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Show w as;h(;io. The It Iain.- JIoihI ItimineH Ki'sttiriiii; I ho I run him; Brivilrr:it Nimtt annuitize annuit-ize M tint tit 111 ll i:xint VU-KU VU-KU lit-!. Washington, J.i. Tho committed on the Itl.uue bond busincs-s met today. to-day. Jlurd offered a resolution! lo thej eflect that the rwululioii of tho lull committee- authorizing tht sub-cuiniiiiltee to conduct the investigation inves-tigation did not authorize any investigation inves-tigation of tho question whether tho corrupt uso uf bonds was made to procure legislation, unless it related to the Little Kock and Arkansas bonds whielicame into the possession of the Union Pacific euinpany. Agreed to. On muiiun of I.ynde, the cotnmit-mittee cotnmit-mittee thereupon rew-Ucd that the objection by Lawrence It) Sickles' answering the question in dispute was well taken and must be sustained. sus-tained. This later action w.ia understood under-stood lo be b.ied by tho democratic majority on the ground that the matter mat-ter retjrreil lo in the question is not within ihe j.n i diction of the committee, com-mittee, i huing I Kin made the ,-ubjeet nf ii.quiry by the resolution ol tiiu buns''. The Semite' ctunmitUf! on appropriations appro-priations to-day btruck out ol the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation ap-propriation bill tho whole of its 2d, 3J, 4lh and olh sections. These- sections sec-tions provide for 10 per cent, reduction reduc-tion of all salaries of clerks in the executive departments, prohibit political as-ee.-sments, require the secretary of the treasury to make a reduction ol 10 per ce-nt. in the salaries sala-ries of all customs olllcers and employes, em-ployes, and prohibit the employment by the government oflicers of any persons except thoic lor whom specific speci-fic appropriations are made. All these provisions are stricken out on the ground f iat they arc new legislation legisla-tion and cannot bo properly enacted in an appropriation bill, The senate committee on postofiiccs to-day a-rved to report the bill to restore the franking privilege for all letters or packages on purely oflicial business by heads of bureaus and executive department,', or by senators or members of tho house of representatives. repre-sentatives. The bill will contain severe penalties to prevent the misuse mis-use of oflicial franks. The house banking and currency committee to day unanimouly agreed to report anil recommend the passatru of Representative Kaudall'B bill to authorize the purchascof silver bullion to the extent of $20,000,000 with any money in the treasury and the issue of resulting silvar coin, provided pro-vided that not more than $1,00J,000 of money shall bo used at anyone time in the purchase of such bullion. |