Show SE1fATORIAL SAYINGS V Coiigressionil Work at the National Capital BEPIIR rs AND RESOLUTIONS PIle TurfThe Crops The Grand Old Mnu Killed by Housebreakers Ueneral Notes SENATE WASHINGTON May lOAfter the regular re-gular morning business the Senate reconsidered re-considered the vote by which the railroad rail-road laud grant forfeiture bill passed yesterday and the debate on it was resumed re-sumed An amendment to fully protest pro-test preemption and homestead claimants claim-ants was then offered and agreed to and the bill was again passed The House bill to promote agriculture agricul-ture was reported and placed on the calendar 1 The pension appropriation bill was 1 reported back from the committee on appropriations otewaro gave notice that after the animal an-imal industry bill was disposed of te would ask the Senate to consider the bill for the admission of Washington Territory as a State The following bills were taken from the calendar and passed The bill for the presentation of a gold medal to Joseph Irancis New York in recoguitionof his services for humanity in tae construction and perfection of lifesaving appliances The bill was protested against by Cockrell as one having neither merit nor justice nor right Sherman movd that the Senate proceed pro-ceed t > the consideration of the resolution resolu-tion offered by Hoar and reported adversely ad-versely yesterday from the committee on foeign relations providing that when the fisheries treaty be under consideration con-sideration a stenographic reporter shall be admitted to report the debates and proceedings such reports to be subject to the order of the Senate as to publication publica-tion Hoar suggested that Riddlebergers resolution in favor of considering the treaty in open session should first betaken be-taken up and disposed of and was informed in-formed by Sherman that both questions ques-tions would be disposed of together The motion was agree > l to Edmunds moved that the doors be closed Seconded by Harris and carried 44 redWhen t When the doors were reopened the follpwing bills were taken from the calendar and passed The Senate bill granting to the Oregon Ore-gon Railroad and Navigation Company a right of way seventyfive feet wide A on each side of the track through then the-n Nez Perces Indian reservation The Senate bill for an additional associate as-sociate judge of the Supreme Court of Utan The conference report on the House bill authorizing the President of toe United States to arrange a conference for the purpose of prolonging the arbitration arbi-tration and reciprocal commercial relations with the Central and Southern American States and Mexico and 1 Brazil was presented by Frye and agreed to The Senate adjourned tili Monday HOUSE The House adopted the conference report on the joint resolution authorizing author-izing the President to arrange a conference con-ference for the purpose of promoting arbitrotion and encouraging reciprocal commercial relations between the United States and the Republics of Mexico and Central and South America and the empire of Brazil The bill appropriating 150000 to supply the deficiency in the appropriation appropria-tion for the expense of collecting revenues from customs for the fiscal year ending June 30th was passed with amendments appropriating 500000 to supply the deficiency in the appropriation appro-priation for the payment of pensioners of the war of 1812 The Home then went into committee on the tarff bill Turner of Georgia spoke in favor of the bill Cannon of Illinois opposed it After speeches by Wilkinson of Louisiana Brumm and Olements of Georgia the House took a recess till evening At the evening session the tariff bill itJ I was briefly discussed by several mem 7 V hers |