Congressional Proceedings

Tuesday, Dec. 17.- Sen ate. -The Blaino resolution came p, and Mr. Mcrrinion read a speech in reply to Mr. Blaine. He was foilowed by Mr. W allace, who vcheinently opposed tho reftolution. Metisrs. Whyte and Morgan alHO spoke in opposition, af ter which the resolution was put to a vote and adopted by yeas, 56; nays. ö. Those voting in the negative were Mcssra. Eaton, HUI, McCreery, Morgan, Wallace and Whyte. .. .Tho Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bUl was passed as amended by the Senate committeo. . . .The Senate insisted upon its ameudiueuts to tho Military Acadeniy Appropriation bill, and Messrs. Alliaon. lilaino and Davis (W. Va.) were appointed a committee of conference. House. - The House devoted the en tin; day, in committee of the wholc, to tho considcration of the bill appropriating $450,GO() to meet the deficiency in the appropriation for the postal-mail service, and prohibí tin t,r any increase in the postal -car service during the present year, which was finally passed, after a proiracted discussion, "Wednesday, Dec 18.- Senate.- Mr. Paddoek called up the bill recently reportod froni the Committee on Military Affairs to amend the possecomitatus clause of the Army Appropriation bill for thfi present fiscal yoar, ho as to próvido that it shall uot be constnu-d to applyto any part 01 the army or portion thertof enga?ed in the protection of life and proporty in the States and Territorios subject to Indian insurrection. Ainondments were afreed to o as to name the States of Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Cregon, Nevada and the Territorios subject to Indian insurrection, etc. The bill then passed The Houso joint resolution appropriating 50,000 for the purpose of paying the necessary expenses incurred by committees of the Senate and House in invesligating into tho cause and prevention of epidemie disease, was passed Tlie House bill givlDg twt-nty condemned cannon to the Custer monument at West Point was pasaed The Pensión Appropriation bill was passed without material amendiin-nt. House. - The foilowing bilis were introduced and referred: By Mr. Ryan - Giving juriadiction to the District and Circuit Curts of Kansas over the Indian Territory ; by Mr. Corlett - For the improvement óf th; Ycllowstone National Park The bill appropriating 8S(),0U0 for the expenses of the Committee on Yellow-Fever Epidemics was pasned. . . .The Senate ainfiidments to the Fortificatioii and Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bilis were non-concurred in Mr. Boone introduced a joint resolution exttinliim' r.rJil ISth of February the time withln which the Joint Committee on the Transfer of the Indian Bureau may report. Pasged. Thursdat, Dec. 10.- Senate.- A communication waa received [from Davenport, the United States Supervisor of Elections at New York, ingpesting amendments in tbe Naturaliz&tion laws. licferred. . . .Mr. Cluistiancy reported a substitute for the bill oL Mr. fSetík to rcpoal certain sections of the Bevised Stqchttes. Tlie subatitnte provides for the repeal of secVion y20. providinff a test oath for jurors.... Mr, McDonald introducod a bill to nAmbárse Bevend States for interest on the war loan and for other lï'-ferred Tlie House bill appropriating 450,000 for the trannportation of mails by railroads was paswed Tlie Vice President announced as the select committee to inqnire wlieth or the constitutional riprhts of ritii-ns werc violated in the reoeat nlecttoDS, in áccordánce with tho resolution of Mr. lïlainr. Messrs. T.]].r, ('nmeron (Wis.), Kirkwood. Bayard, Wallae, Bailey, and (iarland. . . . .Mr. Burnside addressed the Senate explanatory of tho new bill for the reorganization of the army. House. - J. G. Youug took the scat made vacant ly tlie death of J. J. Leonard, of the Fifth Louisiana district. .. .Mr. Cabcll a:iked leave to offer a resolution rcciiiiiK the charges made against Alexandcr Blves. the Judge of tlm United States District ) Court for tho Western District of Virginia, in regard to bis action in issuing writs of ha t beas corpus for brinpinji before him j two prisontrs, now in custody under a charge of j munter, and di reding the Judiciary Committee to tnqnire Into tho facts conuected with bit action, and what action shmild be taken in relatiou thereto. Messrs. Whitf and Halo objected. . . .The Houso went into coiinnittee of tho wïiolo on the Indian Appropriation bill, whu-h was finally passcd. Fridat, Doe. 20.- Senate.- Mr. Beck'a bil to repeal section 12Ü of the Uevined Statu tes {the jurorw1 test-oath clause) wa passcd. ...After some Other business of an unirnportant nature tho Senate atijourned to Jan. 7. Houkk. - Tho House, after a short and unintf-r enting fiesBion, adjourned till tho Tth of Juinary.