Show OUR NATIONS CAPITAL the battle sword of samuel chester presented ANTITRUST ANTI TRUST BILL introduced the committee says no laws can be made to protect the roni fruats Tru ats more pensions sk from our hollar correspondent washington D U may 2 1890 vorhees ol 01 the library com report eil the senate joint reiola bui alie battle of the ite capt samuel cheater reid ten lerud da i ift from liis son samuel C reid it provided for the presentation af a gold madil to alie donor captain kent commanded the privateer jen armstrong as the battle of faiai and rebuked and resisted with great I 1 the english men of war gen jack oon baid that the delay occasioned by thia battle enabled him to defend new orleans senator sharman opposed the resolution for the reason that the victory v as gained by a privateer choso whoso motives he imagined have been sufficiently patriotic to deserve the honor proposed senator evarts advocated the resolution declaring that but for captain the battle would not have been fought but bior him the victory would not have been won senators plumb and pratt objected on the ground that it would have bet a precedent that would be followed by a multitude of cases A standing vuie resulted in 12 yeas 26 nays aso quorum voting it wab laid over retaining its place on the calendar the committee of the iiorio on the judiciary an reporting the antitrust anti trust bill says that no a totem af laws can be de by congress winch could effectual ly protect the people against the evils and oppressions oppress ions of trusts and monopolies that whatever congress may enact on this subject will be of little value unless legislation in the states but concludes with the that it can do no better than it haa done under alie circumstances the ministers plenipotentiary of nine of the american republics have signed the treaty of arbitration for ronce to their respective government three more signatures are expected soon and it is expected that all the powers will sign alio treaty during the summer and autum aerator blackburn has introduced a bill to admit Arizona Territory into alie union on may senator call will address the senate on alie joint resolution heretofore by him as t opening negotiations with spain to allow cuba to establish a lie public senator has introduced a bill to camuel railroad companies to use automatic couplers on all freight cars mr ingalls has introduced a bill granting a pension of 0 per month to all soldiers who served in the late war tareo months and less than one year 8 per month to shohe who served one year and not exceeding days and one cent per diem for those who served more than days vo person who is worth caa avail himself of this ri ervice pension the committee appointed by the republican senate caucus to frame a compromise silver measure haye been unable to reach a conclusion senator teller introduced a bill in the senate providing for free coinage and arned very strongly his objections to the feature of the house silver bill makes it possible for alie secretary 0 alie treasury on demand to give silver bullion in exchange for certificates issued on bullion senator sherman insisted that provisions be retained A good many members of the house feel impatient on account of alie uncertain attitude of the majority of the senate in regard to silver legislation thia feeling lias found expression alaon j depre both parties to the eject that if the senate should not choose to agree on the bill formulated by the republican joint caucus committee there would probably bo no silver legislation whatever thia session yen aitor reagan lias introduced a bill to abolish the retired lists of the army navy and judiciary it is not expected 0 o become a law but it lias occasioned little among the retired officers they fear that with public attention directed to the large account ex bonded tor alua class 0 pensioners and the abuses of the retirement laws iii attempt will he made at needing out still result in loss of pay to the as ell as to those ft ho hae no just claims secretary Wana miLer hag astonished ind disgusted a many republicans b adopting president gle elands order to li to keep out of politics in numer us letters received by congles biben from time to time inquiring hat position tins administration would take regard niK bilile bolders par in political management secretary wanamaker president clellands Clea lands famous order reec aso re gardina gardi nj personal Pers onil conduct of officials erbit im A lias been dran up at the suggestion of mr aced by the republican caucus committee providing harthe bill tho siler bill the morall limited r ice pension bill and the fedell scheme shall be disposed ot during tho present session V baroni opp to the lodge election bill is expected and probably to nn other that may be presented |