Show WORK DONE IN SENATE AND HOUSE Business Resumes Its Normal Condition j BERRY WANTS TO INSTRUCT MKINLEY BESOLTTTION DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF AN AMERICAN Invitation of Prance to Take Part InS in-S the International Exposition I Return of the Tariff Bill to the House and the Appointment of 5 ConfereesEulogies on Solman Washington July 8TPe tariff bill out or the way work In the senate today was resumed under normal conditions During the routine business Mr Berry Arkansas offered the following resolution resolu-tion Resolved by the > naip that the president presi-dent be and Is hereby r ueted tp demand de-mand the release of Ona Melton a native born citizen of the fitted States who TTCS taken prisoner on board the Competitor Com-petitor and is now confined In a Spanish prison In Cuba It was referred to the foreign relations i committee Mr Hnle desired to go on with the de fiIency appropriation bill hut was met with an earnest effort to have the pending I pend-ing Paeillc railroad resolution taken up The armropriaUon bill however was hflrt to IIHVO the right of way Tt l mrriittce amendment accepting the Invtafon gf France to take part In I I th Internationa exoosition In Paris In 1900 and authorizing th < president to appoint ap-point a special commission at a salary of J5000 If secure space and arrange for I r prowr exhibit caused extended discussion discus-sion Mr Morgan urging rhat the commissioner com-missioner was jriven Coo much power On S MV Hales exolanation that this was a prelnunarv step binding ui to an accept ac-cept < Jnee of the invitation and then giving 1 tone for mature preparation the amendment amend-ment was agreed to A nrv committee amndment was agreed to appropriating Sr iXHi in full indemnity I demnity io the heirs of three Italians Ijnched in Louisiana in 1W as was also one proiMIatinc to fir widow of the late Representative Cookc of Illinois r 5000 Mr iJutler of N > rth Carolina offered an nmendrient limiting the cost of armor plate for nfw batt ship = to 300 per ton and providing fo a government armor Uuit If private bid were not within 300 The amendment vent of > rAn r-An effort to havt sevoril clams added to the Dill led to a lone debate on the propriety of paying government claims the general tentlment being that a bill covering all claiir shoud be bought in i at UP ncst pesson fAt < onsress f-At 5 20 p HI the bill was laid aside and journed iftfr executive i son the tenate ad rjj GOT DOWN TO WORK i The Republican mtmtv of the confer ewe ran lined t jg > i nr until after C a lOck devoting tltm t Kes assiduously I 10 un aujttkment of the differences between be-tween the two h > u > Contrary to the UFuOl prirtce vv ir h = to regard the I first mefng as inf inial and not melded m-elded lor serious bwnee they plunged i i HO the work and made exceHeni progress prog-ress The repre ri vet Gf the hoobe were found willing m I cjnctde mum on I account of the pr ihng cnnduiins in the senate but w1h i g < nerally ijv > ar r enJy willing to utju mcroses made to 11 iure iiie paaajr i i tin LH tiroiiKh the fctriie they w < ir not S o wlUng to concede I con-cede tie reduclton t 1jo members 01 th oiiterenre refused if nb > i iy to g3v < 01 Ilk d l iaIs of Jhe I I I < j tt rns > having inured mo a gen I tI 1 r t < 1g to tii > ifti < t Tais under s anu 113 tt5 rea Uirl bei I ius of the be If 1 thu a revelan of ttit rates agreed I I ufn v mlii < 1 add imnu i irafc > to the I wart 01 hose wrose vvisihft were not I inn Sinjior Jn e of Nevada Silver I I WtubJ bW Itt I Republcan aat Ru n the Republicans aft af-t T fie DercotTttti lf The conferees wIl 1 nitel daily J at 930 a I ra and txm snuie n esjron until 6 p m 1 Sa un hour tor lunch They will reas strot alter dinnr and continue in SIS I t cn UTU 11 oclock It is expetttf that tfc s WU enibJe them to report the bill fy Wednesday of next woek lts understood I under-stood that ihe agreements reaciiMl as the conference progresses will be consSdred terlutlve and then upon the iatt day they will be bunched and agreed to This I will be done in order to prevent the action ac-tion of tile comtntUee upon each amendment amend-ment from becoming public and probably causing renewed pressure from interests affected i |