Reported fbr the (,sl,anbjass FoSntan.
TweAty-ninth Cepgress:


FIRST SESSION.

SENATE.

FRIDAY, June IL, 1876.
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MIR. Allen submitted resolution, which hes
over, to conduct, Executive business with open
doors.


A message was received from the President
Of the United States, communicating official
accounts OF the recent battles on the Rio Grande
(and similar one was sent to the House.)


After discussing joint resolution in relation
TO the printing OF the laws, the Senate went
into an Executive session on the Oregon treaty.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. King, Of Georgia, from the COMMITTEES
On Naval Affairs, reported bill to authorize
and require the Secretary Of the Navy, to enter
into certain contracts for the transportation OF
the United States mail in ocean steamers;
which. with the accompanying report was
read and referred to the committee OF the Whole
on the State of the Uuion. The bill proposes
10 appropriate $l5O,0OO to carry the objects
into effect.


The House insisted on its amendments to
the supplemental War bill--that after the war.
the number Of Major Generals shall be reduced
10 one, and the number Of Brigadisr Generals
10 two. ast s4 -


The Committee appointed to inquire how
Mr.. G. J. Ingersoll obtained from the State De-
partment certain information id relation 10 Mr.
Webster, made report, in which they say
two of the clerks are implicated they submit
the testimony and leave the House to make up
an opinion. The report and testimony were
ordered to be printed.


Several propositions were made, without ef-
feet, to give General Taylor and his officers,
silver and bronze medals, made OF the bombs
thrown by the Mexicans into Fort Brown.
Mr.. Brinkerhoff, was alike unsuccessful in
his desire to introduce bill, increasing the
pay Of the privates in the army, two dollars .
month, in addition to what they now receive.
A motion was made 10 suspend the rules SO
as TO introduce resolution to adjourn the two
Houses Of Congress, on the 24th Of July, but
il did not prevail,


AT twenty minutes past three O'Clock, the
House adjourned to ten tomorrow.