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Mr.. Money, of Mississippi. and the
Speaker Of the House Differ
as TO the Application
OF Rules.
Neal and Craft are Respited for Sixty
Days by Governor Blackburn,
of Kentucky.
The Car Wishes 1t Understood that
He is Emphatically
For Peace.
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Forty-seyenth Congress.

Mr.. Jonas resolution was adopted calling
for information about the proposed bridge
ofthe New Orleans Il Northeastern railway
company, across Lake Ponchartrain from
Point Aux Herbes, Louisiana, whether the
same will interfere with navigation, etc.
Mr., Hampton reported from the military
committee a bill to empower the secretary
OF war TO audi, the claim of the state of
South Carolina fol- rent alleged due for the
occupation of the Citadel academy, Charles.
ton. Placed on the alendar.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on claims,
reported adversely bill for the relief of
the Mechanics and Traders bank of New
Orleans. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Malone introduced q onourrent res.
olution, which was read first time, as fol-
lows: THAT in the event of any reduction
of the tax on tobacco manufactured in the
United States, II is hereby declared that
rebate of 10 per cent. of such reduction
shall be granted on all stamps, or taxes paid
for tobacco manufactured in the United
States alter the adoption of this resolution,
and between such date and the time when
any law making such reduction shall 20
into effect, then remaining in the hands Of
licensed dealers or other than manufhctur.
ers.n
a bill was introduced by Mr.. Brown ap-
propriating 100000 for the improvement of
the harbor Of Brunswick, Georgia.
Al l3O the tariff commission bill, the
unfinished business, came up and was in
formally laid aside to allow Mr. Garland 10
speak upon the importance of the main
tenance OF an efficient levee system on the
Mississippi river the bill on the subject re.
Gently introduced by him being temporari-
ly taken up,
In concluding, after long speech in
which he earnestly pressed the claims of
the lower Mississippi valley to the consid-
Grafton Of congress, Mr.. Garland said If
the committee in charge of the bill did moi
give 1t early consideration, he would resort
to some parliamentary jackscrews to get il
back. On his motion the bill was Sent 10
the committee on the Mississippi river and
its tributaries.
:, Consideration of the post-oillce appropria-
tion bill was resumed. The pending
amendment to make the Holman
provision relating to sub-contracts an
phcable only to contracts hereafter made
was agreed to-ayes 32 nays, l2.
The increase in the item Tor compensation
OF ,post'otiice clerks of $40, 700 prevailed.
z The next amendment reported to the
senate was an item on contracts, and de.
clares that, carrier, employed by contrac-
tor or sub'contractor, who shall file his
agreement and evidence that he
has done the work shall have
q lien on the money Of his employer
for his pay, and ii the contractor
or sub.contractor. shall fail to.pay the car
rier within two months of the end of the
quarter, the department shall pay the debt
and charge it 10 the contractor. When n
person or firm holding several contracts
iails to perform theservice on any one of
them, pay for Others shall be withheld until
the service has been restored and ali nenal-
ties. satisfied. This amendment gave rise To
q somewhat protracted discussion. devoid OF
general interest, npon the probable differ
ences arising under IL In the post-ofilce de-
partment.
In the course of the de-
pate Messrs. Dawes and Hawley
became involved in personal contro.
yersy upon what the latter construed TO he
an unwarranted criticism on the part of
MIR. Dawes upon himself.
Alter some change In the phraseology of
the amendment in the direction of greater
clearness, without altering its effect, the
amendment was adopted.
The bill was then laid over as unfinished
business.
The tariff commission bin was apaip
taken up as the regular order.
Mr.. Allison submitted u report of the
committee on appropriations with the testi.
mony taken In what is known as the treas.
ury contingent fund investigation. The
report ana testimony were tabled tempo
rarily and ordered printed.
Ailpr nm pypCntiva Qaosin,, tL.
journed.
HOUSE.
Houk, OF Tennessee chairman of the
committee on war claims, reported bill
Tor the allowance OF certain claims reported
allowed by the accounting officers of The
treasury department. ~
Springer commented on the fact TINT of
lis pages Of the bill seventy.fiye were d.
voted TO the payment of claims 10 citizens of
tennessee. This was explained by Houk
and Mcmillan by the statement that more
OF Union citizens had been taken
by the United States in Tennessee than
In any other state.
updegran, member of the committee
stated that he did not know what 70 do
with regard 10 this bill. The committee
had received ten huge patches of
claims which had been adjudicated by the
treasury officials, and Il had been a I,hysi-
cal iniposdbility for members Of the com.
mittee TO examine them. II appropriates
SIpi ,WO for the payment Of 1900 claims.
Miller, Of Pennsylvania, said that Il struck
him that congress ought 10 know what n
was doing when II appropriated S29i 900,
White, OF Kentucky, Holman, Of Indiana.
Atkins, OF Tennessee, and Blount, of Geor.
qua, advocated the passage Of the bill, con.
tending that to do otherwise would be un.
Just TO claimants, and would be virtual
repeal Of the law under which the claims
were authorized 10 be adjudicated. The
bill was passed without division.
Rice, Of Ohio, offered a resolution
directing the committee on the Judiciary TO
inquire whether the conviction Of Sergeant
Mason by the military court and the pro.
ceedings hereunder are not In violation, of
laws and the constitution Of the United
States, and report their determination 10
this house, and giving the committee
power to send for persons and papers. Re-
Hiscock, Of New York, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, reported
back senate bill making further
10 relieve tho an fIpycr, Ia, 81.