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Show AT WASIII.NGTO.V. The Week In Con-rress. Immlcrai-llon Immlcrai-llon Laws, Etc. Washington, Slay II. The programme pro-gramme for the week In Congnss may be briefly stated: Silver Iu the Senate and tariff in the House. Senator Jones, of Nevada, will open thu debate on tho silver bill at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Tho debate Is expected to last at least n week, and probably longer. Iu tho Houhs the tariff debate! will continue all tho week. It will be uuder what Is known as the five-minute five-minute rule, and every member who desires to talk, aud who was not able to jnrtlclpate in the general gen-eral dilate, will be given an opportunity oppor-tunity to state his views briefly. Assistant Secretary Tlchenor has written a letter to the House committee com-mittee on appropriations in regard to the Immigration laws and the Chinese exclusion act. Ho calls attention at-tention to the fact that, while tho Immigrant law prohibits the landing land-ing in this country of convicts, lunatics, IDIOTS AND PALTERS who como by water in vessels ofauy description, It fails to meit the case of emigrants of this character who enter the country by land from contiguous territory. Tlie department depart-ment has received re oris tliat a large numln-r of these js-iiple recently recent-ly entered the country from Mexico and Canada. Ticlunor suggests nn amendment to the law to prevent a continuance rf this kind of immigration. immi-gration. He recommends an Increased In-creased appropriation for Uie enforcements enforce-ments of the Alien Contract Labor law, and tlie Chinese Kxi-Iujlori act, aud also that the Secretary It-authorized It-authorized to return to China at Government eX.-nse all Chinamen found iu violation of Uiu act. SUl'ERINTENIIENT l-ORTEll lias sent an order to all supervisors of census staling that It had been called to his-attention that city eouueils and Imarda of trade of certain cer-tain western cities have appropriated appropri-ated sums of money to aid their census supervisors in tlie enumeration enumera-tion of the lopukitlon. Porter says thai, while it may be urged by some that such proceedings are legitimate and merely intended to help the government, lie is compelled to look upon it as an almost Irresistible temptation to fraud, and consequently conse-quently as endangtrlug an honest count of tlie (leople. Sujiervisors are warned ngaiest receiving any comnsatlon or allow Ingsulordln-ates Ingsulordln-ates to do so In any manner, except from the government. Aensfram Mrxlrn. City ok Mexico, May II. Tlie Senate committee yesterday favorably favor-ably reported the hill granting an Indefinite number of terms to the PlesidenL The hill passed its first reading. The Spanish chamber of com-nicrve com-nicrve will bu formed here soon. Tho Mexicans iuSaii Luis Potosi claim that a ''conspiracy exists among the American railroad men to keep Mexicans flam working on the railroads. YuraLin is iruortiug Chineso and negro laboreis from Cuba. . Parties from Guatemala state tliat, Iitically, atlairs in that republic are iu a bad shape. A strong feeling feel-ing is manifested against President Barillas and his follower?. Crojs throughout the country give fine promise, but the government is the priniipal land uw uer. Illssatl.llnl. Syracu.se, N. Y., May 11. Undertaker Un-dertaker John McCarthy, who was sent to Samoa after the body of Chiif Engineer Hall, take exception to the statement of Secretary Tracy that there was no ground for his complaint of the treatment ot him by certain officers of the navy. McCarthy Mc-Carthy says he will now call the attention of thu President to the matter. "I am surprieJ to Ieam,"said he, "that Secretary Tracy simply accepted ac-cepted the olHrers' story without further investigation. I would like to ask the secretary how my casket came to Ire put into tlie sea. Certainly Cer-tainly I did not put it there. Whir the Adams came after me some of the officers came ashore and three of them got drunk. The boat went away leaving them on the Island. To get 011 lioanl I had to hire a native boat and wade knee deep in tlie water, carrying one uf these otlicerH, who was so lostly drunk th t he could not stand." 31'Carllu- Itnnuera. CniCAuo, May II. Dan McCarthy Mc-Carthy of San FrancNco arrived yesterJay. He brought with him lotty-nine trotters, pacers aud runners, run-ners, with which nn will cinitlgn the country after a short rest. They are all iu good condition. A dispatch dis-patch from Council Bluffs says that a number of horses from Sanford's stables 0 re quartered at the driving lark there. Itnln andisnawstarms. Helena, Mont., May II. Rain and snowstorms are reported today from nil over Montana. Tlie country coun-try Is greatly in need of rain, aud the present storm insures plenty of feed on the ranges the coming sea-eon. sea-eon. JlnrnlKc I'p n Village. Klliotsville, N. Y., May 11. A large KrtIon of the business section of this village was destroyed by fire today. Aid had to be summoned sum-moned from Salamanca nnd Bradford Brad-ford to save the town. Tlie losses aggregate $30,000. Homnn Catholic federation. PiTTSi-rRO, May 11. At a meeting meet-ing of the Roman Catholics tonight, an organization was 'vrfected, to lie known as tho American Federation of Roman Catholic Societies. It Is projosod to consolidate all tlie Catholic Cath-olic organizations In the country under that name. Arrangements were (erfected for a grand public demonstration In this ilty July 4th next. rallnreoTa lenneaeDnnk. Vienna, May 11. A newspaper announces the suspension of lionus A Lang, banker. Assets, S-,0'W,-000 florins; liabilities, 7,000,1X10 Hor-ins. Hor-ins. Illnrssur lllon llonrieanll. New Youk, May II. It Is reported re-ported late tonight tliat Dion Bou-cicault Bou-cicault Is very ill atlilshomelntliis city. rise Kllltsl. Brussels, May II. TIioAllsIscs Fort, near Namur, where a rebuilding rebuild-ing of fortifications is bcingcarrieil on, was the scene of a fatal accident today. A portion of the work collapsed col-lapsed and twenty persons were buried In the debris. Five corpses were recovered. Twelve other persons per-sons were Injured. rarled. Losdon, May 10. Tho musical worU Is startled by tho announcement announce-ment that Gilbert and Sullivan, the famous operatic collaborators, have definitely parted. To tills is added tlie news that Gilbert has severed his personal and luelness relations with D'Oyly Carte. Renalor f4hermana Itlrlh.tay. iVAsmNQTON, May 10. Senator SllTmnn ctlabrated bis sixty- seventh birthday this evening, by a dinner which was attended by President Presi-dent Harrison, Vice-President Morton, Mor-ton, General Sherman, General Beale and others. Death or an Editor. Omaha, Neb., May 10. O. II. Rotliacker, theformer editor-in-chief of the Omaha Republican, and son-in-law of the late S. P. Rounds, died of consumption tills afternoon. |
