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leave, were excused. The house then
went committee of the whole on the
private calendar. The Sibley tent bill,
which has been clogging the private
calendar for two months, was laid aside
after being favorable recommended, but
without final action. The house then
tool1ra recess until evening fof the con-
alteration Of private pension bills.
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The senate
was not In session Saturday and the
house was occupied in further con-
sidering the diplomatic bill. Dur
ing the debate the action of the adj
ministration in paying an indemnity
to Italy out of the contingent fund was
criticised. Pending an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Chapman (Mich.) that no
part of the sum appropriated as an
emergency fund shall be paid to any
power in settlement of any claim
against the United States, the house
adjourned
MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, May S.--Petitions were
presented in the senate yesterday
against opening the worlds fair on Sum
day. A petition was also presented
from Methodist church in New Hamp-
shire protesting against any further
legislation against the Chinese. Mr..
Vest made some criticism of the extrav-
agance in spending money by the man
ayers of the worlds fair which he con-
sidered reckless in view of the fact that
congress was being asked to further aid
the enterprise. Among the bills passed
was that to fix the price of lands en-
tered under desert land laws. It fixes
the price at rs per acre, whether the
lands are outside or within a railroad
grant, and it requires the repayment of
the difference to those who have hereto
fore paid double price for such rail-
road lands.
The house passed the free binding
twine bill; also a bill pensioning the
survivors of the Black Hawk, Cherokee,
Creek and Seminole wars; alsoa a bill ap-
propriating S150,000 to enable the presi-
dent to fulfill the stipulations of the
late treaty with Great Britain in regard
to the arbitration at Paris. The diplo-
matte bill was then considered until
adjournment.
TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, May AIN the senate
yesterday Mr.. Morgan called up the
presidents message on the subject Of an
international silver conference and Mr..
Kyle, of South Dakota, addressed the
senate in favor of free coinage. The
conference report on the Chinese ex-
clusion bill was then agreed to. yeas.
m.
binding twine on the free list was then
laid before the senate. Adjourned.
Soon after the reading of the iournal
the house went into committees of the
whole on the Diplomatic hill. Mr..
Chipman's amendment that no part Of
the emergency fund shall be paid to anv
foreign government in settlement Of
any claims against the United States
was adopted. The motion to strike ont
the appropriation of S65, 900 to continue
the survey of the Intercontinental rail-
way was agreed to and the bill finally
passed. The senate amendments II, the,
army appropriation bill were non-con-
Cured in and a conference ordered.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-After routine
business the senate took up the calen-
dar yesterday and passed number of
local bills, among them the bill to con-
vey to the state of Kansas the old Fort
Hayes military reservation (about $500
acres) for homes for old soldiers and
their families, and the bill authorizing
the construction of bridge across the
Usage. river near Warsaw, Mo. The
proceedings were devoid of interest.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
In the house the conference report on
the Chinese exclusion bill was agreed to
by vote of 1876 yeas to 2s nays. A reso-
luton was adopted calling on the at
torney-general for information as to
whether the sugar trust has violated
the antitrust law, and if not subject to
prosecution. The river and harbor bill
was then considered in committee of
the whole until adjournment.
THURSDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 6.--In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Morrill, presented a petit
tion against legislation for the closing
of the worlds fair on Sunday and re-
marked on doing so that if it were closed
it would deprive the working classes of
any reasonable opportunity to visit the
exposition. Several local bills passed,
and the house bill appropriating $780,
600 to defray the expenses of the Beh-
ring sea arbitration also passed. Pend
ing debate on the resolution to pay tho
Choctaw and Chickasaws for their inter
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