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CONGRESSIONAL.

TIE Dill Tor q puol1c ouliopS ut Nebraska City,
Neb., passed the Senate JSy %. The Senate
then resumed considerationv the Payne case,
and Mr.. Teller concluded Ms remarks COM
menced the previous day. Nj Eustis spoke in
support of the majority report He did not find
that the circumstances of the Clio Investigation,
whose results had been reporte to the Senate,
were guided by those Just and far principles OF
evidence that prevail generally il this country,
Mr.. Hatch, from the Committee p Agriculture,
reported back as a matter Of privilege tho oleo-
margarine bill with Senate 6ineilments. The
Speaker held that the report was ny a privileged
one, and declined to entertain 1t. he House re-
fused to consider either the navy inSease bill OR
Interstate bill. and then went into
Committee of the Whole on revenA bills, the
object being to reach the oleomarArine bill.
Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill, giving node Of the
termination Of the Hawaiian treaty, I'D other
bills relating to the revenue, were laid eidc,
THE Senate took up the Payne caseNuIy ~.
and was addressed by Mr.. Call in oppoltion to
further investigation. Mr.. Evarts cloed. the
debate in argument against further inAtira,
ton. Mr.. Hoar followed Mr.. Evarts in losing
the debate. The resolutions that there Aould
be no further investigation were adopted-fea
"A, nays II, the former vote being reversed. Who
senate at it's evening session resumed considra-
ton of the sundry civil appropriation bill. uRn
motion Of Mr.: Allison IN an IN al amendment eaSla "
prosecuting Of crime in Utah. The House !
Representatives resumed consideration of thu
olcomargarine bill. After a short discussion the
6GnAL0 aIQeuuluVAbb tIc OIl WCAo ICl
in-yeas ia, nays Is. The bill now goes to the
President for his action. The House ut it's ovon-
ing session passed q number OF pension bills,
among them the Senate bill granting a pension
of 800 per month to the widow Of GeneralStan-
ard.
THE resolution introduced by MIR. Edilunds.
instructing the Committee on Foreign Rdations
to inquire into the violation of the rights OF
American fishing vessels in Canadian waters,
was taken up and adopted by the Senat July "a.
Mr.. Hawley, from the Committee on '%rinting,
reported q resolution for the collectionhnd print
ing Of Presidential vctoes from the orfanization
Of Congress to the present time, arranged in
chronological order, and it was adolted. The
Senate then resumed consideration of he sundry
civil service bill, which was passed after the
adoption of several amendments Tie House OF
Representatives went into Committee OF the
Whole (Mr Crisp in the chair on the bill for an
increase of the Navy. Tho original bill was then
read by sections for amendments, fter which
the committee rose and reported the bill to the
House. Mr.. Herbert offered as q substitute foH
the bill the proposition agreod to b. the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, which has been pub
ished. It was agreed to-yeas III, nays l04, and
the bill as go amended passed.
MR.. BLAIR. from the COMMITTEE. on educa-
ton and labor, reported back theaonse bill di-
recting the commissioner of labc to make an
investigation Of convict labor in tn, Senate July
rs, and it was passed. Mr.. Ingallt offered a res
President to communicate information concern
ing the alleged detention of A. I. Cutting, an
American clGl2en, by the Mexican authorities at
Paso Del Norte; also. whether any additional
United States troops have been recently ordered
to Fort Bliss. On motion of Mr.. Sewell, the
bill was passed appropriating $2500N for the es-
tablishment of the military post q or near Den
yer, Col. In the House of representatives, Mr..
Holman, from tho conference committee on the
legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill, reported a disagreement. and further con-
ference was ordered. Mr.. Henl,y, from the
committee on public lands, reported back the
Senate bill FORGETTING certain of the hnds granted
to the Northern Prcifc Railroad Company. The
committee recommend that in lieuof the Sen
ate bill there be substituted the provisions OF
the house bill on the same subject.
Mr.. ALLISON, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported back the House joint resolution
directing tho payment of the surplus in the
treasury on the public debt, with an amend
ment. Mr.. Beck, q member OF the committee,
stated that this was the report Of tina majority
of the committee, but the minority adhered to
the House resolution. Placed on the calendar.
After several reports on vetoed pension bills,
the Senate then went into secret session. In the
House of Representatives Mr.. Willis, of Ken
lucky, from the conference committee on the
river and harbor appropriation bill, reported
continued disagreement, and q further confer
ence was ordered. The House resumed consid
GRAFTON Of the Northern Pacific land forfeiture
bill. The question REQUIRED upon the House
substitute for the Senate bill, and it was agreed
to-yeas ia, nays 65. The Senate bill as thut
amended was passed-yeas 1S5, nays 4S, and {
TeQueSt Tor q conference was made.