In Congress

MARCH 3 8enate- M. Hale called ut the General Defioicncy Apprcpriatiou bilí end ita nading wss proceected wiih. Mr. Millei of New Yoik oiferad an amendment appropriating $100,000 to completa the Pc'tífcüi&l oí the statue oí "Liberty Enlightenin the World," to ba erected on Bidloo's Island, New York. Harbor. Agrefd to. A few other unimportant amendments were adopted and the bill paseed. Tne Fortification bill was ttien taken pp. An amendment wts adopted appropriatir g $20,000 íor the purchastí oí mácame gane. The commiltte arnendments were adopted, and the bill passed. The Stnata went into extcutive sessiou, and when the dcors reopened took a recees unti) 9 o'ciock. When the Sánate reconvenid tue Rivcr and Harbor bill was taken op. As paeced by the House it app-O(.riated $5,000,000 in gross. As propOBed by the tíenate comtdittee to be amended it eppropriats $10,000,000. Pending debate on the bill Mr. fendletcn oftered the tol iowiag resolution, lor sv hich he s.sked immediate consideración: 'KesoWed, That the thanks oí tne Sánate are duu aad are hereby tendered to the Hon. Ges. F. Edmnndu íor the conrtecus, impartial and able manner in whioh he has rasiied over its deliberatione, and ulfílled the duiy of President pro tempore. The reiointioa was unanimoasly agreed to, Cansideration of tha Eiver and Harbor bill was í.hn reeumed. Ptnding debate the Stjcate passed the Hoass bill providing for the adoption by A msrican ships cf ' 'International regulations for preventing colliñons at sea." Mr. Dawes tubmitted a r.e t conference report on the Fortification bill, showiiigtha adjastmtnt oí all diflereacea. On motion of Mr. FenceiUin the House bill lor the rttnrn oí the Chiussa idemnity iund ai passed without debate. The Señale then proceeded io conüder House Pension bilis iávorably roported from the Senate comznittee. House- The conference report on the Postónica Appropriation bill was sabmitted. ïlie most important p&iut of diöereuce between the two Houses is the Senate amendment relating to otean mail ubsidy. The Hou33 iasiated ou its amendmenc and a further conierence wa= ordered. The conference report oa the Iaciaa Appropriation bill was sabmittej. The Senate amendment s'.rikiug ent the clauee enacting legislaton re'ative to the in trodueto.i of intoxicating spirits hito Indian Tarritory was on non-concarrd in and a new conference ordered. The conference rtpait on the Pension Appropriatioa bill wis adopted. As finally agreed to, the bill appropriates $60,000. OuO. The conference report on tbs Indiau arpropriation was i-u'imiited and agreed to. Mr. Towübhtnd o Illmois, presentcel the conference report on thü postcfüse appropriation bill. The report announced c.níiaued dúagreement, the point of düférence ttil; bêicg the cl&ufie for ocean mail tmnsportatiün. THE CLOSING SESSION. MARCH i. Sjcnate - áiíer disposing of some of jeiterday's business, the anncnncezueat was made that the House had pasaed a bilí anthorizing the txecutive to appoint cu general on the retired list of the arniy. A brief öiseuesion usued when Mr. Iiigalls eaid the catión ;new who that one persoa meant, and asked mmediate aotion on the bill. The discovery was made that the bill had airead y been enolled and signed by the speaker of the lousc, and as Mr. Eiimunds affiied his ignature leal applause buret forth. A committee of two was sppoiuted to wait npon 'resident Arthur and inform him that the üíuate had conoluded its labora. Yery Eoon he diplomatic corpa and the Chinese and iapantte emoassy wtre ushered in, and in a ew momeuts atierwarda President Arthur's assistant seorttary was annouuced with a message from the president whih the president was rcquested to read in open Fession. The message was then read announcing Dljses S. Graut to be general of the araiv with inll pay. The nomination was at onoe confirmed in open sfssion. About 13 o'clo;L the jadgesof the suprema oourt enttred the Senate cb&mber, foliowed by President Arthur esoorted by Senators Kaimom and Shtrciau. President Arthur took the stat as&igatd to him with the retiriageab.net. Piecisely at 12 o'ciock the Prcflident-elect tntered ead was eeoorted to the stat aesigned to him. The oath of oÜSca was then aiministercd io Mr. Hendrleks, afier whioh Mr. Edmuuds addresied the Senaie brkfly, iu wellcLosen words oí farewell, thankisg tie Senate and cubera íor their oourtesy aad kindness. After pray6r by the chaplain Mr. Htndricks deiivered a few opening remarks and said "Iha Senate is now in session by virtae of a proclamation of the President of the United States.1' The Vica-President then calUd oii the uewly-elected Senators whose oredentials wïra.on nis to oomo iorward and taka the oath. Tius coremony over, the order of the iuaufüuration ceremonies was rtad, and the eutire assembly adjoumed to wituess the ceremonies that made Grover Cleveland president of the TInited States, House.- The House was in seesion nearly all the nigbt of the 3rd in the üiscussion of the Sandry civil bili and the naval appropriation bill. When the House conveued today the naval appropriat'.on hill was the first mensure brougiit up for eonsideration. As agreed upon tt,e bilí makes uo provisión for the completioa ot tke mouiiors already on the stocks, or tor the parchas of Erieson's destroysr, and übjliahts the adrisory board. Ihe passKge of the Urant retiremeut bill was theremainiEg dramatic incidents of the closlng session of thiB congres. Tae bill was pasted by a vote ol 193 to 78, and the anuouucement of the vote was rscsived with deafeüiag cheera. Tha tpeaker waj authoriz3d to telegraph Geu. Gract of the action. Aiter receiviag a mess&ge from the Henate that the nociination of hen. Grant as a general on the retired list had b„tn confirmed, the speaker declared the 48th congresa at an end i MABCH 5. &ENAÏK - Prompuy at 'xZ o'clock to day Vice-PresifleEt Herdricks ca!ld ihs Ssnate to order. Nearly t very Senator wís in nis seat and the galleries wera denseïy paoked with ttrirgers. Iiomediateiy aiter ptayer and the reading of the j urEa!, Mr. A.Uison, chairman of the committee appointed to wait upon the president and inforin him that the Sécate was ready lor business, leported that the presidnt had riesired the cjoitnittee to state that he would cooimunicate with the Senats in writiüg. In the meantime the nommations fcr ihe oabinet had been received as follows: Seoretary of state- Thos. F. Bayard of üelaware; üicretary ol the treasury- Daniel Manning of New York; secretary of the war - Wm. O. Bndlcott oí Massachuaetts; f.e3re(ary oí ths jatenor-L. Q. O. tiamar ot Mifstssippi. Seeretarv of ths nayy- Wm. O. WhiiKty oí Ntw Yoik. fcstmaster-gtEeral- Wm, F. Visas of Wiaionsin. Attorney-xeBerai- A. H. Garlacd, oí Atkansas. Oa motlou oï Bacator Sheiman the Senite at once went into txecutive etssiou on the nominations. The galleries were clearedwith diffioulty end the doors cloved. At 19:40 p. m., without confirming the nominations, the Senate re optned ita doora and adjourned till to-morrow. MAECH 6. Senate.- Mr. van Wyek offsrtd a reaolttiou caUing apon thesecretaiy of the interior ior inforaiation aa to the issue on the 3üth inst. of land patenU ior laads grantei to aid in the conotraotioa of the Naw Orieans & Pacific, known as the Baekbone B. K , forthe forieitureof whichisjids abülwaathen pending iu Congress. Mr. Edmnnda objected aud the resolation weit over until to morrow. Mr. Hoar asked to hava printed a ittk-r írom Charlea Ff iccii Adama in relation to the affaira ol tbe Union Pdoifio railrcad, in conuection with possible lrgialative aetion cext winter. Ordered vrinted. The Senate at 13:10 on motion of Mr. Kimauda weut into execnthe sstsion, canfirmedall the n ominationa for cabinet cfii ;ns, and immeOiately thereatter adjonmed nctil Monday. MAECU 9. Sehate- A'ter the reading ofthejournal the chair laid before the Seaate a communioation Iroia the secretary of state, being a no-ice that he (Bayard) had forwarded to the ltgislaiure of L)iaw&Te hia resignation of his potitioifas Bnnator; also oomiuacioationa f rom the secretary of the interior and attorney general notiiyiug the Sánate cf their acceptsnee of cabinet positiona, and reqaesting tbe president of the Sjuaie to so notify the lepislatures of their reepjetivestates. The oredentiala of Mr. Blair as senator to fiil the lempsrary vacaney were laid befare the Sécate. Mr. Vest oí MUsonri moved that tney be referrei to tha committee on privilegas and elections. Last. Mr. Haar oí Maseachnsetts offerad a formal resolutíon that the oath be adminiatered to the eenator roía New Hampshire. It was luid over nntil to-morrow. The resolntion oS'ered Priday by Mr. Van Wyck oi Nebraska making icqairy of the eejretary of the interior in regard to the issuance oí patenta to the "backbone" road .was iaid before tha Sécate nd Mr. VanWycit spoke at length.