The sun., 1894-03-24
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
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TO sE RBPoRrBD FzVoRlBLE

a. Give = Bs.a - Cs.piy VIII ths Law
T,s ssisurs sf the Cerere-sis-si Ressrs
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WASHINGTON, March 23-The House Com
,.I,te. on Agriculture to-day perfected the
E,teh Anti. option bill, end directed Mr.. Hatch
~ report It to the House isvorsblE The vote
an the bill was IL to 2. as follows:
v,,.-s,.,r. Hatch Dem. MoA Alexander CDem..
r, she'll Dem, q Cl Forman Dem. llLl Moses
rn.n g.l oap.hsrt Dem. W. vaI sibiey CDsm. Pay.
v,rh.n Dem, vsh schermsrhorn tDsm. N. W
u.ln,r rep. Ssb.l Williams Dem. hssG and Flynn
fRsp. oLt
's.,,-N.,.r. Ap,lsy RAP NASAL and Baker CRsp.
EHL -. -. ..-. -.
r,nl waugh tRsp. Indh and Funk CRsp. Ilt
Tn. bill as reported defines options" and
-iutures." and provides that all such transact
,,ons or assignments shall be In writing and
.,onsd in duplicate, and shall state In OF plicit
tam. the time when the. right or privilege Of
delivering the articles shall expire. Dealers
are to par special raf h.m 9, H. =, ana eysry pe,
hspnrsr sgn or EN- ployes OF another. deals In op-
t,ons or futures OF makes any contract Tor
their transfer shall be deemed dealer In oD-
uSSs ugonsrscts S are required to have afiixed to
them internal revenue ssamp: pP S6 rspTesenatng g
.o,,on hops. pork. lard. or bacon. dried or
ssited meat. and for every 1.00O bushels OF
,h vnesS santtast one cent? every bill Of sale exc
suted at termination OF contract. two cents.
LyGy os osbep by which ,hc
sontions" or futures" Is terminated, other
vfse than by actual sale or delivery. and such
obaye internal revenue stamps. representing
nIes atfixed ns follows: For every pound OF
q or sseS Or dhGp on
sent and for every bushel OF wheat. three
cents for corn. oats. rye. and barley. two
Every person engaged in dealing in ''op-
tions" or futures" be fore com m encinG busi-
70 Ut .nss the ous SaSd o 9. tho
R R.ep n reoOrd ot each deal and to make =
Stamps similar to the present Internal rev.
snue stamps Ia provided for.
a,S sSS S Se or ss e az tho
earliest day possible
The action Of the Canadian Government In
ssisIng and refusing to deliver copies Of the
Congressional Record. under frank. containing
extracts from publications on the single tax
theory. Is consistent with the course pursued
b. the Canadian Post 0ffice officials year
s hsd 'ne az tSe HS TOronto Poss Once. This action
Id soITssp9ndeRcs which has been been eoinE
early :sttlemens Of the question. +. e
a.: Snd.r x. SST the Tntes
ttat.s and Ianada; the latter Government
the other hand. claim that they have the right
to ietermine what n mattsr shsIi be ~ dsiiysrsd;
Canada will ack down In Its course. IL II
should not. Il is in the power Of the United
States to rstaliate Ey refusing to transmit any
Before proceeding to renewal Of the effort
10 secure the vote OF q majority on the aues-
tion Of considering the ONeil-Joy contested
election r. seo on 1o9sS mSpn Of o New
gret atthe death OF Kossuth, the Hungarian
patriot. and Instructed the Speaker g, com
speetiul sympathy Of the House. After one
vote on the ONeil-Joy case. Mr.: Patterson
ssn H1 sa that 4 SOqS hSus: 3:
then disposed Of the whetley Cobb contest
from the Fifth Alabama district oontrming
saanS 5 % June 20 YSy Bills were YER al also p passed
and fsa ios
further enforcement Of the Gsary Chinese Ex-
Sso Sof ana r.ss: .Iaon
session to be devoted to the consideration OF
pension matters
Retaliation against Canada IL the purpose Of
Q bill introduced 10 the House by Representa-
tive Chickering OF oswego. N. Y. Mr.. Chicken
ings bill provides that whenever the President
eliminating In the use OF the Welland Canal
Or other canale In that country against the
the s' ,Ss Gsasd
States In bond and without the payment Of
duty all merchandise imported or exported
from any foreign country to Canada. The bill
vas referred to the Foreign Affairs COMMITTEES.
and this morning Mr.. Chickeri appeared be-
sSd H a S ei Il:
The son OF Vice President Stevenson. who
was appointed an Assistant Paymaster In the
navy. Jailed to appear this week with the other
candidates for examinations preliminary to
their entering upon duty; Young stevenson
not otexpeeted home for some weeks special
sIamina alton will then he given him. and II he
on the Verm ont for Instruction. The Ave other
sppointees com pleted their examinations to-
daI and it is believed that all win be accepted
hlnistsr Thurston said this morning that he
bad no advices which indicated that his pres
snes was required In Hawaii. and that he could
not verify the report from San Francisco to the
eject that letters recalling him were now on
mail from the islands ON Tuesday, and did not
expect the arrival OF another steamer from
Honolulu before April ..
The Pollard -Brsckinridgs case having de-
vsioped the fact that there Is no law In the
District OF Columbia for the punishment OF
seduction. Congressman Morse Of Massaehu-
ssus to-day introduced In the House q bill
which contains the text Of the Massach ueetts
nw on this subject. The bill was referred to
me committee on the Judiciary.
The total nun Der OF fourth class Postmasters
appointed to-day was AZ. OF which IL were to fll
vacancies caused by designations and deaths.
among tho appointments were the fol- owing:
uhsw JsrSsI-Aiss Debbis BrAddOek. Maple. vice n.
Jl nl's9n RESIGNED; Jacob Heinrich. yAsburE. vice
uS.w iorE-tTsdsriek Lumlsy. East Concord vice w.
X hsI,e TemoNsd H. u; Davis. Miller PAcs. vice J.
- MeTn, removed; George Brown. OquASA Lake.
wee I J. scott, removed
Harvard University has asked the War De-
pArtmsnt for the detail OF an army officsr as
instructor in military science and taetlesL The
espartment has selected Lieut. Writ Robert
son OF the artillery. who will report at Boston
ms summer. Harvard will he the first OF the
lie course
secretary Carlisle to, day appointed Frank
e. 81. LArned OF MARYLAND chisf clerk Of the
bureau OF lmmIRFhtiOn TrAaauFU