House. —The house passed the bill re
quiring the Pacific railroads to pay the
cost of surveying their lands, and to
take out patents thereto. On behalf of
the committee on labor, Mr. James call
ed up the bill to prohibit any officer,
servant or agent of the government to
hire, or contract the labor of prisoners
incarcerated for violoting the laws -f
the United States gov. rmuent. The
bill was passed; yeas, 249; nays, 8. Tke
house then went into committe of the
whole [Mr. Townsend in the chair] on
the Indian appropriation bill. Pend
ing a discussion the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
Wednesday, March, 10.
Senate —The chair laid before the sen
ate Logan’s resolution offered yesterday,
to refer to the committee on rules for
investigation, End’s letter denying that
he had any representative oh the floor
of the senate. The matter went over,
in Logan’s. Son. Wilson, of lowa, was
recognized by the chair, lut upon the
suggestion of Sen. Allison he consented
to the pending business to be tempor
arily laid aside in order that the senate
might proceed to consider the urgent
deficiency bill, which was then taken
up and an amendment recommended
by the committee on appropriations
was agreed to appropriating $30,000 to
defray the expenses of General Grant’s
funeral. The item of $185,000 defic
iency ia the department of justice
gave rise to some debate.
Sen. Bsck wanted the bill held over till
to-morrow so that he might look into
it, but a majority of the senators want
it passed at once, and it was aecording
ly passed. The senate then adjourned,
leaving Edmunds’ resolution unfinished
business for two o’clock. Wilson, of
lowa, having the floor.
