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ton of the town of Wallace, Kansas,
was passed, and after all executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.

sion the Senate adjourned.
The House.
Dec. 16.-The senate bill was passed
providing that Admirals Rowan and
Walden may after forty years service
be retired from active service ON their
own application with the highest pay of
the grade to which they belong.
Mr.. DiDgley, of Maine. presented re
monstranceS against the Dunn free ship
bill from several firms and associations
throughout the United States.
Mr.. Plumb introduced a bill providing
that no railroad or other company or
other corporation engaged In Interstate
commerce, shall have or keep an Office
for, or otherwise provide for or permit
the transfer upon the books of the cor
po1ation of any portion of the capital
stock of the same at any price outside
of the state by or under the laws of
which said corporation was incorporated
and that all transfers of the stock of any
such corporation at any point or place
outside OF the limit; of the state bv
which the corporation was incorporate
shall be void.
The House then in the morning hour
resumed in committee of the whole the
consideration of the senate bill all of
lands in severality 10 the Indians.
On tie point of order raised Dy Stew
art, of Vermont, the clause vas stricken
out which limits to $4,000 the compen-
satiOn of persons holding the offices of
both circuit and district court clerk.
Dec. 17.-Belmont, of New York, ia
troduced the following bill, which was
referred to the committee on foreign af-
fairs: That the President be, and is
hereby authorized to appoint commls-
sion to proceed to such places in the
United States or elsewhere, as may be
desired by the Secretary OF State, to
take testimony under oath or affirmation
relating to the losses or inj1ries inflicted
since the 31st of December, 1885. by
the British authorities, imperial or
colonial, upon the citizens of the United
States engaged i'll fisheries on the north
eastern coast of British North America.
The SAID commission shall everywhere
have, in respect to the administration of
Oaths, of attirmations and asking of tes-
timony, the same powers as commits
siOner of the circuit court and shall be
paid the same fees as prescribed for
similar services of a commissioner of
the circuit court, together with travel
ing expenses.
The house then resumed consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Lefare, Of Ohio, objected. Atkinson,
of Pennsylvania, moved to recommit the
bill with instructions to the committee
on appropriations to report it back with
an amendment increasing the appropria-
ton from $4,000 to $2,O00,000 for out,
door 1ehef of persons entitled ID admis.
sion to soldiers home. Lost, yeas 1875,
nays 1879.
'rne bill was then passed.
The House at It's evening session passed
eighteen pen, ion bills, and at 1905 ad-
journed until to morrow.
DEC. 1S.-Morrison's motion that the
House go into a committee of the whole
upon the tariff bill was lost. Yeas 149,
nays 154.
The House then went into a commit
tee of the whole on the Oklahoma bill
Pending action of the committee rose.
On a standing vote there wRs majority
of III to 40 IN favor of considering the
Pacific railroad funding bill.
Holman demanded the yeas and nays,
pending which Springer made motion
to adjourn, which was, at As, carried.
Dec. 20.-Mr. Morrison introduced a
resolution for a holiday recess from
Dec. % to Jan. 4.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, intro
duced bill to punish the possession of
dies for cOunterfeiting money; also to
punish the buying of votes in elections
also to punish the passing Of Confeder-
ate money as a just obligation OF the
United States.
Mr.. Hitchcock called up his motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bin re-
lating u duties on tobacco. The bill
amends the statutes relating to leaf to-
bacco, leaf in bale, box, package or
bulk, any part Of which is suitable for
pound; if stemmed, 81 FER pound upon
the whole contents Of such bale, box or
package or bulk. The motion was lost.
Before motion could be taken on
Townshend's motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill limiting the jurisdc-
ton Of the United States courts in pat
ent cases and TO protect persons, who,
without notice, are bona tide manufac-
turers, purch 4sers, vendors and users OF
patented articles, a motion TO adjourn
was agreed to; yeas l24, nays III.
DEC. 2l.-Nr. MORRISON, of Illinois,
from the committee on ways and means,
reported back the concurrent resolution
for a holiday recess from December p
10 January 4. Agreed TO.
Mr.. DonEcll. of Michigan, from the
crmmittee on ventilation and acoustic,
reported a resolution directing the daily
chasing Of tic ventilation shafts lead
ing to the hall IF the House. The re-