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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Proceedings OF the First Session.

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The Proceedings of the First Session.
Senator Vest spoke in the senate on the
9th I'm favor. OF recognizing Cuban inde-
pendence. The army appropriation bill.
carrying f23.2z9000. was passcd....In the
house resolutions were presented declaring
Il 10 be the sense OF congress that a state
OF war exists In Cuba: that the insurgents
be given the right OF beiligerents. and that u
Is the sense OF congress that the government
OF the United States use It's influence 10 stop
the war. II necessary. by intervention, and
pIedging the support OF congress. After
debate the vote on the resolutions waa
postponed one day John G. Tarsney
ldem), from tho Fifth Missouri district
was unseated. and his opponent. Robert
II. Van Horn trcp). was seated.
BY vote OF "a to 6 the senate on the
2Sth ult adopted a concurrent resolution
favorable to Cuban belligerency and inde-
pendence. The main feature of the debate
was the speech OF Senator Sherman. chair
man or the committee on foreign rela-
tiona. who arraigned Spain and her gov
ernment In the most scathing language.
1.-THE entire day In the house was spent
An the consideration OF the legislative APP
preparation bill. and considerable progress
was made. The speaker presented the pres
idents veto OF the bill TO lease certain
lands In Arizona for educational purposes
The senate was not In session on the 18th
ult. In the house the bill authorizing
the governor and local officers OF Arizona
20 lease the educational lands OF the ter
ritory for school purposes. which was
vetoed by the president, was passed over
the vete by vote OF laS TO 80. Most OF the
day was consumed ia the consideration VI
the legislative appropriation bill.
Bills were assed IN the senate on the
"a authorizing the addition OF Zoo enlisted
men TO the navy; TO prevent the carrying
OF obscene literature and articles designed
for indecent and immoral use from one
state or territory TO another. and TO estab-
lish retired Hat for the revenue marine
service. Senator Allison's Qa.) creden-
tials for the term beginning March 4. 1851,
were presented. In the house the strug-
Cling patriots In Cuba were eulogizcd and
synpathzed with In two-hours' debate
and the resolutions by the house foreign
affairs committee favoring the insurgents
were adopted as substitute for those OF
the senate by "A vote OF 2b3 TO IL. The senate
Joint resolution directing the secretary OF
agriculture TO purchase and distribute the
seeds authorized by the current law was
adopted.
The senate gave most of the time on tho
Sd 10 the agricultural appropriation bill
and passed that measure. carrying SO, 262, =
600. without material amendment An
other bin passed changes the limitations OF
fourth-class mail matter so as to free
the postal service from bulky articles here
tofore sent free by the government depart
ments....The house spent the entire seq
sion In debating the amendment TO the
legislative appropriation bill TO abolish
the Zee system In the cases or United
states district attorneys and marshala
The salaries fixed by the amendment, which
was adopted. range from $1,000 10 5000