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II the Senate on the zTtn the esIl - s-sorvo-
rate the Maritime Canal COMPANY of riczr.srua
WAS passed The bill grantfax pensions =, ex.
soldiers and sailors who are ineapaeitAsed for
me performance Of manual labor, and provsl-
ing for pensions 70 dependent Relatives. Of "a
ceased soldiers and sailors. was takea an ard
amended but without finishing the oaI
the senate went into executive .e~-
SION and subsequently adjourned
IN The House the adverse report uooa
The resolution directing the Secretary Of
the Treasury 70 institute an Investigation into
the New York Sugar Trust was considered.
anc the resolution laid on the tzbl@ r~-~
luton directing inquiry into the tssufnx ~ "a
Commissioner Of Patents OF the ~oue hundred
cay circular was tabled testimonial OF
respect 70 the memory OF the late WV Cor
eoran vas ordered spread uron The msaut~a
And the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the sssh the s~s-,on v,s
devoted 70 a very lengthy and very heated dis
eussiou Of the dependent pension eilf. without
bringing the question 20 q close Tns
House, after considering the Okiahona bsil
took up the public huiliing bills. and af.er ne
adoption OF a number. Including enc for .
building IN New York City involving the az
penditure Of o., ,so.ooo. adjourned.
IL the Senate, on tbs 18th. the Dependent
Pension otli wa5 taken Up and warmly dis
cussed rom . partisan standpoint. but without
taking vote on the bill or the pending amend
ment. the Senate went into executive session
In the House the resolution Authorizing z
the Secretary Of the Treasury 70 purchase
bonds with the surplus was ths occaa.en Of .
lengthy and warm debatsA
IN the senate OF tGe ST. Hoass nll % amen
the act 20 restrict ownership OF real estate in
the Territories TO American citizens rs-
serving legation property In The District Of Co
iuHoia, was passed resolution was adopted
requesting the President 70 negotiate . treaty
with China providing that no Chinese Iabor-rs
shall enter the United States. The De-
pendent Pension bdI was then taken IN.
and was still pending when the Sonata
at SD p m, adjourned until the 5th
In the House the joint resolution accepting the
invitation OF the French republic 70 take part
in the international exhibition 70 be held In
Paris in lss9 was adopted. The tcint rexoln-
tior authorizing the President 10 arrange a
conference 10 be held in Washington in 1883 for
the pGrpose Of promo ing arbitration and en-
eouraging reciprocal commercial relations BE-
tween the United States and South American
republics was agreed to.
The Senate was not in session on the ID
In the House a number OF bills were reported
from committees and placed on the calendar
and the House went iatCe comm ittee OF thu
whole on the private calendar. Tesumlng con-
siderati0n OF the Omnibus bill. an amend
nent to which. provining for the relief OF the
Protestant Episcopal Theological Sem
mary and High School Of Virginia, led
TO long debate On the rrupriety OF
estahlishiny precedent involving an expenii-
ture OF hun lretis Of millions Of dollars The
amendment was adopted night session was
held, Al which 4 number OF private pension
bills we're passed.