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or any corporation or company engaged In
interstate commerce or transportation of mails,
or any firm or person engaged in the produc-
Ion, manufacture, sale, or importation of any
dutiable article, or any person engaged in the
manufacture or sale OF butter, oleomargarine,
of any article subject to taxation by act of Con
gress, or from any corporation or company en-
gageo IN raising mich cowes beef cattle, or
nogs. or In the manufacture of Oleo Oil.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRANCH ROADS.
Senator Van Wyck to-day submitted pro-
posed amendment to the bill to authorize the
Union Pacific railroad to construct branch
roads through the states and territories through
which the system of railroads now operated by
II extends to add to it the following provso:
"That this act shall in no manner interfere
with the collection or diminish the amount of
money to be paid by the said Union Pacific
railroad into the Treasury under the Thurman
act, and the sums to be paid under said Thur
man act shall be ascertained as Ii this act had
not been passed, and without regard to any OBJ
legation or pledge OF renewing the guarantee OF
bonds or subscription Of stock or OF any money
allowed by this act"
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate yesterday afternoon: David n.
Burke, of New York, to be consul OF the United
States, at Puerto CabeIlo. Pierce H. Ryan, to
be register of the land office, at Humboldt.
Cal. W. E. Copeland, to be register Of the land
office at Parsons City, New: Richard McCioud,
J. L. Kamp. Of ' Texas to be register of the land
office at Prescott, AriZ. Edward T. Pittman, to
be receiver of public moneys at Durango, Col.
tor the Indians of the Fort Peck agency, in
Montana. POstmasters-Lewis G. Holmes, at
Cableskill, N. Y; Nicholas J. Mackln, at Staple
ton, N; Y; Henry D. Linsley, at Branford,
Fannie D. Porter, at Ell Paso, Tex; Thomas H.
Perrin, at Alton, ILL.,: James A. Able, at
Auburn, H.; John ]. Ankeny, at Minneapolis,
Mimi; S. Curtis Symonds. at Hudson, Wis.
James +; Mcdonald, at Lisonier, Ind.; Fred
erick A. Edwards, at Webster City, Ia; Joseph
J. Toplif, at Longmont, Col
NOTES.
In the executive session OF the Senate yester-
for Indian inspector was reached Senator HaI.
rison, OF Indiana, objected TO its consideration
and 1T went over.
Representative Shaw, of Maryland, who has
since Saturday Is better, and will probably be
able to return to his duties in a short time.
In the Senate yesterday the Blair amend
ment to the pre-emption repeal bill, to prohibit
the acquisition by single owner OF more than
$40 acres OF desert lands, was reJected-42 to 3.
The bin was debated until adjournment with
out action.
The House committee on public buildings and
grounds having in charge the bill accepting
from MIR. Joseph w. Drexel the gift of the
Drexel cottage on Mount McGregor, in which
favorably.
The subcommittee completed the deficiency
bill last night ard are ready to report to the
whole appropriations committee. The fortifi-
cations bill will be taken up at once and the
work OF the committee will soon be through.
Mr. Boyle has completed the draft OF mis-
report upon the telephone investigation. Mr..
Ranney has a minority report prepared. The
committee will meet the last OF this week, or OF
Monday, to consider the reports.
Mrs. Col. Lamont and Miss Gregg, OF Buffalo,
Capitol to-day, ana occupied the seat in the
senate gallery reserved for the President.