Congress

May 28,- The Benate took up the bill to make subsidiary coin exchangeable for lawf ui money, and making such coin legal tender in Rums not exceeding $20, the pending question being on the committee s amendment to Bubstitute ten dollars for twenty dollars. Mr. Allison (Rep., Ia.) Baid that there eould be no contraction, as the small coins took the place of f ractional currency. After further debate the bill was reported back to the Senate and the amendments made in committee of the whole agreed to. The bill was then read the third time and passed. In the House, the bill for ascertaining the result of Presidential elections was reported from tho committee having the subject in charge, ordered, printed and recommitted. May 29 - In the Benate the president pro tem. announced the f ollowing as select coil.mittee on Mr. Pendleton's bill providing that the principal executive officers of the government may occupy seats on the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives : Messrs. Pendleton, Voorhees, Bayard, Butler, Farley, Conkling, Allison, Rlaine, Ingalls and Platt. The Senate, on motion of Mr. Hereford (Dein., W. Va ) took up the House bill making appropriationB for certain works on rivers and harbors, nd Mr. Hereford spoke in tavor of the bill, which includes an njpi : r tion for the iroprovement of tho Kenawha and Big Bandy rivers. Mr. Conkling (Kep., N, Y.) was spcaking against it, as not for the general intereBt of the commerce of the country, when he yielded to a motion by Mr. Chandler. (Rep., Mich.) to adjonrn, which was agreed to, and the Senate adiourned until Monday. In the House Mr. Gibson (Dem., La.), from the committee on ways and means, reported a resolution for a final adjournment on the llth of June. Mr. Atkins (Dem., Tenn.), chairman of the committee on appropriations, suggeBted that the resolution be not pressed to-day, but lie over for consideration till Saturday next, the House having agreed to adjourn over to-morrow, Mr. Gibson assentedto the suggestion and the resolution accordingly lies over. Mr. Conger (Rep., Mich.) gave notice that he would offer an amendment to the resolution by adding to it the words, "provided the appropriation billa have then been passed." Pending these proceedings the veto message was received from the President, The message was then referred to the committeo on j udiciary, with leave to report by bill or otherwise at any time. On motion of Mr. Btephens (Dem., Ga.) the Senate amendments to the subsidiary coinage bill were concurred in. The principal amendment is that hmiting the legal-tonder quality of the aubsidiary coin to $10 instead of ls2Ö) as originally provided in the House bill. Mr. Hawley (Rep., Conn.) moved that when the House adjourn it be to meet on Monday next. Asreed to, yeas 109, nays 104. Adjourned until Mondav June 2.- The Senate proceeded to consider unfinished businesB, being the House bill to amend au act approved March 4,1879,makingan appropriation for the construction, fetc., of certain works on the Great Kanawha and Kentucky rivers. The bill authorizes the Becretary of War to use part of the appropriation for the purchase of sights for such improveinents. The bill was read the third time and passed yeas 29, nays 18. The Heríate took up House bill to establish post roads and without acting thereon adjoumed'. In the House, the bill for the appointment of u Miasissippi lliver oommisaion and appropriating une hundred, seventy-five thouaand dollnrs to meet ita expensea was passed. Mr. Wright (Nat., Pa.), ehairman of the labor committee, mved to auapend the rules and adopt a resolution appropriating $2,000 fur the expenaes of that committee. U.Mr. Kenna (Dem., W. Va.) moved to nopend the rule and pass the bill authorizing producera to sell $101) worth of tobáceo on a farm where produeed, tree of tax, and without requiring a license therefor. Defeated; yeas 112, nays 8:!, not the neceaaary two-thirds in the afnrmative. Mr. Cox (Dem.. N. Y.), chairmau of the committee on foroign affairs, moved to suapend the rulea and adopt a joint resolution in relation to the international exhibition to be held at Sidney and Melbourne, Australia, in 1879 and 1880; paased; yeas 128, nays 62. It appropriatea twenty thonaand dollars to provide íor the repreaentation of the United States at those exhibitions. June 3.- In the Benate the House bill estabhahing post routes carne up. During the consideration of the bill Mr. Beek (Dem., Ky.) ofïered the following amendment: That the Poatmaater-General be and he is hereby authorized to place suoh mail service upon any public highway, nver or railroad withiu the United States as the publio service may requirc, and such publio highways, rivera or railroads are hereby declared post routes as soon as such mail Borvice íb placed thereon. Mr. Beek said he thought the amendment would do away with the necessity for detailed [ auuual billa. Af ter discussion Mr. Beek i drew the amendment, Mr. Maxey (Dem., Tex,) rcmarking that the committee would cousider the qnestion and be ready to aot apon suoh 1111 amendment at the next Bession. The öenate then took up the bill to amend the act relating to the judicial district of Texas, and, without action, went into execntive stssion. When the doors were reopened the Senate adjourned till to-morrow. In the öxecutive session this af ternoon all pending nominations, novae three hundred in nuoaber, for appointments and promotiona in the army were confirmed en masse. The nomination of Secretary McCrary as Judgo Dillion's Buccessor was referred to the usual course. The nomination of K. Sockett Matthews to be United States District Judge of Maryland was reported adversely by the judiciary committee. The followiñ were aleo confirmed : Wileon King, Pennsylvania, Consul at Birmingham ; Wm. T. Hord, Kentucky , Medical Director. In the House consideration was resumed of the bill amending the statutes relative to the removal of oauses f rom state to federal courts, In the course of an informal discussion Mr. Conger (Rep., Mieh.) stated that his side of the house did not intend that Mr. Townshend's bill should go a step beyond where it was now. Mr. Townshend inquired if it were true (as it was everywhere whispered) that It was the purpose of the opposite'side of the House to delay action on every bill and resolution at this Bession, except appropriation bilis such as would suit the views of the majority and the PreBident. Mr. Conger - Without having authority to speak for the gentlemen on this side at all, I think I may Bay that every man on this side listens to the demand of the country that no legislation except appropriation bilis símil be proceeded with, but that we shall adjourn after the appropriation bilis shall have been passed.