Congress

Tukbdat, Dec. 22.- Senate. - The feature of the Seuate'a preceediüga was the diacusaion and passage of Sherman's reaumpiion bill (an abstract of which will be found ia anotlier place). The Demócrata preeented a sohd front in oppotütion to tho meaaure, claiming tbat it waa an inflation Bciiome in disgui(?. Tho bill was paeaed by 32 yoaa to 14 nay - all the Republicana preeent, with the excoption of Sprague, voting in the üfSrmative, and all the Deuiocrats voting uy. House.- Garfield asked unanimoua consent to report, :nd lave passed, the bill appropi'iatiiig $30,000 to defray the expenses of the viait of King Kaiakaua andhiB suite. Objection being made, the bill waa not received. Tho Naval Appropriation bill waa completod and paiBe:l. . . . A rotition was preaented irom cülored citizens of Aiabama ín regird to troublea in that State. .. Page introduced a bill excludiug Ohineeo frora the beuefite of the raturalizafcion acta. Wïdnesday, Deo. 23- Señale. - Morton introducod a reaolnüon recognizing the validity of the credontiala of Pinchback as Senator from Lowlsiana. Tharman objectod to the present oousideration of the recolution, and it we:it over....WrighL cfföred a subatitute for the bill to proviJe a better govornment for the Diatriot of Colmnbia, whioh waa orderod printed Adjouined to TucBday, Jan. i. IJouee. - n attempt to take up the Sonate Finalice bill was dofeated by tho filibustering of tho Demócrata The contested case from Arkaneas of Bel! againet Suyder was decided in favor of tho nittmg moinber A bill waa pasaed to amend the at of Jitiw 1, 1872, for thé reetoratiou to homsstoad entiy of certain lands in Michigan TLio bill kuthorizing IUin ii to stiect 8G7,0C0 acres of public lands to which she ia entitled by lasv, wa Jaid on Ihe tablo. . . .The Sp-aker announced tho appointmeut of tha eelost committee on Alabama arïaits, SB followa : Coburu, Albright, Camión, Buokner, and Luttrell Rasftlutioua appropriatlng $2,500 for the pay-ment of the éxpeuoea of each of tLe select committoeü to Lovúsiana, Miaeiaaíppi aud Alabaina weve adopted .... Adjourned until Jau. 5.