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censure Willis for recognizing the Ha
waiian republic.
There is said to be little hope thai
tho Senate will act upon the anti-op
ton bill at this session.
The House committee on labor hal
prepared q bill to form ationa
board Of arbitration.
Jerry Simpson has been re-nomi
mated for Congress from the Seventh
Kansas district by reclamation.
President Cleveland is said to be
very much astonished at the attack
made upon him by the Senate.
Tho minority Of the House commit
tee on Pacific railroads has recon-
mended that the govern ment for eclose
on the roads.
The Democrats Of the Senate, in
caucus Wednesday, decided to order
another conference on the tariff bill
without giving any instructions.
The industrials who are at Washing
ton have appealed to Congress for as
sistance to return to their homes
They say their leaders have deserted
them.
Senator Hoar's anti-lottery bill
which has passed the Senate forbids
the bringing Of lottery tickets into the
country or the carrying Of them by cx-
press companies.
| Seventy presidential postoffices arc
in tho list Of those whose postmaster
ships expire this month. About 80
Of these Offices have already expired.
The number in August will be II.
The Senate committee on territories
has ordered favorable reports on the
bills admitting New Mexico and Ari-
IONA to statehood These bills have
passed the House.
The Spanish government has finally
agreed to pay 81, 800 damages to this
government for having seized the
property Of American missionaries and
imprisoned Mr.. Doane on the Caroline
islands.
On the 2Sth it was stated that Of
the fourteen general appropriations,
two remained to be acted upon by the
Senate, four were in conference, five
were in the hands Of the President and
the other three have become laws.
The condition Of the tariff contro.
versy on the goth was said to be
changing somewhat. There were in.
dications Of less stiffness in the Sem
ate's attitude, with possibility that
some concessions might be made.
President Cleveland's delay in APP
pointing the arbitration commission is
due to his inability to find suitable
man in Illinois to serve on the board.
lie wants business man but one who
is in no way interested in the contro-
versy. The other member will be q
lawyer from the East or South.
Secretary Herbert has prepared or
ders for tho Petrol and Concord, now
on duty with the Behring sea patrol
feet, to proceed Immediately to the
Chinese station. This action has been
taken on account Of the threatening
aspect Of affairs in Corea, and the ad-
ministration desires to see that Amer
lean interests have full protection.
Judge Lyman Trumbull has wired
to Washington declining to act as gov
ernmcnt arbitrator in the Pullman
strike. Judge Trumbull gives as his
reason for declining that the act under
which they arc appointed will contine
their investigations to the recent strike
and that, inasmuch as the strike is
over, he sees no need Of investigating
il.
The tariff bill had an exceedingly
close call last Friday. The motion to
instruct the committee on conference
10 recedc from the . differential on
sugar was lost by tie vote. II it had
carried there would certainly have
been serious OBJECTIONS from the ranks
Of tho Democrats aud the tariff bill
would probably have been defeated.
The bill was subsequently sent 10 con.
ference without division.
Among the members Of the House
the feeling is strong that the end Of
the tariff fight is not far of. The
reprcsc natives who had talked Of
holding out all summer did so because
Of their views on sugar. But the con.
test has changed form ma tcrially, il is
urged since the presidents letter, and at
present the main contest Of the House
is for free iron ore and coal In this
contention there is not 50 much de.
termination apparent as there was 10
tho former issue. On the contrary,
many prominent members, including
some who are classcd as radical free
traders, have let II be known that free
iron orc and coal are not worth the
conflict they are causing. This aud
tho desire TO get homo to their con-
grcssional ditric,s Is the most notice.
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