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TIE bill authorizing tho formation OF new
State to be composed Of parts Washington and
Idaho Territories, TO be known as the State Of
Washington, passed the Senate ON the 10th inst.
by vote OF 30 to Is. Senators Butler s. c..
George, Miss. Jones, Ark. and Morgan, Ala.
voted with the Republicans In the affirmative.
Senator Hearst Cal, cast his nrst first
President sent nifty appointments TO the Senate.
They include the successors OF suspended"
officials whose terms have expired since their
names were originally presented. They are
now sent In TO fill vacancies" The House
passed bill authorizing the establishment OF
sixteen ,u new nte,sayng ts stations: bilis were
as followS Across the Mississippi River near
Alton, ILL.,, across tho west channel OF the
the main land across the Tennessee River, by
the Nashville, jackson and Memphis
Railroad Compnay; across the Missis-
Illinois % and Des Moines. by the New
York and Council Bluffs Railroad Company;
over Bayou Barnard, Mississippi across Red
oroiz az somo accessible point between Pres
cott, Wis, and Taylors Fells Minn: across 9 the
souri, at st. Joseph, Mo. across the Missouri at
Council Bluffs; across the Missouri at Saline
City, Mo aero across 81 the c Kansas sy 1y
tine tine Missouri Missouri IN Ap Cay or Jackson Counties,
Missouri across the Missouri above st. Charles,
Mo. across the Yellowstone in Montana; across
Missouri near Atchison, Kan. across the Tom
bigee Warrior Tennessee, and other navigable
rivers In Alabama, by the Gulf and Chicago
Airline Railroad Company; across Youngs
Bay. Oregon; across the Missouri near Cham
berlain, Dakota; across the Missouri ut Pierre,
Dakota.
The Indian appropriation bill, including an
item Of $40 900 for schools In Alrska, passed the
Senate ON the 18th inst. Mr.. Sherman offered
an arbitration bill in the shape of an amendment
30 HIM In M n
Chace reported adversely from the Committee
on Postoffices bill to increase the rate OF post
age on fourth-class matter to two cents an
| ounce resolution offered by Mr.. Beck was
agreed to appoint Mr.. Gibson. OF Louisiana, to
| the membership OF the Senate Committee on
Commerce in place Of Mr.. Jones OF Florida
| ate. The President sent the following nomina-
| tions to the Senate: Howell Il. jackson OF
Tennessee to be Circuit Judge , 81 the o United S
Baxter, deceased; Frank II. Dyer to be Marshal
/ OF the United States for the Territory OF Utah.
| The President withdrew the nomination OF
! Orlando w. Powers OF Michigan Associate
| Justice OF the Supreme Court of Utah. Repub.
| lican Senators and Representatives at joint
authorizing each State delegation to
select representative ON tho Con-
gressional Campaign Committee. In the
| House Of Representatives Mr.. Morrison, OF Hi
nois from the Committee ON Rules reported q
resolution for the appointment by the Speaker
| of a select committee OF seven members TO in.
conditions now existing in the relations between
railroad corporations and their employees The
committee shall have power to send for persons
and papers, to sit during the sessions OF the
House, and to visit such places as may be nee
essary in order to facilitate the investigation
It shall report during the present session. witt
such recommendations as it may deem prope
to make. The resolution was adopted without
division. The Morrison Hewitt tariff bill wal
reported to the House with majority and minor
ity reports.
SENATOR FRYE's resolution, stating that, IL
the opinion Of the Senate the appointment Of I
commission In which the Governments Of thu
United States and Great Britain shall be rep
resented, charged with the consideration an'
settlement of the fishing rights OF the TIVE
Goyernments on the coasts OF the United & state 1o
to be provide. for for By G9SSnerSssssSl Con ss.S wa, wa
Senator Senator Frye FRI reported fsvorabiy from tn,
Committee on Commerce an amendment in
tended to be proposed to the postohice appro
priaton bill It increases the appropriation
Tor transportation of foreign mails from $3.50, 90
to 81 900 900. and provides that this amount shal
include cost Of railway transit across the lstn
mus of Panama. The President sent the fol
lowing nominations to the Senate: Post
masters--Edward Dolan, ut Troy, N Y.
Geo w. Langdon, at Saratoga Springs, n: Y.
at East New York, N Y Samuel H. WAGNER
at San Jose, Cal. William Baker, at Fail
bury, ILL., Charles H. Brown, at Sterling Kan.
Marshall Birdsall, at Emporia, Kan, and /: l
Gavin. at Corning, Iowa. The President with
drew the nomination OF H. p. Albert to be pos
master at Stuart Guthrie County, Iowa. Th
House spent the day discussing the Ohio cor
tested case OF Hurd vs. Romeis.
Mn. CULLoM of Illinois, called up and OF
planned the provisions Of his Interstate Con
merce Bill 10 the Senate on the 14th inst. MI
Palmer, OF Michigan also spoke in favor Of th
measure. Mr. Butler of South Carolina, nc
dressed the Senate in advocacy of open o.
ecutve sessions OF that body. In tn
House of Representatives. the Ohio col
test OF Hurd vs. Romeis was decide
. by a majority of 62 in favor OF RomeiH, the 81
ting member. The score stood los to 169 on
resolution declaring that Romeis was entitle
to the seat. Messrs. Hatch, Green, OF Mort
Carolina and White, OF Minnesota, Inn were s,,e ~
too on Agriculture, to draft bill regulating u
sale OF oleomargarine.
TER Venezuelan treaty was ratified by the Sci
ate ON the 18th inst The consideration of Il
treaty with Hawaii was postponed for tV
weeks: Bills were reported to accept from Il
Vanderbilt heirs and Mrs. Grant certain oblec
OF art presented by foreign governments 10 de
eral Grant; to establish a sub-treasury at Loui
q Vile, and to organize the Terrltory OF ok, Oni
: homa Mr.. Logan made a speech supportil
2 the motion for open executive sessions. He q
: clared that there was not now and never M
been any necessity for secret sessions. ~
Hoar electoral-count Dill was reporteu 70 W :. y
The river and harbor bill was taken up by 9
House and explained by Mr.. Willis lhyl. n
I, Anderson (Kas.) criticised items OF the Dill
. wasteful. Messrs. Hepburn iowa ana ne
!. Mel attacked the appropriations for the low
a Mississippi and Galveston harbor: Mr. Jon
= tAla) and Mr.. Stewart CTex.) defended the Di
a Speaker Carlisle appointed the following co
mittee to investigate the causes and extent
: the labor troubles in the West: Messrs. Cur
: lPal. Grain Tex, Outhwait (O.l, Stewart (V
q Parker IN. ", and Buchanan IN. J).