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Show il'ilSipTil Kcapport ionnn'iit Hill lassel In the Senate by a Strict Tarty Vole. Amendment Increasing Bepresentation of Arkansas, Minnesota, Misseuri and New York Eejectal t;he doings in the house. Owenby Failed to Materialize IK'lbre the Silver Tool Coni-inltlee Coni-inltlee Today. And Chairman Dingley Asks That H Be Compelled to Obey the Subpoena. OTHER NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL. The I'sual Wrangle Over the Journal Attain Omitted Dolugs In Committee and departmental Washington, Jan 29. In the senate today the bill creating tho oilice of fourth assistant postmaster general passed . The senate then proceeded to the consideration of the apportionment bill nnd Kdiuunds addressed the senate. The amendment! proposing to increase the representation of Arkansas, Minnesota. Min-nesota. Missouri, and New York were rejected. The bill then passed without amendment by a strict party vote. IIOtSE. In the house today the journal was approved without objection. The bill was passed providing for the issuing of a commission to P. C. Johnson John-son as rear admiral. Dingley, chairman of the committee investing the alleged silver pool, presented pre-sented a special report. The committee commit-tee report states that a subpoena to appear ap-pear before the committee was served upon J. A. Owenby, and that said Owenby refused or neglected to obey the subpoena. He asked the speaker to compel his attendance. |