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Africa Ia expected, the; chiefHof one Of theI
principal insurrectionary trioes having sent 4
word to the commander Of the British forces
that he is tired of fighting, and wants to nego-
tate for terms Of peace. aac5sniar at.a III
John A. iMacGahan, the celebrated war cor
respondent for American and English news
papers, died of fever at Constantinopie the
other day. ~ ::--.-:.-- -,ji' '<l
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. I'D
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Mr., Ohristianoy, Of Michigan, submitted an
amendment to the post route, bill, restoring
the ranking privilege to the President and
Vice-President of the United States, senators,
representatives and delegates In Congress,
secretary OF. the Senate and clerk OF the House
Of Representatives., for all public business, and
it was rejected byNa, vote OF yeas 70, nays 20.
The amendment, after further discussion, ,wqss
amended no as to allow all those named to send
through the mails (but not to r~eceiye) written
and printed communications not exceeding
two and one half ounces In weight. Agreed
to. The bill was then passed by "a to16 Ad
burned. "a 49, ','' -.
: The! death Of Major Mcdonald, chief clerk
OF the Senate was announced, and q resolution
was passed to pay the funeral expenses OF.
deceased and q further sun equal to; three
WOuGQb pay, W DC HkNOA " Az
bin giving any county the privilege Of landing
ocean cables on our shores on condition that
a similar privilege is granted to the, United
States was passed. Tho army appropriation
bill was taken, up, and Mr.. Blaine explained
the changes made by the Senate committee on
appropriations, restoring. the force TO .25,000
men, striking out the Reorganization. clauses,
and otherwise modifying the measure; The.
amendment increasing the force was agreed TO
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reported BY the committee. Adjourned.
The committee on elections reported adverse
IL on. the bill authorizing the present legisla-
ture' Of New Hampshire to choose q United
States senator . =. The COMMITTEES on army ap4
propriations submitted . substitute for the
twenty eighth section providing for q joint
commission of three. senators and four repre-
sentatiyes to report on the expediency OF trans
ferring the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment, which was agreed to after long discus
sion. Adjourned :: ~ e.; t..,,,
luton calling for, the appointment OF . COM
mittee, to Investigate alleged frauds in the
presidential election Of 1876. in the States Of
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Oregon
| Alabama, Mississippi, or other States, and all
| the circumstances connected with the presi-
| Dental election. Laid over. .Messrs. Ed
munds, Of Vermont Allison, Of Iowa, Ingalls,,
| Of Kansas Hoar, Of Massachusetts; Davis,
Of Illinois Whyte. of4Maryland, and Jones, OF
| Florida, were appointed q committee, under
| The resolution offered by Senator Matthews, to
| inquire as to the alleged connection himself or
| any Senator had with sny real or pretended
frauds or other wrongs committed In the con-
| duct and returns Of the electiontn Louisiana IN
| 1876, promises made to one James f.. Anderson,
| etc, The army appropriation bill was report
| ed and passed with amendments, which sent It
back tbthe House. .... The fisheries award bill
vas amended: and passed: !. The: conference
| report on the military academy bill was made
and agreed to. Adjourned - -: p
THE Spencer resolution for an investigation
| Of all alleged frauds in the election OF 1876 was
| referred to the election committee The
| Democratic members Of the Matthews investi-
| CATION committee asked to be excused from
| Serving and the Senate consented to excuse
| them, but upon motion Of MIR. Allison, Of
| Iowa, the vote to excuse them was reconsid.
cred. Adjourned. "a. . e....
Under the call Of the States the following
bills were introduced and referred : By MIR.
| Bland, Of MISUNDERSTANDING the. issue Of
$50, 600, 600 in United States treasury notes to
be applied for the Improvement Of the Missis-
| sippi river from st. Louis to the Gulf Of Mexi-
co. By Mr.. Culberson, of Te1as-To restrain
| the secretary of the treasury from paying the
outstanding $40 bonds, e1ceptin legal tender
treasury notes. By MIR. Wright, Of Pennsylva-
notwithstanding the issue Of $4O0, O00, 900
United States-notes-to be knewn as national
money. "A bill was reported to let the print
ing and engraving Of the national currency,
United States notes and.bonds, after public
advertisement, to such parties whose proposals
shall be most advantageous to the government.
Adjourned. .... ~ 20 ..
Bya vote Of 1874 to 121, the House struck out
the enacting clause Of the tariff bill, moved to
reconsider, and then laid that motion on the
table. This practically disposes OF the bll.-..
The Mexican award bill was passed with an
amendment authorizing the President to ex.
anime any award against Mexico, or any alleged
frauds affecting awards, on application OF the
Mexican Government. The bill to amend the
Internal revenue laws was taken up. An
amendment fixing the tax on tobacco at 20
cents a pound and on cigars at $5 a thousand
was offered, and an amendment to this. max
ing the tobacco tax 16 cents q pound, was
adopted. Adjourned. > e..
Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, made an ex-
PLANTATION and defended himself from attacks
which he said had been made upon him IN
regard to bis actions as q member OF the ways
and means committee by MIR. Wood Of New
York. After Mr.. Wood had replied the general
deficiency bill was reported. ...M MIR. Schlelcher,
from the committee on foreign affairs, reported
q bill authorizing the President to pay to Japan
$3.50, 900 from the Japanese indemnity fund.
Reports we're made in the South Carolina
contested ease of Tillman against Smalls, the
majority report declaring the seat vacant and
the minority declaring Mr.. Smalls (Republican)
entitled to the seat -. The general deficiency
ments, was passed.. The conference report
on the District Of Columbia government bill
was agreed to. Adjourned. :lH .-t.
A bill appropriating 1910, 900 for Q new barge
Office in New York was passed. Mr.. Butler,
Of Massachusetts, reported 8 bill to enforce,
under penalty Of fine and imprisonment, sec
| ton 1 ,754 Of the revised statutes, which pro-
yides that soldiers and sailors honorably dis
| charged by reason Of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in the line OF duty
shall be preferred for appointments to civil
| Office, provided they possess the necessary ca
pacity. The bill Was passed after some discus
sion. Adjourned. '''
The House Presidential Election Invest1En-
The third day Of the Investigation was de-
voted to the continuation Of Anderson's CROSS
| examination. The first thing done, however,
was the adoption Of a resolution presented by
MIR. Butler, Of the committee, calling upon the
President to furnish the committee with the
| correspondence Anderson alleges had passed
between Senator Matthews and the President
in regard to obtaining q position for Anderson.
Agreed to unanimously. Anderson was shown
what purported to be an agreement between
himself and Weber, proposing to mutually
protest against counting the vote of East and
West Feliciana, in spite of the fact recited In
! the agreement that the vote was fan. This
document witness had previously testified he
| had given to Senator Matthews. and now, on
examining it closely, he stated that 1t was not
the copy which he had mailed to MIR. Matthews,
though the writing was an excellent counter
felt. The Matthews copy Of the Nash agreement
WIS also shown to witness and he said ne thought
It was the document which he had givento MIR.
Matthews, but that since the other had been
| altered he would not like to say positively.
After examining MIR. French, sergeant-at.arms
turns Of the State Of Louisiana. which the COM
mittee seemed to find some difficulty IN, tracing
or getting hold. of, the committee went into
executive session and then adjourned. co..
Upon reassembling the next day MIR. Cox, OF
the committee, stated that be. had received
from Senator Matthews the correspondence
between that gentleman and Anderson, and
they were put in evidence. This correspon-
dence was made up Of letters written by An
derson to MIR. Matthews in regard to the for
mer's application for an official position. After
the letters had been read Mr.. Butler offered q
resolution inviting Senator Matthews to appear
before the committee and testify concerning
the correspondence that had passed between
himself and Anderson. Adopted. Aaron B.
Leyisee, one Of the presidential electors In
Louisiana, was next examined, and gave the
history Of an alleged attempt to bride him to