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WORK FOR CONGRESS.
Legacy of Bills Left to the Coming
Extra Session.

Extra Session.
Washington, March 6.-The pocket
ed" bills of the session of congress end
ing Thursday which failed to become
law because not signed by the president
exclusive of the four great appropria-
ton bills already mentioned) were As in
number, of which IS were private PEN
sion and relief bills, IL bills to correct
military records Of individuals, and four
were local legislation for the District
of Columbia. The measures of general
Importance that reached the president
end failed were the sundry civil, agri-
cultural and Indian appropriation bills
Qhe deficiency bill not reaching the
white house at ally, the joint resolution
to prevent the introduction and spread
OF contagious diseases in the United
States; the act setting apart certain
lands in the state of Washington now
known as Pacific forest reserve as pub
lie park, to be known as Washington
National park; the act to permit the
right of way through the public lands
for tram roads, canals, etc.; the act to
repeal the timber culture laws; the act
i'll regard to the delivery of letters in
towns under certain circumstances;
the act to require patents to be issued
to land settled under the act to provide
for settlement of the peninsula of Flor
ida; the act to simplify the system Of
making sales in the subsistence depart
ment of the army, and the act author
icing the Galveston & Great Northern
Railroad company to construct rail-
road through Indian territory.
Status of the Arbitration Treaty.
With the death of the Fifty-fourth
congress the general treaty of arbitra-
ton between the United States and
Great Britain and the Alaskan boundary
treaty between the same governments,
leaves the table of the senate and goes
back to the committee. This action, of
course, carries with it all the pending
amendments and leaves the treaty be-
fore the committee absolutely as ne
gotiated and sent to the senate by Pres
ident Cleveland. The discussion of the
convention will be renewed in commit
tee and in due time the general treaty
of arbitration will be reported to the
senate amended as the committee may
deem proper. The pending amendments
therefore no longer apply unless they
should be again agreed upon by the com.
mittee and reported to the senate.
HOuEe Caucus Called.
Washington, March 6.-The republic
ans of the house, anticipating the extra
session of congress, have arranged to
hold caucus the evening of Saturday,
h arch 10. The call was issued Friday
morning by Representative Grosvenor,
chairman of the caucus. The speaker
ship will be decided upon then and
probably there will be no opposition to
the reelection of Reed. The method of
putting the tariff bill through the
house and possibly the question of or
ganizing committees may be considered.
So far as can be learned the present
official list will be renominatcd without
opposition. 1t was reported several
weeks ago that the Illinois delegation
would present candidate for sergeant
alarms in opposition to Mr.. Russell,
but the purpose seems to have been
abandoned. There has been no sugges-
ton of candidate in opposition to
Mr.. Reed nor of the other officers, exc
cepting that of sergeant-at-arms. The
call for the democratic caucus has not
been issued. The caucus will probably
be held on the morning of the 18th inst.
There are three candidates for the
peakership-Mcssrs. Richardson and
McAIillin, of Tennessee, and Bailey, of
Texas.
A call has been issued for caucus of
republican senators this afternoon at
two o'clock. The purpose is to select
chairman of the caucus to succeed Mr..
Sherman, but it is probable that other
matters may be discussed.
First Assistant Secretary of State.
Washington, March 6.-EN-C Congress-
man Dellamy Storer, of Cincinnati, has
been rendered and has accepted the
Office of first assistant secretary Of
state, now filled by Mr.. Rockhill, Of
Maryland.