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The Senate Friday passed the agricnl-
tural appropriation bill. carrying $780,
900. and without word of debate added
to it as an amendment the Beveridge bill
providing for an inspection of fresh meats
intended for domestic consumption. Sem
ator McCumber, charging fraud on the
part of the grain inspectors at Minneapo-
lis, sought to have national inspection
established, but failed. A bill authorizing
the government Of the Philippines to
change the weight and fneness Of the
silver in the peso to correspond with the
rise in the price of silver was passed.
Senator Clapp introduced bill to remove
the restrictions on the alienation of lands
of the FIVE civilized tribes of Indians. The
sea-ievei canal bill was made the unfin-
ished business. In the House the question
of veracty was raised between Mr..
Cooper (Wis.) and Mr.. Hepburn (Iowa)
during the debate over the rate bin rese-
luton. The rule disagreeing to the Sem
ate amendments en- bloc finally was adopt
ed, twenty-five Republicans voting with
the Democrats against it. Me remain
dor of the day was devoted to pension
legislation, 215 private bills being passed.
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. Under general debate. the House
having met at ii o'clock for the further
consideration of the diplomatic bill,
speeches were made by Mr.. Rucker (Mo.)
on his publicity bill, Samuel w. Smith
(Mich.) in favor Of postal telegraph,
Mr. Lamar (Fla.) on railroad rate legis.
lation, Mr.. Perkins (N. W on the bene-
fits of civil service, Mr.. Murphy (Mo.)
on statehood and Mr.. Rhodes (Mo.) on
giving the provisional militia of Missouri
a pensionable status. The House, after
making few amendments to the bill,
adjourned until noon on Monday.
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The railroad rate bill was sent to con-
ference by the Senate Monday, Messrs.
Tillman, Cullom and Elkins being named
as conferees. Senator Kittredge made Q
long speech advocating sea-level 18TH
mian canal. Senator Rayner advocated
the purchase of canal supplies abroad.
Consideration of the Panama supply reso-
luton was interrupted at 2 o'clock when
the canal type bill was laid before the
Senate as unfinished business. Late in
the afternoon the postoffice appropriation
bill was taken up for committee amend
nents. It took the sergeant-at-arms and
other officers nearly two hours to get to-
gether quorum in the House. When
this was accomplished the House concur
red in number of Senate amendments 20
bills, including the denatured alcohol
measure. and then resolved itself into q
..city council" to consider the affairs Of
the District Of Columbia. The compul-
sorry education bill, providing for eight
enforced years OF schooling, was passed.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the post
Office appropriation bill, carrying 1892
49,, 900. The entire session was devoted
to the debate on this measure. The naval
appropriation bill was reported. The to-
tai increase voted by the Selate commit
tee was $2.461 ,03T, making grand total
of S103,070,670. Adjournment until
Thursday was taken. The aftermath of
Mondays filibustering ia the House, re-
sulting in the arrest and haling before
the House of number of members In
order to complete quorum, came Tues
day in the shape OF an Intellectual effort
to prevent approval of the journal. The
members involved insisted on offering ex-
plantations for their absence, and attacked
the action of the chair, but Speaker Can
non refused to be moved from his decis-
ion. During the rest Of the day quorum
was continuously present. Consideration
of the diplomatic and consular bill was
nearly completed. The proposed amend
ment appropriating $1,000,O00 for the
purchase of quarters for American envoys
in foreign capitals was struck ont on
point of order.
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The Senate Thursday passed the Knox
immunity, the omnibus lighthouse and the
military academy bills and probably
would have passed the employers liabil-
ity measure had not an executive session
been takenRat p. m. to consider the
nomination Sof Judge James Wickersham
10 be Judge Of the United States Circuit
Court for the district of Alaska. The
charges against him were reviewed, but
no vote was had, and 1t did not appear
that one is imminent. The Democrats in
the House resumed their fiiibustering tac-
tics and demanded roll calls on every pos
sible parliamentary point. Notwithstand-
ing these delays, the diplomatic and con-
suiar appropriation bill, carrying an ap-
preparation of S2.734,SG9 was passed.
The legislative. executive and judicial ap-
propriation bill and the postofice appro-
priation measure were sent to confer
snces.
I'm the National Capital.
Ur. Joseph A. Reilly has been appoint-