Proceedings In Congress

Tüesdat, May 7.- Senatf.- Mr. Cockrell moved to take np the Houee bül to forbid the furthor retiremcnt of United States legal-tender notee, which was read a firat time yesterday, and said that he moved to take it up now, eo that it might be read a second time. The motion was agreed to- yeas 33 ; naya, 25. Tho bill having been read a second timo, Mr. Morri'I moved that it be referred to the Coinmittee on Finance. Pending the discueeion tlia morniug hour expired, and conüideration of the PenKion Appropriation bill wan resumed Ino bill, af ter some discussion, was read a third time and passed. ..The Indian Appropriation bill was callcd up and discussjd Mr Voorhees picsented a peíition of citizens of Caniden, N. J., favoring tho passage of a law making Rixhouraa legal day's work for all workmcn omploycd by the Government Tho Sonate, in executive session, conflrmed the nomination of Sanford S. Blodgett, of New York, as Consul at Prescott, vico O. 8. Sims, recaUed. There was a long d'.sciission over the nouiination of D C Haker Collector of Infernal Revenue for the Austi'n (Tex i District, but it went ovor without action. House.- After thjee hours' discuesion the House paesed, without calliDg the yeas and naya, the bill establiühing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia. The bill provides that the General Government shall pay 50 per cent of the xp nseB - The House, by the close vote of 109 yeas to 108 nayn, dicided to tako up the Wood Tariff bji, and Mr. Banks delivered a long speech in op positton thercto. Wzd.nesday. May 8.- Senate.- Mr. Cockrell cailed up the House bill to forbid the further retirement of legal-tcnder notes, and it was on hie molion referred to the Finance Committee. Mr Morgan submitted a concurrent resolution touching the relations of tho United States with Mexico ....The Indian Appropriation bill was disenssed. House.- The Speaker announced the Committee on Census as foUows : Cox of New York, Mills, Stengcr, Ligon, Sraith of Georgia, Carlislo Hatcher, BaUon, Jorgensen. Hyau, and WUUama of Oregon The Committic on Eiectiona reportod m the contcsted-elcction cases from the Second District of South Carolina, the Sixth District of Miasissippi, and Oregon, declaring the sitting merubera, Cain (colrrcd), EeDublican ; Chalmers, Democrat, and Wimams, Repubhcan, entitled to their seats. The report wasadopted. ..The House discutued the Tariff bill and the bill to regúlate interstate oonimerce. Thürsday, May 9.- Senate.- Aftor the trannaction of tome routine business of an unimportant nature, the Senato went lLt ) secrfit session for the consideration of the bill for the payment of the Mexican awards of 18C8, and certain allfged fraudulent claims oonnected thorewith. The doórs were thrown opeD, the biil read a third time and passed.... The Bankrupt-Repcal bill -was then taken np, and a long discussion ensued touching the date at which the rcpsal shall go into operation. - The Indian Appropriation bill was passed. House.- The Honse passed a joint resolution for the enforcement ol the Eight-Hour law for employés in all departments of the Government A bill was passed to restore certain lands in lowa to settlement uuder the Homostead law Veter Cooprr, who was in the c:ty on his way to South Carolina, was voted tho privileges of Iho Hoor The Tariff bill was taken up, and Mr. KellevVof Pennsylvania, addre-wd the House in opposit'on to the bill. Mr. Harris. of Georgia, followed in a speech advocating the measure. Friday, May 10. -Senate. -The Senate adopted the House joint resolution aseigning $30,000 of the appropriation for the completion of tbc Washington National Monument to strengthen the foundation of that utrurture, and then resumed considoratlorf of the bill to modify or rcoeal tho Bankrupt law. Mr. Dawes advccated flxicg .lanuary 1, 1B79, as the time for tho repeal going into effec'. Mr. McCreery made a fhort but f piritod speech iu favor of immediate repeal, and Mr. Hoar npoke in favor of the lïankruot law and against its repeal. bept. 1 wan flnaliy agreed upon as the dato for tho repeal, and the bül in that shape pasBcd. ilousK.- A. bul was passcd providing that the notice of conteet, undcr the Prc-emption, Honicstead and Timbcr-Culturo lavts, must bo printtd in newspapers in the county whcre such contcat lies Several comniittco reporta of a private nature wre presrnted . . . . A bilí for fhe rcüef of Richard Heater, of Virginia, for stores and Ruuplies taken by the United States army during the late war, led to a heated partirán discuseion. The claim was iliml'.y aüowed. Mr Durham, from the Coinmittce on the Department of Jnetice, reported a bilí regulating the fa!arieBof United States District Attorneys. It fixes the falaries of Biich offleors at from $2,000 to $5 nol except thosalaryof tho District Attomry for the Southern District of New York, which is'fixed at $10 00! I, and providea that the feea and perqulsites heretofore received by thoee effleers Bhali be covered into the treasury. Satübday, May II.- Senate.- Not in session. House.- The following büïs wcre paBBed : To restore to the market certain landa in Utah ; for t! e reüef of scttlers on public lands, providing tha any ptrson who sha'.l plant aud maintain for evAit ycars tou acres of tiuiber laud shall be entitled to a patent for 6llch (juarter aection ; pertuttting Ncbras ka to cede certain territory to Missouri ; providing for the sale of timber lands in California Oregon, Washington Torritory, Nevada and Colurado, in quantltics not eicecding lf0 acr8 lo any one citizen, at a minimum price of $2.50 per acre, ami niaïing it uulawf ui to cut any timber on public land Mr. Wright, from the Commit'.ee on Public Lniuls, reported a bi'l providing for the loan of $50') to evcry persen who shall stttle on the public lauds nnder the Homstead law, the act to be in oneration until $10,000,000 has been expended. The bili was reported without recommendation, and referred to the committee of tho whole The IIouso had a long debato on Mr. Reagan'K bilí to regúlate lnter-State trausportetion by railroadi'. Mosday, Hay 13.- Senate.- Mr. Johnston introducid a bilí to levy, by the Moffatt beil-ptinch, a tai on hquors in all places in the District of Columbia where intoxicating liqnorBare BOld by the drink The Postónico Appropriation bill was diacussea, a few bllls of no general interest pasaed, and the Senate adjourne;]. House.- The proposed invt stigation into the a'.legcd Presidential frauds was Bprung upon the House by Mr. Potter, of New York. He obtainoö thp fl or aud announc? J that ho desired to submit cerUin resolutlone, as a quostion of privilege. The roBolutions wsre thea re&d foi' tho Information of the House, all polnU of order bcinK reserved. The ro,o'.!it(on rit tU Mon of tbe MwyUnd ature Ín calling for an investipntion; refer to Mcjin's ■■]! í i-svioii . aud allege that the so-called frauds were poiyetrated with the knowledge of ex-tfov Noyes, of Ohio, aad Ion. John fiherman. Tho resolutions hen say that theBe allegations ought to be inquired tato, and to thlB end a select committee of eleven membera ishall be appointed to take tostimnoy regarcüng tho ailpgcd fraudulent voters in Florida md Louislana ; to scnd for persons and papera, and x Bit in those Staies during BUofa investigatiou. MeaBre. CtniRcr. Hale and Garñfld ali made points of order againut ihe renolutions belng a question of privilege. The Speaker dccided that the rcsolution& preecnted a queBÜon of the liigheBt privilege, and must bo reccived. Mr. Conger appealed f rom the deci&ion Mr. Potter mov-id to lay the appeal on the table, and the motíon waa agreed to - yeas. 128; naye, 118- a party voto, wilh the exception of Mesera. Fort, Mitchell and Butler, who voted with the Democraw, and Buckner and Mille, who voted wlththe Republicatp, A getieral dtbato eneued on the resolution. Among other objections ralsed, Gen. Garfield insif.ted that the majority of the House could not authorizo a committee to Bit duriug its receflB, because vüen the Honee adjotirned it carried Üs rommittcefl with it, and the coinniiltfc could only be allowcd to sit durlng a recesa by the suspension of the ruïew of House. Speaker Kaudall ruled, on the point of allowing the Chairnien of the subcommittecs to admiuister oaths, that it belongs with the o-onimittee itsrlf, and uot with the House. Mr. Potter called f-r the previoue question. The Republican side of the House hereupon resorted to the parliamentary c-xpe dient of withholdmg their votes, so that wben the question camo to bo. testod by tellers there were only 116ayen to 1 no - no quorum voting. So the qneBtion went over as unfinishrd business, the Speaker ruling that it woukï reniain bcfore the Houbo until disposed of.