| Show WASHINGTON ITEMS A List or Kills Iiifra > nrctl in lie Senate lij tarlont JIember THE EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ENGLAND TIle omiiiationor JnJgc Ilrcucr Is Ii cn < scJ 1 the bcnatr ByTelecraph to the News UAM1IMTUN MTS The Mlcotl Ilerulcalloii Committee I Ml tniirillnu rrrntj WSIHNGTON Dec 10 Pint Conijitrolkr MtttliL o loss decided t allow llo ncoounts of United States Marshal 2 twllc of Ohm homa and the United Suites WIll misbionirs nmxilntitl In Th r SlmcLellord f duty in tEat Terri tory on thcgrouud that the servitcs rendered lip l them wen legal und proper Tlio acicouuts omouut to about 1rW At a 11 ± Iou of the Silcott dtfalcn ton committee today it became evident that 1 uiajorily istro in favor of an nnproj nation I bill to cover tile deficiency I but the inin only oiijioHitamlir necessary trill make a ininoriU report The committee riastenibled after tho idjournmtut hour today nfer nltl reMtnitd convidtrttlou of the legal lint Involved and practically reaehed ngreeiiient on I mcoMin hlch may b regarded as comiira mtsebetnttn tho divert Jews tf tho member This measure will frovidc for a reference of the tul ject to thu court of eljlut MliieU tribunal trib-unal I to determine the n jion > iblli ti for the defalcation and adjust the claims of munltrs who loot their monej l it follow from their findings tint they are entitled to reimbursement bi the go crnmeut another mee ting of the eommittee I to b held to lierfect the form of the measure and agree upon hoe details yet uiiMtted A bill and report were drifted tonight to-night and will lie preaeiile in the HOI tomorrow J Is understood the committee is of the opinion tint olllion the tergeaut it tniw is I under the StatUte n K0ernuent diburMng ollicer during thu recess of Con gitp but in order to remove alKijue tiouos to the lois Icing one which tho government shoul 1 not onli e < juiLibl but legally bear it will L recommended the matter bo referred t trI Court of Claim rnni lon will probably b nude for nn npjxal to Supreme Court If thought beL The I Higher prece tlinceto UII elLa Oer all other before be-fore the court TiE SO 1C COM JI1TTIJ on finance today ordered favorable reports ujion Uiu following bllK To relieve the Tnt I of the lit ce > itj of carrying upon tilt I book balance of the unavailab1eaoistlonL have occurrwl Mnce the formttlon of the gOernmenl TlivM aniaunt to I about 20I The direct tax bill Itt 1 tilCPl3110 I Ill 21 l which it pas < d lotli houts of the iat I Coiigre The Senate coimmttco onedtei lon ai d labor iiistrueted Cliairutan Jir to report tivetEbly on the 0511 rational bill Thli nctiou does not howevir bind anj member the committee to to his action on the lor or the Slnle Tho nomination of William T Has to lie I conimi t > ioierof education educa-tion was ordrcd Kjiorted favorably The Senate committee on j eti iou referred the dependent pen Ion bill to nmlxommittee Senator Turpio from the commit let on pensions toddy made a favorable favor-able rtiwrtonQtnis bill fixing at 72p r month I tho penIoa to lie granted to ill 1 persons suits are or may liecome totalh helpless from in jurits received or froi disease contracted con-tracted 1 while in the military or mvilfeniceofthe United State A mc shorted In tome mysterious way last night on the large liantl ° onie ma lioptoj desk In the eentre of tile office of the Secretary of War and liuriietl a large hole through the top lfure l it vas discovered and e tu ui hed Several loners were laJrs ditroy Secretary rector cnn notuiKler tantl hotr the fire origin sled as he dies not smoke and kC10 110 niatclieS about the eok EXTRADITION TlinAT Prc iiletit Jlnmcon today transmitted trans-mitted to the Senale the extra Jitlon treaty i ilh Jhiglnnd refer to In his mle ncpitiateil 1 liyxretary HLiIncaudiSIr Julian 1aunceforte lintitli Minister Joy Us terms the extraditable oflemes ire largely hi cna ° eti the mot imx > rtant addition addi-tion loving that of cmlie zzlcmcnt to if the triatj be ratIfied CanaJt and tile United Stales will nurlho 8ttc wi efaeto exchange a ch s of undoinble ixMeula who lme liltliirlo secured immunity from imnUliDieiit nn Exrcrrm SESSION of the fccnatu this afternoon lasted neirlj two hours The principal lrincrl topic of difcufsion was the nomination nomina-tion of Judge Brewer to be Associate Ju ticcof the Supreme Court This was colled up toy Seiitor Insalls ujxjit fax ornlile repvrt 1 the committee com-mittee on judiciary although there wa no in i nor i 13 report The rpr confirmation of the nomination was o noscd by Senators of loth pnrtie I It is said who Jr oljcctionsupon two grounds First his decision in prohibition cafes In Kansas which was afterwards n versed by the Supremo Court See our the statement of facts In Judge Grcsliams reiew of the appoint ment of receivers for the Uaba1 f se1 ormirds ly Judge Brew tr whcsc order In the cse Judge Ores vacated 1 N fans it affected those roads within the limits of his circuit I was af erted tlicse things justify a suspicion tint Judge Ilrewerl a friend of corporation interests in-terests against thoe of tho public pub-lic and that tho facts av stated In Judge Greshams review warrant an Investigation Friends of Judge Brewer it is said denied ho was in anywise unduly influenced in his action in the Wabash receivership but the adjournment came before Uie > Wl5 disposed of I I believed lieved however the nomination 10 confirmed probably tomorrow tomor-row TIlE ELAINE UDlCS SUIT Secretary lilalnc Uirough the United States ditrlct attorneys office of this dfstrictjtodayAnswcrcd t the mandamus case against tho United States in ngnt Syl cantos C Urocl ton against the Secretary Sec-retary of State to compel jayment of tie balance of the award of tho Mexican mixed claims commission Ainongthoclaims was that of lien jamln WII on thlcli the commis Mon was divided and the umpire Minister Thornton awarded JS S1020 In Mexican gold wlitdi in United States gold wculd equivalent equiva-lent to 5 79975 37 Of the award Mexico has paId flCl4o I SO of which amount the sum of 171Ss9GI tho frt floe installments lIaR been jold toy the United States to Die parties entitled to It The fecretarj further < af the whole amount of the an ard would not be distributed t claimants for it i tulject to the reduction ot the ratable charge made ngaln tile t > i til amount of iach award to defray the expenses of the commls Ioti The amount of tho charge as to the award of Well was 5O TJS y hearing l the net amount to be laid in Mexico S4507J341 As that republic i < pail I S4jO9i39 the balance rue from that government is 373743 and deducting the payments pay-ments already made hy Ibo UnIted Stales from the Uet amount leaves if tho hands of the United States 90 Secretary Iflaine says tile President has forbidden payment of aily part of the balance and for that reason no echeme fur I distribution of thu balance hog been made GOODEVE IIDYS9 Thu delegation of Sioux Indians tow in Washiuglon called upon Senators Allison aitl Wil < on of Iowa at the Capitol today As they filed out of the room tilt h standcn were convulcd t hoar them say ill J taking leo of tho dlgnitied Senators Sena-tors Well goodbye boy 1111114 I On a1irl rjort > nbjrcl llrncb lIar Sriialr WVSIIINOTCO Dec 17 Among the bills introduced i in the nnte today to-day wer the folulng By Mitchell the Chandler bill of the last Congress for the creation of a division of silk culture in the IV lartmentof AgriuiltiiK I Teller authonzirgthccltizens of Colorado Nevada and the Teen tories to fell ant nmou timber on the public donalu for niinln and dome tie l > urpo ts also I providing that a hal dollar shall contain onu halft quarter dollar onefourth and n dime onetenth of thu amount of silver contained lu thu standard dollar alE his lull JUl thu last Congress Con-gress grant irrigation companies n rightelway through public lauds for Irrigation JII > Among tile bills reported from committees and placed on thu calendar calen-dar wrre the following I To relieve tho Treasurer of thu I United State from the amount now charged to him and deposIted with tile several States To inirvoie the pensions of pen soners whoarucnlirel helplei Halt from the committee on ap > pro > nations reported back n small detuieiie bill of 131000 for ublie printing and binding and JWiXW for nllminiry printing of tile eleventh census The bill was jcifsetl V COMMCMCAT1ON from the President to Congress In regard to the International Maritime Mari-time Conference now In KMon and recommending caruustl that a further extension the limit of ito continuanco Tot two months from January Ut IS9J le autliorized was preented I and svitiz accomi I nin I11r referred to tle corn ipitlee on naval afTiir1 Chandler 1rfl a resolution calling call-ing an the Secretary of the Navy for Information as to whether or gauizalions not expfly aulliorircd by the Secretary of thu Nay exist nmong naval ofilcera fur irposcs l not Illerely literary or icienlillc antI ant-I > what are the ol lt of such organizations and what officers are nHiuKni of them whether such crgIIzalions embrace llll3 one brunehot the la1 service slId arts dtignetl to ndvanco and jroect Flo cul I iiiten l < tf Hint branch w hcti er any of them havo been organized or-ganized for the purpose or inlluenc Ilg congressional legislation w lit Ih er sums of mOD lao been paid or contracted tor to inlluence legloLt tion tud w hetli rsiichorganliati arc coinotilie with iltorn DICIIIINE Halo asked that the resolution 0 laid ocr and it was done Mnndersou offend a resolution which was agreed to coiling ou the btcretar of thu Interior for information infor-mation as lo the Hltloii of the ands comprised wIthlu thb military reservations tint have 1 been reliu quisliul br the War Depaitmtnt Milehell withdrew the resolution ollered by him last week In reference refer-ence to tho failure of tilL Tension Iturvui to urnlh him w Ith collies or certain jcjiers in a Ktisioit claim Coaimis loner Ilauni had sent him tile papers WIth letters stating the refusal rt furnish them had been looted olu an old regulation of theo the-o C which seemed n judicious one In order to prevent a DIe of the l itm strength of the office Mitchell remarked that any senator reprcscntathu or duly nuthorized attorney of an applicant I 7Ia or the ar pllcant lilnfelf should I have a rignt t copies of rniier There was I brief discussion this iscl on point MHehell offer a resolutloiiwhlcli was referred to thu l > tollico committee com-mittee calling on the Postmaster Gene ral for fti mates of the Increased Increas-ed cost required for the extension of the free delivery system to all towns and cities leaving not Icor than J inhabitants and litre the Iml gross postofhce revenue Is at lefl t 5000 alto to citIes and towns of 5000 Inhabitants In-habitants and with gross I t toflice revenue of 7000 adjourned After exeeutiuMs tilt Senate Itniikr WA < lliN < iTON Dec ITho ses sionofthe Hou e woos brief After thu introduction of n few bills a hfn resolution I was ofltrcd for the calling of btatcs alphabetically for the introduction in-troduction of bills Iteftrred to tile Committru on Rules As nothing I could l > u stone Uie House adjourned IntrnStlo lumiufrrc Cincxoo Dec 17The Inter stale Commerce Railway Association Associa-tion met her today to eonslder the mate of the Union racificOkorth wc < tern combination The Hock Island and St Paul had joined In a complaint to Chairman Walktr kIng k-ing liim to construe the legality of the combination under the A socla loll agreement Ho tiecliocd to do this except on a vote of the A > c atlou hence tcdas meeting All the lines were represented except the SL Luis < SItu Francisco The matter was argued warmly and filIally referred to the chairman for Investigation and I decision as to whether the agreement has been violated UL I to report to tho New York meeting o presUetita In Jauiiar Drstllntlon In Dnbotit ST PAUL D 17The fumcer r special from Pierre b D0 says that GovemorMillette returned today from the districts where destitution desti-tution has been reported and says he finds things not e bad as he feared In Minor an J Faulk counties coun-ties there was almost a total failure of crOu and in adjacent counties there are many cases of absolute destitution and there would have been EuflVring but for the prompt assitancu furnlhed file people are health and In good plrlu |
