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DOMESTIC NEWS.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 5sh.-The Judiciary
Committee reported favorsbly the originsl
bill providing for the collection of statistics
touching marriage snd divorce.
The Chair laid before the Senate bill ex-
tending the limits of the Yellowstone Park,
and after debate. participated in By Vest,
Ingalls,, Mcmillan and Harrison, ths bill
passed.
The Senate then. on molten of Sawyer,
passed the bill authorizing the Postmaster.
General to lease buildings for postoffices of
the first, second and third classes at reason.
able rates, for terms not TO exceed ten years.
The Chair laid before the Senate unfinished
business. being Pendleton's bill providing for
the exercise of jurisdiction conferred upon
the United States in places outside their do
minions.
Debate arose, and while Pendleton was
speaking, Sherman asked and obtained unsn-
Imous ascent to have read a message from the
House, announcing its agreement to the Sen.
ate joint resolution appropristing $40 900 for
the Senate contingent fund.
After further debste on The Pendleton bill,
the Senate went into executive session, and
sooa adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 55h-The Committee
on Commerce reported a bill providing for
the removal Of distractions TO the free navi-
| CATION Of the navigable waters of the United
| States. Referred to COMMITTEES of the
! Whole.
The Committee on Judiciary reported a
! bill establishing uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States. Re.
| feIred TO Committee Of the Whole.
| The House then went into Committee Ct
| the Whole Converse in the cbair) on the
naval appropriation bill, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mcmillan, reduc-
ing the number of Captains to thirty the
number Of Commanders to fifty. and proyid-
| ing that no more promotions shall be made
to these grades until the numbers are reduced
| bslow the numbers mentioned. The amend.
ment was lost.
Calkius moved to strike out ths provision
prohibiting the promotion Of various grades
| in the line and staff Of the navy until such
grades shall be reduced to the numbers fixed
in the naval Act of 1882, and tae amendment
admitted yesterday reducing The str fl corps.
| Agreed to So to Go.
| Belford moved 30 increase 30 81, COG, 900 the
| appropriation for emergency and extraordi-
| nary expenses, and made one Of his charsc.
| teristic speeches, cri.icising the Democratic
:
| the magnificent sum Of Sl5 600,
/ Cox Of New York sent to the Clerks desk
snd bad read newspaper extract, explaining
| the manner in which Belford had contracted
his dramatic manner Of speaking, and good
deal of amusement was created as the Clerk
read the peculiar acc lunt of that gentiemsn's
criticism on Mrs. Langtry, and an exagger.
ated description of his own personal appear
an2e.
The amendment was withdrawn.
Several amendments were offered and re-
jected, and the committee rose.
Tully, fr0Iu the Committee on Public
Lands, feparted I'LL forieit;ng the Ontopa-
gon and Brule river land grant. Placed On
the House calendar.
Adjourned.
Fast Mail Train,
WASHINGTON, March 5th.-The Postmas.
ter. General has succeeded in making arrange.
nents for special fast mail train between
New York and Chicago. The train will
leave New York, via the New York Central
and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, at
$50 P. NJ, arrive at Albany at 1:05 a. NJ,
where it will receive postal car connection
from Beihstsne with the mail from the New
England States. It will reach Buffalo at $3.50
a. NJ, and Cleveland at 1927 P. IL. where
important connections will be made for the
South and West-Cincinnati Louisville snd
st. Lcpis-snd arrive at Toledo at 4:57 P. NJ,
making the postal car connections by the fast
train over the Wabash line to St. Louis and
the Southwest, and slso for Michigan, and
reach Chicago at 1926 a. NJ, making the en-
tire ruu from New York in tWenty-saFen
hours.
The Chinese BIZ.
WASHINGTON, March 5.h.-In a converse
tion with your correspondent to-day, ex-Sen-
=. l. a.
COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations, slid 81
believe the supplementary Chinese restriction
bill viii pass substantially as reported from
our committee. There will be a great deal Of
opposition TO the bill undoubtedly, but I
think we will have votes enough to pass it
substantially in its present shape"
Louisiana Republican State Convention.
NEW ORLEANS, March 5sh.-The RepubH-
can State Convention met to-day, ergsnizsd
and took recess. AT the evening session tbe
report Of the Committee on Permanent Or
gaRizatiop was adopted with ". 2. Kellogg
IS President; ?. 3, ). Pinchbeek Vice
President; Wrn. Vigers, Secretary. Kellogg
not being present, Pinchbsck took the chair.
A resolution was adopted, naming W. P.
Kellogg. z. 3. S. Pinchbeck, A. S. Bodeer
and A. J. DumonS as delegates for the State
at large to the Republican National Conven-
ton. The convention then took q recess till
noon tomorrow. Ia the meantime the mem-
bers from the various districts will select their
delegates TO the National Convention. It is
believed that Louisiana will send a solid Ar.
thur delegation to Chicsgo.
Dime Novels and Youthful Criminals.
NEW York, March 5tI-Anthony Com.
stock said ia an address Ia5t night at Union
Hall, that during six months Of last year
twenty'six persons OF minor aga we1e arrested
in this city on charges CT murder and eighty
six for attempt to murder, nearly sill of whom
were readers Of sO-cslled "Giue novel liter
asure," the ideas OF which led the msi siorisy Of
them TO the commission of crime.
a AoIe From .he Sea.
New York, March 5sh.-A Tribune Nor
wich, Conn, dispatch says: Mr.. and Mrs.
Robbins Little, of this place, who are on
tour around the world, sailed from San Fran
cisco September 6, 1888 When twenty. four
days out Mr.. Little placed note in bottle
and threw it overheard with the request that
the finder send it to John Mitchell az this
place. To-day Little received the note, with
a letter from Joha Stuppledeem, dated Ka-
wshise island, Hawaii, February %, 1884,
saying he had picked it up on the beach
there.
Negro Shooting scrape.
TOPEKA Kan, Marcl 5tb-A shooting
scraps occurred here last night among the
colored population, in which George Black
killed Peter Bioodsoe.
An Extraordinary Statement.
New YORK, March 5'h.-Anthony Com.
stock, referring to the breaking up of the city
gambling dens, said last night in an address
1 have been offered by one of the most no.
torious keepers of gambling dens in the CITY
$50. 900 not to molest him. I have been Of
fered by another ive-years' trip around the
world for myself and family, all expenses
paid. and the amount of my salary, to be de-
posted in the bank subject to a check"
HOpeIessIy insane.
WASHINGTON, March 5tb -Brigsdier. Gen.
ersl +. S. Mackenzie, United States Army.
has been examined by the Retiring Board in
New York, and as he is regarded hopelessly
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