The Osceola times., 1876-05-27

| to receive free Of duties ? wedding present
from the khedive Of Egypt The motion was
agreed to without q vote, although Mr..
Faulkner demanded . vote. House pro-
ceedcd TO the business Of the District OF Col.
umbia. The charges Of Albert Grant against
Judge Wylie, OF the District OF Columbia.
were referred to the following select com
mittee; Messrs. Warren, Finley, Lemoyne,
Williams (Ala.) Cutler, Crounse aud Leay.
enworth. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, resolution
was adopted directing the speaker to certify
to the proper authorities ef the District Of
Columbia the testimony taken relating to the
conduct Of A. Clapp, congressional printer,
to the end that he may oe indicted and pros
ecuted.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. Wood
reported bill abolishins taxation Of receipts
70 savings E1hh& Asutgd 70. The hosss
agreed to the senate's ainendment to the bill
to extend the time to pre-emptors on public
lands The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the postal appropriation bill.
The committee rose and reported the bill TO
the house. The various amendments made
in committee agreed to and the bill passed.
ing, reported back the resolution which was
recommitted to it yesterday, in reference to
the congressional printer with the amend
Rcnt which, intscad of instructing the COM
mittec on appropriations to report on the
Civil appropriations bill, the resolution
changing the present system Of printing, in
structed inquiry into the expectancy of max.
ing change. Without action on it, a point
of order having been raised by Mr.. noar
that it was not privileged report, the house
adjourned.
In the house on the 18th, the report
on the government printing Office was dis
eussed, and the proposition TO give the print,
ing of debates to Fanklng Rives, was
amended so as to leave il open to competi.
ton. The house then took up the joint reso.
lutions, heretofore introduced by Elijah
Ward, providing for the appointment OF
commission to confer with similar commits
sions on the part OF Great Britain, and as
certain on what basis mutually beneficial
treaty OF commerce between the United
States and Canada can be affected. After
speech by Mr.. Ward, the matter went over
for the present. The house then went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Clymcr in the
chair, on the naval appropriation bill, and
was addressed by Mr.. Phillips, of Missouri,
in relation TO the currency. The committee
rose, and the house took recess until half
past seven o'clock, the evening session to he
for general debate on the naval approprir
ton bill.
In the house on the 10Th, the chair
man of the committee Of ways and means
offered resolution for the final adjournment
Of the session Of congress at 4 o'clock June
l2. Referred. A bill confirming to Missou-
ri all lands therein selected rs swamp and
overflow lands passed. The house then went
into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Clymer
in the chair, on the naval appropriation
bill, and was addressed by Mr.. Willis on the
navy yard system, and in favor of abolish.
ing all navy yards except those Of Brooklyn
and Mare Island. The committee rose and
the house took a recess until 7:30, the even.
ing session to be for debate on the naval ap-
preparation bill, with the understanding that
all general debate on the bill shall be closed
this evening. At the evening session of the
house several speeches were made in refer
ence to abolishing the navy yards, and Mr..
Wallace PENN spoke upon the financial
question. Adjourned.