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Day
13
Month
July
Year
1882
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July 8.- St'jate bilí authnrizinij the sale of timber on certain lande resemd fur the use nf Menomiuea lodians of WisconBin was passed. The bill to am-md section 2325 of the reviaed f talutus of ttiti Duitud Scates touching ihe istiuance of pateatg for miaeral latida wa called up. The purpose o( the MU w-w to oor reet the abuse growiog out of the fiüing of frauduleut pioteets or pretendd protest agaiast Wsuini pattmts and obstfuctions to graaüug tiles to miain claims as a means nf eztortisg blackmail froui persons eeking pat mts. It provides tbat wheret'iere Is fallure to euBtain by proof allenauons of the protest, tUe party maklog the same i-hall pay the oosts aud expenses of the troceediug. The General De ficiency Appropriation bill was pruceeded with. In tha House Mesprs. Caanos, Hiscock and At kin wereappointed conferece cm the Legislativa Appropi iation bilí. Senate bill ratifying the agreement wlth the Crow Iudians for tbe sale oi a portion of their reservution in Yloutana required for the Northern Pacifi ; Bailroad Company was paseed. Aleo the bill approprialing $60,000 for the erection of a public buildiDg at St. Josapb, Mo.,th ultímate coet of which shall not exceed 86,OO0. fhfi Senate bill piovidiDg for the erection of public buildings at Harrisontmrg and Abingdon, Va., an4 apppropriating $5U.60ü each for ihat pnrpose. Also the Senate bill for a public building at Tene Haute, lud. July 6.- Yesterday in the Senate Holliday, who was formerly a mail contractor in tbe west, had most of bis property dustroyed by Iodians and bis claim as origiaally Gled called for over f 600,000, the coaimittee reports in favor of giviug him a little over !$30li,000. Action will probably be taken tbis week. Amone; the eonfirmations were Dyman G. Wilcox, Detroit, receiver of public moneyp, and Htzakiah tí. Wells of Kalamazoo, presiding judge of the court of commi6sioners on the Alabama claims. Tbe sui'jocts of revieiDg the duty on iranufactures of hoop, barrel and scroll iroi, a new B)stem of baokruptcy, the creation of the terntory of Pemüina and tbe river and harbor appropriations were thoroughly ölscussed but no decisiva action was taken on any of them. The Huse debite and action on divers ameüdments to tho navai appropriation bil!, in cominitteeof the whole,occupid the time but without final dispoBition whsn adjournment was voted. July 6.- In the Houee the Btmdry civil appropriatioDs were up in commifne ot the whole yesterday. Mr. Baynp, the Bepublican memberfrom the twenty-third Penneylvania district, gvft the present admtnistration a lively bombardinert. Comparing it with the one cut short by the a'sassir's shot be said: Garfisld bt-lievedin the reign of law; the present executive in persona! governnient. The nuva! appropriation bill vtae pa?sed by vota standing yeas 119, nays 75. All the ninendmends previouely agreed to in ctimmittee of the whole were adopted and incorporated in the measure before ita passage. Much excite ment was occaeiooea ny an excnaDge 01 pur sonalities btwen Mr. Rnbeson (Rep) of New Jersey and Mr. Whittborne (Dem) of Tennr?see. Ia cloeing the debate on the naval bili Mr. Robeeon made a vigorous onslanght upon one of hls "persecutora." Mr. Whitthorne defended himself and proceeded to deny its accuracy in general and in detail. The Senate took favorable action on nearly all the amenamente proposed ïy the commerce committee to the river and harbor bil], including the ïncresssd appropriation for Michigan works. Upon the Heunepin canal project a long and earneBt discussion arose, the oppositioQ to the canal being very persistent. Senator Conger advocated the appropriation for this work, but no test vote on the main question was reached. July 10.- In the Hwuse, on Saturday an attempt to "caucus" on ailjiarnnient and on contested eleciioa cases fatlei in cceunt of the eina'l attendance of meuibers. It ie not thought probable that any more contects will b settled this session. As for adjourument, the dispositiou of the Senate to debate internal rttvenue and tariff qaestions may put off tha dd of dissolution uutil sume time in August. Id ttie Seuate it is decide d tbat the Hennepin canal route must be sarreyed and ín coat. closely estimated bc fore that body wlll act di. rectly upon the proposltion for its coiiBtrue tion. An amendinent raB passed vhich provides for such sarvey and directa that a report thereon be submitted nxt seesion. At the eame time it was voted tomake a sarvey and estimates thereon tor the proposed Illinois and Michigan canal.

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