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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

The Indian appropriation bill was reported
with amendments. 81 MIR. Beck called up his
resolution providing for an inquiry as to
whether Secretary Sherman had complied with
| the law in the payment Of the interest on the
public debt in silver. After a speech in which
he declared that the secretary had shown sent
respect for the Senate and none for the law,
the resolution was agreed to:...Mr: Wadleigh
made . speech in support Of the bill to amend
the patent laws. Adjourned to attend funeral
Of Representative Hartridge.
Meesrs. Herman aud Conkling, OF New York,
presented q resolution Of the New York State
senate demonstrating against the passage of
the bill 10 reorganize the army, or at least
that portion OF it forbidding the manufacture
of arms at the a~rsenals of the United States.
Lsid on the table. q. . The Indian appropriation
bill was passed. Adjourned after an executive
session.
A resolution Of respect for the late Repre-
sentative Schleichtr was adopted, and a com.
mittee was appointed to arrange for The funeral
....A large number Of petitions were presented
favoripg the passage Of the bill granting
arrears of p%enaions. and Mr.. Edmunds called
attention to the fact that claim agents had
sent out circulars requesting persons to procure
signatures to such petitions 49,: MIR. Howe
reported q bill for 8 building for the Congress
sional library The bill for the erection OF q
! NaLOQal Wub6ulu UullulhS WOO f@ooSe' $500
Senate then took q recess until 2.55 P. NJ, and
on r%eassembling proceeded to the House of
Representatives to attend the funeral OF MIR.
! Schleicher.
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, made q speech
in support of his resolution directing the COM
mittee on agriculture to consider the subject
and report what the general government ought
to do to advance agricultural interests. The
rest of the dsy was spent over the bill to re-
wise the patent law several amendments to
it being offered. Adjourned.
l. The Senate conference committee on the
military academy appropriation bill submitted
a report, which WAS adopted, and The bill was
then passed. Mr.. Voorhees, submitted a reso-
luton, which was adopted, instrncting the ln-
dian com nittee to Investigate the recent es.
cape Of Cheyennes from Fort Robinson aud
report to the Senate. Adjourned after an eX-
| ecutlye session.
The bill appropriating S55, 900 to reimburse
Williams and Mary college OF Virginia, for
property destroyed during the war, came up,
and after an animated discu sion, in which Mr..
| Copeer opposed, and Messrs. Goode, Loring,
Monroe and Tucker advocated the bill, it WAS
rejected by 1877 to 81. Adjourned.
a report from the foreign relations conmi
tee was received touching the death Of Repre-
sentative Sohleicher, directing the payment OF
| the remainder of his salary as a mem er OF the
Forty-5fth Congress to bis bereayed family,
aud requesting the next Congress to make a
similar appropriation OF his salary as a member
of the Forty-sixth Congress. The report was
unanimously adopted, and the House took q
recess, after which the funeral services over
Mr.. schliechers body we're performed by the
| chaplain OF The House, assisted by the chaplain
! Of the Senate.
A resolution was adopted directing the COM
mittee on appropriations to make an appropri.
alton for the payment to the widow OF the Int
A. s. Williams OF the amount Of his salary for
fine remainder Of the session =. The conference
report on tho military academy appropriation
bill was agreed to. The speaker filled various
vacancies in committees and then the House
adjourned. - ~
committee on ways and means, reported back
ths bill authorizing the issue OF certificates OF
deposit in aid of refunding the public debt.
The bill authorizes the secretary Of the treas-
ury TO issue in exchange for lawful money OF
tho United States, certificates OF deposits CT
the denomination of $40, bearing interest at
the rate of three per cent, and convertible al
any time. with accrued interest, into four per
cant. bonds, and directs that the money 30 re-
ceiyed shall be applied only to the payment OF
tho 100 bonds. Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania,
admitted an amendment 80 as to mako the
! certificates convertible, with accrued interest,
after six months, into lawful money, and at
anv time into the four per cent. bonds. MIR.
Wood explained and advocated the measure,
az did MIR. Garfield and Mr.: Chittenden, but 1t
was opposed by Messrs. Kelley. bqtler ana
Hewitt. who argued that it was not in the IN
terests Of the workingmen, as claimed by its
supporters. After a long debate, Mr.. Kelleys
amendment was rejected - 81 to Isl as WAS
one offered by Mr.. Burchard. The House, IN
pursuance Of a previous agreement, took a re-
cess 1ntil evening. At the evening fesslon
the certificate OF deposit bill was passed 6y a
vote Of III yeas to 72 nays. Mr.. Wood then
reported the bill making greenbacks receivable
for cnstoms dues. and this too was passed,
after being opposed by Mr.. Garfield. Ad-
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