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HousE-The first session of the Fiftieth
congress is drawing near it's end. The first
decisive action looking to an adjournment is
g conference that had been held between Gen.
Clark, the clerk of the house, and leading Re-
publican senators. Gen. Clark has clnimed
to be acting upon authority in making the
statement that the majority in the house
will assume the responsibility forintroducing
an adjournment resolution.
Friday, Oct. IL.
SENArE,-The Senate directed it's attention
to q discussion of the tariff bill.
HoUsE.-Mr. Rice of Minnesota called up in
the house the report of the special eommit.
tee Investigating the charges against Mr..
Stahlnecker of New York in connection with
the new library building. The report, which
completely exonerates Mr.. S~tahlnecker, was
adopted without discussion.
The house took up the bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua.
Mr.. Fuller OF Iowa. while subscribing heartily
to the idea that the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans should be connected BY canals.
pointed out his objections to the pending
measure. which he contended was loosely
drawn.
Saturday, Oct. Is.
SENATE.-No business-was transacted. The
committee on public lands will hold no more
meetings this year, and there remainAsupon
its calendar a large amount of legislation.
HoUsE.-the Indications are that the next
viii be the last of the session; yet, no one has
been authorized by the representatives OF
either party to make that announcement.
Much will depend upon accidents. 1t is not
get clear that the Democrats as a body will
agree that an adjournment resolution shall
be introduced in the house; Yet, if one shall
be presented in the house, from whatever
quarter Il may come, the impression is that
It will be adopted. There is no question
that if it shall be sent to the senate that
body will at once concur.
Monday, Oct. Is.
SENATE-The feature of the Senate's pro-
ceedings today was the speech of Mr.. Blair
on the Presidents pension vetoes. Mr.. Blair,
in connection with the Presidents veto ofthe
pension of Mrs. Sarah Woodbridge, went in
to the vetoes in general and the case of Mary
Ann Dougherty in particular. He thought
the matter of doingjustice to this poor wom-
an was Just as serious as the passage of q
tariff bill or the election of a President.
HoUsE.-Mr. Dougherty, of Florida, with
drew his point on noquorum upon considera-
ton OF the vote by which the House passed
the Presidential count bill, and the motion
to reconsider was carried, thus settling the
passage of the bill, which now goes to the
President. -~
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, offered a resolution
adioqrning congress sine die on Wednesday,
Oct. II. The resolution went over until to-
morrow. e.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama introduced a bill
providing for the assemble Of the Fifty-frst
and subsequent congresses on the 4th of
March, at ! o'clock, when an adjournment
shall Immediately be taken until the first
Monday in the December following, unless
the president expresses a wish to the contrary.
Tuesday, Oct. 18.
SENATE.-The Senate devoted the entire
day to the tariff question. Mr.. Cockrell first
9 the floor in opposition to the Senate
substitute.
HoUsE.-The only feature of the House pro-
ceedings today was the failure to agree upon
date for final adjournment OF congress. The
House concurred in o SENATE amendment to
the bill authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river at La
Crosse, Wis.
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, called up his reso-
luton for final adjournment, and after dis
Gussion it was further postponed until to-
morrow. Mr.. Oates said that he had failed
in his effort to get the House to adjourn, and
he would like to adjourn himself. He asked
leave of absence for the remainder of the
session, which was granted.
Wednesday, Oct. II.
SENATE.-It is now practically decided that
congress will adjourn on Saturday next.
This arrangement has been made by an in
formal conferences of Republican and Demo-
cratic senator's. Senator Cockrell, at the
close of his long speech yesterday in oppo-
sition to the new tariff bill, charged that the
Republican senators dared not bring the
session to aclose. Promptly taking up the
challenge, Mr.. Allison appeared this morning
with o resolution providing for a recess from
Oct. 2Ot Nov. 10. The Democrats opposed
this plan, as they want an adjournment. The
resolution was not acted upon to-day, but
went over under an objection by Senator
Morgan. It will be taken up tomorrow and
amended SO as to provide for an adjourn.
ment instead of q recess, and in that shape
will be passed and sent to the House.
HoUsE.-The speaker laid before the House
IS messages from the President vetoing pli-
yate pension bills. They were referred to the
committee on invalid pensions.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, rose to q question
of privilege and read from the clerks desk an
editorial in the New York Tribune, charging
him with sending unfrankable matter through
the mails under his frank. Hesaid the frank
was 8 forgery.