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CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
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Washinstu. March a7-Ths A..
rsssrspce % he Adjournment Of con
gress came IN the ssnate todsv In ~
formal RESOLUTION oSersd ~ plat nm
poeinr an adiouYnment Nv p,.s
eaid Ia purpoee va n cali .essrt;o,
70 ths deeircbiIity Of an esrlv sdiou,r
msnk The RESOLUTION va Referred 8
The sppropeisttous COMMITTEES. A. an,
dstseminettou - 70 adiournment nm:
dspend upon tn condition n ths 81
proueiatiou billa The sAootior ~ :,
resolution ALLOWING ex.President he,
ris n 10 rsceive decora tions from s,.s,
and Brasil vas postponsd nv An ohiac
ton from Allen. Durinc the ~
Galiineer proeoesd an smendmept mn
hibitina The United States or anv ~,
froam ~ivtn~ 49, ,e.,o~-stsc., a.-
cial aid 70 any church OF religious in
stitutton- Most Of the day was passs<
on the legislative appropriation bill,
which 10 not completed.
Waahington, March 2s.-After q sas
sion with the senate conference com
mtttee on the Cubsn question today o,
les than half an hour. the house con
fsrsss agreed TO aocept the senate reso
iutinos. This action will have til.
eject Of taking the question entirely
ont Of the senate and laundering ali
further discuaaon to the house. Thu
senate passed most Of the day on tn
legislative appropriation bill, but die
not complies It owing 70 Sherman.
motion 70 strike out the proposition foI
The change from ICES 10 aalaires 70,
United States district attorneys and
marshalA The subject WAS debated n
length. Allen introduced q resolutiou
today declaring that congress- should
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".neSo' nASco So.-Ane eeoase
,saueo N an scf1monious political
oeoH o.y' wn'cn developed much
' mo parry ieeiins' ana brought
20 o .n,Hp penonai exchanges BE-
' ana ntsine. Inc senate
poo1c buildings ano
sano' .'osy soeeo 70 recommend the
- sne Dill sppropfiaung w.
v0;voo 'ot . new ooiioing q indian
% .ne OH .ot government
ons ~ Hno' CaL. ana the Dali
.a ..e potSnao oi sue iof building
:. "e'om. VI. Az tne Close OF the DAY
s.S ~ po 'oe 'e&istatse appro'
p,..'o. o'1'' carrying i'ooo.ooo'
A.'us ''o'" proSioine tne usual appro'
p,At'ons' toe OIL 10 important. a.
euns e.ofm o! tne system OF
uAton iot oniSed states dis-
u,cs s'so'neys ana msrshais. salaries
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Washington. March 21.-The house
today tosk up the naval appropriation
bill and made such rapid progress that
when adjournment was reached, all the
paragraphs had been passed save thoss
relating 20 the increase Of the navy.
The bill carries tSl. .0sa. or g..
ASs. ass more than the current law.
and authorizes four new battle ships
and fifteen torpedo boats. the cost Of
which complete will be almost ts5,.
900. 600. Not . single amendment was
adopted. although there was an effort
10 provide for = new drydock at the
League Island yard. During the day,
Boutelle and Wheeler continued their
alteration OF yesterday over the record
Of the Democrats on the bill to retire
senefai Grant. The other incident Of
the dsy arose In connection with an
ATTACK oy cannon. chairman OF the ap.
propfiauons oommiteee, on the naval
omosfs detailed st the naval observ.
asosy'
Washington. March as-The naval
appropriation bill was passed today by
the house without substantial amend.
mont An effort was made by the I'D.
vocates Of larger increase Of the naval
strength than was authorised BY the
bill 10 increase the number Of battle.
chips from four to six. This increase
was supported on the floor BY Hanley,
CumminRs and johnson. and opposed
BY Boutslle. Lick and Robinson. The
house by q large majority stool by the
Of the committee, the
proposition for ak battleships muster.
ing only 50 votes against 1874 The
bill % passed carries tsl. eIi. 0Sa and
authorisss the construction Of four bat.
tleuhivu and Aftsan torrs<ao hat. aha