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In the House.

9srH DAY.-Mr. Wallace reported, with
amendments, the bill he recently introduced
providing for the sale Of navy yard and
naval hospital lands in Brooklyn. An ad-
iournment was taken, Immediately after the
reading of the Journal, our Of respect for
Mr. Randall
9th DAY.-The Court of Claims bill was
River and Harbor Appropriation bill; and
it was referred to the Committee of the
Whole. The House then went into Com.
mittee of the Whole (Mr. Allen, of Michigan,
in the chair on the private calendar. :. Mr..
Cannon submitted a disagreeing conference
report upon the National Zoo bill. The
report having been agreed to, Mr.. Cannon
moved that the House insist upon its amend
ment, which requires tue District Of Colun-
bia to bear half the burden of the expense OF
the maintenance of the park. The motion
to insist was agreed tolls to T.; The
House at its evening session passed fifty prl-
vate pension bills.
9STH DAY-Tbe day was set apart for the
delivery of eulogies on the late ); 5: Co1, OF
New York. The attendance on the floor was
unusually large and the various speeches
were earnestly followed. The Speakers gal
lery was reserved for Mrs. Cox and the i'm
mediate members of her family. The list o.
speakers included many Of the best known
members of the House. Among the number
were Messrs. Cummings. Mccarthy, Covert,
Quinn and Turner, of New York; McAdoo,
of New Jersey; Holman, Of Indiana; Banks,
of Massachusetts,; Butterworth, Cultivate
ard Grosvenor. Of OHIO; Mills, OF IeIas;
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky; McMillan, Oh
Tennessee: Bland, of Missouri, and ODon-
rell, Of Michigan.
99TH DAY.eThe report providing for
temporary government of Oklahoma was
adopted. u. The bill to pension prisoners OF
war failed Of passage. :. Mr.. Dorsey, OF Ne
braska introduced a joint resolution that
the Secretary of the Treasury be directed 10
increase the Treasury purchase of silver
bullion to the maximum amount author
lied" A bill was passed providing that
soldiers who lost their limbs during the late
war shall be entitled to receive an artihclal
limb every three years. Tine Dill appro-
priating 1888, 500 to provide vaults and safe
guards for the security Of public money IN
the custody of the United Treasurer, was
passed. Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill to
pension prisoners of war The motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was de-
feated-yeas 143, nays q, not the necessary
two-thirds.
Tooth DAY.-The legislative Appropri-
alton bill was discussed without actll9n:.
The Worlds Fea air Bill was passed, with Sem
ate amendments, and was sent to tue Pres
ident Mr.. HIT from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill. The total
amount appropriated by the bill is 81. 49O, 9S5.
1O1sT DAY.-The Speaker laid before the
House a letter from the Secretary of War,
transmitting estimates of appropriations az
gregating sl29, O53 required to supply deflc.
iencies in the appropriation for the pay OF
the Army for the fiscal year 1871
In Committee Of the Whole the
Legislative Appropriations bill was d-s-
cussed during the whole session. -.
Mr.. Stewart, of Texas, reported the Senate
bill providing for the completion of the i'm.
provement to Galveston Harbor, Texas The
bill makes an appropriation of $4,000, 900.