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of the late President Garfield presented by
the State OF Ohio was formally accepted,
speeches eulogizing Garfield being delivered.
SENATE.-Mr. Morrill,, chairman of the
finance committee, made a long speech on
silver, opposing the continued coinage of
that metal. Mr.. Mcpherson spoke on the
same side OF the question. and Messrs.
Beck and Teller on the other side. Bills
were introduced to facilitate the business Of
courts and for the coinage Oisilverh half dol
!ars, QUarter-dollars and dimes.
The president sent the following nOmina-
tiOns to the senate: Charles j. Canda OF
New York, assistant treasurer Ofthe United
States at New York; Peter Gallagher OF
Virginia, Indian agent OF the Fort Halle
gany, Idaho.
The senate in executive session confirm
ed the following nominations: ohn Card
well, Texas, agent and consul general of
the United Sta ties at Carlo; Benjamin f.
Bonham, Greg on, consul general at Calcut-
ia; James w. Porche, Missouri, con
sui general at the City OF Mex
leo; William A. Grosche, Mis-
souri,, consul at Martin, Que; Madison Al
len Lybrook, lpdiana, consul at Algiers;
James H. Hawley, Idaho, district attorney
for Idaho; Isaac IL. Maynard, New York.
second controller Of the treasury; D.. NJ.
Fox, Pennsylvania, superintendent OF the
mint at Philadelphia; William A. Day, Hi
nois, second auditor OF the treasury; John
s. Williams, Indiana, third auditor Of the
treasury; Alberc Z. Stearns, Massachusetts,
appraiser OF merchandise at Boston; A. Z.
Stevenson, Illinois, first assistant postmas-
ter general.
The senate also confirmed q long list of
army promotions.
HoUsE.-Nearly the whole day was con-
sumed in a debate on the bill increasing the
pensions of widows and dependent relatives
of soldiers from IS to S12 per month. Mr..
Symes OF Colorado delivered a pro-silver
speech.
The minority report of the house COM
mittee on military affairs on the bill for
the relief of Fitz John Forter was laid be-
fore the house.. The minority states:
The only legal ground upon which
finding of the court martial can be re-
versed is that the court wickedly, cor.
ruptedly md maliciously conspired to
sacrifice Porter 10 save Pope from tho
odium OF defeat, and it would be a bold
man who affirmed that proposition. The
bin is unconstitutional, inasmuch as
it is q u~surpation by congress OF the
function OF the coordinate branches
of the government. II the bill does not
nominate Porter to Office it is an absolute
nullity. If it does nominate it is an in.
NdSIOn Ol Une eAeCuUlNe pTeTORdIlNe. III III
is advice it is useless, andif lawit is usurpa-
ton. II the court martial erred there was
no appeal. The minority respected Porter
for his persistence; still it could not but
believe that his disobedience andi:activity
cast the shadow OF woe over thousands OF
homes and brought disaster to the national
cause.
SENATE.-Senator Butler OF South Caro-
l. H. s-A->-1.A~1 = Ill
the territory as a state. 1t is almost a
bat copy OF the bill introduced two
] years ago by Delegate Pettigrew for the
admission OF South Dakota, except
1T is Tor the entire territory. 1t provides
for the election Of Ito delegates to
meet next December, and the admission OF
; the state by presidential proclamation.
) The bill was the Frederick bill introduced
in the house for division on the Missouri
river.
Bills were introduced to prevent the
decentralization OF American coin. The
! bill to provide Tor the counting OF electoral
: votes was considered, the principal speeches
being made by Messrs, Sherman and Ed
monds.
The senate confirmed Lambert Tree, min
lister to Belgium; Charles ID. Jacob, minister
] to Colombia, and Edward III. Strobel, Sec
rotary OF legation at Madrid.
III docket was cleared oil ali the nom
nations that had been reported from the
committees in a very few minutes, as
each one was confirmed without objection.
This, it is believed, closes up all the nomi.
nations that nav been made to fill vacan-
cies and are not objected to, and now the
senate will take up the nomin ations OF
6 those against whom charges nave been
! made. There are about one hundred and
fifty OF these. Their dispositions win nee
essarily be slow. After they have been
! disposed of, the nominations OF those who
have been appointed in the place oil sus.
pended Officials viii be taken up. Adj
journed 70 Monday.
: HoUsE.-The day was devoted to debate
! on the bill to increase the pensions OF widows
and other dependent relatives OF deceased
, so ldiers.
: SESArE.-Not in Session.
HoUsE.-There was an exciting contest in
I the house over the passage ofthe resolution
introduced q few days ago in relation to
the alleged discharge OF cx-Union soldiers