ASSESSMENT FOR TAXATION.
On motion by Mr. MENZIES, the message announcing the concurrence of the House in sundry amendments of the Senate to the bill [H. R. 204] concerning proceedings in civil cases, and its non-concurrence in sundry other amendments was taken up.
On his further motion the Senate refused to recede from its amendments, and requested a Committee of free conference. Messrs. Spann and Menzies were appointed said Committee on the part of the Senate.
Subsequently this Committee submitted a report which was made the special order for tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
The bill [H. R. 240] to legalize ordinance 63 of the town of Edinburgh was pressed through under a dispensation of the constitutional restriction and passed.