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Show l OX.IIKSSlOM l. HKN Al K. Washington. June 3. The sub-coin-mittee of the republican senate linanuo committee continued Ihe consideration of the t art iff bill. The wood hediilo passed, but the sugar schedule was laid over for the present, il being deemed best lo awitil the return of Morrill and Sherman before taking up a subject of such importance. Two Xew York fur dealer, representing repre-senting they said one hundred house engaged lu'lhe preparation of furs and manufacture of fur goods, were niven a hearing. They asked that the duties on fur and fur goods In the house bill be increased on account of tlio competition competi-tion of cheap foreign labor. Among Ihe memorials presented, and referred, were resolutions from the Louisiana legislature extending thanks to congress anil Ihe president for the relief afforded tho aufforcra from the recent Hoods. The senate bill for preventing the adulteration of food and drugs was reported re-ported and placed oil the calamlur. A resolution was offered yesterday by Kdmunds for the Investigation by the committee on llsheriea into the charges of niismiiiiitgemcnt of the lish commissioners olllce, was taken lip. After discussion It was laid over. The rummltteo on education aud labor reported the trnnte bill to provide pro-vide for obligatory attendance al school of children In Alaska, and the senate bill (without recommendation! to organise or-ganise bureaus of lufol iiialioii In relation rela-tion to employment, occupation and means id livelihood, which were placed on the calender. The silver bill was then taken up. I'ugh addressed the annate. His speech was largely devoted to ft critlelim of tho tariff bill. IIOISK. Washington, June 8. After talk yesterday between Senator Davia ami ltepresontative Morrill, the chairmen of the two committee on pension, it waa believed an agreement would be formally reached today by the roufereea on the general pension bill, but w hen Ihe house conferee came up thin morning morn-ing with the Instruction of the republican republi-can caucus of lost night to maintain the principle of service pension, It was manifest that the agreement could not be secured and a vote to report a disagreement dis-agreement to tho respective house was adopted. The sub-committee of the house committee com-mittee on election decided not to delay the ChiytoiiHreckenrldgii contested election ease in Arkansas for Ihe purpose pur-pose of taking tho testimony of the Cub ifornia witness In regard lo the alleged complicity of Hooper in the murder of John 1-. t layto.i. The senate bill passed changing the Uiiiiulaiie of tho reservation of the Ulieoinpahagifl Tie. The bouse then proceeded to Ihe consideration con-sideration of the Alabama contested election case, McDuffy v. Turpin, |