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was adopted unanimously. The follow

was adopted unanimously. The follow
ing resolution was also adopted:
Resohed, That the secretary of the
treasury be directed to furnish the sem.
ate with all information in the possess
sion of his department as to the total
consumption, within the United States,
of all manufactured articles to which
tariff duties apply including those i'm
ported as we'll as those produced in this
country, with the proportion Of each.
The morning hour having expired.
the senate proceeded to consider the
calendar. The first resolution was that
submitted by Mr.. Voorhees, on the 18th
of December last, declaring it Of the
highest importance that the financial
credit be maintained and in order to
do so the government itself in all it's
departments should in good faith keep
it's contracts and obligations entered in
to with its own citizens Agreed to
unanimously. After executive session,
the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 17.-Houso.-T
house received the senate resolution to
adjourn sine die June 10th and an at
tempt to pass it caused resort to dila-
tory motions and aye and nay votes
which continued for three hours and
then motion to adjourn prevailed.
THURSDAY, April 1s-Se,aate.--In
the senate Senator Garland call
ed up the senate bill supplementary
to the act of March Sd, 1877, in relation
to the Hot Springs reservation, Arkan-
sas, and it was passed. The bill author
ICES the president to appoint three COM
missioners to hold their Office for one
year, to have the same power as the
commissioners authorized by act of
March Sd, 1877, to determine claims
presented under that act, which is con-
tinued in force, and appropriates the
unexpended balance, nine thousand dol
lars, to continue the work of the COM
mission. At the conclusion of the
morning business. consideration was
resumed of bills on the calendar not OBJ
jected to under the five minute rule
Senate then resumed consideration Of
bills on the calendar in regular
order. The following bill was disposed
Of senate bill authorizing citizens of
Colorado and Nevada territories to fall
and remove timber on public domain
for mining and domestic purposes.
The senate bill in relation to the
Pacific railroad, being the funding bill,
was reported from the railroad commit
tee. The bills which still remained on the
calendar. were indefinitely postponed.
The senate joint resolution supple.
mental to joint resolution in relation
to international industrial exhibition at
Paris being that introduced by Saun-
ders, providing for the appointment of
Is additional commissioners, was indefi-
nitely postponed The house bill for
the relief Of the executors of the estate
of John S. Miller, deceased, passed
Mr.. Mitchell from the committee on
railroads. submitted a report to accom-
pany the bill reported from that COM
mittee yesterday, to extend the time
for the completion of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. It was ordered printed
and the senate adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, April 1S.-Ho,lse.-The
house took up the conference commit
tees report in relation to the appoint
ment and pay of clerks in the depart
ments. 1t was agreed to during
the morning hour. AS soon
as the conference report was
disposed Of, the speaker announced
that the regular order was the senate
adjournment resolution, and the pend
ing question was the motion to lay on
the table the motion to reconsider the
vote by which the house yesterday re-
fused to refer the resolution to the
committee on ways and means The
house refused to refuse to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table; yeas.
Ia; nays, 124. Pending further
action, MIR. Ellis called up the re-
solution in regard to the the death of
Representative Leonard, of louisiana.
Eulogies on the deceased We're de-
livered by Messrs. Ellis, Ward, Calkins,
Kenna, Cover, Rainey, White and
Dunnel, and then the house adjourned.