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HOuse SessfOnA

144rH DAY.-Mr Belmont IN. ", from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
back the Consular and Diplomatic Appropri-
alton bill with Recommendation that
certain Of the Senate amendments
thereto be concurred in and others
non-concurred in. The report was agreed to
... Mr.. O'Neill (Mol from the Committee on
hibiting the importation Of contract labor
... The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the Naval Appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Hepburn Gowal
severely criticized the resent speech Of
Mr.. Wheeler (Ala-) rejecting upon Secretary
Stanton. Mr.. Kelley PENN had read lst-
ter written by Secretary Stanton in 1852. Mr.:
Wise (Va.l regretted that MIR. Wheeler had
furnished Mr.. Hepburn with the opportunity
then earnestly impressed upon the majority
the propriety and necessity for a re-
Mobilization Of the navy, Messrs. Golf (W.
Va), Saylers Texas. and McAdoo IN. O,
also took part in the debate. Mr.. Herbert
(Ala) offered an amendment tre-appropria-
ting $576, $50 Of the surplus on hand to the
credit Of the pay Of the navy. Agreed to.
145TH DAY.-The speaker laid. before the
House a message from the President announc-
ing his approval Of the Shipping bill, but
pointing out defect which he discovered to
said that he was instructed by the Ship
ping Committee to introduce a meas
ure to remedy the defect pointed
out by the President, and he asked unani
NOUS consent to introduce it now, and put it
upon it's passage Mr.. Morrison tIll) OBJ
iected. The message was referred to the
Shipping Committee. :. The Naval Appropri-
alton bill was discussed. Mr.. Gibson
charged the deplorable condition Of the
aafnf
Mr.. Reed (MeJ denied the charge, and
placed the responsibility upon the Demo-
cratic party, which had had control of the
House since the Forty-fourth Congress, with
the exception of the Forty-seventh Congress
-. The remainder Of the session was con-
sumed with eulogies of the late Senator John
F. Miller, of California
146TH DAY.-The Senate amendments to
the Pension Appropriation bill was non-con-
CURED in and a compromise committee ap-
pointed .. g. In Committee Of the Whole the
Naval ropriation bill was rassed. MIR
Goff's L. on to recommit the bill, with in
structions to report an amendment pro-
viding for the completion Of the double
turreted monitors was rejected. y. Mr.. King
Ia) introduced bill appropriating Sll ,0o0,-
OOo for the construction OF coast detences, to
consist Of revolving st; ell turreted forts at
the entrance to important harbers. The
first appropriation is to be followed by
yearly appropriations Of sS,00),000 until
discussion of the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, Mr. Randall took occasion to deny that
the Administration had waged war on the
Silver bill. The amendment authorizing the
issue of 81 and SO bills in place Of mutilated
and cancelled notes Of like denomination was
lost, IS to 81.
147TH DAY.-The House had long aud
exciting debate on proposition lntro-
duced by Mr.. Morrison, from the Com
mittea on Rules, that Whenever an add1-
tional pension bill is passed, it shall be accom-
panied by a special tax to cover the outlay.
Messrs. Reed Hiscock, Mckinley, Brumm,
attacked this proposition as plot to rob the
soldier. Messrs. Hewitt, Randall and
Watson defended the proposition on
the score OF its being necessary TO
raise revenues to meet expenditures.
Mr.. Cannon OILY gave notice that he would
offer nm amendment making 1t an order 10
amend river and harbor bills aud bills for
the erection of public buildings by attaching
thereto a provision raising revenue 70
meet the expenditures. -. Another eI-
citing debate occurred later in the day.
General Bragg, tWis.) expressed contempt
for his Democratic colleague. Mr.. Randall;;
and those who with him last Thureday voted
thereupon expressed his contempt for Gen.
eral Bragg and MIR. Hewitt on the tariff ques'
tion.
14STH DAY--The entire session of tho
House was spent in filibustering by the Re-
publcans to prevent the passage OF the pro-
posed amendment to the rules, providing that
in every big pension bill a clause might be
ins :rtcd authorizing the levy of a tax
to meet the amount appropriated. Roll call
after roll coil showed the House to be with
out a quorum, all the Republican members
having left to prevent the taking of vote,
and at o'clock the House adjourned.
l49TH DAY.-The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Sundry Civil bill.
The pending amendment was that offered
by MI Warner Ohio, providing that no
money appropriated for the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing shall be u ed in print
ing United States notes of large denomina-
tion in lieu of notes of small denomination
cancelled or retired. Agreed to-9 to 7s.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.) vigorously denounced the
amendment ON the grounds that it would
have the effect of interfering with the circu-
lation of the standard silver dollar, and Mr..
Weaver, of Iowa, as vigorously supported it,
declaring that the Standing Of the