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the Mississippi river and insert those re-
ported by the committee on commerce was
adopted.
The chair laid before the senate resolu-
tOns of the convention OF Repr Nlcan edI-
| tors OF Ohio, urging an investigation OF the
charges as to the election of Senator
Payne. Referred to the committee on priv
! ileges and elections.
HoUsE.-Blls passed amending the re-
vised statutes regulating the sale OF tObac-
co; permitting the removal Of manufacture
| ed tobacco, cigars and snuff for export to
. foreign countries without the payment OF
| tax; allowing passengers baggage TO ne
carried by express companies the same as
other merchandise; allowing merchandise
| liable to specific rates OF duty only to
be entered for immediate transportation
without appraisement; repeating the law
allowing commissions to internal revenue
! collectors on taxes collected on distilled
| spirits. The resolution directing the pay
ment of the treasury surplus on the public
debt was discussed.
Representative Morrill, presented a re-
| port to the house from the committee on
! invalid pensions recommending that the
bill granting pension TO Joseph Romiser
do pass, Notwithstanding the presidents
veto. The committee expresses the Opin-
ion that had it not been for the failure OF
the clerk to submit to the president the
proper papers there would have been no
occasion to make the report in the Romi-
ser case.
SENATE.-The debate no the joint resolu-
tion donating all the treasury surplus over
$100, 900, 900 to the payment of the pub
lie debt was concluded and the resolution
was adopted, the vote being 207 yeas to
67 nays.
Mr.. Platt offered in the senate O resolu-
tion providing that all veto messages trans
mitted to congress from the beginning OF
the government to the present time shall
be collected and printed in one document.
The sundry civil bill, as reported from
the senate committee on appropriations,
provides the $4,000 for heating apparat-
US to the public building at Winona asked
for by the supervising architect, in addi-
tion to appropTiating $S0,000 for the
completion of the building. The following
amendment is inserted forythe court house
and postoffice at st. Paul:
To enable the secratary OF the treasury
to purchase the ground, consisting of two
lots adjoining, fronting not exceeding 100
feet on Wabasha and extending back to
the depth ofsaid lots, $40, 900, or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
Ten thousand dollars is appropriated
for the new lighthouse proposed at Two
Harbors, MINI. and $15, ,OO0for the estab-
lishment OF a light station near
North Point, Wis, in place of the
old one near Milwaukee. For the preser-
walton, protection and improvement of the
Yellowstone Park $40, ,000is appropriated.
OF this, 50, 900 is to be paid as salary to
superintendent, who is to be allowed ten
assistants at not exceeding $500 per an
mum each, and the rest is TO be used for
improvements of roads and bridges. The
e. 80. @
buildings at military posts is increased
from SITS, $50 to $250,000.
HoUsE.-The house passed the Morrison
joint resolution requiring the disbursement
of the treasury surplus in excess of $780,
600, 900 in the redemption ofinterest bear
ing bonds. The vote was over three to
one, the ayes being 207 and nays 81. or
the affirmative fifty-nine were republicans.
Representative White presented the reso-
lutions of the Minnesota veterans in Dako-
Ia in favor OF a bill for the Admission OF
Dakota, and also in favor OF the Grand
Army pension bills.
All the Democrats in the Virginia delega-
ton, except John Randolph Tucker, went
to the president and urged him to renomi-
nate John Goode as solicitor general. not
withstanding his rejection by the senate
They said that it was believed that if the
case was retired Goodies confirmation
might be secured.
SENATE Three reports were made on the
proposed investigation OF the charges OF bri-
berry in connection with Senator Payne's
election. The report signed by Senators
Pugh. Salisbury, Vance and Eustis, the
Democratic Dlembers OF the committee
sets forth the history OF the case, recognizes
the transcendent Importance OF throwing
around the senate OF the United Sta tes the
highest safeguards against seating mem.
Der whose title was procured by bribery,
fraud or corruption, and describes the pro-
cess by which the signers reach the conclu-
sion that there is no ground for further pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Payne The report
says: That no member OF the committee
and no witness, representative or other
person has expressed the opinion that
Payne is or was connected in the remotest
degree by act or by knowledge with any
thing that was wrong or criminal or inn
moral in his election; and on the whole
case as presented they recommend that the
senate make no fnrther investigation OF
the charges involving the right OF Payne
to his seat.
Senator Vance submitted proposed
an endment to the general deficiency bill TO
appropriate $3.50, ,209 for unpaid salaries
OF postmasters.
HoUsE.-The house passed the following
bills from the committee on labor:
To prevent the employment OF convict
labor and alien labor upon public build
ings and other public works: amerSling the
act to prohibit the Importation OF aliens
under contract or agreement to perform
labor in the United States; to protect me-
chanics and servants in the District OF Col
umbia ia tt,eir wages; the senate bill provid-
u A