The Washington times., 1894-03-29
NOTES FROM THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

Senator Stewart yesterday introduced a bill to
provide for free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Attorney General Oney advises against the
proposed congressional Investigation OF the Ber.
liner telephone patents
Senator Power yesterday introduced a bill for
the transfer of the geological survey to the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The Boatner Union Pacific investigation
test will probably be amicably settled. Another
meeting of the committee viii be held to-day.
Many prominent medical man appeared yes
terday before the committee having in charge
the proposed national bureau of public health
Senator Mcmillan yesterday introduced bill
for the establishment in the Department of JUS
tice of bureau for the Identification Of Grim.
inals, aa-
The quadro-centennial Senate committee vii.
take no further action on the st Gsuden's medal
The new design is held to be not less obiectional
BILE than the first. -etiz.
Senator Allen yesterday presented proposed
amendment TO the sundry civil bill providing for
the appropriation of S5O0,000 for an irrigation
survey of the arid plains
Secretary Carlisle called at the Capitol yester.
day and conferred with several Senators, who
afterward expressed the opinion that the seiGnp
forage bill would be vetoed.
Acting Secretary Curtis has sent to the House
a communication from the Attorney General
asking for an additional appropriation of S32s.-
900 for United States courts
Senator Dubois yesterday presented an
amendment in the Senate increasing the appro-
priation of s175 900 for public land surveys ths
sundry civil bill to 100000.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
at its meeting yesterday discussed the Nicaragua
canal bill and the Chinese treaty, but did not
reach a conclusion on either.
Senator Power presented amendment
for the reappropriation of the sum of 900,
appropriated in 1857 for the survey of public
lands within the limit Of railroad land grants
Representative Plgott, of Connecticut, has in
troduced bill providing that any person in tho
service of the United States receiving anony-
nous letters shall at once destroy them without
revealing their contents.
The executive session of the Senate yesterday
was devoted to an effort to get up the nominal
ton of H. W. Long for register of the land Office
| at Gainesville, Fla, which Senator Call is oppos-
| ing The matter went over until Friday under
agreement
| Senator Henderson Yesterday presented q
proposed amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill providing for an increase of the ap-
| priation for the construction Of the military
posts at Fort Crook Neb to $3.50, 900, and of Fort
| Harrison, Mont, TO 100000
| Senator Kyle yesterday introduced a proposed
| amendment to the sundry civil appropriation
| bill, when 1t comes before the Senate proyid-
ing that nothing in the act for the repeal of the
contest was pending in the General Land Office
| prior to the passage OF the act
| Senator Kyle yesterday introduced an amend.
| ment to Senator Hansbroughs Russian thistle
bill providing that the sum to be appropriated
| for the determination of the thistle shall be d
vided among the states in proportion &c the cost
| Of determination and that the money shall bs
| paid to the governors of the various states
| Representative Wheeler, of Alabama, has i'm
| troduced a bill extending the benefits of the
/ special delivery service by providing that when
| two special delivery stamps are attached to o
| letter in addition to the lawful postage IL shall
be entitled to immediate delivery at any point
| within two and one-hah miles of the post ONCE
| to which II Is addressed. and when three special
| delivery stamps are attached 10 immediate de-
| livery within four miles Of the post ONCE. IL
present limit is one mile.