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Proceedings of Congress.
THO RSDAY.

Proceedings of Congress.
THURSDAY.
In the Senate, Mr. Davis introduced !
bill authorizing terms OF the United State:
District Court at Martinsburg, ". Va
The japanese indemnity bi Twas advocat
ed by Mr. Morgan and opposed by Mr.
Jones, of Florida. Pending an executive
session the bill was laid over without
action Mr.. German introduced a joint
resolution granting she use of tents, &c
for the national encampment OF the q. \
Il. in Baltimore next June.
In the House, the tillibustering tactics
on the part of the Democrats against tax
ing up the contested election case oil
Mackey VS.. Dibsle were continued. Mo
tions for adjournment, leaves OF absence
&c, came in rapid succession, and at one
time the Republicans secured a quorum
but this was soon lost. and at ) o'clock
in accordance with resolution adopted
some days ago, the House took a recess
until 5 o'clock. Tending the announcing
of the recess the Speaker laid before the
House a mess ige from the President trans,
hitting a letter from the Secretary Of State
concerning The awards made agains,
Venezuv'a by the mixed commission under
the convention Of April -, 1866. The
President says; Il earnestly invite the
attention of Congress to this communica.
ton and the accompanying enclosures. Ii
case neither house takes action on it dur
ing the present Congress, shall feel 1t my
duty 70 direct that this prolonged discus
sion tie definitely terminated 10y recogniz
ing the absolute validity Of ali the awards.
At the evening session the Republican.
found themselves without quorum, and
he Democrats refusing to vote, an adjourn
ment took place at 10 O'clock.
FRIDAY.
In the Senate, MIR. Bayard ropuT e.
from the finance commit ce Il modification
of his substitute for House bonded spirit.
bill. Tie remainder Of the session wa.
spent in debate on the Japan, st 'lndemnit!
bill
In the House, the fiilibus criss on III:
Mackcy -nibb contested election case wa:
continued until il5. when the House az.
journed until Saturday.
MONDAY.
In The Senate Mr. Hoar introduced 3
bill to establish q uniform system Of bank
ruptcy. The japanese indemnity bill
was further discussed, at er which ID,
Senate adjourned antil Wednesday.
In the House, after spirited debate III,
amended rule presented by the Eepubli
cans to prevent dilatory motions was
adopted, and the South Carolina election
case was taken up and made the order foi
Tuesday.
TUESDAY.
In the House Mr.. Springer opposed the
approval OF the journal of Monday, on til.
ground that it omitted two very impor
tant motions which he had submitted
He claimed that the journal should show
honestly and truthfully what was done
''even though it might then contain a con.
demnation of the man who sat in the
considerable excitement and confusion
and the Speaker called Mr. Springer to
Mr.. Springer to make improper remarks
in so far as they Apply to the Chair alone,
but that it was quite another thihg when
The gentlesman undertakes to destroyed
the dignity of The House by his own con,
duct" Mr.. Springer's motion 10 correc,
the journal was voted down, and the
South Carolina contested election case OF
Mackey VS.. Dibble was taken up, Mr.. Mil
Ter opening for Mackey. Mr. Pau, OF
Virginia, also spoke in favor of the major
ity report and in praise of the virture OF
readjustment, as illustrated in Virgins
declaring that that State was the only
debt paying State of the late Southern
confederacy, which ELECTED the reply from
Mr.. Carlisle that Kentucky had never
scaled her debt one dollar
The Senate was not in Session.
WEDNESDAY.
The proceedings of the Senate Wednes-
day were devoid of special interest.
In the House the South Carolina cleo
ton case was disposed of by the adoption
of a resolution sea ing Mackey, republican
contestant. Resolutions offered by Mr..
McLane, declaring that some of the recent
rulings of the Speaker on the proposed
change Of rules were "arbitrary, and are
condemned and censured by the House,
led to heated debate, and the resolutions
were finally laid on the table. The con-
tested election case of BiSlpe va Finley