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The Senate Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, July 12.—The morning hour expired during the debate on the House bill to amend the Railroad Acts, and it was laid over. Credentials of James G. Blaine, were read and filed. The Senate then resumed the impeachment trial. J. J. Fisher of the firm of Evans & Co., post-traders at Fort Sill, testified his firm paid money for the appointment, and thought it was remitted entirely, first $13,000, annually then $6,000 always sent to Marsh. Belknap never addressed his firm any communications in regard to this money. The testimony for the defence then commenced. Generals Pope and Augur, Senators Allison and Wright and others all testified mainly as to the War Department being conducted in a proper manner, and the general reputation of Belknap for probity and fidelity. Senator Carpenter again asked that the court adjourn until the arrival of Evans, and pending the discussion; the Senate sitting as a court of impeachment, adjourned. The legislative business was resumed, and after which the Senate adjourned.

By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, July 12.—The report of the Committee on Elections, declaring Mr. Durrell (sitting member) duly elected from Louisiana, was adopted.

The following bills were passed:

Senate bill, providing for the sale of Fort Kearney military reservation.

Senate bill, providing for the sale of a portion of the reservation of the Oto and Missouri Indians of Kansas and Nebraska,

Appropriating $25,000 for the improvement of military road between Springfield and Fort Randall Dakota.

Appropriating $200,000 for the construction of a military post on Musselshell and Yellowstone rivers.

A bill providing that the Secretary of the Navy may promote to the rank of rear admiral on the retired list (in addition to the one allowed by law), of commodores who have performed distinguished services, or who, being at the outbreak of the rebellion, citizens of any State engaged therein, who exhibited fidelity in adhering to the flag of the Union.

A resolution was then adopted without debate or division, declaring the action of Schenck, in connection with the Emma Mine, while Minister to the Court of St. James, as ill-advised, unfortunate and incompatible with the duties of his position.

The Speaker laid before the House the centennial congratulatory message from the Argentine Congress. House went into Committee of the Whole on the bill for the protection of our Mexican frontier. The section authorizing troops to cross into Mexico in pursuit of bandits provoked a long debate, and Committee rose without action.

The House then adjourned