From Washington

BKSA.TE. WabihwGTOH, Jan. 21. - A petition was prescnted in tíe Senate yesterday tlK'i Generfl Banks be placed on the retired list of the army. A discussion of the elections bilí occupied the remainder of tte session. Washington, Jan. 22. - The time of Che Senate yr sterday was taken up in roll-calls, in obtaining the attendance of absent Senators and in the delivery of speeches against the elections bill, and at midnight the Senate idjourned, leavinjf the subject of the approval of Tuesday's journal to come up again. Washington, Jan. 23. - A quorum appearcd in the Senate yesterday and the question of the approval of the journal came up. Senator Allrieh (R. I.) took the floor and stated that the Democrats had at last thrown off all disguise and disclosed that they had decided to prevent aay legislatura unless their wishes in regard to maintaining measures wore acceded to. A f ter listening to argumenta until 2 p. m., the Viee-Prtsident ruled that Senator Aldrieh's rnotion to proceed to the consideration of the cloture rule was in order. After furthcr debate and notices of amendments Senator Cockrell ( Mo. ), who had the floor, yielded and the Senate took a recess till 11 a. m. to-day. Washington, Jan. 24. - The tirne was passed in the Senate yesterday in discuising the cloture resohttion. Washington. Jan. 2C. - In the United States Senate on Saturday speeches viere made against the cloture resolution and the elections bill. Washington, Jan. 87. - The resolution to amend the rules of the Senate by providing a method of closing debate and the elections bill were shelved yesterday by a vote of 35 to 34. The apportionment bill was discussed, and the army appropriation bill (S34,578,029) was reported; also the House bilis to pension General Nathaniel I'. Hanks and General Franz SigeL The credentials of Mr. Vest I.Mo.) for his third term, commencing March 4 next, were presi-nted. A resolution was agreed to callin; on the Sccretary of the Treasury for information as to amounts of coin and paper money in existence in the I 1Ï0USE. Washington, Jan. 21. - In the House yesterday a favorable report was made on the bill imposing a special tax upon all teas imported from countries cast of the Cape of Uood Hope. During the session Mr. Mills (Tex.) charged the Speaker with intentionally practicing a fraud upon the House, and for a íew minutes the House was in great confusión. Throughout the scène the Speaker was calm, but it took the services of the sergeant at-ars;v to quell the tumult which at onc time threatened to culminate in personal violence. Washington, Jan. 22. - The etorm which swept over the House Tuesday has not yet moved away from the skies of the House. There was a rumbling in the air yesterday, and Messrs. Mills, Bland and Rogers criticised the conduct and rulings of the Speaker. The Speaker retorted in kind. No business was transacted. Washington, Jan. 23. - In the House yesterday the journal was approved, the District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed and the naval appropriation bill was considered. A bill was reported favorably amending the inter-State commerce law so as to allow railroad companies to make reduced rates of transportation and to permit them to carry their own employés free. A bill was introduced appropriating $100,000 for a public building at lonia, Mich. Washington, Jan. 21 - The time was occupied in the House 3 .lerday in considering the charles made against the Commissioncr of Pensions, and in discussing the naval appropriation bill. A bil] for the relief of the heirs of Richard W. Meade, of Pennsylvania, was favorably reported. The claim has been pending since the Sixteenth Congress, and is for S375,8'''9. Washington, Jan. 20. - In the House on Saturday, after toe readlng of the journal, the naval appropriation bill was further discussed, but no action was taken. A bill was favorably reported to appropriate S'l0,000,000 to repair and build the levees on the Mississippi from the licad of the passes to Cairo. Washington, Jan. 27. - In the House yesterday the naval appropriation bill was considered and finally passed.