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public lands, with necessary ground for buildings,
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The Senate at Is adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE,

HOUSE.
House resumed the consideration of the Massachu-
sets contested election case the question being upon
the resolution declaring Dean entitled to the seat.
There being number of empty seats upon the Dem
ocratr side Springer OF Illinois, amid derisive laugh
ter on the Republican side, interposed motion to
adjourn, and the yeas and nays were ordered.
The motion was rejected by a large majority.
The question then REQUIRED on the resolution de-
Glazing Dean entitled to the seat and it was adopted
yeas i24, nays 1928.
Before the announcement the Speaker claimed the
The announcement was greeted with applause on the
Democratic side OF the Honse. Butler voted in the
Democrats in the negative With the Repnbcans:
Cutter, Hartridge, Herbert, Henry, Potter, Rea,
Stenger, Walsh and Williams of Delaware. Mr..
Gambler, (Dem.) Who would have voted in the mega
tive was absent and paired. Jones Of Alabama, who
yesterday voted In favor of seating Field said he had
done so because he thought that according to the
Massachusetts Jaw Field was entitled to the Seat but
the House having decided against that view of the
law. on this resolution seating Dean he would vote
aye. Applause on the Democratic slde)
Mr.. Dean was sworn in, taking the iron clad OATH
Harrison desired to call for the report OF the
mttee civil service reform in regard to the of
Doorkeeper Polk, but was opposed by Durham who
wished to take up appropI iation bill, and the
question being putt the House refused yeas 107, nays
l2a proceed 10 the consideration Of the Polk case.
The affirmative votes were principally cast by Re-
| publicans and the negative by Democrats.
Mr.. Foster, from the committee appropriations,
reported back the appropriation bill providing for
deficiencies in the miscellaneous fund of the Senate
and House of Representatives and the Senate amend
mentS thereto were c0ncurred in.
The following bills were introduced and referred:
By Blair, to facilitate the judicial construction CT
the 18th section of the Pacific railroad act of 1867
BY Potter, to allow American registers to foreign
built vessels
By Rice of Mass. to establish board of Pacific
railroad commissioners.
Willis of New York offered a resolution DIRECTING
the Judiciary committee to ascertain all the facts and
relating to the making Of the two con-
tracts between the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
railroads. bearing the date of about the 22d or 23d Of
April 1873 and report such facts and circumstances
aud also whether such agreements were in contra
vent1on OF the general or special laws. Referred.
| AT 40 O'Clock the House resumed consideration Of
the District government bill
IoWnsend of Illinois opposed that section of the
bill which obligates the national government to The
payment of onehaf of the expenses incurred tor car
rylng on the government Of the District. He called
attention to the fact that the debt of Washington
CITY tar exceeds in proportion to the number of in
naoltanls the debt of auy other city of the Union
After further discussion the bill was laid aside az
| diminished business and the House at IS O'Clock
| adjourned.