The times., 1894-08-10
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Work OF the Senators and Representative
at Washington.

Work of the Senators and Representative
at Washington.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-The senate de-
bated the sundry civil bill and amended it
freely. One amendment makes the de.
cisions of immigration commissioners re-
garding admission of aliens final and
makes the commissioners appointive by
the president with the advice and consent
of the senate. The bill was pending at
adjournment. Morrison j. Swift, of Bos-
ton, had a petition presented calling on
congress TO resign. The senate receeded
from the 81 ,000,O00 appropriation to ex-
terminate the Russian thistle in the agri.
cultural bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug 3.-The senate passed
the sundry civil bill, and discussed the de-
fciency bill without action. A number of
house bills of no general Importance were
passed and Chandler's resolution to in
quire whether any officer of the govern
ment had an interest in the Dominion Coal
company. of Nova Scotia, was placed on
the calendar. The anti-option bill was
also placed on the calendar, and the re-
port of the committee on alleged sugar
crookedness was presented. 1t exonerates
all the senator's. An executive session
was held.
The house discussed the court martial
of Private Cedarquist at Omaha for re-
fusing to participate in target practice on
Sunday and Grosvenor said that while the
private had no right to disobey his officers
command, the officer who ordered the
practice on Sunday hadviolated President
Lincoln's order in 1862. In the Moore
Funston contested election case Moore
was seated
WASHINGTON, Aug 4.-The senate has
passed the last appropriation bill-the de-
ficiency. Davis introduced bill defining
dealing in futures and imposing taxes on
dealers, but two points of order were
made against it on the ground that it
was revenue bill The vice president
reserved his ruling. The bill to protect
persons supplying labor or materials for
public works was passed. An executive
session was held.
The house discussed without action bills
for Reconsideration Of railway mail and
postoffice clerks. Blair offered a joint
resolution to have the commissioner of
labor investigate lynchings, but it went
over on objection. The usual Friday night
session was held, after which the house
adjourned to Monday.
w ASHlNGlON. aug. U - l. ne SeudCe
passed thirty-seven private pension bills,
among them one increasing the pension of
General Doubleday's widow to 500 per
month, and another giving n pension to
the widow of Lieutenant Schwatka, the
Arctic explorer The bill to exclude and
deport anarchists was debated without
action. The bill to permit states to tax
national bank and treasury notes was
passed. An executive session was held.
The house was not in session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Mills introduced
q resolution in the senate declaring for
tariff for revenue only; that rates should
be low enough not to materially restrict
importations, and that preference in taxing
should be given to finished articles rather
than those imported for manufacture or
remanufacture. The bill for the deporta-
, tions of anarchists was passed. An exc
cutive session was held.
In the house johnson of Ohio presented
the labor memorial for the impeach-
ment OF Judge Kicks for alleged misap-
preparation of 81, 156 in fees; referred. s n
ate amendments to the Indian appropria-
tion bill took up the balance of the day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. s-The only thing
of Importance done by the senate was the
adoption of resolution directing the
president to take steps for the release of
American citizens confined on the island
of Cuba for participation in the recent re-
bellion.
The house did nothing but meet and
adjourn on account of the caucus.