Show THIS FROM WASHINGTON The Sonalo has confirmed the nomination nomina-tion of J 0 Sinllli to be Indian agent for time southern Utos In Colorado Senalor Stewart has introduced n bill In the Sennto extending the operations of the mining laws to saline lands RoarAdmiral ONell chief of tho ordnance ord-nance bureau has placed a contract with E AV Hllsrf Co of Brooklyn for thirty whitehead torpedoes for which the Gov ernment will pay SIMooo The diplomatic appropriation bill has been reported 1 to time Senate by the Committee Com-mittee on Appropriations Tho appropriation appropria-tion made by the bill was Increased J220CO molting a total of l7Gi7Cs The Navy department has made Its tltlo good to the Island 1 1 of Slbltu or Cnffayan Joo The State department will Inform Spain that the Islands 1 are the properly of tho United Stale and will hold them An amiiidmont lo time Porto Rican bill was Introduced In the Soaate by Senator Culbersoji permitting the free Importation into Porto Rico of works of nrt and scientific scien-tific and literary works from Spain for ten years ft Is understood to bo the purpose of ho I War department Jn carrying out Its already al-ready announced policy of reducing the force of American troops in Cuba to begin within six weeks the reduction of tho pr sfnt force of 90CO to about WXY Sepator Allison chairman of the Republican Re-publican caucus has appointed the committee com-mittee on order 0 buslnenss authorized bv the mucus It IR l composed of Senators Sena-tors Allison Hall Aldrich Cullom AVol coLt Hanna Scwcll Spooner McBride antiS anti-S lanna |