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United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 20th-The Chair
laid before the Senate a communication
from the Secretary OF the Interior, trans
hitting, in compliance with recent reso-
luton of the Senate. detailed information
relating to the lands of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, the number of acres
surveyed, patented. etc.
The Senate went into executive session,
and, when the doors were reopened ad-
journed.
House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, April Goth. - Reed. of
Maine, addressing his remarks to Tucker,
of Virginia, inquired when the Utah bill
was to be reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Tucker replied that the bill was being
considered by the committee When de-
termination there was reached, the bill
would be reported adversely or favorably.
Reed suggested that the bill had been
with the committee long time, and it was
measure in which the country was much
interested. Could the gentleman give no
other answer?
Tucker (dryly) No other answer.
Reed with equal dryness)-I am sorry
for it.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole (Wellborn, of Texas, in the chair
on the river and harbor appropriation bill.
A number of amendments were offered and
objected TO, and the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
Presidential Appointments Confirmed by
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April Goth. = Confirma
tons: Postmasters-Geo. B. Blair, Black
Hawk, Col; J. C. Friend, Rawlins Wyo.;
J. H. Donkersly. Laramie City, Wyo.; c.
NJ. Helliker Durango, Col. Surveyors of
Customs-F J. Phelps, La Crosse, Wis; f.
Warfield, Baltimore, Md. Receivers of
Public Moneys-C. A. Coryell, Del Norte,
Col; ]. B. Melbourne, Pueblo, Col; J NJ.
Ellis, Denver, Col Consuls-V. A. Sar-
tori, of Philadelphia, Leghorn A. Turner.
of Arkansas, st. Thomas; S. r. Millar, of
Davenport, Ia, Leipsic. VIM. Bayard, to
be Register Of the Land Office at Pueblo,
Col. J. II. Davis, Indian Agent at Ouray,
Utah. J. c. Breckenridge, Surveyor-Gen-
eral OF Washington Territory. j. Mueller
of Cleveland, O., Consul General at Frank
fort-on-the- Main. G.. S. Mansfield, of
Texas, Secretary of Legation at Japan Col
lector of Internal Revenue, A. Skillman,
Nevada.
Emasculation OF the Morrow Chinese
Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 0th-The House
Foreign Affairs Committee to-day agreed 10
report the Morrow BILL with certain amend
ments, favorably The committee strikes
out the twenty-year clause, the two-year
clause, the passenger clause, and the clause
requiring photograph in a certificate. The
bill is emascuated in accordance with the
wishes OF Secretary Bayard. As amended,
1t is not satisfactory to the members of the
Pacific coast delegation, and an effort will
be made to have it change in the House
All the Democrats except Chairman Bel
mont voted in favor of the Morrow bill
and all the Republicans and Mr.. Belmont
against it.
The Tariff Fight Growing Hotter.
WASHINGTON, April, Doth. = The tariff
fight is getting hotter and hotter, and both
sides are massing their forces for grand
contest of strength, which will come up
when the motion is made to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill. The recent
intimation from the White House, that the
President would like to see some action
taken to secure tariff reform, will doubtless
have some effect upon the fate of the meas
ure. Representative McAdoo, of New Jer-
sey, warm and close friend of Randall, in
aiming tO-Qdl Do " WIittD6I the
had made any progress in securing converts
for the bill, said that the situation was still
in a nebulous condition, but perhaps
Postmaster or so thrown in the balance
might have additional weight.
:" Has he changed his policy in regard
to listening to advice from other people ?"
" 1t seems so. | advised him to tax e
advice from Congressman, because they
were sent here to represent the people, and
were better prepared to understand the
wants of certain localities. l think he has
come to this conclusion, too
The Republicans, with the exception of
against the bill. Messrs. Nelson, Haight.
White and Wakeman, all of Minnesota.
who voted for the other bill, are here, and
most probably will do so again. On the
other hand, the following shows a list of
Democrats who are with the Republicans,
and will give them a majority The en-
tire Ohio delegation, including eleven
Democrats, six out of eight Democrats in
the Pennsylvania delegation, the excep-
tons being Swope and Scott, three from
New Jersey, seven from New York, includ-
ing Spriggs and Merriman, Findlav of
Maryland, Snyder of West Virginia, Cav
OF Louisiana, and Henley of California.
This makes thirty-one, and there is
probability of one more from each of the
following States: West Virginia, Louis
lana and Virginia.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, April Goth The Secretary
of the Treasury this afternoon issued call
for 100000 three per cent bonds. The
call will mature June LIST
Secretary Lamar has returned from his
Southern trip much improved in health,
and attended the Cabinet meeting at noon
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
to-day agreed to report favorably the Bel
mont Chinese indemnity resolution.
The Senate, in executive session, TODAY
rejected the proposed treaty to reopen the
We'll and Labra claims against Mexico
The vote was 80 ayes to % noes-being less
than the two-thirds necessary for its ratifi-
cation.
The Senate to-day, in executive session.
confirmed the nomination of Zach. Mont
gomery to be Assistant Attorney General
for the Interior Department
The officers of the New York Seventh
Regiment called at the White House in
body this morning and paid their respects
to the President. They were received in
the East Room, and were individually pre-
sented.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has received
full report from Collector Hager, of San
Francesca. in regard TO the reception of the
new Chinese Minister at that port. 1t does
not dltfer, except in length, from the re-
ports previously received
The cadets of the Michigan Military
Academy paid their respects to Lieutenant
General Sheridan and Adjutant General
Drum to-day.