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WASHINGTON, January 30.-In the Senate,
8 communication was submitted from the
Secretary Of the Treasury, transmitting a
letter from Collector Robertson in relation
to the difficulty in obtaining search warrants
for the discovery of smuggled goods in New
York
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary CON-
mitree, reported favCrablv, with amend
ments, the Senate bill re-estab i,hing the
Court of Comm issiOuers of Alabama Claims,
aud the distribution of inappropriate d
moneys of the Geneva award He rem rked
the committee was not unanimous as 10
| any OF the recommendations Of the bill, hut
| that as TO some things T. did not recon-
mend i was unanimous. l. recommended
| the payment with moneys received from
| Great Britain of losses by what are known
| as eXcu'pated cruisers and nothing else.
/ The committee, be thought, were unanimous
against a premium, and the mai ,riiy
| were OF the opinion that insurance COM
! pa-ies were not entitled to any relief
Messrs. 4rlsnd, Hale and Hoar gave
notice Of amendments TO the bin, and the
smendments were ordered printed eepa-
rarely.
The Senate, at AS. took no the 3 per
| cent. bond bill, ana Mr.. Pugh's proposed
/ amendments were accepted bv Mr.. Vest as
/ a modification of his proposition.
The question was upon an amendment of
/ fered ty Mr.. Hawley, allowing banks TO re-
/ tire Their bonds deposited for circulation in
/ amounts not exceeding five million dollars
/ per month, and only upon thirty days no
tice-
The debate was continued until 3:55,
| when, wi hout reaching vote, the Senate
went into executive session, and at 4:2O
| adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
! In the House, number Of bills were In
/ troduced and referred, among which are the
| following:
By Mr Wheeler, OF Alabama-To grant
| lands 70 the State of Alabama in aid or the
Warrior and Tennessee Rivers Railroad
| Company
| By Mr.. Oates, of Aiabams-R quirlng the
| Supreme Court, in cases predica ed on con
tracts, or a breach thereof, coming within
their jurisdiction, to decide according to the
| law Of The place where the contract was
made or wss to be performed.
By Mr.. Kirg, of Lou'siaua-For the sur
vey OF Blsck river, Louisiana, looking to
| the improvement of the greater bends there
| IN by means OF cut-Offs.
By Mr.. Robertson. OF Louisiana-Df fniue
the powers and duties of the Mississippi
RIVER Commission, and authorizing appro
! priaHons Of land and material for the i'm
/ provement of the Mis- issip2i river and its
navigable tributaries, prescribing the man
ner of assessing damages, and providing
| punishment for acts in hindrance of such
| imDrCvement.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, from the Com
mittee oe Appropriations, repOrte ed the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill, and
il was referred to tie committee OF the
whole. L. spuropriates $I19S, $50, being
Sl2 425 less thao the amount appropriated
| asJ year. and SIG ) . less than the es'i-
mates. L is accompanied by a voluninous
| repor', watch gives a short description Of
| every mace mentioned in the bill
Mr. Briggs, cf W HamVsh'rA, from the
| Committee on Pos Offices and Post L Dads,
repcr ed resolution calling on the Post
master General for information as tn re-
| mOvals and appointments IN the Pos Office
! Dapar ment since March t, 1881. AdCp ed.
Mr.. Williams, from the Foreign Affairs
| Committee, reported back the resolution
| calling OF the President for all the corr. s.
p1rdenca between the State Department
| aud the United States Minister at ST. Peters
| burg rel tive TO the expulsion Cf American
| Israelifes from Russia and the pers Gu ion
| OF the Jews in the Russian Empire
| Adopted
Mr. Neal. OF Ohio, from the Committee
on CtSil Service r form, reported back the
| resolution col ing on the Secretary OF STATE
for a list of a / promotions, removals and
| appointments made IN the Consular service
sir ce he h OF MarcA. 1877. Adopted.
Ga motion OF Mr. Dibble. of South Caro-
| ina. WedUesdsy, the S-h OF February, was
| assigned for the delivery Of eulCgies upon
the la NJ O'C1uu0r, OF Sou'h Carolina,
and then, at 4:30, the House adjourned.
LAND GRANTS REVOKED.
TIE bill introduced in the House to-day
by Representative Cobb, Of Indiana, IN
regard to railroad grants, provides
that all laws and parts OF laws
| uOE in force granting public land
| 70 the following railroad companies are
hereby repealed, VIZ: The Guf and Ship
I~land; y A'ahama aud Florids; COosa and
Feunes- ee; Mobile and Grard; Coosa and
C9at,anOogs; Alabama end ChattanOO
ga, formerly the Northeast and
Southwest Alabama, and Wills Val
les Railroad; Pensacola and Georgia; Flnri
| da, A mic and Cuff Central; Nor L uis'.
ana anu Texas, formerly the Flcks0urg,
Sereveport aud Texas Railroad; New Orleans
| Bafon K luge and Vick-burg, and number
OF others in the North and West. All laws
| or parts Of laws row in force, grsntir Q
any, of above named railroad companies
| or to aid any OF said railroad companies In
| the construction of said railroads or Other
| roads, sre also hereby repealed, and the
lands are returned to the public domain.
| EXTENDING THE FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM
TIE bill introduced in the House to-day
by Mr.. H uk, of Tennessee. 10 regard tC
| tie distribution of mail matter, provides
| that Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn anG
| all other c les OF sixteen thousand inhah
tan's shall have the benefits Of-the free de-
livery system M II uk also introduced 6
bill making Knoxville a por5 OF delivery.
HURLBUT COMING HOME.
Leave Of absence to return home has beer
granted General Hurlbut, our Minister tc