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rivers. The bill wss passed and the
house adjourned.

THURSDAY. JAN. u.
SsRdte.-Sen. Cha -dler's resolution of.
fered Jan. 10, instrucsing the committee
on Judiciary to enquire into the suppress
sion of votes of the colored citizens of
jackson, Miss, was adopted by party
vote of % TO "a. Sen. Riddieberger vot.
ed nay. Sen. Mitchell's bill for the re-
strIctiou of Chinese immigration was re
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lations.
HouSe.-On motion of Mr.. Rogers (Ark.)
bill was passed to punish robbery, bur
glary and larceny il the Indian territory
1t fixes the punishment for these offens-
es at $1,000, Eve and fifteen years i'm
prisonment. Mr.. Townshend reported
back the Boutelle battle flags resolution,
as amended by the committee on military
affairs. Mr.. Boutelle said he had objec-
tions to the srsen iments. The resolution
was adopted. The house then, on motion
of Dunn, of Arkansas, went into commit
tee of the whole for consideration of the
senate bill fixing the salary of the com
missioner of fish aud fisheries at $1,000
per annum.
WASHINGTON, JAN. Is.
SenGte.-The bill to return to the sew
eral states and territories and to the Dis
trict of Columbia, all money collected un-
der the tax of August 1861, was taken up;
but on motion of Sen. RIddleberger to
so into executive session, the bill was lost
by 26 to IS. The Blair educational bill
was then taken up, aud peading argument
thereon, the Senate adjourned until Mon
day morning.
HouSe.-The committee on agriculture
reported bill making appropriations to
carry into effect the provisions of the act
to establish experimental agricultural
stations. In committee of the whole
the house proceeded to the consideration
of the bill relating to marks, writing or
printing on second, third and fourth
class mail matter. The bill was passe d.
Crisp, of Georgia, chairman of The com
mlttee on electors, reported that E. A.
Redstone, claiming to have been elected
from the 9TH California district, had no
grounds for contest.
MONDAY, JAN. 16.
SeHate-Ser. Lair presexted a memo
rial and resolutions from the Knights of
Labor general assembly. Mr.. Sawyer re-
ported from the postoffice committee the
house bill prescribing what printed mat
ter is allowable upon wrappers, of second,
third and fourth class mali matter. He
asked immediate consideration of the
bill, but 1t went over under objection.
At l P. m the senate went into execu
tive session and at 2:30 was considering
Lamar's nomination. Lamar, Villas and
Dickinson were confirmed by the senate.
The vote on Lamar was 2S to -.
HouSe.-Under the call of states the fol-
lowlngbllls ana resolutions were introduc-
ed and referred: Mr.. Landes, Ills, to re-
dpce the treasury surplus and to grant
bounties to wheat growers. Mr.. Cannon,
Ills, for the relief of purchasers of swamp
and overfowed lands. Mr.. Mason, Ills, to
provide for the retirement of United
States bonds beforematu-ity. Mr.. Law
Ter, His, appropriating s290,000 for the
erection of public building at Chicago.
Mr.. Cultivate, Ohio, amending the Pacific
railroads acts and to secure to the United
States payment of all indsoteness of GER
tain companies therein named. Mr.. Dock
cry, Mo, placing all kinds of lumber on
the free list, also to repeal the law for the
payment of attorney fees on claims, for
the increase of pension onaccount of III
crease of the disability for which the pen
sion is allowed.