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WARRINGTON. Jan. 7.-SENATE-ln-
gals. bill amendalory to Pension
Act. Referred to the Committee on
Pensions. Hoar gave notice that when
tho rules wore disposed of he would call
up his bill providing for the counting OF
the electoral vote. The Senate, as a
Committee of the Whole resumed con
sideration oi the new rules, which, with
few amendments AMI little debate, were
adopted, all except those on Appro-
priations and Standing Committees,
which was reserved for the present.
Among the amendments made was one
providing for Committee on Fisheries
and one for reporting rules. Rule No. I
was taken up. 1t is rule relating to
the office of President pro tenpore, and
as proposed gives that officer power to
designate a substitute to perform the
duties of the chair for three DAYS.
Among the amendments that of Garland
was agreed TO, making the hour of ad-
journment on each occasion the limit of
time of such performance, except by
unanimous consent of the Senate The
rule as amended was adopted after the
executive session adjourned.
House.. Reed offered the following,
which was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t having been alleged that
circulars have been distributed in some
of the departments asking contributions
for political purposes in violation OF the
civil service law,
ReSolred, That the heads of depart
ments in which the distribution of any
circulars have taken place be requested
to inform the House of the facts con
nected with the distribution.
~ ATownshend offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the President
to furnish information relative to the
exclusion of American hog products from
Germany and France.
Randall offered resolution adopting
the twenty days rule OF the 47th Con.
gress as rule of the present Congress.
Adopted.
Bills referred: BY Rosecrans, to place
George w. Getty on the retired list OF
the army, with the rank of Major.Gen-
eral; also, TO equalize bounties; Henley,
to amend the Chinese Immigration Act;
Herbert, repeating the law requiring
publication of notice before making final
proof OF homestead entry; Dunn, repeal.
ing tonnage duties OF United States mer.
chant vessels .and,certa foreign vessels:
Cullen. providing for the acceptance by
the United States OF the grant of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal from the
States of Illinois aud Michigan; Calkins,
to prohibit imports from foreign coun.
tries which uniustly discriminate against
products of the United States; Browne
lind. J, providing that whenever for.
eign government prohibits or imposes
sudue restriction on importation of
American cattle, swine or the products
OF such cattle or swine, the
President shall prohibit the i'm
portation into the United States
OF wines or other liquors and such other
merchandise for such country as the
President may designate, and the prohi-
bition shall continue until the prohibi-
tion of such foreign country is amended.
The Speaker announced the appoint.
ment of Singleton, Wilson CIV. Va and
Phelps, as Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Converse offered resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation concerning differentiation,
false classification, and other irregular
practlces IN the importation OF wool ana
woolen goods. Adopted. Adjourned.
Resolutions OF Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. In the Senate,
the resolution presented by Miller, of
California, was agreed to, as follows:
ResOiced, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to transmit to the
Senate all the documentary information
in his possession relative to the execu.
tion OF the act of Congress, entitled an
act to execute certain treaty stipulations
with China, approved May 6, 1882, to.
gether with all the facts that have come
to his knowledge of certain difficulties
encountered by the officers of the gov
ernment in the enforcement of said act.
ssteriing Exchange and bonds
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Sterling bills
on London, sixty days, s4.s3l; sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, S4.S6!;
United States AIS of 1891, interest quar-.
terly, Sl.l4s. United States As Of 1907.
interest quarterly, sl.23l; United
States Ss, Sl.00i Western Union Tele-
graph, 76t.