post and
for each class of supplies. A copy Of this adver-
tisement should be attached to each bid. BIDS
for any portion Of the specified supplies will be
received, and preference given to articles Of do
nestle production.
The Government reserves the right to rejec
any or all proposals.
Blank proposals and printed circulars, stating
the Kind and estimated quantities required at
each post, and giving full Instructions as to the
manner Of bidding, conditions to be observed BY
bidders, ard terms CT contract and payment will
be furnished application TO this office or to the
QuartermasteIs at the various posts and stations
named.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
addressed 10 the Undersigned, TO the respective
post or depot Quar;ermasters.
BENZ. g. CARD,
Chief Quartermaster.
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DY B. HI. WARNER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPRoNED
PROPERTY, NO. 1875 MASS ACHUSEfPS

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPRoyED
PROPERTY, NO. 1926 MASS ACHUsEfFS
=. BY virtue Of a deed OF trust dated June
ta.ss 2, A. d. IS4 duly recorded In Liber NO. l5L
III folio 2i6. one Of the land records of the Dis
- trict of Columbia, and AZ the request OF the
party occurred thereby, we will sell at public auc-
lion, in 'front.' Of the premises to the highest bid
M, all that piece or parcel Of ground lying and
known and distinguished on the plat or plan OF
said city as and being the lot numbered iftynine,
49, In j. II. Thompson's subdivision of Lots q.
II and /, and part OF r, of Evans subdivision or
original lot numbered twelve, Qt, In square NUM-
bered two hundred and forty-ssven. (2E. as sad
subdivisions recorded In the office OF the sur
veyor Of Washington, d. c.. together with the
improvements thereon, consisting OF an elegant
tWe-story and mansard-roof dwelling, &c.
Terms: Five thousand dollars and interest on
SO, eco at eight per cent. from July 1879 to day
of sale, expense of sale in cash, and the balance
at six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four months,
for which the notes of the purch bearing in.
ierest from day OF sale, aud secured by deed OF
trust on the property sold, Will be taken. A de-
posit OF $500 will be required At the time of sale,
and all conveyancipg at the expense of the pur-
chaser. If terms OF sale not complied with in
seven DAYS the trustees rye the right resell
the property at the risk aud Of the defaulting
purchaser, after 1--WE days advertisement. sss
EEDDy WAARRIp e. GlRSSssEaRsoLL' Trustees.
J. T. COLDwELL, sale'mau.
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MEDICAL.

hIEFRaIfGf'ssd 4f1 S9 81 BEEF
AND TONIC INVIGORATOR,
Recommended by the best physicians in England
and America for Consumption, Debility, Loss O I
Appetite, Fever, Asue, Dyspepsia, INDIGESTION.
Female and Children Maladles.
OPINION OF DIR. r. S. STEUART, President
Maryland Insane Hospital, Baltimore, Nj.
Il can recommend Leibg's Liquid Ex-
tract of Beef the most efficient prepare ion
have ever met with. IL combines the virtues OF
food and tonic in q remarkable way
OPINION OF DR. WIN. H. STOKES, Physician
to Mount Hope Retreat, near Baltimore.
81 have great pleasure in adding my tes-
timony TO the virtues Of Leibg's Liquid Extract
Of Beef and Tonic Invlgorator as the very best
preparation used, and, therefore, confidently
AND MANY OTHER TESTIMONIALS.
PUT UP IN PINT BoTTLES-sl EACH-TAKE
NO OTHER,
SOLD BY
DRU66ISTf AND DEALERS.
Wholesale Agents,
RCHE LLER q PINKARR
de2s-TuTh&Sly 81 PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
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pRoPOSAIS
I0~0NNN~N1ONNO0ONSOONON ONONONO~0ONNON0ONON-r
DROPOS 49, FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
L OF THE MONONGAHELA River.

i OF THE MoNoNGAHELA RIvER.
U. S. ENGINEfR OFFICE,
No. 81 WEST THIRD STREET,
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Feb. 1t, 1875.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, Will be received
at this ONCE until noon, the 10th day OF March.
1875. for the construction of q Masonry Dam, and
for The completion Of Masonry Lock at Hoard's
Rocss, on the Mouongahela river, 81 miles above
Approximate amount Of masonry $500 cubic
yards Work 70 be finished BY the 18th OF No
vember, 1876. stone already quarried.
Specifications and printed forms for proposals
VIII be furnished on application to the under
signed. = -.-
Requests for blank forms should be Endorsed
on the envelope, "Oticisl Business"
VIM. L. MERRILL,
fte2-6t Major Engineers.
TINTED STATES MAILS-MESSE NGER
~ SRRVICE-wAsHINGTo ID. @.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
WAsHINGToN, d. o., Jan. Is 1875. (
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
the contract Office Of this Department until 8 p.
M, Of March Il 1875. Ito be decided on or before
March 80, folIowing,) for the performance Of Mail
Messenger and Transfer Service between the
Post Office and the several railroad depots and
steamboat landings in Washington, for one year,
from July !, 1876, to June 50, 1877.
A full description of the service, and the man
ner In which II Is required to be done; also,
blank forms Of proposals, may be obtained upon
spplicationto the postmaster at Washington, or
TO the Second Assistant Postmaster General,
MARSHALL JEWELL,
feQ-W4w Postmaster General.
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DROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
Il TENNESSEE RIVER.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFPICE,l
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. I, 1875.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate, will be
received at this office until noon, on WEDNES-
DAY, March 2, 1875, for the construction Of
Locks in the Muscle Shoals canal, Tennessee
river, between Florence and Decatur, Alabama.
Specifications and forms for proposals will be
furnished on application to this Office.
WALTER MCFARLAND,
fe256t Major Of Engineers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-09

TINTED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE OF
~ SIXTY-TwO LOIS IN USIONT0WN, DC.
In virtue OF writ of ferrI faclas, issue out Of
the clerks office of the supreme Court of the Dis
tricy of Columbia, ami to me directed,
l will SILL at pnblic sale. for cash, in
front Of the court house of said District,
ON MONDAY, the 18Th day of March, 1876, at Il
O'Clock m, all John W. Van Hooks right,
~ title, claim and interest IN and to the fol-
xaxt lowing lots, in Uniontovn, ID. c., together
~ with all and singular the improvements
u. thereon, viz: Nos: 141. l+, III. 14s, I4l, 80,
81, H. '3 14 J5S 1885, l5 l5S, I59 49, l6 1872, 1885,
l6l lS5 l6s l6, los, l6s To- I5 16 IL, 3D. 254 255,
26S 49, 4s6 49, 49, 49, 49, 1871, , 1913, 49, 1876. i96,
497, 4es, 40 and 800.
Also the following lots in said Unlontown be-
longing to John Fox, together with al and slngu-
lar the Improvements thereon, viz: Nos. 57l, 81,
SO, 54 576, 575 3d. 5sO 5S5 6s9 So SO, 5I9,
&C., col COZ and &c., Seized aud levied upon as the
property OF John W. Van Hook ans John Fox, and
will be Sold to satisfy ecution No. 3i04 In favor
of George W. Miller and Ellen Miller, adminlstra-
tors OF Charles Miller, deceased for the use OF
George Barber. ALEX. SHARP,
ft3i. I'd u. s. Marshal, ID, r.
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PROPOSALS FOR BRICK AND STONE

US. CoURT House AND PosT OFFIcE,)
CovINGToN, Ky, OFFICE OF SUPERINTEND'T,{
March g. 1876. \
Sealed proposals will be received at this ofice
until l2m. OF the 9Th day of March, 1873, for all
the brick work and stone work required in the
construction of the basement and area walls of
the United States Court House and Post Office
at Covingto KY, in accordance with the plans
and specifications,
Copies of the drawings and specifications and
any additional Information may be had on ap-
plication at this Office. NJ. p. SMITH,
Sunerfnrendeut
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Future DAYS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IN
STREET WEST, BETWEEN AND .

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IN
i PROVED PROPERTY ON TWENTY FIRST
STREET WEST, BETWEEN AND y
STREETS NORTH.
- By virtue Of a deed Of trust to Daniel L;
III duly recorded FIN lioer No. Sis, folio ~, one
- of the land records for the District OF Colum-
bia and At the request Of the party secured there
81 the premises, on FRIDAY; tine Tth d.y Of
ground, known and described upon the ground
plan or plat OF said city as the northern three
fonIths % part OF lot thirty (7 In Loomis'
subdivision of original lots, one, ID Two, q
THREE, t3,l twenty, COB tTenty-ons, S2I,) and
twenty-five (22 In square sixty nine. (69) as re-
corded in the surveyors office Of said city, sad lot
containing twelve hundred and ninety eight u,2l5)
square feet. together with the Improvements, &c:
Terms of safe: one hundred and seventy-nine
dollars and seventeen cents. .sI9 I'd and Interest
at ten per cent. per annum from March 81 lsI3 and
interest the ate on twelve (sl2) from March
81 1873. 10 August Is, JS13 and expenses OF sale in
cash. TIE balance in six (6) and twelve t2) months,
fur which the notes of The purchaser, bearing In
terest fr ON the day OF sale, and secured by deed
OF trust on the property sold will be taken. de-
post of sevenfyfye (s75) will be required OF the
puI chaser at the time OF ale, and all
at the pense of the purchaser. Terms OF sale to
be complied with WITHIN seven % Gays after the
day Of tale otherwise the trustee reserves the right
to Ieseu the property at the risk and cost Of the
defAulting purchaser.
GEO. ". STICKNEY. surviving Trustee,
NH iMWF&ds Room 10 LIE Droit ButldiuR.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Containing Cards OF Ffrst-ClAss Bttahs
Aishnsnts In All Branches OF BHBts
ness In she Dfstric1.
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DY EDWIN j. SWEET,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No, 5ll Seventh street northwest.

pY EDWIN j. SWEET,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer.
No. 5l1 Seventh street northwest.
sEEES
sTfIiE AE5 kkEr
"a. By virtue Of a DEED Of trust TO Us, dated
folio u.s. o faa OF Ike aad Tae0 IN er
&0the District OF Columbra, we will sell. at pub
described real estate, situate In the city Of WASH
ern most one third part OF lot numbered twenty;
.wS & Of 9 n squf fpnr went. Sns SY1dsS
Seventeenth street west, and trrnning back Of the
line Of lot in said square one iundreG and twenty
CPD f.et more or less, the GsPth Of the i lst;
in SIX Twelve and Eighteen months WITH Interest
from the day otssie at eight per cent. per annum.
the purchaser. II the terms OF sale are not com
feseIve the right 70 rese The property at the risk
49, n.r,s, Tho T., H fHPSESs' s Trustees.
TKUsTEEs SALE OF YALUA BILE In
t tT5 / sFsEET % SJSTai. BETWEEN N
4: Eaton and myself GATED June 1 "a "a ls72 and
Ike sE5 On hs Sr Ne Of
vi" pls@s s,s 4 T9sf hs n 4ot
April, 1sss, all that piece or parcel Of ground
eass Of os
fOrty.two, S42,l in square twenty, four, !24R &C
s,iH, and 81 Of saii square, 6esinninE At
M in es Sef5h S sd
northwest corner thereof, and running theace
Ge on ns az H0s sSs
square; thence south eigh! 20 feet; thence e,st
plndiHg on said alley, thirteen feet four inches rs
r. 4in) to the southeast corner Of SAID subdivision
inJ 10 the middle line Of said lot, ana thence c.:
north twenty ore feet four inches 81 r. 4in.) to
tne pisee OF 0eglnnlng, Win the right OF way and
fTr Terms q sale seventy.two uz2, dollars with in
and expenses Of sale In CASH the balance at six %
and ~ n0ah tSe wGS from me pS ,y q s
and ured by deed of trust the property sold,
I'm ss s. & e & s d # M. s
and all Sonyeyancips at the expense Of the Ppr-
seHen "a days alter the day Of saPe ahe
trustee erves the right 70 resell the srty at
the ard Il
mars Minds Room 10 lie Droit Building.
RY YOUNG q MIDDLErON, Ancfs.,
ID LeDroit Building.
TRgsTEE,ss SALE OF OF Tw 70 FRAME
ES IND s F5fEpt NSR Thy BETWEEN
% sn S dSSy ne sS
triet Of Coiansi.. and at the request of the
party secured ,S will sell e gISilS auction in
real estate situate in the city of W Washington in
the District Of Columbia. ami known and described
calrs recorded fubdivislon of square numbered
three hundred and two, (3a) together with all the
improvements, &c.
Terms: One hundred dollars in cash. and the
balance in monthly payments Of twenty i've dol
lars each with Interest at ten per cent per anuum
until paid, secured By deed Of trust on the prop
purchaser at the time OF sale. All coaveysncing
al the cost Of the purchaser, who will be allowed
ten days to comply with all The terms Of sale.
BRAINARD n. WARNER,
-f24-Th&M Surviving Trustee -
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The Suo-Tressury balances ss New YORK.
to-day: Gold, A3,5Il ,2s5; currency. e35 5si t33
The suo-Tressursr paid on. eTT,ooo on account
of interest, and 81 900 for bonds. Customs re-
ceIptS. s30S000-
Of bullion withdrawn from the Bank Of England
Oh balance to-day was El0O00.
Our Paris dispatch quotes rentes at 50 frames
IS centimes. Exchange on London, Is franos
20k centimes for short.
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AUCTION SALES.
<OONoO~NNOOo0NoO0O0 O0O0-000l~O0OoOoON0NO
To-Day.
10y DUNCANsON BROS, Auctioneers
I'D Southeast corner Ninth and ID streets \. w.

10y DUNCAHSON BROS, Auctfoneers,
- Southeast corner Ninth and streets NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
- VIRTUE of deed OF trust, executed to ne
k.A BY james Kennedy, bearing date on the 18th
EsG day OF Dece mber, 1874 and recorded in ubsr
167, folio los, one Of the land ords for W ash
lngton county, In the District OF Columbia
shall offer at public sale, on the premises, to sat-
tsIy the debt secured in said deed, t the request
property. namely: Lot No 2, in Dyer's subdi-
yiston OF square No. 553 in said city, the sid lot
being Improved by two frame houses Time of
sale, THURSDAY, the 9th Gay of March. is76, At
p. IN.
Terms Of sale: One third cash, and the residue
In two equal payments at SIX and twelve months,
evidenced by prUmi5sory notes bearing Interest
The purchaser to take a deed. sud give 0 deed OF
trust TO secure the same. deposit Of so regaret
at the fall of the hammsr. ALI conveyAncing at
the cost Of the purchaer, sud If the terms are not
compiled with In five days the premises win be re-
sold on i've days notice at the risk aud cost of
defsulting purchaser. JOHN Z. NURR1S,
fe2C-STu&dS Trustee.
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BALTIMORE, March s.-CattIe-Ths market has
been quiet during the week; buyers and sellers
apart. Very best, $3.50; first quality, 59se;
thin steer, oxen and cows, 35S94lc.; most sales,
4A95Ac. Receipts, siS; sales, 70s. Hogs have
been IN fair demand during the week; range,
1O34@l11sc. Receipts, 2s3. Sheep have been in
fair demand and prices q shade lower; range, ~
1Tc Receipts, 2O23
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IoR PRINTING

JOB PRINTING.
ho|coUoL .o-o-oooco~oooUor~o0
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
BOOK AND JOB
PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
Cor. Penna. Ave. and Thirteenth St,
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
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VEGETINE.
"VEGETINE,"

Saws = Boston physician, ''has no equal as blood
purifier. Hearing OF its many wonderful cures,
after all other remedies had failed, ! visited the
Labo rAtory aud convinced myself of its genuine
merit. 1t Is prepared from barks, roots anu herbs
each of which is highly effective, and they are COM
pounded in such a manner as TO produce astonish-
In
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

ON the 29th ult., the Senate occu-
pied the entire day in consideration OF the
articles OF Impeachment, resulting in the
adoption OF a resolution to proceed with the
trial by vote OF 81 " %, and fixing Thurs
day, the LIST inst, as the day Tor opening the
case -
The House was engaged in desult-
orr debate ON the tariff bill, ana after much
aimiess talk adjourned
On the 3lst inst, the Senate CON
sumed the day IN consideration OF the Japan
ese indemnity fund, but came to no con
clllsiOn.
Mr.. James. of kentcky. offered a
resolution in the House that Congress should
pass without delay bill repeating the re-
sumption act-reierred. MoIey, the sitting
member in the Louisiana contested case, was
unseated and W. b. Spencer seated. vote
OF thanks was passed 10 thirteen Young la
dies Of the Franklin School, OF Washington
for decorating the hall with flowers, and the
House adjourned
The Senate did no other work ON the
LIST tlf,n 10 open as court of impeachment
aud adjourned to Tuesday.
The House had in consideration the
bill to reduce the army aud to promote it's Ell
tcieney. a lengthy discussion was participant
ed in by Messrs. Small, Mackeyand Hurlbttrt
when the bill passed 100 to 81
The Senate, on the I'd inst, passed
the bill 70 exempt from clearance all vessels
navigating the Mississippi river or its trbu-
taries. The appropriation III for paying
the Legislative and Judicial expenses Of the
government, coming up, the amendment re-
ducing salaries of Senators aud Representa-
tives 10 $1,000 was passed without division.
Nearly all the other amendments were then
agreed to until the question came To reducing
the Presidents salary to this objection was
made, and pending discussion the Senate adj
Ourned
The House went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation hill
and considered no other business
The question of obtaining possession
Of Black Hills was up in the Senate ON
the ID. bill appropriating So, 900 and pro-
vldlng Tor "a commission to treat tor the Ces-
sion Of the Black Hills region 10 the govern
ment, was passed al tos BY vote Of 81 10
II the legislative and executive appropriation
bill was amended by fixing the Presidents
salary az $50, 900 Amendments restoring all
salarys to the figures changed by the House
We're adopted, bat without final vote on the
bill the Senate adjourned.
The House was in committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill, and in the
course Of the discussion Mr. Harrison advO-
Gated amalagaination as the true method Of
carying civilization among the Indians