Show VERY BRIEF Honnc Transacts But Little nd ness of Importance WASHINGTON Jan 7 Another brief session of the House was held today at which the only Important business transacted was the admission of the new member from the new state I of Utah Mr Allen and the adoption cf a resolution calling upon the attor j neygeneral for information concerning concern-ing the enforcement of the antitrust law and for recommendations of new legislation on the subject and on the secretary of the treasury for statistics concerning the seal fisheries of Bering sea Tomorrow it is expected the House will take up the discussion of the new code of rules a the committee commit-tee expects to be able to make a report re-port by that time THE PROCEEDINGa I The house today adopted a joint resolution resolu-tion authorizing Lieutenant Sidney S Jordan of the Fifth United States artll Iler and Captain E C Carter assistant surgeon ot the United States army to accept medals from the British government govern-ment Memberelect Allen Utah was sworn In the judiciary committee reporting that there was no doubt concerning his eligi bility i Lotd Rep of California reported from the committee on postolllces a resolution I calling upon the postmaster general for information concernng the number of I clerks employed snce June 30 1S95 to dote do-te work formerly done by cancelling 1 machines the number of clerks in twenty of the largest postofflces whose salaries have been reduced the numoer increased and the number of new men employed since June 30 1S94 with the reasons there for and the results in the matter of efficiency effi-ciency e I A report from the committee on judiciary judi-ciary calling upon the attorney general rrnf 5oP for information as to what steps if any I he had taken to enforce the laws of the United States aganst trusts combinations i combina-tions and conspiracies and what further i legislation If any is needed was mode by Henderson of Iowa neee 1 The resolution was adopted I On motion of Dlngley a resolution was adopted calling o the secretary of the treasury as to the amounts received from lessees of the Alaskan seal islands each year from May 1890 and from 1S6S to 18iJ and the number of skins taken j each year also the cost of policing Ben ing sea and the North Pacific each year I since 1S30 and the amounts paid for the I suunort of natives of Alaska A report made by Aldrich Rep 111 chuinucii ot tuo Oviunuitct 011 dvoums recommending the appointment and re lease of sundry minor officials of the house evoked a warm discussion in which I Johnson Ind and Walker Mass both 1 Republicans attacked the alleoej p n bination that controlled the I blnton appointment I of house oincers I I The recommendation of th committee on accounts were approved and at 125 tho houso adjourned until tomorrow The World View NEW YORK an Concerning the proceedings of the senate today the World will tomorrow say editorially I Senator Lodge yesterday relieved the dreariness of political debate and added to the gaiety of nations by quoting in the senate the celebrated section 5335 This is undoubtedly law I ison the statute books I Is section 5335 I is reinforced by section 21113 the same era which forbids corresponding with for isn l governments to incite Indiana to raids on the settlers It is unquestionably the duty of Secretary retary Olney to enforce this law He should punish with the full severity oC its penalty not fine or imprisonment but fine and Imprisonment any one who had wilfully violated i The World pleads guilty in advance to having without tho permission or authority au-thority of Mr Cleveland or Mr Olney carried on an intercourse by cable with Lord Salisbury the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York tho Rothschilds and other foreign dignitaries The statute cited is aged obsolete mouldy moth eaten dustcovered and was forgotten until rescuscltated by tho zeal and watchfulness watch-fulness of Secretary Oiney The World will not descend into the dungeon and put out its million candlepower candle-power torch of liberty and intelligence without a struggle |