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days when the body was then about

days when the body was then about
TO adjourn?
Salisbury said he did not intend
to force the matter, but to get it be-
fore the Senate as soon as possible.
Perhaps there would be no Christ
mas holiday vacation.
Blaine suggested that il be now
decided whether there should be or
not. The Senator from Kentucky,
Beck. was reported 10 have said
there would not be.
Beck said thar, speaking for him
self, he was opposed to an extended.
vacation. lnView ofimportantpubl c
business before Congress, such as The
refundlng, census, appropriations,
questions as TO the navigation and
tariff laws, he wished every working
day 10 be utilized, so that there
should be no need of an extra sss-
sion. which he believed was not de-
sired hy the business men of tho
country. He did not know whether
his own views were shared by 9TH
ers.
Edmunls suggested that the KEEL
for the Sec, nd day after the meeting
of the Senate, after recess. There
was need of a careful debate ON
them.
Salisbury said he had merely
announced his desire TO have tho
resolutions taken up on Thursday.
The Senate could vote on his resolu=
ton then, and further discussion
was needless. Tho subject was
therefore dropped.
Bayard, from the Finance Com
mittee. reported adversely on the
House bill authorizing tho removal
of tobacco in the process of manu-
facture. Bin was indefinitely post
poned. a
Randolph, from the Committee
on Military Affairs. reported tho
bill, with amendment, giving RICH.
of way through the United States
Cemetery, near Nieksburg 10 the
Mississippi Valley Railway Com
pany. Placed on the calendar f'se
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the Senate resumed the con-
sideration of the bill for tho relief
of Fitz John Porter. An amend
ment in the nature of substitute,
offered by Dawes, was agreed to,
authorizing the President to restore
Porter TO the army by and with tfie
consent of the Senate, with the rank
of colonel on the retired list, but
without pay or allowance for the
time he has been out of service.
The question then required on
agreeing TO the amendments made
in the committee of the whole. The
amendments were agreed to by a
vote of 81 yeas, Democrats, and
nays 20, Republicans and Davis. SThe
bill was then read the third timeand
passed by party vote, as before
yeas 80 and nays 81. .a..,.
On motion of Burnside, the Sen
ate then took up the Senate hill de-
voling part of the proceeds of the
sales of public lands TO public eth-
cation. i7AiVs@
Morrill, took the floor and Twill
speak on the bill tomorrow. - pog
Adjourned.
HousE-Money of Mississippi,
chairman of the Committee on Post
offices and Postroads, reported back
the resolution reciting the allegation
that there is detained in the WHsh
ington City postofiice certsim bags
of mail matter, which, though. con-
tanning unfrankable matter, was at
tempted TO be sent through tho
mails under frank, and calling on tho
Postmaster General for information
as to the detention of such mail mat
ter. Also reported an amendment
calling on the same officer for infor-
nation as to the abuse ofthe Thanking
privilege by the members of Con-
gress or the loan Of the frank for
any person. -
Singleton of Illinois opposed the
resolution, which was adopted, to-
gether with amendment. VI 81
Morton of New York introduced
bill 10 incorporate the Marine Ca
nal Company of Nicaragua, and
it was referred tothe CommitteeNon
Commerce. 1t names as the incor--
porators of the company L. IS. Grant,
Z. L. Morgan, Ii. J. Jewett, MsSR.
Garrison, Howard Patton, Fred Bill
lings, G.. w. Riggs, Scion Humphrey,
Frederick Butterfield, j. Thomas
DeFrance, L. L. Beale, and WIN.
Dennison, and provides the capital
stock of said company shall consist
of not less than $50, 100000, aiad not
more than one million shares ofr9l00
each. ts5ar i,gafs
Bicknell of Indiana called up. the
electoral count resolution, and de-
handed the previous question, and
the Republicans refusing to1lvote,
the House was left without quo
rum. "a a
Bicknell then said he would not
press the resolution further at this
time, but would bring il up aRain in
January, when he could f1ind al47
members on his side of the house.
Cabell of Virginia offered resolu-
ton appointing A. w. G. NowlM of
Virginia as postmaster ofthe H0sse.
Adopted. Mr.. Nolin was sworn in.
The House then, by vote -of. lS6
to 80, went into committee eflahe
whole on the funding bill.daI;Fq,
The Committee on Ways, and
Means agreed TO, report an afnehd-
ment fixing the rate of interest of
the refunding bonds authorized sby
the bill at per cent. a number
the proposed bill were offered by
Kelley, Buckner and Gilbert and
were ordered printed. b,taTy
Warner of Ohio then spoke. at
length on the bill, opposing ihany
of its features. al
Chittenden followed I'm Its sup
port. -
The committee then rose and tho
subject rested there for the present.
Singleton Of Mississippi, from tho
Appropriation Committee, reported
on the consular and diplomatic
bill, appropriating
81 ,l90,436. ~
ForDey of Alabama, from the same
committee, reported on the military
academy appropriation bill appro-
priating $32z, 1856. Both billszwere
ordered printed and the House adj
journed. ss.4z
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