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tee have the floor in the House to report
bills, &C., and win consume tho day. On
Wednesday, the Florida contested-election
casc-is set for consideration. SO Thursday
is the first clear day for the consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bin !; and even
on that day the sugas.men are hoping to be.
able to calf up the sugar tariff, and Mr. Cox
may make fight for the census bill. Friday
Is priyate-bill day. As, the appropriation
bills have precedence under the rules over
all the measures named except the COZ
tested-election case, Mr. Atkins may en-
deayor. to get up the pending appropriation
bill at the earliest possible moment. 4asal
- BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House, under a suspension OF the
rules voted over S27,000,000 to-day TO meet
arrearages Of pensions. This is the first in
stalment. 7 - - ''s..5 = - -
Mr.. Fleming, successor to Mr.. Hart
ridge, took mis- seat to-day in the House.
Messrs. Tucker and CabelI were ON the
floor OF the Senate all the afternoon, and
Senator Withers and Senator Bayard occu-
pied adjoining; seats. ... 20. = -. .
Two hundred and twenty-five. members
in tie House to-day voted against adjourn
.ment. ' '22 re-. &'s's.i 'a. 7''.@f '.."A
Under suspension OF the rules the House
passed the deficiency appropriation bill this
afternoon. Amount, S2,500,000.
Minister Seward refused to-day to testify
as witness before tie investigating CON-
mittee. ......,..-s.s@- .at .i, .'1.oaan ...'.
General Logan. of Richmond, was at the
Capitol to-day
+: 1t has been showing and raining all day.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch. fr
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY AND OTHER APPRo-
PRIATION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-Among other
appropriations made by the general def
cheney bill as agreed upon by the House
committee on Saturday and passed by the
House to-day are the following For the
payment OF judgments OF the United States
Court OF Claims, 1884, 1862; for additional
amounts to be used in supprcssing Illicit
distiiing for 1879, $4,000; for subsistence
during 1879 for the several tribes of the In
dian Territory, $50, 900; for expenses Of the
United States courts for 1878, $4,000; for
pay and travelling expenses and general eX-
penses of the army for the fiscal year OF
1879. 100000; for deficiency in the appro-
priations for the expenses OF the District OF
Columbia for the year ending June 80, 1879,
S4GG, 1923; for public printing and bind
ing, printing the Congressional Record,
&c, s35O,000; for compensation for post
masters for 1873. S2i1,921.37. The total
sum recommended by this bill is S2,5I9,-
040.57.
There are but two appropriation bills to
be passed by the House-namely, the legis-
latiye, executive and judicial (Which is
Dending). and the sundry civil bill, which in
all probability will be ready to report by
the time the legislative bill is disposed OF.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, February ia Demo-
cratic caucus was held to-day on the sub
iect OF the public printing, but there was
no practical result from the discussion.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE Senate
to-day made the following combinations {:
John F. Hartranit to be postmaster at Phila-
delphla; A. Loudon Snowden to be super
intendent OF the Philadelphia mint; assist
ant treasurers, Martin ?. Kannard at Bos-
ton, and Albert Gedwards at St. Louis.
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....-r ANOTHER CALL FOR 5-20's.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE Trea-
sury to-day issued the eighty-ninth call for
the redemption OF 500 bonds OF 1865. The
amount is full S20,000,000, in equal proper
lions OF coupon and registered bonds.
.... OTHER ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE concur
rent resolutions OF the Louisiana Legisla-
ture, presented to-day by Mr.. Eustis in the
Senate and referred to the judiciary Com
mttee, set forth that the Constitution OF
the United States has not conferred the
right Of suffrage upon any one, and the
United States have no voters OF their own
in the States, but that the matter Of suffrage
is left entirely with the States themselves !;
that section $500 and Others following OF
the Revised Statutes relative to supervisors
OF elections are in deroGatlon OF the Consti-
tuition OF the United States; that the Fedc-
raj Government by these sections assumes
plenary Jurisdiction OF the matter OF SUI
frage without reference to the action OF the
States as such, and without interference Oh
their part to deny or abridge the right OF
suffrage, and that the proceedings or the
United States Circuit Court at New Orleans
in arresting and bringing persons to that
city for trial were a hardship pregnant with
the gravest consequences. and that the peo-
pie of the State could not but protest ener-
geticalIy against such harsh and unwar-
rantablc prosecutions.
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