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the transportation of the mails between the
United states and foreign countries, the
conditions on which the awards were made
and The rates OF payment for service. The
house then went into committee of
the who1e on the general deficiency bill.
MIR. Rogers moved to strike out the clause
appropriating S6,O0O to pay Geo. Mathews
in full Tor the unexpired term OF the Fifty
first congress, for which he was elected as
g delegate from the territory of Dakota.
Lost. MIR. Clunie offered an amendment
granting an extra months pay to the em-
ployesof the eenate aud house. Agreed
to. When the bill was disposed Of the
committee arose. all the amendments
months salary to senate and house EN-
ployes, aid then the bill went over.
A ,journed.
The senate on the 9Th passed Senator
Plumb's concurrent resolution providing
for the transfer, with Mrs. Grants con-
sent, of the remains of Gen. Grant from
New York to the Arlington cemetery. SEN
afor Cali offered a resolution, which was
agreed to. iIstructinR the COMMITTEES on
foreign relations to inquire aud report ouch
measure as may be necessary for the pro-
were formerly residents of Cuba aud sub
jects of Spain, against prosecution by the
Spanish government for offeDses alleged
to have been committed by them. The
conference report on the fertilization bill
was taken up for consideration and after
some discussion the conference report was
agreed to. The conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill was then
taken up and the action of the committee
on the subject OF the bridge aud viaduct at
Rock lsland (decling to require the
municipality to share the expense
and ownership was criticised by
that liberality Of the committee
With its n and parsimony in re-
fnsing to the widow of the dead chief JUS
tice the balance OF his years salary.
senator Sherman expresses his regret ut
the striking out ofsths items for the fami-
lies OF deceased members and of the late
Chief Justice Waite. He would himself
vote for a law, general in its character.
giving to the family Of every officer of the
government, who died in the harness. the
balance of his pay during the calendar
Year. The discussion then turned on
items in relation to the irrigation
aud it was carried on at much
length. Finally the conference report was
agreed to, and further conference ordered
on the irrigation item which had been
postponed, and Senators Allison, Hill and
German reappointed conferrees on the
part of the senate. The tariff bill was then
taken up, but went over without action.
A joint resolution was introduced to ac-
cept from the national encampment, G. A.
r., q statue and pedestal of the late Gen.
Grant, to be elected in the capitol.
Adjourned.
The house on the 9Th resumed consider
nfinn of tho rovora1 .HaGo;orn, 1:lI At.o
bending question being OF the amendment
granting a months extra pay to employees
of the house and senate. The amendment
was lost. MIR. Vaux, of Pennsylvania,
made a motion to recommit the bill,
with instructions to the committee
on appropriations to report it back
with the clause appropriating $22U,OOO
for deficiencies in the : fees and ex-
penses of the United States marshals elm
mated. but it was lost. The bill was then
passed. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, from the
committee on rules. reported a resolution
providing that after the passage of this
hours debate, to move that the house nom
concur in all the senate amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill, and to ask
tor a committee of conference. Mr..
Enloe raised q question of considera-
ton, in the interest, he said, of the private
calendar. In ord.r to obviate Mr.. Enloe's
objection to the resolution Mr.. Cannon
stated that it was the purpose of the COM
mittee on rules to report aresolution giving
three days for the consideration of bills re-
ported from the committee OF agriculture
and labor and the consideration of private
bills. MIR. Enloe thought something more
substantial than promises should be given.
and insisted on his question of considera-
tiOn. MIR. Cannon rarnorkod fhot tho ror
tleman by his action was delaying the con-
sideration OF private measures. The
house decided. yeas ITO, nays &C, to con-
slider the report of the committee on rules.
Mr.. Springer coutended that important
public bills should not be pushed through
under the whip of the committee on rules.
MIR. Cannon in sustaining the resolution,
said that this morning he had proposed to
the gentleman IN the other side, that the
house non-concur in the senate amend
ments and the remainder of the day and
to. morrow be devoted to private bills.
b proposition had been rejected by the
gentleman from Tennessee, Mr.. Enloe.
This II. lection showed that the gentleman,
while protesting to be a friend Of private
measures was merely posing in that ca
pac'ty. An evening session was held for
the consideration of private bills. Adj
journed.
In the senate on the 9Th Senator Hoar
offered the following resolution which was
referred to the committee on rules:
Resolred, That the senate rules be
amended by adding the following: When
any bill or resolution shallhave been under
consideration for a reasonable time it shall
be in order for any senator to demand that
debate thereon be closed. If such a de-
mand be seconded by q majority
of the senators present, the ques-
ton shall forthwith be taken
thers on without further debate. and
the pending measure shall take precedence
over all other business whatever. If the
senate shall decide to close debate the
question shall be put upon the amend
ments, upon amendments of which notice
shall be then given and upon the measure
IN its successive stages, according to the
rules of the senate, but without further
debate, except that every senator who NAV
desire shall be permitted to speak upon
the measure not more than once and
not exceeding thirty minutes. After
such demand shall have been made
by any senator no other motion
shall be in order until the same shall have
been voted upon by the senate, unless the
same shall fail to be seconded. After the
senate shall have decided to close the de.
bate no motion shall be in order but
a motion to adjourn or take q recess,
when such motion shall be seconded by
a majority Of the senate. Whenever
such motion shall have been lost or failed
Of q second it shall not be in order to re.
new the same until one senator shall have
spoken upon the pending meas.
ure or one vote upon the same shall have