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men. The number of Zulus lying in wait Tor
Chelmsford's men was 81, 900.
The Argentine Confederation has ceded the
city and district of Villa Occidental to Paraguay
in accordance with the award OF the President
of the United States.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.
Amendments TO the Legislative Approprin-
ton bill were adopted, increasing the clerical
force in the Postoficc Department, increasing
appropriation for the purchase and distribu-
ton Of seeds by the Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture, and ordering that he should supply men,
bers of Congress with seeds Tor their c%onstitu-
ents. In the course of the debate MIR. Aiken
said that the House would split hairs tor hours
over questions OF law, lavish money or theore-
teal questions, and appropriate millions for
destruction, but would not vote thousands for
production. He was disguised to hear men
talk about revolution, when the agricultural
element Mt home was laboring to keep want
from the door. Adjourned.
Mr.. Blaine spoke in favor OF his amendment
to the Army Appropriation bill. The amend
ment is to add the following words Mt the end
of the sixth section. " And any military,
civil or naval officer or any other person who
shall, except for the purpose herein named,
appear armed with a deadly weapon OF any
description, either concealed or displayed,
within a mile Of any polling place where q gen.
eral or special election for Representatives OF
Congress is being held, shall, on conviction,
be punished with a fine of not less than $500
nor more than $4,000, or with imprisonment
for a period not less than six months nor more
than five years, or with bothsfne and impris-
onment Mt the discretion of the court. Messrs.
Withers and Wallace replied to Mr. Blaine,
after which the Senate adjourned.
A note from the Vice-President was read,
stating that he had been summoned home OH
account of a sisters illness, and Mr.. Thurman
was chosen to preside. MIR. Plumb intro
duced a bill providing for the increase of the
army in m emergency AT MIR. Hoar's re-
Der of the Committee on Agriculture, and Mr..
Bell was appointed in his stead. Mr.. Lamar
was appointed to q vacancy on the Committee
on Education and Labor. MI. Logan spoke
in opposition to the Army Appropriation bill,
and Mr.. Beck in its defense. Adjourned.
Mr.. Morgan introduced q bill to regulate the
appointment Of United States marshals 1.-The
discussion which took place on the Army APP
preparation bill was participated in by Messrs.
Morgan, Voorhees,, Teller. and Jonas, after
which came IN executive session and then nd
journment.
Mr.. Hereford called up the resolution of Mr..
Hoar declaring as unconstitutiona and revolu-
tionary the alleged programme to compel the
President to sign appropriation bills the fea-
lures of which he did not approve, and spoke
thereon. Mr.. Dawes made u brief reply.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF
the Army Appropriation bill. Mr.. Withcrs
explained the provisions Of the bill, which i'll
general terms resembles in all its principal fea-
lures the bill passed by the Senate last year.
This bill ~appropriates $26, Isl, 900, or $685.
500 less than the Treasury estimates, and
1904, 900 more than the former appropriation
bill for the support Of the army for the present
fiscal year. The bill was considered by para
graphs. No amendments were made to any of
the items of appropriation, nor to any other
part OF tho bill, the Committee on Appropria-
! tons having agreed to resist all amendments,
and the majority of the Senate seconding them.
The reason assigned by Mr.. Withers for such u
course was that amendments would delay the
passage of the bill. When the clerk reached
the sixth section, which prohibits the use of
troops ut election places, Mr.. Paddock gave
notice of an amendment, in effect permitting
| the army to be used us q posse c0M6tatuS Ill
| NebnSka, Colorado, Oregon, Kansas, Nevada,
and tho Indian Territory, to enforce civil pro-
cesses. Adjourned.
immediately after the reading of the journal,
the Speaker proceeded to the Gull of States for
bills for reference, beginning with the State OF
Maine. The first response was made by Mr..
Ladd, who introduced a bill to put the coinage
OF gold and silver on the same footing. A
point OF order was thereupon raised by Rep
resentative Conger that the introduction OF
bills required one days notice, and that no
such notice had been given. The Speaker
everr5 ed the point OF order, when Mr. Conger
appealed from tho decision of the chair, and
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, moved to lay the
appeal on the table. After briet argument the
appeal was laid on the table by a vote OF l39 to
u.s.. Mr.. Monroe moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the following resolution: " Resolrcd,
That in the judgment OF this House the business
interests of the country require that no legisln-
ton changing the law in regard TO the currency
or tariff should be passed at the present session
of Congress-" Upon suggestion Of Mr.. Nor
rison the word "passed," in the resolution,
was changed to " undertaken, but the resolu-
ton was ~rejected-yeas, 1903; nays, III. Ad-
journed.
A long debate took place in Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. Blackburn in the chair) on the
Legislative Appropriation bill, the pending
question being Mr.. Bngg's motion to insert IL
clause repeating the law creating the Southern
claims commission and q substitute therefor
(offcred by Mr.. Young) abolishing the COM
mission, but transferring all claims now pend
ing before itsto the court Of claims. Mr..
Young's substitute was rejected by yeas, 50;
nays, l07. Mr.. Braggg's amendment WIS then
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offered m amendment abolislling the Southern
claims commission, and providing that any
person who may have IL claim against the Uni
ted States in which the court OF claims would
not now have jurisdiction, but founded on
equity aad Justice, and not barred by limita-
ton, may file his plea in the court of claims.
1t further provides that the court shall report
its finding to Congress, and Congress shall not
allow or authorize the payment Of any private
claim not payable under existing law until the
claims have been investigated by the court OF
claims. Without ~disposing Of tho pending
amendments the House adjourned.
Mr.. Young, chairman of the Committee on
Epidemic Diseases, reporteda bill for which the
Senate joint resolution to the same effect was
substituted relating to the organization of the
National Board Of Health. Mr.. Stephens
chairman Of the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures, reported q bill provid-
ing Tor tile interchange Of subsidiary coins for
legh-tender money under certain circumstan-
ces, and making such coin legal tender in all
sums not EXCEEDING $40. The House went
into Committee Of the Whole, with MIR. Black
burn in the chair, on the Legislative Appro-
piation bill, the pending question being on Mr..
Springer's amendment to insert what is known
as the Potter bill, which authorizes any person
having a claim against the United States, not
barred by any statute of limitation, to file IL
bill in the Court of Claims, to which amend
ment Mr.. Young had offered an amendment to
strike out the words mot barred by any statute
Of limitation" Mr.. Atkins offered II srhsti-
tute Tor Mr.. Springer's amendment. The sub
stitute repeats the acts establishing the South
ern Claims Commission-the repeal to take
effect on the 10th OF March, 1880-and it directs
the transfer Of all cases then pending to the
Court Of Claims. II then enacts the Potter
bill. Both Mr.. Atkins substitute and Mr..
Young's amendment were rejected, and the
committee proceeded with the succeeding
clauses of the bill. The committee then dis
posed of all the bill excepting the parts espe-
cially reserved for general discussion. Mr..
Lewis opened the debate on the provision
which repeats the test oath and prescribes the
manner Of drawing jurors. He was followed
by MIR. Stamford, after which the House adj
journed.
The regular order o. business was announced
by the Speaker to be the consideration of the
bill reported on the previous day tor the inter-
change OF subsidiary coins for legal-tender
money in sums of $40 and multiples thereof,
and making such coin n legal tender in sums
not exceeding $40. Amotion to refer the bill
to the Committee on Banking and Currency