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Show IIoa.e. WaSKI.noto.v, Sept. 1. SLx-k-brWge t SIo ) move-1 to suwnd rules andiaaUie bill providing for guv-ertimeut guv-ertimeut inspection of coal mines In Uie Territories. Agreed to. Cooper (lud.) rMng to a qtiettiou of privilege, stated tliat one cf the charges lu the resolution offered by him for au invotigatio i of the Commbdionerof IVmlons, was that the comoilwloner was selliagst'Ck In a refrigerator comiany to em- floyes of the pensiou 'lHcw. Touay ic learned tint one of tbe members of tbe investigating committee. Ilepresentallve M. ll Soiyscr, of Ohio, was one of Uie stockholders. Ceorer therefore ottered a tesoIuUon discharging Mr. Smyser from the committee. S aiyrfr said he hid no lutltuiUon that he was g"ius to be appointed on the committee uulll anuounce-ment anuounce-ment was made by the Speaker. As a member of the committee he entered upon Uie dlscliarge of bis duty and had done it faithfully and well. Ho did own some of tbe HMBBBiHBI stock. Sail that fact In no manner could affect the Integrity and honor of an lionnt man. rimyscr fcK there wes Sjtiii.no is the ci i Allots agsln-t General Itauai in any way atfcct'iig him, but iu order to satisfy the other tide of the liou'c and the cbuutryandln duty to himself he most njctfully asked ta be relieved re-lieved from f urtlicr service on the committee. Tlie request was granted. The Speaker stated that when he appointed the committee he had no knowledge of any relation betweeu the geiitieman from Ohio and tlie comiiuy referred to. The Chair bad made the aptIutmenU from the committee on iensious and ou Invalid jamslous, because he thought tliat it would facilitate the disposal of lite matter to have gentlemen serving ou the committee who had Hime knowledge of the pension ollice. On motion of Chlpniau (Mich.) the S.uiate bill wai i.-sed exteud-nig exteud-nig the criminal utisdlctiou of cif-cuitarsldi-trict courts to the great takes aud their conne-ctlug waters. I'erklusiKas.) moved lo Mll:nd the rules and l-i tlie bill to ratify and conllrai tbe agreement w Ith tbe Sieiiud Fox ant Iowa tribes ol In-diaui In-diaui in Okhlionn. After an explanation ex-planation by Peiklns and Peel it was trcsed. Ailpiurned. |