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alarms of the House was passed.
THURSDAY, April lO.-Ihe Montana
election case was again taken up in the
Senate, to-day, Mr.. Call speaking in OPP
sition to the majority report. Mr.. Hoar
smoke in support Of the majority report.
Mr.. GRAY replied to Mr.. Hoar, and then
Mr.. Teller, q nember Of the committee
on privileges and elections. addressed
the Senate. The debate became gen.
eral. but vote was not reached.
FRIDAY, April decentralization of
the Montana election case was resumed
in the Senate, End Mr.. Evarts made
long speech, discussing the powers of
the territorial canvassing board. Mr..
Hoar gave notice that on Monday he
should ask the Senate to remain in ses-
sion until the Montana case was dis
posed of. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, pril l2.-In the Senate to-
day the following bills passed. The
Senate bill extending to the states OF
South Dakota, North Dakota, Washing
ton, and Montana, the be netits OF the
act allowing to certain states 5 per cent.
on the sale of public lands; Senate bill
to amend the act of July 5, 1884, au-
thorizing the construction OF bridges
across the Mississippi River at st. Paul,
Mimi; Senate bill to amend and con-
tinue in orce the act of August g. 1888,
authorizing the construction of
bridge across the Missouri River at
Forest, OAK; Senate bill to increase
the rate of pensions for certain
ate bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for pub
lie building at Pueblo, COL; Senate bill
to increase the efficiency and reduce
tho nf ho SiuY, al Come Of ~
army. The bill transfers to the Depart
ment of Agriculture the Weather Blu
reau, leaving the Signal Corps of the
army to remain in the War Department.;
appropriating 500, 900 for public build
ing in Fargo, N. d., and $4,000 for IL
public building at San Jose, CAL; Senate
bills for reimburse ments to 0. Nj. Lar
raway, late postmaster at Minneapolis,
Mimi. and to Henry O'Brien, late post.
master at St. Anthony, Mimi. Senator
Stockbridge's bill providing for sundry
lighthouses and other aids to navigation
was referred some time ago to the
Treasury Department by the committee
on commerce. 1t authorized the estab-
lishment of fifty-one different aids to
navigation, and Was sent by Secretary
Window to the lighthouse board tor
consideration. The board has reported
through the secretary to the committee
recon mending appropriations for the
following: Lake Michigan-On White
Shoal, q lighthouse and steam fog whis-
tie. 500, 900; on Fox Island, fog whistle,
$5,5ol!; at the entrance to Sturgeon Bay
Canal, a new coast light, 1000; on Point
Betsey, fog signal. $500; on Squaw
Island, light and fog whistle, $25,0J0;
on Eleven-foot Shoal off Peninsula
Point, Green Bay, light and @ fog
whistle, and to maintain lishtship I'M
til the same are completed, $l02, 500; on
Sand Point, Escanaba, fog whistle,
ST 100; in Deaths Door passage, a range
light, $4,000. Sault, River-On the
mainland on the west side of Round
Island, to aid boats to run clear of flats
below lroquois, set of range lights,
$1,000. Lake Superior-At Eagle Har-
megon point. light. a steam log
whistle and bell, $4,000; on DEVILS
Island, Apostle group, fog signal, So
500. In addition to the above
items. which were contained in
the bill, the board recommend
ed appropriations to be made for
the following: ST. Mary's river, from
Pipe Island to the Sault, 81 lights, $780,
900. Lake Michigan-At Ahnapee pier
head, tower light and post light, Sc. 200;
at Seul Choix Point, light station, SIS, 800,
and steam fog signal, $500; North
pier, st. Joseph harbor, steam fog sig
nal, ZOO. Lake Superior-At Superb
or Bay, six lights, 81 200. Of the fifty.
one aids named in the original bill the
board reported adversely on seventeen;
that in five other cases additional action
by congress was not necessary, and it
added five aids. The committee will
recommend the passage of an amended
bill, to agree with the recommendation
of the lighthouse board