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tors to-day spoke on tue Indian bill, and
there was a good crowd IN fhe galleries.
THE DJsrrtCr APPROPRIATION BILL.


He says that apart from the fitness OF this
that the cost OF transportation and inferior
stone from Indiana would be most con-
siderable item.
TIE WHITE BUBLEY TOBAcCOsEED.
Mr.. JoTgensen went TO the Agricultural
Department to-day and secured 1900 pack.
ages Of White Burley to,acco-seed-aIl that
the Commissioner Of AgIiculi gre had left.
He has divided them between tbe counties
Of his district, and sent the quota OF each to
the county clerk.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
hear tonight that Mr.. Cox win to-mor-
row try to get mp his apportionment bill in
the House.
Senator Hereford, who has returned from
West Virginia, was in his seat to-day.
Mr. O'Reilly, OF New York. 10 day intro.
duced bill which the opponents OF the
consolidated scheme OF Jay Gould K Co.
say il the best yet.
/ had another talk with Mr.. Kepna, OF
West Virginia, tonight in regard to James
river, and he is very earnestly in favor OF
making the appropriation $4,000.
Government receipts to day: Internal
revenue, sSl9,G42; customs, S43O,295.
Mr.. Ieates, OF North Carolins. looked
very contented in his seat to-day.
The House this evening voted $4,000 for
marble floor for the National Museum. 1t
will be ready by the h OF March.
Senator (orliin,, hoe Uopo.to No,r Xorl,
and will be absent several days.
Senator Nat. Carpenter was reported much
better this evening.
There was rumor current tonight that
Mr.. Frye, OF Maine, prefers being speaker
OF the House to succeeding Mr. Blaine in
the Senate.
The international Sanitary Commission,
which meets tomorrow at the State Depart
ment, will be in session for a long while.
IAssocia;ed Press Exports by telegraph TO the
Dispiich.I
NOT DISPOSED OF.
WASHINGTON, January 31.-In The Senate
judiciary Committee the nomination OF
Stanley Matthews was not disposed Of but
a special meeting will be held in a few DAYS.
=
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
WASHINGTON, January 3l.-The Demo
cratic senator, held caucus this afternoon
for tue purpose OF determining what course
should be pun sued in regard to making an
arrangement FOR the count OF the electoral
votes next week. After some discussion it
was unanimously decided. in the first place,
that the dominant majority in the SEN
nj LII 5b,,, q
OF the precedent proposed by Mr.. Ingas's
| resolution or any similar regulations devia-
ting from the long.establshed practice OF
counting The electoral votes in Joint cOnyen-
ton OF The two branches OF Congress In The
ball Of the House Of Representatives; Sc
cOndiy. that the resolution now on the table
OF The Senate, declaring that the Vice. Presi-
dent has no constitutional authority TO count
the electoral votes, should be called up at
an early day, probably tomorrow, and
pressed 10 lis passage az The continuous ses-
| sion, running through the night II necessa-
ry; thirdly, that the select committee on the
subject shall report and the majority IN the
| Senate pass, as soon Is praciic ibIe, "a SUBJ
slitute for Mr.. Ingalls, resouton,) a con-
| current resolution, providing in SUBJ
stance that the two houses shall assemble in
the ball OF the House OF Representatives on
the prOXimo: that list OF the electoral
votes shall be made by two or more tcllers
on the part OF the House and one or more
on the part OF the Senate that the totals
for each presidential and vice presidential
candidate excepting the votes cast for The
State OF Georgia seven days afser the time
prescribed by Federal law) shall be handed
TO the President OF the Senate. and that he,
as presiding officer OF the joint committee,
shall announce the results in the same way
| in which the results were announced under
| similar circumstances in 1919, 1857, and
| 1869. when the electoral votes OF Missouri,
Wisconsin, and Michigan were found 10
| have been east on DAYS other than those
fixed by the general law.
The announcement, according 10 the pro-
posed arrangement, would be an hypotbei-
cal declaration as to W hat would be the total
for each candidate "If the votes Of GEORGIA
be counted " and d" II the votes OF Georgia
be not counted" but it is to be provided
in this concurrent resolution hat tins bypo-
thetical declaration shall be supplemented
BY the announcement by the presiding Of
ficer that III any event Garfield and Arthur
have received a constitutional majority OF
all the electoral votes, and are daily elected
President and Vice President.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT rs WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. January 3l.-Thls after
noon, al 1920 New York avenue, corner OF
Twelfth street, Lucy Thomas, colored wo-
man, employed in The house, was standing
in the bay window cleaning the glass. Just
below was an area some Ten feet deep. The
woman lost her balance. To keep from fall
ing in the area sue jumped forward. She
cleared the. space, but her momentum was
such that she staggered forward after strik-
ing The ground upon her feet. She fell upon
the iron pallDg that surrounds the yard.
Her neck struck upon one OF the sharp iron
points that alternate with the curves in the
construction of the fence. The point forced
itself several inches into the neck. She bled
prOiusely, but severed no vital vein or ante
~. She was taken into the house and ply
sicans summoned. She was unconscious
from los 81 blood. Her wouGd was attend
cd 10 by the doctors who were summoned.
The cut, though dangerous. is not neces>a.
riy fatal. Lucy Thomas is about twenty
six years OF age.
Forty sixth COngress-ihtrd Session.
WAsHlNGTON, January 81, 1881.