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AND AGAIN THE TARIFF.
rgE SENATE VIII INVESTIGATE
THE SUBJECT
,.dlthe Probabilities Are Will Prvent
ANY Legislation at This Time or in
the Immediate Future.

the Imm ed1ate EuCure.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The Senate Com
,,ittee on Finance authorized the chairman
20 appoint subcommittee to investigate
tariff matters. The duty of the committee
ill he TO look to thorough inquiry into
tbe subject OF he tariff. The proba bility is
.bat il the House sends over tariff bill the
,omuittee will hear testimony upon the in
forests to be affected, and in the fulness of
fine will report tariff bill to the Senate.
Trouiries will, il authorized by the Senate,
h, bpgun at once. In fact, q considerable
.tore of data has already been laid in as a
70 orndation.
After some discussion the committee was
dscharged from further consideration of
Che Turpie case. On motion the Stewart
hill for the admission of Washington Terri
torv AZ a State w6s made the special order
ior Thursday Of next week, and subse-
nneptIy bills for the admission OF North
nakota and Montana we're also made the
snecal order for the same day.
Senst r Stanford to-day introduced an
amendment to the proposed River and
Harbor Appropriation bill, making appro-
nrations 500, 900 for the Improvement
If the harbor at San Diego. Senator Stan
lord, from the COMMITTEES on public build
iinfs and grounds to-day reported fayora-
blv the bill to appropriate $3.50, 900 for
the erection of public building at 0ah-
land Cal. Senator Evarts to-day intro
duced.
JOINT RESOLUTION
authorizing the President in the case OF
final failure nf diplomatic efforts to effect |
smicable settlement, to take other irneas-
ures as in his judgment nny be iS,s.|ssary |
TO collect indemnity from the Venezuela |
government for losses suffered by the Ven |
1ulaD Steam Transportation Company |
d New York by reason Uf forcible seizure |
and enploymenG in ~ar OF the company's |
etssner Hero, San Fernandino and Nu-
tdas by he Venezuelan belligerents in
1871.
TIRE PENSION BILL
vas taken up nd amendment reported in
Creasing the amount of the appropriation
from $79,00O.0O0 10 $S0,477 900 was
strike out OF the House bill the word that
in all pensions to widows, payments shall
be made from the date Of the death OF the
1ubDduus duu W ibECI III lIOu vi ~ UuC lOI- l
owing, THAT all pensions which have
,een or may hereafter lie granted, under
be general laws regulating pensions to
'idows in consequence OF a death occurring
rom causes which originated in the service
ince March A. 81, shall commence from
he date of the death Of the husband"
Harris made point OF order that the
amendment was general legislation in the {
bill-the same objection ap- ,
plies to the House clause. but the only .
remedy ia the Senate vas to strike it out
az pOiut OF order would not be against it.
After long discussion the Senate (yeas %, 6
nays 49, agreed that the propo ed amend ]
Teut was in order. democrats generally s
voted in the negative, and were joined by 7
Senator's Edmunds and Ingalls,. Theprop
Dsition of Lockwell was agreed to and the j
ill went over till tomorrow, leaving the I
amendment still undeciied. The H use bill a
o establish IA department OF labor went q
,ver without action. The House bill limit G
ug the hours Of letter carriers work to a
ight honrs passed without division. Ad- O
burned.