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Show WASHINGTON. Washington, 7. Rice, chairman of the pensions committee, having discussed dis-cussed the question with Commisjioner Bentley concludes that not over $10, 000,000, will bo required for pension claims ucder tho new bill, during the coming yoar. Tho com mitt to will probably repoit a bill for that amount. Sargent took a prominent part in the discussion, to-day, which proceeded pro-ceeded tlie p ipage by the eeuale of the house bill author zinc the admission admis-sion female lawyers to the b ir of the United St ties Supremo court, "lie vote ol twu to one, Ly which the bill was p.ioitd. is the tuhj :ct of ereat cougraiul ition among in Washington Washing-ton Iriends of woman suffrage, who consider it, though perhaps without sufficient reason, a clear indication ot the increased strength of that movement. move-ment. All the Pacific oast senators voted for the bill, except U rover. |